Reply #17: I'm not a fundamentalist, so I accept biblical allegories as such [View All]

[noonwitch]

I don't see evolution and creation as opposite theories. If evolution is scientifically correct, it doesn't undermine my faith in a creator. There always will be a first cause in any theory of how life began.

Fundamentalists fear that accepting evolution means that God created the world through trial and error, and that undermines their whole perception of the Bible as the literal word of God. It upsets the religion they have built based on that perception.

I understand the differences between religion and spirituality, which was a big part of Jesus' teachings. Spirituality is about how you live your daily life, religion is about the dogma and the rituals of an organization.