Here, I share some personal thoughts along with the thoughts of leaders of the LDS church. In the end, science and religion go hand in hand.
First, please do not begin to doubt in the important truth that religion offers. In the early 1900s, the LDS Church produced a statement of The Origin of Man. The statement begins with the statement that "Truth is what we wish to present, and truth-eternal truth-is fundamentally old". From the Bible, we know that "God created man in his own image" (Gen. 1:27). This is the fact, truth has one source, and "all revelations from heaven are harmonious with each other." Even Moses witnessed the creation of man. Various prophets have recounted visions where God is seen. And we look like Him.
“Well, last week when we were discussing the creation of the world you said that life on earth could not have come about by evolution. We both agree on the one really essential aspect, that God created all living things; but when you say that He could not do so by an evolutionary process, are you not in effect saying that God could not do with the beasts and the lilies of the field what man can do with cows and dogs or wheat and roses?”
“Still I see no great problem; there are so many explanations. For example, evolution might account only for man’s physical body; the addition of that ‘divine spark’ that sets man apart from the other animals might have been the final step that created the man, Adam. Whichever way it came about, I am willing to wait until some future time for the details.”
“I never try to convert anyone to evolution, but I do believe in helping people to understand enough to judge for themselves. What I was trying to do was to convince you that one can believe in evolution and still believe in the Gospel. I believe the Gospel embraces all truth; then if evolution is true, it is part of the Gospel.” -Bertrand F. Harrison
“Still I see no great problem; there are so many explanations. For example, evolution might account only for man’s physical body; the addition of that ‘divine spark’ that sets man apart from the other animals might have been the final step that created the man, Adam. Whichever way it came about, I am willing to wait until some future time for the details.”
“I never try to convert anyone to evolution, but I do believe in helping people to understand enough to judge for themselves. What I was trying to do was to convince you that one can believe in evolution and still believe in the Gospel. I believe the Gospel embraces all truth; then if evolution is true, it is part of the Gospel.” -Bertrand F. Harrison
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