| Following what I wote above I would then question (myself) if there is anything in the Bible or world mythology that would symbolize evolution. Descent with modification.
There is a story about an angel that descended and then shape-shifted into a Serpent. That would be a rather big "modification". trying to suggest that such a story had anything to do with explaining evolution would not "sell well" to anyone.
But we are desendants of our forefathers (foremothers) and their DNA is pass "down" to us.
Evolution is often thought of as moving up on the "tree like charts" used. Realistically we are not going up or down via evolution or any other processes. We are just changing over generations if something causes such a change. But we use such words as "descent" also to discribe something like falling from grace or being lifted up into a state of higher consciousness. Etc. Overlapping meanings where it does not apply.
Being that the earth is a globe you cannot "jump up" because you are in fact moving away from the center point of the circular earth. You are jumping "outward". or falling "inwardly" in visa versa.
That is why we use the word "outerspace" instead of "upperspace".
None the less people cannot get over the notion that "what goes up must come down" (etc.). Or that the road they are diving down is flat, when in reality is is curved to fit the curvature of the earth.
Now check the Bible where it said "now they have become like us (gods or angels) knowing good form evil". It was knowledge that created man to be in the likeness of God (gods?). How long does it take to teach someone a standard about the difference between good and evil (life and death)? Not millions of years that is for sure. So... the gods molded man out of the clay of knowledge so that we could be in their likeness (image). Teaching is done with words, nothing magical about that. Learning by knowledge to change is a short cut to an experienced - induced evolution happening in nature.
It was a knowledge created image.
I think I am on to something here... is anyone following any of this? |