Posted Feb 15, 2007 at 03:04AM by Dia A. Listed in: Animals and Wildlife Tags: Indianapolis, Christianity
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The priest who believed in evolution - Image 1We know, we know, you folks have no other god than World of Warcraft and the shiny green buttons on your latest gaming console. But to the rest of the world, the idea of God, creationism and the theory of evolution have been clashing forces ever since Charles Darwin presented the theory of evolution in his book - On the Origin of Species.

People who believe in creationism mostly came from the Christian sector; according to them, what the Bible tells us about how the world came to be is all true. Evolutionists, meanwhile, believe that the whole of our civilization evolved from single-celled organisms except that the hand that moves the mouse pointer is unknown.

The differences in the theories of evolution and creationism led to a lot of debate and arguments. "For far too long, strident voices, in the name of Christianity, have been claiming that people must choose between religion and modern science," says Michael Zimmerman, founder of Evolution Sunday and dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Butler University in Indianapolis.

But apparently, there are some who believe that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution is just another way of presenting creationism, and what the Bible tells us. Zimmerman and his backers believe the biblical account of creation is allegorical. Evolution and Creationism must be related to each other after all, with people like Zimmerman saying that you can have your faith, and you can have your science.

Zimmerman and his backers believe the biblical account of creation is allegorical. "Creationists fear that if you believe evolution, you're an atheist," he says. But for Zimmerman, attempts to try and "ratify God's existence" through intelligent design signify lack of faith. "If you have enough faith, you don't need science to prove God exists, and science can't prove this anyway," he claims.

Support for "Evolution Sunday" has grown 13 percent to 530 congregations this year, from the 467 that celebrated the inaugural event last year. Organizers see it as an increasing proof that Christians are comfortable with evolution.

So next time you think of evolution, think of this: our ancestors may have/could have been chimps or amoebas for all we know, but then again, maybe God just willed us to be created that way and nothing could be wrong about believing that.

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