contradictions between theistic evolution and bible
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 1:49 pm
a neat list exists pointing out how theistic evolution is NOT an accurate 'compromise' between evolution and the bible.
the order in evolution is different than in the bible in the following areas (note the indisputable "this before that" reversals):
the order in evolution is different than in the bible in the following areas (note the indisputable "this before that" reversals):
- Bible: Ocean before land (Gen. 1:2)
- Evolution: Land before oceans.
- Bible: First life on land (Genesis 1:11)
- Evolution: Life began in the oceans.
- Bible: First life was land plants (Genesis 1:11)
- Evolution: Marine organisms evolved first.
- Bible: Earth before sun and stars (Gen. 1:14-19)
- Evolution: Sun and stars before earth.
- Bible: Fruit trees before fishes (Gen. 1:11)
- Evolution: Fishers before fruit trees.
- Bible: Birds and fished created on the fifth day (Gen. 1:20, 21)
- Evolution: Fishes evolved hundreds of millions of years before birds appeared.
- Bible: Birds before insects (Gen. 1:20, 21)
- Evolution: Insects before birds.
- Bible: Whales before reptiles (Gen. 1:20-31)
- Evolution: Reptiles before whales.
- Bible: Birds before reptiles (Gen. 1:20-32)
- Evolution: Reptiles before birds.
- Bible: Man before rain (Gen. 2:5)
- Evolution: Rain before man.
- Bible: Light before sun (Gene. 2:21-22)
- Evolution: Sun before any light.
- Bible: Plants before the sun (Gen. 1:11-19)
- Evolution: Sun before any plants.
- Bible: Man's sin the cause of death (Rom. 5:12)
- Evolution: Struggle and death existent long before evolution of man.