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→Theistic Evolution: Real Adam and Eve necessary.
:::: My own objection to the [[theory of evolution]] is scientific. But I point out there is really no such thing as theistic (Christian) evolution, except as way-station leading someone away from Christianity.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 22:17, 12 May 2008 (EDT)
:::: My own objection to the [[theory of evolution]] is scientific. But I point out there is really no such thing as theistic (Christian) evolution, except as way-station leading someone away from Christianity.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 22:17, 12 May 2008 (EDT)
Whilst strict theistic evolution would have no Adam and Eve, a modified version could have God creating an actual Adam and Eve, or creating souls for a pair of existing hominids who then became Adam and Eve. But of course this is a compromise view because the naturalistic evolutionary view simply doesn't fit the biblical account, and if you are going to reject the naturalistic view, why not just stick with what the Bible says?
Andy is right that theistic evolution leads people to abandon faith in Jesus (although that doesn't mean that it will always happen).
The problem with suggesting that Adam and Eve are merely symbolic is that while symbolism is useful for making conceptual connections and illustrating ideas, it is not a ''basis'' for doctrine. So if we say that Jesus came to save us from sin, which was introduced with Adam and Eve, but that Adam and Eve are only symbolic, then symbols can't introduce sin, so sin is either non-existent or symbolic, and in either case we don't need to be saved from it, which means that we don't need Jesus. The following quote is from an atheist who that understands this better than many Christians:
{{QuoteBox|It becomes clear now that the whole justification of Jesus' life and death is predicated on the existence of Adam and the forbidden fruit he and Eve ate. Without the original sin, who needs to be redeemed? Without Adam's fall into a life of constant sin terminated by death, what purpose is there to Christianity? None.}}
[[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 22:43, 12 May 2008 (EDT)