Evolution, Christianity and LDS doctrine

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The argument that evolution poses no threat to traditional Christianity is a red herring in my book. Essentially, proponents of evolution use this argument to dismiss genuine criticism of biological evolution. It goes something like this: if you argue against evolution, you necessarily have to argue in favor in telelogy, thus you are vying to a Christian world view. The evolutionist goes on to dismiss the argument as irrelevant.

You are correct (in part): the notion that there was no "historical" Adam does not preclude the necessity of the atonement. However, this notion presents real problems if we look at scriptures like 1 Cor 15, or 2 Nephi (if taken literally) or D&C 128:21!

You correctly point out that there ARE serious doctrines that conflict with evolution.

The real issue is how the tenents (some say icons) of evolution are falling by the wayside and new theories are stepping up to address the void. (see my article on Intelligent Design)