Does evolution have a purpose? (Evolution)

by David Turell , Friday, October 24, 2014, 18:27 (3472 days ago) @ Balance_Maintained


> Tony; There are a lot more IF's than that. Common decent from a single ancestor is actually rather anti-biblical, because it specifically says things were created according to their kind. -You are obviusly using your translation of Genesis. Translations vary and I follow a Hebrew scholar with a new translation of the Masoretic text, Judah Landa in his book, 'In the Beginning Of; A new look at old words', 2004. His translation, he feels, is completely consistent with the idea that evolution occurred. -The ancient text is open to a variety of interpretations. I'm sure you know that basic ancient Hebew is composed of 2-3,000 base words and with prefixes and suffixes there are about 10,000 word meanings. Much translation must be based on context surrounding a word. His explanation has to do in part with the gender of the Hebrew word 'limeenu' which is feminine and should be translated 'after her kind', not 'after his kind'. There follows a long interpretation I won't get into. My point is simple. What you think about science (evolution) and Genesis depends in part on whose interpretation you read. Landa's reading of 'yom' is eon, not 'day', and so forth. This is a small part of the reason I think theistic evolution is a probable scenario.