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Old 02-25-2003, 02:50 AM   #143
LordKathen
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Originally posted by Yorick:
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Originally posted by LordKathen:
It seems to me that the general christian view is becoming more and more subjective to the idea of evolution.
"Did Darwin destroy Christianity? Darwin said no. In 1879 atheist John Fordyce wrote Darwin asking whether evolution and God were compatible. Darwin replied that it was absurd to doubt whether anyone could ardently believe in God and be an evolutionist, and gave the examples of his friends, Asa Gray and Charles Kingsley"

http://www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/2000/PSCF6-00Roberts.html
[/QUOTE]Darwins own personal opinion on the "begining" of evolution is irrelevent. Im talking about general christian opinion. Darwin may have been a stepping stone in the subjectiveness, but I am sure there was freethought and atheism, long before Darwin and evolution came to be.
The outspoken seem to be more and more as time rolls on. Thats all I am saying. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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