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Creation Versus Evolution
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This is not a personal criticism, but I would also like to take issue with the idea that a 'creator' should automatically be regarded as a God. I understand how supposedly primitive civilisations may have interpreted advanced visitors from space as being Gods, but I don't see how supposedly intellectual modern humans can jump to the same conclusion. For instance, if I encountered someone who possessed the abilities attributed to the mythological Christ, I would assume that they were some kind of illusionist. I would demand proof that these skills were 'real'. If these abilities were real, I would expect some kind of scientific explanation of how these abilities could be materialised. Even if we had no explanation for such abilities, I would simply imagine that such an individual simply possessed abilities that science is currently unable to explain.........I wouldn't consider these abilities to be of divine origin, as the historic evidence suggests that divinity is a human construct. The same would apply if a 'being' was proven to have created all life in the universe. Yes, they may be highly advanced, but why should such an ability be associated with divinity? Because some ancient manuscripts say so?
Creation Versus Evolution
https://forums.forteana.org/index.php?threads/creation-versus-evolution.14719/
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This is not a personal criticism, but I would also like to take issue with the idea that a 'creator' should automatically be regarded as a God. I understand how supposedly primitive civilisations may have interpreted advanced visitors from space as being Gods, but I don't see how supposedly intellectual modern humans can jump to the same conclusion. For instance, if I encountered someone who possessed the abilities attributed to the mythological Christ, I would assume that they were some kind of illusionist. I would demand proof that these skills were 'real'. If these abilities were real, I would expect some kind of scientific explanation of how these abilities could be materialised. Even if we had no explanation for such abilities, I would simply imagine that such an individual simply possessed abilities that science is currently unable to explain.........I wouldn't consider these abilities to be of divine origin, as the historic evidence suggests that divinity is a human construct. The same would apply if a 'being' was proven to have created all life in the universe. Yes, they may be highly advanced, but why should such an ability be associated with divinity? Because some ancient manuscripts say so?
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