Pope Benedict: The Delusion Of Evolution
Pope puts his faith in the Book of Genesis, not Darwin
The Pope did not explicitly back intelligent design or creationism. He praised scientific progress but said that the Darwinian theory of evolution was “not finally provable” because: “We cannot haul 10,000 generations into the laboratory.”
In his latest intervention, the Pope appears to dissociate himself from remarks made in 1996 by John Paul II, who said that although creation was the work of God evolution was “more than a hypothesis”.
“My predecessor had his reasons for saying this,” the Pope said. “But it is also true that the theory of evolution is not a complete, scientifically proven theory.”
“There is no conflict between evolution and the doctrine of the faith regarding man and his vocation, provided that we do not lose sight of certain fixed points. In order to mark out the limits of their own proper fields, theologians and those working on the exegesis of the Scripture need to be well-informed regarding the results of the latest scientific research.”
— John Paul II, 1996
“The question is not to either make a decision for a creationism that excludes science, or for an evolutionary theory that covers over its own gaps and does not want to see the questions that reach beyond the methodological possibilities of natural science. The theory of evolution implies questions that must be assigned to philosophy and which themselves lead beyond the realms of science.”— Benedict XVI, 2007
Source, and full story: London Times, April 13, 2007
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I guess this means that God only allowed somethings to grow from a seed and not others? Planted ancient bones to play with our heads? Started out with dinner already half-cooked rather than baking from scratch?
And what, pray tell (pun intended), IS "finally provable"? Certainly not the existence of the Christian God, Muslim God, or any other Deity. Or, for that matter, the non-existence of a Deity/Creator.
TLC
The Pope did not explicitly back intelligent design or creationism. He praised scientific progress but said that the Darwinian theory of evolution was “not finally provable” because: “We cannot haul 10,000 generations into the laboratory.”
In his latest intervention, the Pope appears to dissociate himself from remarks made in 1996 by John Paul II, who said that although creation was the work of God evolution was “more than a hypothesis”.
“My predecessor had his reasons for saying this,” the Pope said. “But it is also true that the theory of evolution is not a complete, scientifically proven theory.”
“There is no conflict between evolution and the doctrine of the faith regarding man and his vocation, provided that we do not lose sight of certain fixed points. In order to mark out the limits of their own proper fields, theologians and those working on the exegesis of the Scripture need to be well-informed regarding the results of the latest scientific research.”
— John Paul II, 1996
“The question is not to either make a decision for a creationism that excludes science, or for an evolutionary theory that covers over its own gaps and does not want to see the questions that reach beyond the methodological possibilities of natural science. The theory of evolution implies questions that must be assigned to philosophy and which themselves lead beyond the realms of science.”— Benedict XVI, 2007
Source, and full story: London Times, April 13, 2007
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I guess this means that God only allowed somethings to grow from a seed and not others? Planted ancient bones to play with our heads? Started out with dinner already half-cooked rather than baking from scratch?
And what, pray tell (pun intended), IS "finally provable"? Certainly not the existence of the Christian God, Muslim God, or any other Deity. Or, for that matter, the non-existence of a Deity/Creator.
TLC
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