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"Boy, if we only knew all that stuff when we had to battle dinosaurs."

that's a good one!

About evolution, I refer you back to a quotes I posted previously.

It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
-- Carl Sagan

There really is no question that evolution did and does occur. It has been repeatedly supported by evidence. Just as the sun rose and set every day before people knew the reasons why, evolution happens even if science has not divulged all the intricate mechanisms with which it occurs.

Allowing dogma to blind you to what's actually happening in the universe is like keeping God locked up in a box. The roots of the Old Testament are in ancient oral tradition from a time preceding science. We live in an age where we're lucky to not only have time to wonder about our origins and the origins of the universe, but to actually spend time working to find them out. Thank God so many people throughout history have chosen to let God out that box -- because when you choose to put limits on God, you're really limiting yourself.

That, right there, is chock full of truth.

But, this contradicts the scriptures as "The word of God". It either is, or it isn't. If it isn't, then the whole thing is garbage. If it is, then that is the correct box.

I remember reading how recent DNA studies from samples taken around the globe have concluded that the human race can be traced back to a single person. To me, that in itself is a major proof of the creation theory.

My daddy told me his great great grand pappy came from a rock.

Was it the rock, or what was under the rock?

Problem with having a discussion on this site is you end up talking to the few who remain after everyone else has given up and left. And even then, you don't get a discussion, but instead the self congratulatory chattering among the faithful.

Probably because we don't have a life and hang around the Axiom audio board too much looking for something to do.

You don't have to paint yourself into a corner like that.


I believe you're referring to Mitochondrial Eve. Yes, even scientists use bible references. I urge you to read the wikipedia article I linked, particularly the Common fallacies and Implications of dating and placement of Eve sections.

Mitochondria exist in in most of our cells have their own DNA that is unique from our own. This, in and of itself, is an indication that mitochondria, or at least the organisms they evolved from, used to be independent organisms, meaning they didn't used to be part of human bodies or the bodies of our ancestors. Another indication is that mitochondria closely resemble prokaryotes -- single-celled organisms that lack a cell nucleus. In any case, at some point in the past, our destinies combined and mitochondria are now a part of all of us.

Using techniques from the scientific field of human genetics, scientists have concluded that all human beings can most likely trace their ancestry back to a single female who lived in East Africa roughly 200,000 years ago.

Note, also, that a male equivalent of Mitochondrial Eve exists, as well. This most-recent-common partrilineal ancestor is referred to as Y-chromosomal Adam. He probably lived 90,000 to 60,000 years ago, also in Africa.

Problem with your replies is that they are whiny. You are now on my ignore list.