Biblical skepticism of the Origin of Life

[Michael_Okoko]

Jesus was human, yes.

That means Jesus shared a common ancestor with chimpanzees, could not make vitamin C and had the remnants of a gene that testifies to our common ancestry with modern birds.

[T_aquaticus]

@thoughtful

I believe you logically can deduce that God must be like the God of the Bible - we’ve already gone through Euthyphro here, etc.

That’s a bit of an oxymoron. Belief shouldn’t be required if there is a valid logical deduction. You should be able to demonstrate the logic and evidence, not require belief beforehand.

@thoughtful

But I’ve learned already it’s futile to convince someone that isn’t interested in examining or reexamining it.

I have examined and reexamined it.

[r_speir]

@Michael_Okoko

That means Jesus shared a common ancestor with chimpanzees,

Does blasphemy know no bounds?

[AllenWitmerMiller (Semi-Expired Professor & Minister.)]

@r_speir

Does blasphemy know no bounds?

What do chimpanzees have to do with blasphemy?

Genesis 1 says that God created the entire universe—animals and included— and called that creation “very good.” So chimpanzees are part of that very good creation. Apparently you have a much lower view of chimpanzees.

The Bible says that HAADAM (“the red-soil dirt man”, The Adam) and all animals, including chimpanzees, “come from dust” (Ecclesiastes 3:19-20.) The Bible also tells us in detail how Jesus is descended from HAADAM/Adam. (See Luke 3.)

Is it blasphemy for the Bible to tell us that Jesus and chimpanzees share a common ancestral origin in dirt?

Also, is it blasphemy for the Bible to claim that Jesus shared common ancestors with notoriously vile sinners like Manasseh, Joash, and Amnon? I don’t know of any chimpanzees of comparable evil.

[thoughtful (Valerie (non-scientist))]

@T_aquaticus

Belief shouldn’t be required if there is a valid logical deduction. You should be able to demonstrate the logic and evidence, not require belief beforehand.

The logic and evidence can be demonstrated, but actually admitting sin, repenting, and following God requires belief. You can logically get there (actually I think everyone knows God exists anyway) and still be rebellious and so continue to delude yourself into thinking you have overturned every rock and still God is hidden from you.

[cwhenderson (Curtis Henderson)]

I think this thread has lost any value quite a few posts ago. Shutting this mess down.