Evolution (Pros) VS. Adam And Eve (Con)

Jumping straight into thisWe are comparing what is in fact true, evolution or the story of Adam and Eve. Now from the resolution, there are a few things we need to look at. My adversary is operating under the assumption that the story of Adam and Eve, and the bible are non compatible. The bible and evolution are entirely compatible when you look at it from the right perspective. That is how I am going to tackle this resolution. I do not need to show that Adam and Eve is a superior story or is the only correct account of how we got here, I Just have to show that the story of Adam and Eve could be true. My adversary has taken on the Bop trying to show that it is false, and that evolution is the only viable theory. I am going to operate under the assumption that these two theories are compatible, then when I prove this it will negate the resolution. C1) Metaphorical stories in the bible/parables The argument that I am about to present focuses on the fact that the bible is not to be read literally but metaphorically and can even submit to evolution. Needless to say this accounts for a lot of things in the bible. The bible is filled with metaphors and parables to help illustrate points. My adversary again is operating under the assumption that the bible should be read literally. The earth is less than 10 thousand years old, adam and even actually existed as humans, etc. (a) One example of a parable is the story of the good Samaritan. (b) The story of two houses, one built upon a rock and upon the earthThere are countless others, and I don't think this can be really contested so I am not going to go in great depth. Essentially a lot of these stories begin with key phrases. Some of the phrases are "like unto" or "similar" , depending on the translation. Some parables have phrases that note they are a parable and others do not. Matthew 13:33 " The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. "[1] Not all verses do this. Review the verse where it is comparing men sowing and reaping good and bad fruit [2]. Obviously men cannot sow or reap fruit, so this is speaking of the fruits of the spirit and committing good and bad actions. This is one of many metaphors that began without having a notation that it is in fact a metaphor. We just have to arrive at this conclusion logically. So now lets take it back to the story of genesis. The story of how God created the earthGod created the earth in 7 days. The fact that God created the earth in seven days can mean a lot of different things, it does not have to mean that it is a literal seven days but that it could represent a epoc or certain time period. There is no way to measure whether it was literal or metaphorical. Logically we can see the earth is more than 10,000 years old. So whether or not the bible is true/ or not true, we can operate under the logical assumption that the 7 days in the bible happened to be an certain interval of time or (x) years. Under this logic , the bible in fact could support evolution. Actually there are even hints of dinosaurs in the bible, especially in the accounts of genesis. "Can I not cast up leviathan with a hook"Or even when it speaks about behemoth having a tail like a tree. When you examine these in great detail, a lot of the features are similar to certain dinosaurs that existed. This is not a fact but it is a working theory that could be possible. Now that we are aware the accounts of genesis could be a metaphor for a larger time scale, the question is was adam and eve actually real or where they a metaphor? Adam and Even represent the start of humanity , or the very first thing to point of life. The bible could be referencing not in fact two humans, but two of anything. It could be two atoms, two apes, or even two molecules. Adam and Even literally represent the genesis or start of life. C2) Dissecting the resolution I do not even have to show that evolution is false, but just point out that creationism and evolution an be compatible. Since my adversary has taken the BOP to claim that evolution is in fact the only viable method for how we exist, I just have to show that creationism can work side by side with evolution and then his BOP his not fulfilled. It does not matter how I arrive at this conclusionI can show creationism from a(a) literal standpoint(b) Metaphorical standpointSince we can conclude the bible is mostly metaphorical and not be taken literally, I am going to focus way more on B. If i am able to show that Adam and Eve/ Creationism is a viable model that can work side by side with evolution, the resolution is negated. Even if the viable model is a metaphor. Bear in mind that Evolution itself is still a theory and not a cold hard fact. Only things that are observable can be labeled objective facts, we however can arrive logically at the fact that evolution probably is a fact. We just cannot verify it. There is however countless amounts of evidence to support evolution being true, but in the end it is still a theory. Reminder : I just have to show that the two opposing factors in the resolution are compatible with each other, to negate by adversaries case and make sure that he does not uphold his BOP. C3) Theistic Evolution compatible with Adam and EveI want to take this back to an example of how history can be reordered. There can generally be four ways in which history can be written about/recorded(1) Factual or straight(2) What the author thought was factual or straight(3) Imaginary history / Metaphorical sense(4) Convey a message. The facts where not meant to be accurate or false, but meant to convey a message/truthThere is a lot of ways Adam and Even could actually be factual from a historical perspective. We all know that the authors in the bible did not write the bible with the wisdom of God, but were in fact human. There were erros that were made. I mean think of it like this. If someone were writing about the accounts of genies, it probably would have been an author writing about what he thought had happened or (2) from above. You mix that in with (4), he could have written with assumption and the need to convey a general message about what he thought was accurate. Add in a metaphorical possibility (3). You have a perfect example of how and why Adam and eve could have been a metaphor for the origin of life or human life. It does not have to be literal, but from the authors perspective they were the start of everything. That affirms that Adam and eve was an actual (historical statement)Okay so now throw in the fact evolution happened ( I acknowledge that it probably did). The story of adam and eve is in fact compatible with evolution. Whether we acknowledge that God guided it (theistic evolution), or that it occurred by speciation and different variables in the environment, evolution does not negate the story of Adam and Eve. It would lead up the person who wrote the accounts of genesis, who wrote the accounts from a perspective that he thought would be the most accurate(bear in mind the time frame in which genesis was written). The book itself can be placed around 500 BC, as far as when it could have been written [3]. The lack of scientific advancement in that type of society would lead the author to believe a creation story about how the world began. We see this in all major religions[4]. This verifies the fact that Adam and Even is a metaphor for the origin of life, which is in fact a reality and is compatible with evolution. ConclusionBoth Evolution and Adam and Eve are accounts that are accurate in some sense. They are also compataible. The resolution is negated, due to him not being able to uphold the BOP. [1] http://biblehub.com...[2] Matthew 7 : 16-20[3] http://en.wikipedia.org...[4] http://www.innovationslearning.co.uk...