tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553871972231328986.post2615576029886983840..comments2023-05-13T04:36:32.503-07:00Comments on Religion and The Environment LDS Perspectives: The Faces of DarwinDPeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10532708544554700267noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553871972231328986.post-87774415748204815382009-03-25T18:58:00.000-07:002009-03-25T18:58:00.000-07:00Sometimes I think that people are intimidated by t...Sometimes I think that people are intimidated by the topic of evolution, because they feel it may take credit for Gods creative power. The bible states that "God created the heaven and the earth." (Although the original translation stated that the "Gods created...") We understand the meaning of this word create, to mean organize, which means all the elements could have come from all different places. Iv taken the view that God organized this world to be capable of reorganizing in order to cope with the many pressures placed upon it, and how wonderful is that. Science I have learned is truly all about equilibrium, and with good reason, reasons God will reveal to us if we are willing to look, much like Darwin devoted himself doing. Great blog!Scott Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472284348874304084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553871972231328986.post-34435427023290230942009-03-24T09:00:00.000-07:002009-03-24T09:00:00.000-07:00I liked your comment about President Hinckley's ad...I liked your comment about President Hinckley's advice. He often said to members of the Church to seek knowledge and invite all of our brothers and sisters not of our faith to bring what light and truth they possess. Charles Darwin definitely had much to offer to the table of biology. I do not know all of what he wrote about, but I am aware of the major impact he has had on our professors, scientists, archaeologists, and history buffs. What a more tolerant people we would be if we simply followed the Spirit and gleaned knowledge out of good books and accepted the light and truth from scientists such as Darwin.RONBURGUNDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138037943371322645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553871972231328986.post-89613070864755957012009-03-23T13:21:00.000-07:002009-03-23T13:21:00.000-07:00While I was in Evolutionary Biology the professor ...While I was in Evolutionary Biology the professor (the infamous Dr. Jeffery) cracked the best Darwin joke I've ever heard, but it also made me think a little bit. He was teaching about evolution-like thought prior to Darwin, and spent a few minutes talking about Jean-Baptiste Lemarck. Dr. J said that in many ways, Lemarck "paved the way" for Darwin, and noted that Lamarck had a very appropriate name for being Darwin's precursor. A little irreverant perhaps, but it inspired a bit of reflection on my part.redne347https://www.blogger.com/profile/03848107039516628200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553871972231328986.post-21521389356412415832009-03-22T23:16:00.000-07:002009-03-22T23:16:00.000-07:00You'd be surprised to find out how little the majo...You'd be surprised to find out how little the majority of people actually know about Charles Darwin and the Theory of Evolution. We had the good fortune of hearing this lecture at a university biology forum, so this was a unique situation. However, if you went around to the general public and asked them to explain evolution, most of them would give you the monkey-to-man scenario. I enjoyed the lecture, and i thought that it was important to remember a lot of the mundane and seemingly uninteresting things about Charles Darwin.BibbyBobbityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02102180548024165037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553871972231328986.post-14682409375677146192009-03-16T14:06:00.000-07:002009-03-16T14:06:00.000-07:00I went to the lecture and also couldn't stop watch...I went to the lecture and also couldn't stop watching the sculpture evolve while he spoke. The visual was really good but unfortunately I thought the actual lecture was really uninformative and lacking in general. The info that he was giving was pretty much known among the crowd and nothing new or interesting really came out.blogger347https://www.blogger.com/profile/03276579559667316592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553871972231328986.post-59054224644430024172009-03-12T10:31:00.000-07:002009-03-12T10:31:00.000-07:00Thank you for the blog. It is sad to know that man...Thank you for the blog. It is sad to know that many people believe that Darwin set out to undermine religion and dethrone God. But he simply did what any good scientist would do, observe what he saw and make a darn good hypothesis about it. why people jump all over him is just poor education on their part.bluecats347https://www.blogger.com/profile/05690723467525737174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553871972231328986.post-72394616754504932862009-03-12T00:56:00.000-07:002009-03-12T00:56:00.000-07:00I don't know if this is true or not, but I once he...I don't know if this is true or not, but I once heard that a general authority said that the First Presidency of Hell was made up of Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, and Sigmund Freud. I guess Hitler just wasn't evil enough. It saddens me to see how Darwin is demonized by some religious elements. Darwin wasn't trying to destroy religion. He was just trying to explain certain facts he had noticed.shmac347https://www.blogger.com/profile/13174069737884756068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553871972231328986.post-45292408456978870072009-03-11T22:01:00.000-07:002009-03-11T22:01:00.000-07:00I think that sculpting Darwin while talking about ...I think that sculpting Darwin while talking about his life was an interesting juxtaposition. I find it comical that the man that created the theory of evolution and the thought of a common ancestor (apes) would be created out of the "dust" by the hand of a master. I know that Darwin was religious at one point and never intended to undermine religion or God, but the comparison seemed funny to me. I agree that he was a good man trying to do the best he could in the only way he knew how. He gets a thumbs up from me.savethepeoplesparetheplanethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16811429531356120255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553871972231328986.post-4287274555833310142009-03-11T07:09:00.000-07:002009-03-11T07:09:00.000-07:00I think the idea that evolution has validity, but ...I think the idea that evolution has validity, but what ultimately matters is what we as individuals come to know, and believe is what really matters, and that we should respect the conclusions of others. Whether they be the conclusions of Darwin or of a strict Creationist.relandenviron347@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10841430743695704867noreply@blogger.com