Interesting thoughts. I have to agree with Torog in that evolution is something God did (if there is a God). So, it makes sense to me that creation and evolution go hand in hand. Maybe if the 2 sides of the coin could see this, there would be less fighting over who is actually right.

My theory (based on all the info out there) is this: Firstly, the Bible was written and translated by men (not women) so it's bound to have flaws either through translations or through misunderstandings of what happened in those times and/or how men interpretted what they saw happening around them. It's still quite possible that Jesus was an alien being and just appeared Godly because he was superior to man at that time he appeared and walked on earth. Surely, I must appear like a god to my child who doesn't understand how to cook but watches me fly through the process like a breeze. That's just a for instance.

It's just possible that God did create the heavens and the earth but he was smart enough to build in the evolution factor so as to ensure continued life here. The book of Genesis doesn't even consider that. In fact, the Book doesn't even explain dinosaurs, etc. unless Adam & Eve were prehistoric neandrathal people. So, it seems to me, the Bible is missing some crucial information that screams out it can't possibly be the whole truth.

Torog also mentions our "5 senses", but in fact, we have more, they have just been supressed over time. But he is right, that supression has also made our remaining 5 senses dull and less than many of the animals around us.

beachguy in thongs raises the point that we might have lived on another planet and been moved or even moved ourselves when that planet got too cold. Sounds perfectly reasonable to me. After all, isn't it true that anything is possible?

My point is that I don't think any one theory explains everything. I think a combination of theories is necessary to understand what is really going on. Perhaps the acceptance of a combination of theories will stop all the bickering about who is right and which theory should prevail. Until the absolute truth is known, all theories should be permissable and taught in school.

"You are far more genetically similar to the pot in your joint than you could ever be to a life form from another planet." - I love this comment. How could you say that? Have you met a being from another planet to be able to make that comparison? I'll bet you believe every snowflake is unique too. Have you checked every snowflake to say with absolute certainty?

Then this comment:

"If DNA is sufficient to send a man to death row, then I MUST ASSUME IT IS PROOF BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUGHT." - Well, you know what happens when you "assume" anything. You make an ass (out of) u (and) me.

Come on, we can't even decide which theory best explains how we came to be. It is just possible that far reaching space travel is possible and we either forgot how over time, just like our senses have been supressed, or we haven't figured it out yet, but others have. I am not so egocentric as to think I am the be all and end all of the universe and there is nothing better out there. If you believe in other life in the universe, surely you can believe that someone out there can travel great distances in short time frames. Just because we haven't figured it out, doesn't mean someone else hasn't.

On this comment:

"The creationists say, of evolution, with an air of rightful indignation, ??It??s only a THEORY!? "

To me, even the creationist version is only a theory. I wasn't there at the time and I didn't see what really happened, so I can only speculate, which makes it a theory.

So again, it is entirely possible that what is really true is some combination of existing theories.

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