Christianity and Evolution

Michael Shermer has published a brief article in Scientific American claiming that Christianity and evolution are reconcilable. The first two points need expansion, and the third one more readily explains Cain and Abel than original sin. Instead, he should have discussed how evolutionary theory can explain original sin if the desire to be like God (the Author of Life) can be linked with the desire to reproduce (to enter into the act of creation).

Points four, five and six are solid.

Ultimately, it's a good start to a case that quite desperately needs to be made. The case for evolution (though not for a purely Darwinian version of it) is overwhelming, and the evidence in its favor only grows with the passage of time. In order for Christianity to be able to maintain its claims on the truth, it must find a way to reconcile itself with evolution, not by compromising its fundamental tenets, but by establishing a framework of thought that allows both to coexist without contradicting each other.