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Theistic Evolution And The Fall Of Man?

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  • Theistic Evolution And The Fall Of Man?

    The reason I'm posting this here is that this is where I have seen those who hold this view. But if A moderator wants to move it that is fine.

    OK, how theistic evolutionists deal with the fall of man and sin:

    Rom.5

    Death in Adam, Life in Christ

    12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned— 13 for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. 14 Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come.

    15 But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. 16 And the free gift is not like the result of that one man's sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification. 17 For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.

    18 Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. 19 For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous. 20 Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, 21 so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

    So it seems clear that sin and death (whether just human death or spiritual death) entered the human condition by one man. Was there a literal Adam? A man who is the biological father of all living human beings?
    Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s

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    This is natural science?

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    • #3
      Easy -- humans are evolved animals and as such have instincts of self-preservation. Having a large enough cerebrum to make moral judgments gives humans a moral responsibility that other animals don't have. Humans can effect actions that are detrimental to other humans -- the concept of injustice, intentional affliction of pain, etc.

      This makes a HELLUVA lot more sense than the Woman biting a piece of fruit and convincing the Man to do so -- thus cursing ALL future generations to an eternity in Hell.

      Geesh!

      K54

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      • #4
        Originally posted by phank View Post
        This is natural science?
        ,
        Seer ("random is random, chance is chance, evilution is blind luck") must think so.

        Any one who believes in "literal" Genesis Kreation (God has hands and lungs) and Fludde stories cannot intrinsically distinguish natural science from mythology.

        K54

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        • #5
          Originally posted by klaus54 View Post
          Easy -- humans are evolved animals and as such have instincts of self-preservation. Having a large enough cerebrum to make moral judgments gives humans a moral responsibility that other animals don't have. Humans can effect actions that are detrimental to other humans -- the concept of injustice, intentional affliction of pain, etc.

          This makes a HELLUVA lot more sense than the Woman biting a piece of fruit and convincing the Man to do so -- thus cursing ALL future generations to an eternity in Hell.

          Geesh!

          K54
          Originally posted by klaus54 View Post
          ,
          Seer ("random is random, chance is chance, evilution is blind luck") must think so.

          Any one who believes in "literal" Genesis Kreation (God has hands and lungs) and Fludde stories cannot intrinsically distinguish natural science from mythology.

          K54
          For a moment there, I mistook your icon for Sparko's. It was a very confusing moment. :clueless


          I'd probably quibble with the bit about moral judgments being a function of cerebrum size. Last I've heard, the fundamental physiological components of emotion are demonstratively present in all mammals (if not vertebrates). Invertebrates are a lot harder to deal with, but there are markers there, too. To whatever extent our brain impacts our morality, I'm unconvinced we're the only animals with it. Even rats seem to demonstrate empathy.
          I'm not here anymore.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by seer View Post
            The reason I'm posting this here is that this is where I have seen those who hold this view. But if A moderator wants to move it that is fine.

            OK, how theistic evolutionists deal with the fall of man and sin:

            Rom.5

            Death in Adam, Life in Christ




            So it seems clear that sin and death (whether just human death or spiritual death) entered the human condition by one man. Was there a literal Adam? A man who is the biological father of all living human beings?
            There's a pretty wide spectrum of views among TE's on how to view Adam. Some TE's hold to a literal Adam whose body evolved from other animals but whose spirit was miraculously implanted by God. Some TE's view Adam as an archetype or as "everyman". Some view Adam as pure myth.

            For a detailed explanation of the various options, I recommend the recent book "Four Views on the Historical Adam".
            Last edited by Kbertsche; 03-02-2015, 03:06 PM.
            "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." – Albert Einstein

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Kbertsche View Post
              There's a pretty wide spectrum of views among TE's on how to view Adam. Some TE's hold to a literal Adam whose body evolved from other animals but whose spirit was miraculously implanted by God. Some TE's view Adam as an archetype or as "everyman". Some view Adam as pure myth.

              For a detailed explanation of the various options, I recommend the recent book "Four Views on the Historical Adam".
              Thanks for the link, but I don't see how anything but a literal Adam who is the biological father of all men can be reconciled to the texts.
              Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...

              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s

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              • #8
                Originally posted by phank View Post
                This is natural science?
                It's likely the only forum seer is going to get full involvement from the TE's on the board.

                Jim
                My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism. James 2:1

                If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not  bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless James 1:26

                This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; James 1:19

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by seer View Post
                  Thanks for the link, but I don't see how anything but a literal Adam who is the biological father of all men can be reconciled to the texts.
                  Why is this a problem?

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Carrikature View Post
                    For a moment there, I mistook your icon for Sparko's. It was a very confusing moment. :clueless


                    I'd probably quibble with the bit about moral judgments being a function of cerebrum size. Last I've heard, the fundamental physiological components of emotion are demonstratively present in all mammals (if not vertebrates). Invertebrates are a lot harder to deal with, but there are markers there, too. To whatever extent our brain impacts our morality, I'm unconvinced we're the only animals with it. Even rats seem to demonstrate empathy.
                    Weak empathy perhaps. Weak empathy has been shown to be present in some apes.

                    Full-blown altruism is only present in (some!) humans.

                    Anyhoo, humans (unless they're brain-damaged) have the capacity to know right from wrong, hence the natural capacity for "sin".

                    Much more believable than the Ish and Ishah chomping on a literal piece of forbidden fruit.

                    K54

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by seer View Post
                      Thanks for the link, but I don't see how anything but a literal Adam who is the biological father of all men can be reconciled to the texts.
                      What you see is your own business.

                      K54

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by phank View Post
                        Why is this a problem?
                        Because paleontology, archaeology, anthropology, embryology, genetics contradict the literal first Man/Woman as ancestors of all humanity.

                        Of course a concrete-cranium YEC like seer can't accept that, since he learned about Adam and Eve in kindergarten-level Sundae Skool.



                        K54

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by klaus54 View Post
                          Because paleontology, archaeology, anthropology, embryology, genetics contradict the literal first Man/Woman as ancestors of all humanity.

                          Of course a concrete-cranium YEC like seer can't accept that, since he learned about Adam and Eve in kindergarten-level Sundae Skool.



                          K54
                          Klaus, you're not a TE, so why are you posting in this thread?
                          "What has the Church gained if it is popular, but there is no conviction, no repentance, no power?" - A.W. Tozer

                          "... there are two parties in Washington, the stupid party and the evil party, who occasionally get together and do something both stupid and evil, and this is called bipartisanship." - Everett Dirksen

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by klaus54 View Post
                            Because paleontology, archaeology, anthropology, embryology, genetics contradict the literal first Man/Woman as ancestors of all humanity.

                            Of course a concrete-cranium YEC like seer can't accept that, since he learned about Adam and Eve in kindergarten-level Sundae Skool.



                            K54
                            But it seems to me that all seer has to do is select different texts, and all is reconciled. As you point out, he has plenty of compatible texts to choose from. Given the mind-boggling weight of every compatible text, it's an exercise in sheer perversity to cast about for the few that can't be reconciled -- and then complain about the results of this effort.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by seer View Post
                              Thanks for the link, but I don't see how anything but a literal Adam who is the biological father of all men can be reconciled to the texts.
                              If you don't want to know how TEs deal with Adam, why did you start a thread asking how TEs deal with Adam?

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