“Pope Francis on Monday (Oct. 27) waded into the controversial debate over the origins of human life, saying the big bang theory did not contradict the role of a divine creator, but even required it.
The pope was addressing the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, which gathered at the Vatican to discuss “Evolving Concepts of Nature.”
“When we read about Creation in Genesis, we run the risk of imagining God was a magician, with a magic wand able to do everything. But that is not so,” Francis said.“* John Iadarola (TYT University), Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show) and Brian Unger break it down.
*Read more here from Josephine McKenna / The Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/27/pope-francis-evolution_n_6057378.html
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Well, it’s a step forward towards the truth of how life began … as far as I’m concerned, religion just gets in the way of seeking such knowledge, as it assumes the answer, then works backwards to find its supporting proof, and science simply does not work that way …