Re: Evolution from apes? bahá'í teachings

2009-10-01 Thread Susan Maneck
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Can't we let science decide the issue? 'Abdu'l-Baha stated that a religion which contradicts science is superstition. But in any case, scientists don't say man evolved from apes, they say men and apes share a common ancestor. That's not exactly the same thing. On

Re: Evolution from apes? bahá'í teachings

2009-10-01 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Hi Susan, Can't we let science decide the issue? The physical aspect of evolution is certainly a scientific question, not a religious one. they say men and apes share a common ancestor. Our bodies have evolved from an ancestor we share with apes. But we are not our

Re: Use of texts

2009-10-01 Thread Iskandar Hai M . D .
The Baha'i Studies Listserv I'm not sure I understand what you are saying. Publications of Baha'i Sacred Writings in their original languages have always been coming out, they are coming out constantly, and they are available online as well for all to see, read, analyze, and

Re: Evolution from apes? bahá'í teachings

2009-10-01 Thread Susan Maneck
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Our bodies have evolved from an ancestor we share with apes. But we are not our bodies.  The body is only a house we live in for a few decades while we learn lessons in this life.   Our spiritual essence has always been distinctly human, never animal.  That's how

Re: Evolution from apes? bahá'í teachings

2009-10-01 Thread Adib Masumian
The Baha'i Studies Listserv That's the way I see it as well. As do I; that's what I was trying to express in my reply. On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 6:38 PM, Susan Maneck sman...@gmail.com wrote: The Baha'i Studies Listserv Our bodies have evolved from an ancestor we share with apes. But we are