tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519568634888687902.post6961309631732586138..comments2023-07-01T10:25:41.448-04:00Comments on "A short saying often contains much wisdom." ~ Sophocles: Trajectory Towards the Biblical Account and Adam and EveA. Taylor Rollo...http://www.blogger.com/profile/15394101811888118068noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519568634888687902.post-10350751598732085802013-09-25T20:52:37.874-04:002013-09-25T20:52:37.874-04:00Congrats on approval for ordination!!Congrats on approval for ordination!!Jenny Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11692935432397155950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519568634888687902.post-23857555384489794622013-09-24T15:08:38.576-04:002013-09-24T15:08:38.576-04:00I want to make one final comment about those who a...I want to make one final comment about those who argue this data does not point towards the biblical account of Adam and Eve. Even some Christians make this claim, but, as I stated early, that view is guided by an a priori commitment to Darwinian evolution, which demands an interpretation that holds these genetic individuals were just two of a large population of the first humans. This is because, by definition, evolution is a population-level phenomena. According to the dominant Darwinian paradigm, <a href="http://www.zo.utexas.edu/courses/Thoc/Natural.Selection.html" rel="nofollow">populations evolve, not just individuals</a>. So, someone who is committed to evolution, will look at the genetic data and come to the conclusion that the genetic Adam and Eve were just two individuals among a small population whose genetic material lived on while all other lines died off. But, by saying that, I do not want to make it sound like those who take this view are the only ones with a bias. We must remember that all of us look at this data (or any data) with our bias that we bring to the table. I look at the data having faith that what Scripture says is historical and theologically accurate, and therefore <a href="http://a-short-saying.blogspot.com/2011/09/adam-and-eve-tale-of-two-cases.html" rel="nofollow">I interpret it within that framework</a>. A Christian or atheist who is committed to evolution will look at the data as I mentioned in the beginning of this paragraph. We all have our presuppositions and biases. My point is that this data can be interpreted within an orthodox, biblical framework and that interpretation is an equally valid interpretation of the data.A. Taylor Rollo...https://www.blogger.com/profile/15394101811888118068noreply@blogger.com