Hi Mark
I guess one can perceive the words of God much the same way as one perceives
an artist's painting. We seem to all view
the same thing, but see them in a different light, even to ourselves under
different situations and time.
May we have wisdom to have clear insight...
Dominic
> Marissa, the more I see the misunderstanding of what that scripture
> that Dominic was talking about I have to chime in,To put in
> prospective the Sripture is from Exodus 20 verse 5 this is where GOD
> gives the 10 comandments HE is taking about"Thou shalt not make any
> graven image,or any likness of any thing that is in the heaven
> above,or the earth beneath ,or that is in the water under the earth:
> Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them,or serve them:forI the LORD
> THY GOD am a jealous GOD,visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon
> the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate
> ME."I don't that has to do with evolution or adaptation???????
> Thanks!!!! Mark
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Marissa Vignali wrote:
> > "Dominic A." wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Bob
> > >
> > > I find what you say very facinating. Let's say that some/most
> if not all
> > > diseases seem to identify themsleves to a genetic disposition
> or tait.
> > >
> > > This disposition may well have been passed on by our ancestors
> missdoings? I
> > > won't quote what the Bible says about sins being passed down
> to our
> > > children's children, so I won't say how the master plan is a
> mysterious as
> > > you or I are or may be clearly revealed... there, I did't say
> it.
> > >
> > I would say from my non-religious point of view again, that
> this "disposition"
> > probably arose at random, and though it has of course being passed
> on to us by
> > our ancestors, it is not because they might have done anything
> wrong. In other
> > words, I do not associate guilt with carrying a particular set of
> genes....
> > that would make carriers of any genetic disease or predisposition
> feel really
> > bad. The bottom line might be a rewriting of the famous lines
> of "You cannot
> > choose your parents", as "You can't help the genes you get from
> your ancestors"
> > :o)
> >
> >
> > > But I guess there must also be a possitive side to this if in
> reverse?
> > >
> > Of course there is a positive side too. For example, the example I
> mentioned
> > before about the ability as an adult to digest lactose.. that is
> something one
> > or more of our ancestors acquired as a mutation and passed it on to
> us,
> > allowing us to enjoy unfermented milk products that contain
> lactose...
> > (thankfully, as I love my cappuccino or caffe latte in the morning!)
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> > Marissa Vignali, PhD
> > Howard Hughes Medical Institute
> > Dept. of Genetics, Box 357360 mvignali@u...
> > University of Washington ph: (206) 616-4523
> > Seattle, WA 98195-7360 fax: (206) 616-3690
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