Originally posted by Nicksten
As a Christian, I believe that God created everything there is. Evolution only forms part of God's creation that was already there and with certain things only.
Evolution in the form of spirituality is garbage, and in the form science has only proven stuff that was already there in the first place. Evolution tries to proof the age of fossils but in fact ...[text shortened]... at as I much better could use it to grow in something I believe in, and that is praising God 😉
Some of what you're saing makes sense.
"As a Christian, I believe that God created everything there is. Evolution only forms part of God's creation that was already there and with certain things only."
That's one of the tasks of science. To observe, and explain things that's already there. The science of evolution talks about evolution, not about its creation, how it come to be. That's what abiogenesis is, not evolution.
"Evolution tries to proof the age of fossils but in fact can not even correctly proof the age a tree still planted."
Dendrochronology does the trick about when a tree is planted. Radiometric dating does the trick about fossils.
"I do not want to study something of which in its greater whole goes against my faith."
This is one thing I don't agree upon. To know the nature of god is to study science. Because in the fabric of universe, from micro level to macro level, you can find the intention of god. If you don't learn about science, then you will never leanr anything new about god. Everything in religion is already written. No new thoughts can arise from what is already written. You can praise, praise, and praise again, but learning nothing about gods true nature.
What is the religious meaning about the quarks? Are they just there on no purpous at all? Or is it the guarantee that the neutrons and protons just will decay into nothingness? So god has a plan with the quarks. Go find it, and then praise him about it. There are things we don't understand. Why just sit there and praise and remain unconcios about the grandeur of god, by learning about science?