Hi LindaLou, I don't know how to do those cool little quote boxes... It's nice to see how you look at things which is perfectly logical and quite open minded. I get cranky sometimes myself. That goes with the territory with mercury. (Did you chelate yours out??)

I do understand how science works, but theories are still not proven...just not disproved so I don't see that as conclusive. I guess its taken as the best explanation we've got for the time being but I don't think we have all the pieces of the puzzle so I take what we don't understand on faith I guess you could say. You know I also do not doubt that this is an old world and that the materials used were already in existence and organized for our use. Matter is eternal.... (It just changes form). I don't doubt, either, that in order to have the materials we need there was a long term plan somehow. I just happen to believe it was all very deliberate. I am a believer, though, which in its very essence denotes that I "believe" in things I can't touch or see. I have been taught and I believe that Adam was the first man. And I know he did not come from apes. I can see believing that man could have evolved and there IS something to evolution...men and all creatures do adapt to their environments, etc, but believing in a God who has power over the elements who can heal as Jesus Christ did as well as resurrect a dead person - why would there be a need for such a thing? (That he would have to evolve us to exist as we are. We were created in His image). There is an explanation for the bones found... I just don't think it is our "ancestors." The original human was intelligent. (Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't see neanderthal as percieved as intelligent??) I do think we are more progressed (in some ways...) than in Old Testament times - but even technology as we know it - at least in the civilizations we are sure about has only progressed as it has in the last 100 years or so. By the way - I stated on an early post on the evolution site that I saw 10,000 B.C and wasn't impressed, but when I really got into it it was actually quite good! I loved their explanation for how pyramids were built with Mammoths! (Have you seen that?) I don't know if that is how they were built or not. But man is pretty darn creative. How about those temples in South America?? Anyway, it is all interesting. I would gladly discuss privately, anything you want to talk about in a less debating or public domain any time as well.

I've never thought you were a God hating heathen... I think, though, that some things really can't be seen other than through spiritual eyes. And I believe we have both a spirit and a body - the spirit being composed of a much finer matter but there... Death is the separation of the two and we will be recombined, so to speak, when we are all resurrected. With your stance, how do you see death???