Re: [asa] biological evolution and a literal Adam- logically inconsistent?

On Sat, 30 Aug 2008, Dehler, Bernie wrote:

> To believe in evolution and a real Adam, it would require that item 1 is figurative, since we know that Adam was not made from the dust of the ground literally.

The Bible also says that all of us are made of dust. (See Gen. 18:27 and
Psalm 103:14.) If you think about where the material in our bodies
ultimately comes from, it is literally true that we are dust. Thus I
consider this use of the word dust to be literal rather than figurative
since it is not a mere analogy.

Gordon Brown (ASA member)

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Received on Sun Aug 31 16:54:09 2008