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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
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Does "that takes care of the objections" mean "that pays attention to the objections"?
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So perhaps that takes care of the objections about the role of chance in the appearance of humans on this earth. The re-
maining stumbling block for the BioLogos position, however, at least for most believers, is the apparent conflict of the premises of evolution with important sacred texts. In looking closely at chapters 1 and 2 of the book of Genesis, we have previously concluded that many interpretations have been honorably put forward by sincere believers, and that this powerful document can best be understood as poetry and allegory rather than a literal scientific description of origins. Without repeating those
So perhaps that takes care of the objections about the role of chance in the appearance of humans on this earth. The re-
maining stumbling block for the BioLogos position, however, at least for most believers, is the apparent conflict of the premises of evolution with important sacred texts. In looking closely at chapters 1 and 2 of the book of Genesis, we have previously concluded that many interpretations have been honorably put forward by sincere believers, and that this powerful document can best be understood as poetry and allegory rather than a literal scientific description of origins. Without repeating those
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NL888 Does "that takes care of the objections" mean "that pays attention to the objections"? Probably not. I would expect 'take care of the objections' to mean 'answer the objections sufficiently'.
- NL888 Does "that takes care of the objections" mean "that pays attention to the objections"?
- Probably not.
- I would expect 'take care of the objections' to mean 'answer the objections sufficiently'.
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NL888 Does "that takes care of the objections" mean "that pays attention to the objections"?Probably not. I would expect 'take care of the objections' to mean 'answer the objections sufficiently'.
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