Hi guys, I haven't been near the computer all weekend and it looks like this debate has come alive since last I posted. First, JediSage, nice response to my point (What if Evolution is God's method) and no hard feelings about Kyoto either. I take your point, but the way I see it (I was raised Catholic by the way, but now I don't go in for the organised religion part but still believ in Jesus and God, etc) is that God created the world. He didn't do it in 6 actual days. He maybe done it in 6 'ages' or perhaps just millions of years (I'm sure creating a planet full of life is a tough job). I also believe that there is life on other planets, also created by God. IMO the 6 days idea, and the Adam and Eve story is a metaphor. My belief is that God did create the earth and life on it, Evolution is his Method, but that doesn't mean he stepped back and let it happen, he guided it, watched (and still watches) it, he is there for us, to help us if we want, but we also have free will. I really don't think that one idea cancels out the other, I don't think that evolution existing means God doesn't, if anything I think it demonstrates the amazing complexity and brilliance of the world he has created. As a final point, I don't necessarily believe in God as a He, She or It, but I use that description to give people something to hang their mind on while they read my thoughts. Anmd these are just my thoughts, so feel free to pick them apart - I will not be offended, in fact I welcome it. Maybe togehter we can get closer to the bottom of this by discussing it...