Actually, every major Christian denomination concurs that evolution does not exclude the idea of a creator deity and thus do not oppose evolution. It is really only fundamentalists that do oppose evolution and they are not representative of any major Christian denomination.

Speaking solely for myself, evolution is scientific, god and other religion-related things are not. And I have never understood how Christians can reconcile thier belief in an omnipotent and perfect god with evolution. Why would such a god need to use evolution, when it is not a "perfect" process and often leads to the demise of species or to mutations that lead to death of an animal. There are many "flaws" in evolution that, at least to me, don't line up with there being an omnipotent and perfect god, not to mention one who is also supposed to be all loving. As for the fine line between science and religion, my only guess is this. Science has nothing to say about god, because you can't make testable predictions about the supernatural. That is why religion is able to step in and apply it's "logic" to the situation by claiming that god made science.

There's no fine line. It's totaly 2 opposed thought systems. Science looks for evidence and employs rational though to seek the truth. Religion relies on faith. And I for one don't think god created anything. He's a fairytale.

WhyÉ because fundamentalists are crazy. I for one completely believe that God created evolution, and that one without the other just doesn`t make sense.

The Bible clearly identifies God as the creator of all things. At Heb 3:4 it states "Of course, every house is constructed by someone, but he that constructed all things is God." The Genesis account of creation is scientifically accurate. For example at Gen 1:21 it states that different forms of animal life were created "according to its kind" and we know this to be a scientic fact or law. The order in which creation by God is mentioned is in agreement with the fossil record. The geologic record does not yield a finely graduated chain of slow and progressive evolution. Man according to the Bible's account says that man was created in God's image and tht he had free will and the capacity to worship his creator. Animals do not have these traits. Evolution is a theory that the first living things developed from lifeless matter and then changed into different kinds.The “scientific method” is as follows: Observe what happens; based on those observations, form a theory as to what may be true; test the theory by further observations and by experiments; and watch to see if the predictions based on the theory are fulfilled. Is this the method followed by those who believe in and teach evolution? Here is an answer. According to New Scientist: “An increasing number of scientists, most particularly a growing number of evolutionists . . . argue that Darwinian evolutionary theory is no genuine scientific theory at all. . . . Many of the critics have the highest intellectual credentials.”—June 25, 1981, p. 828. I personally find it much more reasonable to believe in a creator who gave us our senses and the mental capacity to get to know him and to appreciate how he created us.

There is no "fine line" dividing science and religion - it is a Pacific Ocean of vastness between the two schools of thought. Science deals in proof - religion deals in belief. You may BELIEVE the sun rotates around the earth - but belief alone is no proof. You use scientific methods to study the sun and earth to prove which one revolves and the other - the scientific method requires no "belief" since if done correctly the facts speak for themselves, and the earth does indeed rotate around the sun. You may believe "God" invented evolution - that is a theory you have, now you use the tools you have in a scientific manner to test your theory. After much study you find some strong evidence for the theory of "evolution" but little if any proof of the theory of God starting it or even if there is a God. And that's exactly where we are now in reality - God as a divine creator is an unproven theory, just as faster than light travel and time travel is a thoery. It may be so - and someday it may be proved so - but it hasn't been proved now - and it may never be proved for want of evidence. We can see examples of "evolution", in horse skeletons for example, but there has been no link to sugest a god or gods started the whole process rolling 3 billion years ago. To believe in that theory without any proof requires "faith", but "faith" isn't proof - it is a hope - a desire, and just to desire something dosn't mean it will happen or did happen once before. I "believe" I am handsom - I test my theory out on my wife - she says I'm not, I then ask my daughters and they laugh at me - by using this "scientific" method I must conclude I'm not handsom. That's science for ya! Now if I had "faith" that I was handsom I could be handsom reguardless of what those three idiots think - but I'd have nothing to back up my theory of handsomness now would I? And I would run the risk of making a total fool out of myself when I take this paper off of my head that I'm wearing right now. I hope your not as confused as I am at the moment - but at any rate it was fun - enjoy life!

I would have to say there is no difference between the way you word it makes it sound as they are mutually exclusive. but they are not. They are merely both glasses in which the person sees the evidence through. For example a hardcore scientist (for example, lets say richard dawkins) Will not believe in anything that cannot be seen or tested, or put in a test tube. God of course cannot be put in a test tube because He is outside of space and time. The religious person looks at science through the fact that not everything can be put into a test tube, such as emotions and things of that nature and so looks at everything through the notion that God created this. It is possible He(God) used evolution, but since He is all-power, it is also possible that He created it instantaneously. Either or is perfectly logical when dealing with and all-powerful being.

But God DID create everything instantaneously. 'let there be light', and BANG, the universe was created. Evolution is merely the process of rearranging things that already exist. I'm not sure what 'fine line' you mean. Science tells us how things happen. The Bible explains why. The Bible is not some sort of Encyclopedia Galactica, and science seems to deny that anything in this universe has a purpose. They really don't have much in common at all.

I would love to ask you people something: before that nut at the "Institute for Creation Research" (the very name makes me burst in hysterical laughter!) came up with that whacked up "Intelligent Design Theory," what in the world did you sheep believe in? How did you think the world had come about and why haven’t you opposed evolution all along? I mean, it’s not like Darwin came up with his theory last Monday. Are you all capable of independent thought or is the process so excruciatingly painful that you must always let the church do the thinking for you?