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Old 02-21-2006, 08:50 PM
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First of all you have micro and macro evolution conceptualized. Not too many groups reject micro evolution evolution which is simply change in small increments within species. Young earth creationists (YEC) would be one group that often does, however.

Second, not all scientists believe in macro evolution (also called general evolution, neo-darwinism, and naturalism) or that it has occurred. There is a growing number of scientists, including some prestigious ones, that have rejected macro evolution.

Third, what the poster above me referred to is called theistic evolution. Theistic evolution takes many forms but the general theme is that God used the natural evolutionary processes to bring about his desired results concerning life on planet Earth, culminating in the appearance of human beings. Advocates of this position typically propose that God intervened directly at the beginning of the creative process (origin of the universe) but afterward worked solely through natural processes to give rise to humanity. Some who hold this position suggest that God may have intervened to create the first life form and/or to give a living creature (possibly a hominid or bipedal primate) a soul or spirit, thus ensuring the appearance of the first man. Many who hold this position interpret the early chapters of Genesis as figurative, archetypal, or mythological in nature. There are excellent arguments against theistic evolution.

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