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http://levellers.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/creation-and-evolution-1-gen-24b-25/ Truth Liberates Nigel Britto On Jan 6, 2008 12:41 AM, Fr. Ivo da C. Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Selma, > 1.Bible does not teach that the world was created in seven days. Just read > the two creation accounts of Genesis 1:1-2:4a and 2:4b-25, coming from two > different traditions. God is the Originator. Bible does not exclude > theories > of evolution. > 2.Jesus has a point in his parable about the Prodigal Son (or better the > Elder Son) (See Lk 15:2: Jesus responded to the Pharisees who despised the > common people). Jesus came for the vulnerable. All of us need God's love. > This is divine logic, not human logic. Unfortunately you seem to have > missed > it. Yet do not worry. He is the Saviour of the World. > This is not "cafeteria religion", but scientific biblical interpretation. > Fr.Ivo > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mario Goveia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <goanet@lists.goanet.org> > Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 4:33 PM > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Cafeteria-ism of Religion/Cafeteria-ism of > religiousinterpretation > > > > Selma wrote: > >> > > For instance at some point it becomes untenable to > > believe that the world was created in seven days while > > simultaneously believing in the gradual evolution of > > mankind. > >> > > > Selma wrote: > >>Each person chooses their own untenable positions, for > me it was the rather benign parable of the Prodigal > Son. The reason this parable has such resonance is > because every human being imagines themselves to the > Prodigal Son. Unfortunately even as a very young > child, I identified with the other son; the good, > dutiful son who did all the right things. My own elder > brother was very errant, and my mother went out of her > way to accommodate his many failings and lack of > academic interest. Of course, being ten I knew all > about Law and Justice and little about motherly love. > > > However, the crux of the matter was that Jesus Christ > > had deeply misrepresented the feelings of the dutiful > > son and completely misunderstood his angst. If Christ > > could show such deficiency in his understanding of > > human nature, than his being Divine was an untenable > > position for me. > >> > > Mario responds: > >> > > Clearly, Jesus Christ was not as brilliant or > > insightful or perspicacious as you are. > >> > > Selma wrote: > >> > > If one does believe in salvation resting in just one > > religion,... > >> > > Mario responds: > >> > > Selmabai, even Jesus Christ did not believe this, or > > did your surgeon's scalpel of a mind finally miss > > something in your brilliant deconstruction of the > > Bible:-)) > > >