well, i didn't read EVERY post, but i thought i'd throw in my
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as far as the evolutionary process, i am rather up in the air about it. the liklihood of the first single-celled organism was once explained to me as just as likely as "a tornado moving through a junkyard and assembling a flying 747 on the other end".
i've visited a rather interesting person in texas that has in fact tied in a lot of the bible, scientifically. it is very compelling evidence, but alas it has been a while since i've been there, so my memory needs a good refresher. i have been there more than once though, and have seen a very interesting experiment that appeared to be successfully conducted with reptiles and pre-flood times. it's very good stuff, i have a vhs set of his stuff, i think i'll watch it again to really delve into his evidence. and, as well, his books. the interesting part is, with experimentation and physical evidence, he does in fact prove much of what was experience in the bible, just as well if not perhaps better than science proves evolution.
also, during a project a few years back my senior year in HS, i question religion even more. this particular theory doesn't explain god, but it does explain jesus. it's really far to get into, and pretty crazy, but i think it could make sense. basically, it leads to that any one of us could have the same power as jesus, and such, but merely have not figured it out. it's pretty drawn out, and i've got work to do now or i'd explain it. tying in god, one could say god divined jesus into figuring out the whole process.
it could conversely prove that there is no god, that jesus - although not a hoax - was not truly devine, either.
just some things to think about.