A literal reading of _Some Answered Questions_ has led many
Baha'is to assume that `Abdu'l-Baha was promoting what some
have called parallel evolution, which is nearly identical to
Christian old-earth creationism.
Hi Mark,
So... in contrast what do you assume / conclude about
evolution as
However, one must begin with a literal understanding of a word (one may
even
find it necessary to repair to a dictionary). One must also begin with
fundamental principles. It is, I think, better to adhere to plain
meanings,
dictionary definitions and fundamental principles rather than step
Richard,
At 12:11 PM 3/10/2004, you wrote:
The proof of the correctness of those assertions would require some considerable
evidence.
Evidence that words and concepts are not the same? Isn't that statement based on
simple face validity? Two people can both use the word freedom. For one person,
Hi Mark,
Very interesting post on literalism... Being something of a
literalist myself, could you give some concrete examples of
term vs. concept from the Baha'i Writings ?
This is NOT meant as a challenge, but rather because an
example would better enable me to see what you are
suggesting.
