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I need to do my Dear Doug letter for Bible... need help ASAP!

1. Do you think Darwin's theory of evolution explains how life began?
2. But does this explain how we got here any better than regular Darwinism?
3. Do you think life is only a search for enlightenment?
4.What does Christianity really have to say about how life began?

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Darwin's theory of evolution explains the diversification of life, not its origin, while Christianity teaches that God created life. The search for enlightenment is a philosophical view rather than a scientific one. Christianity's Genesis claims a purposeful act of creation.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Charles Darwin's theory of evolution does not directly explain how life began, instead, it explains how life diversified after its origin. Biological evolution, including concepts like natural selection and fitness, pertains to changes in species over time rather than the initial creation of life.

2. Darwin's theory of evolution through natural selection provides a framework for understanding the variability of life forms and how environmental pressures can shape their development, as seen in the case of the Galápagos tortoises and their specialized shells. However, these evolutionary processes do not outline a better explanation for how we got here in comparison to 'regular Darwinism' as they are part of the same overarching theory.

3. The idea that life is solely a search for enlightenment is more of a philosophical perspective rather than a scientific one. While many personally seek enlightenment, scientifically, life is characterized by attributes such as the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.

4. Christianity's narrative on how life began is distinctly different from the scientific perspective provided by evolutionary biology. According to the Genesis account, Christianity teaches that God created life in its various forms, including human beings, in a purposeful act of creation.

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4. Christian historians all (except for fundamentalists) have stated that the creation story is not to be taken literally, but rather to be seen as a representation that time has no true meaning to God and that millions of years are nothing in his eyes.
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