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Yeah, for me, I'm very uncomfortable with the idea of theistic evolution because it

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says God, who is an agent with purpose, is creating in a way in which there is no purpose.

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To me, that idea is inherently contradictory.

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But also, as a Christian, if you embrace theistic evolution, it does enormous amount of damage

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to key ideas that the Old and the New Testament teach.

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For example, human beings being special, being created to be in a special relationship with

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the Creator.

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You can't have human beings evolving and have that type of special relationship.

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So the idea, to me, is a contradictory idea.

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And there's scientific issues as well.

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I mean, if you embrace theistic evolution, you still have the same scientific challenges

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you would have if you embraced an atheistic form of evolution.

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So it doesn't solve any problems.

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It just allows you, I think, to be, quote unquote, more respectable with the scientific

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community.

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But I don't think our goal should be respectability.

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Our goal should be to discover what is true and pursue truth.