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From: teitz@aecom.UUCP (Eliyahu Teitz)
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Subject: Re: Re: what does it mean to talk to God [a brief attempt at an answer]
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Date: Thu, 14-Mar-85 15:17:26 EST
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> (This makes it imperative that all religions adjust to modernity:  they
> run a serious risk of being considered outmoded.  Hence, many religious
> authorities today do not consider evolution to be in conflict with
> the story of creation in Genesis--a new interpretation is developed
> to the extent that before the world was created, the meaning of the
> word "day" was unclear and could constitute centuries or more.)

	Some religions have had this theory ( of the days not being 24 hours
 long ) since way before Darwin came along. The traditional Jewish commentaries
 on the Bible already point out this possibility.

			Eliyahu Teitz.