# Evolution for Dummies and Christians: Simple, Powerful Points

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-for-dummies-and-christians-simple-powerful-points/107790>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [May 7, 2002, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-for-dummies-and-christians-simple-powerful-points/107790 "2002-05-07T21:24:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2002, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-for-dummies-and-christians-simple-powerful-points/107790/41 "2002-05-08T15:57:05Z")

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My objection to that point, in fact the entire post was this. Don’t conduct both sides of a debate, and declare yourself the winner. If you do, do it privately, and then wash your mouth out with soap.

Tris

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**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2002, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-for-dummies-and-christians-simple-powerful-points/107790/42 "2002-05-08T16:02:57Z")

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> A polite request - Christians are not anti-evolution. Fundamentalist Christians, yes - but they are a minority.
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> AFAIK, Roman Catholics, Lutherans, Episcopalians, Methodists, Presbyterians, etc., have no issue with the theory of biological evolution as a well-supported explanation of how God created life.
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> “All those gay people”, “all those black people”, “all those Irish”, “all those Christians” - none of these phrases start sentences that usually say much useful or true.

“All people who make generalizations are wrong.”

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**Author:** ![dalovindj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2002, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-for-dummies-and-christians-simple-powerful-points/107790/43 "2002-05-08T16:34:43Z")

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> After reading the entire bible (yes, I did), having been a youth leader, an intern for my pastor for a summer, a sunday school teacher, being the child of two sunday school teachers, and being exposed to several different theories from several different religions, including non-Christian denominations, it is my belief that God created evolution.

Great. So what was the evidence they presented that led you to make this conclusion?

DaLovin’ Dj

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**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2002, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-for-dummies-and-christians-simple-powerful-points/107790/44 "2002-05-08T21:32:46Z")

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He says so Himself:

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> Through [Jesus] all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.

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**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2002, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-for-dummies-and-christians-simple-powerful-points/107790/45 "2002-05-08T22:11:07Z")

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Actually, God created the fossils, because he likes godd joke as well as the next guy: “Hah! This will really bother future paleontologists!!!”

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**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-for-dummies-and-christians-simple-powerful-points/107790/46 "2002-05-09T01:12:06Z")

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andros wrote:

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> Actually, common sense tells me right now that the earth is flat. Geez, look outside fer crying out loud. Flat. My lawn? Flat. My floors? Flat. The freeway? Flat.

I have Biblical proof that [the Earth is square](http://www.netcom.com/~rogermw/square_earth.html).

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