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My Thoughts On Evolution
As a born-again Christian, the theory of evolution can be very combatting to one's faith. I use evolution in some of my articles. I am not going to write a semon of why evolution is right or wrong. That is up to you. I cannot force my beliefs upon you, though I'd like you to listen to what I have to say. Evolution is change over time. Now, when you think about it, that makes sense. You change over time, nothing wrong with that, but it doesn't mean your lifestyle. No, it means an entire species changes over time.

Now I, for one, believe to a certain extent that evolution is true. Microevolution is proven and cannot be disproven. Macroevolution is the one I shall be referring to from now on. But, I also believe that Christ came to Earth and became my Savior. Thinking that evolution is true, even to a certain extent is not unGodly. Quite the contrary, Charles Darwin, the one to come up with the theory, was a Christian and didn't even want his work published till he died, as he was a pious Christian, and he knew how it would affect others.

My only problem is this with evolution: (Now this may seem wacky to some, but bear with me) If evolution were true, then why are we like we are? We, nobody can escape this fact, are sinful beings, true, but we have something called a conscience. Is this conscience a part of natural selection? At the heart of us all, we know what right and wrong are. Why? What is the point? Doesn't this imply someone thinking, "Hey, they might blow themselves up if they don't have this thing."

The point above was one I just thought about. The real one I was planning to write is as follows: My great-grandmother just turned 100 a little while ago. I attended her birthday party. I heard her life story for the first time. In it, her husband died early in her life. Before I continue, let me give a little background info. My great-grandmother is one of the nicest people you could ever meet. She has always been this way. She also had at least 5 children, I believe. After her husband died, she had to support her family by herself. Now, some people could just wallow in their pain and misery and use it as a crutch. Not my great-grandmother! She realized that Jesus loved her and she followed him without swaying. Without her realizing this, I wouldn't be here today telling you this. That's why I don't believe in evolution all the way, because without the belief in the one true God, I wouldn't be here. Told you it'd be weird.

Whoops, looks like I lied about that sermon bit. Sorry.

Any questions or comments can be directed to my talk page. But please, let it be civil. I don't like arguing with people I can't see.