>(5).... I believe that God has so generously
>gifted the creation with the capabilities for self-organization and
>transformation that an unbroken line of evolutionary development from
>non-living matter to the full array of existing life forms is not only
>possible but has in fact taken place."
This certainly seems to be contrary to the order of things I get in reading
Romans 1:20-25. Here the author certainly seems to me to be putting your
suggestion of origins in strong opposition to Creation by God. I would be
interested in your read on these texts.
Art
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