Creation, Evolution, and Open Minds

     Hey, guys and gals, Mudrono here. You know, I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what I was going to talk about in my first post that actually discussed something, and thanks to a little of encouragement from a friend, I decided to make this post. I was honestly going to wait a while, but why not?
     Today's topic is one that I wouldn't exactly call "controversial", but there are several different opinions about it, and I feel it's relevant (at least for the place that I'm from). One thing about humans in general is that we all like to wonder about where we came from, and there are several different ideas and theories, but for now, I'll just tackle the big two: creationism and evolution.
     Note, this is not a debate about which one is "real", but an explanation about why they go together because it just astonishes me that so few people can make the connection. First, let's go over exactly what is meant by "evolution". Darwin stated that variations of traits within a species (mutations, if you will) are passed on to offspring, and that over time one species can be totally different that it was before.
     I paraphrased a little bit, but that's the gist of it. The point is, the concept is more complicated than "Humans came from monkeys." But let's push this to the side for now and go into what the Bible says. I know, the Bible doesn't say anything about evolution, just like it doesn't say anything about dinosaurs or aliens or a big bang, but let's look at what it does say.
     In Genesis, it says that God created the heavens and the earth and everything in them in seven days, but up until this point, there was no way to tell the passage of time, as there would have been no Earth, and most likely no Sun, as well. Let's not forget that God is, well, God, meaning that He doesn't necessarily see time the way we do. To Him, one day could be like several million (possibly billion?) years. Now, let me ask you this: Who wrote Genesis? It's generally accepted among Christians that Moses, who live approximately 2300 years after Adam, wrote the first 5 books of the Old Testament, and back in the day (according to my youth pastor) the Hebrews didn't have numbers past 1000, which is why the phrase "thousand thousand" is repeated several times in the Old Testament. So, let's say you're God. How do you explain the concept of creation to a human, much less one who couldn't fathom the idea of billions of years? 
     So let's say, for instance, that God created the universe (perhaps with a Big Bang?), and after several billion years, Adam and Eve are born, except the Bible never says they were 'born'; they were 'formed' or 'created'. What if, though, when God is explaining creation to Moses, He decided to keep it simple and say that Adam came from dust? And who's to say that this is not related to how life began in the first place. After all, as far as I've heard, that's an area that science still has yet to explain: how life was first formed.
     I guess what my main point is is that if you take the time to study it, creationism can include scientific fact, which brings me to my last point. We all just need to open up our minds, but don't blindly accept a new idea.  Just practice thinking about what a person is saying and see if their idea actually conflicts with yours.

-Anyway, until next time, this is Mudrono, signing off.