Well, the poit is this. I was following the discussions about Adam that
were carried buy the group and I realised that we do not know the real
extension of this question.
The whole traditional teology that is teached in our seminars and
churches is based on some basic principals. One of the most important is
the principle of the Fall. The teology considers the existence of a
definite point in space and time where the man, by his own will, decided
to sin. This principle has a lot of theological consequences, as the
Original Sin Theology, etc. This point of view is very confortable for
the YEC's, since has nothing against their assumptions. But I, like many
of you, do not believe in the evidences presented by the YEC's (I would
be very thankful if anyone could give me a name of a scientist wo
believes in the YEC's and is not a christian)*. Considering the current
scientific evidences, I am a evolutionist. That puts me in a very
confortable position in relation to the current science, but certainly also
puts me in a very unconfortable position in relation to theology.
How can I consider the notion of the Fall in the "paradigm" of
evolutionary creationism? When, and how did the man became a real man, in
the theological view? What feature makes him a real man?
Please, give me your opinions.
May God bless you all!
Sorry my bad english!
Marcio
* D. Gish went to our University last year to talk about the evidences of
his "Scientific Creationism". By the audience's enthusiasm, I doubt
whether anybody believed in what he said.
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Marcio R. Pie
Departamento de Zoologia
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
C.P. 6109 Campinas-SP
13083 970
fone: 019 2397022
http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/6777
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