Creation Moment 4/20/2018 - Evoutionary Metaphors

met·a·phor

ˈmedəˌfôr,ˈmedəˌfər/

noun

noun: metaphor; plural noun: metaphors

1. a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

"The trouble with metaphors is that they don’t just mirror scientific

beliefs, they also shape them. Our imagery is never just surface paint, it expresses, advertises and strengthens our preferred interpretations. It also usually carries unconscious bias from the age we live in – and this can be tricky to ditch no matter how faulty.... Evolution has been the most glaring example of the thoughtless use of metaphor over the past 30 years...."
 Mary Midgley, “The selfish metaphor,” New Scientist, 1/31/2011
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God,...
2 Corinthians 10:5