I see this thread is now titled "Evolution myth." Creation myth more like, which is what it is and ought to be seen as. There's nothing wrong with that, creation myths have existed as long as people have been around to question.

Demi, thanks for taking the time to explain your thoughts here. Whether or not I personally agree with someone, I admire a well-thought-out belief system. You've considered some of the difficult points of religion, rather than sweeping them under the carpet and ignoring them.

Kriminal, some nice points and some sanity <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

OK so if we didn't evolve from apes, and we do share 99% of our genetics with chimpanzees, then how did we get here? (I'm OK with the possibility that the Loch Ness monster might be a dinosaur remnant, but they're not exactly wandering down the streets of the towns.) Oh right, God created us the way we are. When was that then, because the vast majority of dinosaurs became extinct 65 million years ago, and I'm sorry but it makes me laugh when anyone suggests people were contemporary with them. Life changes all the time, why is it so fanciful that we evolved? Because it somehow takes our "specialness" away as beings who are better than anything else on earth? I might have a look at Russ' video, depending on how long it is, because I'm fine with listening to others' ideas, but really I've got better things to do than to try to rebut creationist arguments. Last night I was listening to an astronomy podcast about the possibility of life on other planets, and the possibility that the life here began because it was "seeded" by a source from another planet, or that we are "seeding" other planets. It would be impossible to even think of things like this, surely, if you were a creationist. How would beliefs change if life were found on other worlds?