Evolution is the observation that living things change over time as they adapt and compete in the natural world. This goes as far back as there is evidence. It is unknown what the conditions were that produced the first organic systems that could reproduce.
The alternative to evolution is … what? That God created complex organisms and placed them directly into existence.
If God created the first reproducing organisms 4 Billion years ago, which then evolved, it would be consistent with the evidence today. Or, God could have created just the energy and the birth of the universe, and allowed everything to progress from there.
Some people believe that the Bible story is literally true, that God created Humans in particular and placed them into the natural world. This puzzles me.
I want to know where monkeys came from. What did they evolve from?
If monkeys didn’t evolve, then God must have created them also, along with humans (or, God created monkeys and then had us evolve from them – smile).
So, trace back. What is the last animal that evolved, before God decided to create the “next” one. Did some animals evolve from the other animals (and plants and bugs) that God created?
If some animals evolved, and others were created, why did God choose to meddle with some but not others?
If no animals evolved, then they were and are all created. So, there is God, creating new viruses and bacteria, just to get around antibiotics and our immune systems and kill us. A vengeful God.
I prefer to think of a loving God who supports evolution, but doesn’t continue creating things to make us miserable. Of course, He also doesn’t stop viruses from evolving to make us miserable.
