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I've had plenty of biology and science classes both in high school and colleges. As I have successfully passed all those classes, it stands to reason that I have a fairly basic understanding and familiarity with the definition of laws and theories and the ideas behind evolution.
I don't deny facts. What evolution does not do for me is apparently what Christianity does not do for you - in other words there is no bullet-proof defense for it.

Someone told me today that they can't believe that I am as tall as I am and still wear high heels. OK...so in that one statement there are two facts: 1) I am tall, and 2) I wear high heels. What the person who said that is doing, is he is taking those two facts and making an assumption that they are associated in some way, or that they should not be associated (i.e. only short people need high heels). And I propose that neither fact has to do with the other and are therefore coincidental facts, though they are undisputable. Furthermore, the man that said that is using his own attitude to interpret the association (he was shorter than me and we know how men like to be taller than everyone). The reality is that high heels have more to do with fashion than necessity of added height. I can reach the top shelf flat-footed, but in heels i just look much better doing it. This is what I think people who have created this evolution theory have done. A certain portion of history will always be a mystery and people will always want to fill in the gaps with ideas. But to what degree of certainty can the theory actually be tested and proven?
The same is true with what we know of the Bible, I think. I give you that. But I also believe in two things: 1) the Holy Spirit exists to communicate with us, and 2) that God's ways are higher than mans' so we need not worry about what we don't know - because God will reveal it to us when it is time.

Reality is never the problem. It's one's interpretation of reality that usually gets us all into trouble. Interpretation depends on whatever filters you have up. Lots of things go into putting up a filter, or attitude, about something. What you've been taught, what you have learned, what you have experienced...usually as nothing to do with actual reality at all.

Another thing you need to understand is that I do believe that over thousands of years certain species have adapted and potentially evolved based on their environments. However, I do not believe that we all started from the same mass. There are actually a lot of scientists who also believe in Creation. After having a conversation with a very intelligent and well-educated atheist, I did some research and found a really good article written by a Christian scientist. Sorry, I can't site it now. It's been a while....I'll see if I can find it.

Here is the bottom line with my opinion of evolution. First of all I feel it is improbable...but I won't get into that because I already typed it and it was like forever long. I will leave you with this. What is the pleasure in believing it? When the Creationist states we were made in the image of a loving God for a purpose, why would someone then choose to believe that humans came into being from simple organisms by accident? When you look at your baby girl's face, do you see just a successful accident with no apparent purpose in life but to be born, live, and die? Or is she a gift with a purpose to grow up, do great things, and bring you joy?

Next question, where do things like morals, love, and joy come from? If we evolved based on mutations and adaptations to our surroundings, and those mutations and adaptations were based on our need and instinct to survive, what use are those things? Although I see common threads amongst humans and some animals such as dogs, dolphins, and some primates, none of those animals need love or joy to survive - yet humans do. We search for joy in our relationships and other things. Most animals don't. We recognize the need for moral living, doing unto others, etc, but animals don't or at least not beyond their normal instincts, and certainly not to the degree that we do. Why have those traits if they don't preserve our own bodies? Could it be that we have a higher purpose than merely survival?

What is the benefit of believing in evolution? Nothing. It offers nothing past this life. There is no peace, rest, comfort or hope to be offered from that belief. Yet the Creator offers all of those to his children.

PS, I have never heard of the theory of gravity. I've only heard it referred as the law of gravity. And I watch a lot of Discovery and Science channel.

But apparently we both have a lot of time on our hands.