tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post110696944066340194..comments2023-11-02T07:25:45.884-05:00Comments on Mormanity - a blog for those interested in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Dialogue Online!Jeff Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776493593387402607noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-1107309563078870682005-02-01T19:59:00.000-06:002005-02-01T19:59:00.000-06:00Fixed. Thanks!Fixed. Thanks!Jeff Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776493593387402607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-1107281243774980832005-02-01T12:07:00.000-06:002005-02-01T12:07:00.000-06:00One small quibble -- the name of the journal is Di...One small quibble -- the name of the journal is <I>Dialogue</I>, with "ue" at the end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-1107006257059539072005-01-29T07:44:00.000-06:002005-01-29T07:44:00.000-06:00To say that the Church does not have an official p...To say that the Church does not have an official position on evolution (in general) is not to say that we can be comfortable with the theory that man evolved from lower forms of life. We do have an official position that God is the Creator, and that we are created in His image and He is the Father of our spirits. <br /><br />I could imagine, though, that this planet was prepared over billions of years with numerous adjustments to life forms and the environment to bring it to its present condition. Science cannot yet determine whether the periods of transition - the jumps in "punctuated equilibrium" were caused by natural or supernatural processes. But science has been able to determine the modern humans ARE NOT the descendants of the Neanderthals, based on genetic testing of remains that were preserved. Science can determine that we share much of our genetic structure with other species, being especially close to the primates - but science cannot reject the theory that the the "common building blocks" shared by us and other species is due to a Master Architect using a common set of tools to craft different creatures, as opposed to a natural result due to common origins. <br /><br />In my view, humans and chimps do have a common origin: a Divine Creator who used similar genetic tools for the similar bodies of both species.Jeff Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776493593387402607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-1106986142354283042005-01-29T02:09:00.000-06:002005-01-29T02:09:00.000-06:00I'm going to have to side with Elder Packer as to ...I'm going to have to side with Elder Packer as to the subject of man having evolved from lower points of life. I do not see it as consistent with the idea that humans and animals are different, which is constantly upheld in the church. Interesting study though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com