it’s the why and the who (not the how), stupid

(note – this is by no means an exhaustive study on creation, evolution, or anything of the like. it’s simply a 30-minute exercise that i used to work through my thoughts on the subject. it’s also my hope that my genius of a wife will chime in with her two cents.)

remember when the sun orbited the earth – and christians cried out against anyone who thought otherwise? well, no, of course you don’t, it was in the 16th century… but it happened. copernicus wasn’t popular among the faithful, because he dared question that the earth was the center of the universe.

we’re at it again – this time railing against any theory that doesn’t point to what boils down to magic (god created the universe and all life in 7 days). there’s creationist museums and activists who dedicate their lives to opposing any theory that doesn’t match with a literal interpretation of genesis.

the questions for me are.. why? and who? not why as in “why open a crazy creation museum”, but why as in “why do we exist”. and who as in “who did it” those are the questions that christ answers in my life.

how did god do it? beats the hell out of me. evolution, or something like it, seems to answer at least a small part of the how though, doesn’t it? why should we fight it? to say that god didn’t, couldn’t, wouldn’t create life “that” way because it doesn’t fit with your interpretation of the book of genesis is preposterous and tremendously arrogant.

who created me, and why? now those are questions that the bible can answer. lets leave the how to science.