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Of more interest to me are the dogmas concerning the formation of man. Why not admit that man has evolved out of the past?

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Out of the past what? Man has evolved in many things. God meant him to do so. But he did not evolve out of nothing. Evolution supposes something evolving. We are forced to admit a Creator. If you will not admit that, you will have nothing turning its non-existent self into something.

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