Originally Posted by DBT
Genesis describes special creation, not evolution. Adam is said to have been created not evolved. Special creation contradicts the natural order of things, that life evolved, common decent, natural selection, environment pressures, etc.

The sense in which Adam is said to have been created must be taken in context, which is that Genesis clarifies that there is an equivalency between 1) God having created something and 2) nature having brought it forth in response to his command. God forming Adam from the slime of the earth must be interpreted in light of "And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life ..." That would include Adam, who is certainly a moving creature who hath life. This informs us that "The Lord formed man from the slime of the earth" is figurative, not literal.