Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: hplabs!barry@hpdml93.hp.com (Barry Kurtz) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Biblical Creation Message-ID: Date: 1 Jul 89 07:36:18 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Hewlett Packard - Boise, ID Lines: 23 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu I think that most Christians agree that God is all powerful and has superior knowledge to men. For example, mortals are just beginning to "play" with genetic engineering and trying to discover how we can construct new life from combinations of genetic structures. God must understand these principles in every detail. Has anyone ever considered that God is a master (expert) genetic programmer? Carry this further. Maybe the reason why many species are "related" and have similar genetic structures is that God originally programmed them this way. If God is all powerful and has access to the raw materials to create genetic structures and cell material, then could we account for some of the genetic similarities between species because God just altered an existing genetic structure to produce another one of his unique creations? This may explain why some species seem to be related, but still have missing evolutionary links. Food for thought. Best regards, Barry Kurtz