Pat Robertson Says: God used Evolution!

**gbrooks9** · August 11, 2018, 9:50pm

This may become my favorite quote to support the idea that God used BOTH miraculous creation AND evolution to create mankind!

This quote was made in connection with the Nye v Ham debate!:

Pat Robertson:

“There ain’t no way that’s possible,” Mr. Robertson said Wednesday on his show, The 700 Club, taking issue with the “Young Earth” version of creationism, which holds that the universe is about 6,000 to 10,000 years old.

“We have skeletons of dinosaurs that go back 65 million years,” Robertson said. “To say it all dates back to 6,000 years is just nonsense, and I think [it’s] time we come off of that stuff, and say this isn’t possible.”

**swamidass** · August 11, 2018, 9:48pm

Well, more like he says the earth is old. That is not “evolution.”

**gbrooks9** · August 11, 2018, 9:51pm

So you think Roberts is an Old Earth creationist?

**swamidass** · August 11, 2018, 10:07pm

**swamidass** · August 11, 2018, 10:10pm

**gbrooks9** · August 11, 2018, 10:18pm

@swamidass

You are going to love this tape!
Though I am trying to find one of JUST PAT talking!

https://youtu.be/vornnr5H9Eo

Towards the and, Pat pretty much says he is believes God used Evolution to create man!.. rejecting atheist (or non-theist?) Evolution!

He is our POSTER CHILD!

**swamidass** · August 11, 2018, 10:34pm

Can you transcribe it here, and get the date and context?

**gbrooks9** · August 11, 2018, 11:52pm

Yep… I’m on it!

**Patrick** · August 16, 2018, 2:08am

He is our (FFRF) poster child too. (Not really a child but a senile old man with signs of dementia but still very entertaining.) We can almost count on Pat Robinson almost weekly to say something completely absurd. I’ll post his latest as they can be quite comical.

Didn’t take long for Pat Robertson to entertain:

**Charles_Miller** · August 12, 2018, 1:24pm

Pat did say that he believed in theistic evolution; however, I heard he has a friendship with Hugh Ross. I believe that you and George are both right about Pat. But a Northern Baptist at Harvard Divinity School says that most of Pat’s professors are theistic evolutionists. I liked what you and George said about Pat, Patrick. Oh, Patrick, Pat has the nickname he does; however, his name is Marion Robertson, so you do not have to worry, Pat.

Your friend,

Charles

**Charles_Miller** · August 12, 2018, 12:34pm

Yep, George is correct; however, Marion Pat Robertson is libel to say anything.

@swamidass

**Charles_Miller** · August 12, 2018, 12:37pm

Oh, George,

Does that mean that Pat Marion Robertson is my stepbrother. I am not Charismatic! I mean nothing against the Charismatics on this blog.

**Charles_Miller** · August 12, 2018, 1:47pm

@swamidass…

What does Marion Pat Robertson mean by progressive evolution? Is that a hybrid between progressive creation and evolutionary creation? There was a book written in the 1960’s called Basic Progressive Evolution. Is Pat talking about that?

@Patrick

**gbrooks9** · August 12, 2018, 4:39pm

@Charles_Miller (@swamidass)… it means God used Evolution to create “kinds” just as specifically as the conventional scenario if Special Creation!

**swamidass** · August 12, 2018, 10:15pm

Still waiting…

**gbrooks9** · August 13, 2018, 11:30am

Im ckeaning up the transcript.

**Charles_Miller** · August 30, 2018, 1:42pm

@Patrick,

Pat Marion Trischita is your real name. You appear on the 10,000 Club.

**Patrick** · August 30, 2018, 1:51pm

My real name is as it appears: Patrick R. Trischitta, 56 Line Road Holmdel NJ, Age 60 Google me. Find me on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn. Unabashed Atheist Unafraid of Burning in Hell

**Charles_Miller** · August 30, 2018, 6:37pm

Marion, we know what you real name is.

**Patrick** · August 30, 2018, 7:14pm

Who’s Marion? My middle name is Ross.