How do people not beleive in evolution?

Question

According to the christian bible, two people created us all. that would leave us with one race. so how would there be 5 main races? they wouldve had to evolve into their skin color.

Answer 1

Races of Mankind

Definition: As used here, race means a division of mankind possessing in characteristic proportions certain combinations of physical traits that can be inherited and that are sufficient to set the group apart as a distinct human type. It should be noted, however, that the fact that the races are capable of intermarriage and reproduction shows that they are actually of one “kind,” all being members of the human family. So the various races are merely facets of the total variation possible in humankind.

From where did the various races come?

Gen. 5:1, 2; 1:28: “In the day of God’s creating Adam he made him in the likeness of God. Male and female he created them. After that he blessed them and called their name Man [or, Mankind] in the day of their being created.” “God blessed them and God said to them: ‘Be fruitful and become many and fill the earth.’” (Thus all mankind are descendants of that first human pair, Adam and Eve.)

Acts 17:26: “[God] made out of one man [Adam] every nation of men, to dwell upon the entire surface of the earth.” (So, regardless of what races make up a nation, they all are offspring of Adam.)

Gen. 9:18, 19: “Noah’s sons who came out of the ark were Shem and Ham and Japheth. . . . These three were Noah’s sons, and from these was all the earth’s population spread abroad.” (After God destroyed the ungodly world by means of a global flood in Noah’s day, the earth’s new population, including all the races known today, developed from the offspring of Noah’s three sons and their wives.)

Were Adam and Eve merely allegorical (fictional) persons?

The Bible does not support that view; see the main heading “Adam and Eve.”

Where did Cain get his wife if there was just one family?

Gen. 3:20: “Adam called his wife’s name Eve, because she had to become the mother of everyone living.” (So all humans were to be the offspring of Adam and Eve.)

Gen. 5:3, 4: “Adam lived on for a hundred and thirty years. Then he became father to a son in his likeness, in his image, and called his name Seth. And the days of Adam after his fathering Seth came to be eight hundred years. Meanwhile he became father to sons and daughters.” (One of Adam’s sons was Cain, and one of Adam’s daughters must have become Cain’s wife. At that time in human history when humans still had outstanding physical health and vitality, as indicated by the length of their lives, the likelihood of passing on defects as a result of marrying a close relative was not great. After some 2,500 years of human history, however, when mankind’s physical condition had greatly deteriorated, Jehovah gave to Israel laws forbidding incest.)

Gen. 4:16, 17: “Cain went away from the face of Jehovah and took up residence in the land of Fugitiveness [or, Nod] to the east of Eden. Afterward Cain had intercourse with his wife [“knew his wife,” that is, intimately so, KJ, RS; “lay with his wife,” NE] and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch.” (Notice that Cain did not first meet his wife in the land to which he fled, as if she were from another family. Rather, it was there that he had sexual relations with her to produce a son.)

What explains the development of the various racial characteristics?

“All men living today belong to a single species, Homo sapiens, and are derived from a common stock. . . . Biological differences between human beings are due to differences in hereditary constitution and to the influence of the environment on this genetic potential. In most cases, those differences are due to the interaction of these two sets of factors. . . . Differences between individuals within a race or within a population are often greater than the average differences between races or populations.”—An international body of scientists convened by UNESCO, quoted in Statement on Race (New York, 1972, third ed.), Ashley Montagu, pp. 149, 150.

“A race is simply one of the partially isolated gene pools into which the human species came to be divided during and following its early geographical spread. Roughly one race has developed on each of the five major continental areas of the earth. . . . Man did indeed diverge genetically during this phase of history and we can measure and study the results of this divergence in what remains today of the old geographical races. As we would expect, divergence appears to be correlated with the degree of isolation. . . . When race formation took place on the continents, with the bottlenecking of thousands of populations in isolated gene pools all over the world, the gene-frequency differences we now see were established. . . . The paradox which faces us is that each group of humans appears to be externally different yet underneath these differences there is fundamental similarity.” (Heredity and Human Life, New York, 1963, H. L. Carson, pp. 151, 154, 162, 163) (Thus, early in human history, when a group of people were isolated from others and married within the group, certain distinctive combinations of genetic traits were emphasized in their offspring.)

Does the Bible teach that blacks are cursed?

That idea is based on a misunderstanding of Genesis 9:25, where Noah is quoted as saying: “Cursed be Canaan. Let him become the lowest slave to his brothers.” Read it carefully; it says nothing about skin color. The curse was because Ham’s son Canaan had evidently performed some shocking act deserving of a curse. But who were Canaan’s descendants? Not blacks, but lighter-skinned peoples living to the east of the Mediterranean Sea. Because of their depraved practices, demonistic rites, idolatry, and child sacrifice, they came under divine judgment, and God gave to Israel the land occupied by the Canaanites. (Gen. 10:15-19) Not all the Canaanites were destroyed; some were put at forced labor, in fulfillment of the curse.—Josh. 17:13.

From which of Noah’s offspring did the blacks descend? “The sons of Cush [another one of Ham’s sons] were Seba and Havilah and Sabtah and Raamah and Sabteca.” (Gen. 10:6, 7) Later Biblical references to Cush are usually equivalent to Ethiopia. Seba is later used when referring to another people in the eastern part of Africa and evidently close to Ethiopia.—Isa. 43:3, footnote in NW Reference edition.

Are all humans children of God?

Being children of God is not something that we imperfect humans are entitled to by birth. But we are all the offspring of Adam, who when created in perfection was a “son of God.”—Luke 3:38.

Acts 10:34, 35: “God is not partial, but in every nation the man that fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.”

John 3:16: “God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son, in order that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life.” (Exercising genuine faith in him is necessary in order for any of us to attain to the kind of relationship with God that Adam lost. That privilege is open to people of all races.)

1 John 3:10: “The children of God and the children of the Devil are evident by this fact: Everyone who does not carry on righteousness does not originate with God, neither does he who does not love his brother.” (So God does not view all humans as his children. From a spiritual standpoint, those who deliberately practice what God condemns have the Devil as their father. See John 8:44. However, true Christians reflect godly qualities. From among these, God has selected a limited number to rule as kings with Christ in heaven. These are referred to by God as his “children” or his “sons.” For further details, see the main heading “Born Again.”)

Rom. 8:19-21: “The eager expectation of the creation is waiting for the revealing of the sons of God . . . The creation itself also will be set free from enslavement to corruption and have the glorious freedom of the children of God.” (Relief for mankind will come when “the sons of God,” after receiving heavenly life, are ‘revealed’ as taking positive action on behalf of mankind under the direction of Christ. After faithful ones on earth [referred to as “the creation” in this scripture] have attained to human perfection and have demonstrated unshakable loyalty to Jehovah as Universal Sovereign, then they too will enjoy the fine relationship of children of God. People of all races will share in this.)

Will people of all races ever truly be united as brothers and sisters?

To those who would be his true disciples, Jesus said: “All you are brothers.” (Matt. 23:8) Later he added: “By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love among yourselves.”—John 13:35.

Despite human imperfections, that sense of oneness was a reality among early Christians. The apostle Paul wrote: “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor freeman, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one person in union with Christ Jesus.”—Gal. 3:28.

Christian brotherhood unmarred by racial distinctions is a reality among Jehovah’s Witnesses in the 20th century. Writer William Whalen said in U.S. Catholic: “I believe that one of the most attractive characteristics of [the organization of Jehovah’s Witnesses] has been its traditional policy of racial equality.” After making an extensive study of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Africa, Oxford University sociologist Bryan Wilson stated: “The Witnesses are perhaps more successful than any other group in the speed with which they eliminate tribal discrimination among their own recruits.” Reporting on an international gathering of Witnesses from 123 lands, The New York Times Magazine said: “The Witnesses impressed New Yorkers not only with their numbers, but with their diversity (they include people from all walks of life), their racial unself-consciousness (many Witnesses are Negroes) and their quiet, orderly behavior.”

Soon God’s Kingdom will destroy the present ungodly system of things, including all who do not genuinely love both Jehovah God and their fellowman. (Dan. 2:44; Luke 10:25-28) God’s Word promises that the survivors will be persons “out of all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues.” (Rev. 7:9) Drawn together by worship of the true God, by faith in Jesus Christ, and by love for one another, they will truly make up a united human family.

Answer 2

DNA evidence shows there's no race, btw. We are all brown (different shades, yeah, but all brown). The same DNA gives us all these different colors. I think that's something to celebrate. Yes, two people's DNA could possibly generate all "races".

What are the five main "races" anyways? I'm sure people wanna separate themselves from the rest of the world as tribes/peoples/ethnicities and now races?

I don't believe in evolution for a lot of reasons. I'll list some of them:

1 Mathematically impossible for something so complicated (as life itself) to have been generated at random, even with all the time of eternity.

2 No physical evidence supporting it. Sure, there are bones, but no bones will give you a "gradual change among species". I believe in micro-evolution (changes among a species) but no way you can get from one species to another.

3 Questionable theories. This is more of personal preference, I suppose. It's hard to trust a "theory" that keeps changing dates, timelines, and even evidences. Did you know they find evidences like the "Missouri Man", publish it and when people find out it's fake, they don't take it out of school books?

4 Hostility. That's right, I don't like how darwinists believe they're right and everyone else is wrong to the point of insulting my intelligence. Why should I take that? Seriously.

Answer 3

Darwin's theory of evolution is a theory that has a lot of evidence to back it up... but there are a lot of fundamentalists out there that believe anything that the book of Genesis says. They aren't willing to accept it.

By the way, it's not adaptation. Technically, the term is mutation. In a new environment, any mutation to the DNA that gives the organism the best characteristics fit for survival in that environment will be the mutation that will prosper.

Don't get me wrong, I'm Christian, but you can't take the Bible literally. It is not the word of God. It's a compilation of books written by men. If we actually believe what the Bible says about creation, then we are all inbred freaks.

Answer 4

The 5 main races came about in many ways. First, the Bible days that at one point, the Sons of Adam saw the daughters of men (refering to daughters/descendants of Cain) and went ahead and married them. This was the start of emergent new races. When the children of Israel wanted to build a tower to rech God i.e. the Tower of Babel, God caused a confusion among them and were henceforth divided into several languages, tribes and as a consequence, races.
People find it very hard to believe in evolution because of mainly three reasons:
1. According to the Bible, the world is approx. 6,000 years old i.e.
Creation to Noah's Flood - 2,000yrs
Noah's Flood - Birth of Jesus - 2,000yrs
Birth of Jesus - To date - 2,000yrs.
But the evolutionary time frame runs into milllions and billions
of years.
2. There is no intermediate forms of life betwwen humans and
apes or primates, from which we are said to have evolved.
3. Why aren't today's monkeys evolving inot humans, and why
aren't the humans evolving into more complex beings, say
demi-gods?

These three reasons make it impossible for many people to believe in evolution. Human beings could have come form only one place- Adam and Eve, who were created by God.

Answer 5

I believe in the Bible. I believe the creation story is a religious story not a historical account.

I do not necessarily believe in Evolution. But you are correct in having to 'believe' it in. Evolution is a hypothesis that is not proven, but is being worked on. The theory has many holes that make it unstable until they are explained away. Evolution theory brings many practical benefits to human life. Polio vaccine was based on Evolution theory. There are many more examples.

It would do well for you if you read true science literature and not just what the media proposes evolution is. Furthermore, schools are teaching it inaccurately without explaining its inherent limitations. It has them and science knows they do. That is why Evolution is not a fact, but is merely the best explanation we have at the moment. To place faith in science is foolish because science is limited to what humans can test. There are many untestable elements outside of the realm of faith and essential to life. Science can tell me how to perform an abortion, but it doesn't say if it is right or wrong. Scientism is a form of atheism that places worship in that which humans define. This is then called 'truth.'

But if evolution is what you place your faith into then I'll respect that, however much I disagree. I expect the same dignified response from you, as well.

Answer 6

People who favor the bible's explanations over science do so out of fear. That is, they are afraid that if they question what they have been taught they will go to hell. It's a variation on Pascal's Wager, that is, that if a person believes in God (and lives accordingly) but there is no God, they will have lost little. But if they don't believe in God but there is a God, they will have lost infinite.

As for races, I've heard fundamentlaists explain races in various ways, such as, that the 3 sons of Noah gave rise to the 3 races of humanity, black, yellow or red, and white. (Native Americans are actually of the Mongoloid race; so-called fullbloods usually have the epicantic folds, thick black hair on the head, sparse body hair, and melanic spots on the lower back, characteristic of the Mongoloid race. Hispanics can be of any race, but those with strong Native American features are also of the Mongoloid race.)

I;ve also heard a (to me, very offensive) theory that the "others" are descendants of Cain, and their "other" skin color is the mark of Cain!

"Race" is more of a social and cultural construct than a biological construct. Statistically, there is about as much genetic variation between the races as within the races. Traits such as skin color, hair texture, and facial features vary along more or less geographic continua, and are generally regarded to be the result of genetic drift and adaptatoins to various climates and environments. At any rate, that makes more sense to me than any religious nonsense about the sons of Noah or the mark of Cain. And if indeed there is a hell, and I go to hell for using my mind instead of believing dogma that was crammed into my brain before I was old enough to reason, well, I'll be in good company, in hell with the more reasonable element of humanity!

Answer 7

OK listen up i am a christian but i do believe in evolution however about your statement about having to evolve from one color to another and being from just two people you should probably study a little more on evolution before making a statement like that according to the scientific community we were all decedents from apes in Africa meaning we all originated from one place well to my knowledge their were no red yellow black and white ones so yes skin pigments adapted to environment over time thats evolution baby

Answer 8

In the Bible the translation for the word "Dey" which is Hebrew, was translated to "D.a.y." Dey, means simply a period of time, whereas the word DAY pertains to a 24 hour period.

The creation story and the theory of evolution could well be the same, because of this misinterprited word.

God created all things in the beginning and all things evolve .... I just let everyone argue about it.

Answer 9

what is wrong with humankind that they are incapable of holding two seemingly opposable ideas inside their tiny little brains at the same time? youre all ignoring the simple facts.

1. existence of god does NOT disprove existence of evolution

2. existence of evolution does NOT disprove existence of god


now stop arguing about it, you dimwits. it is possible that both sides are right. just like it's possible that both democrats and republicans have some valid points. this is the problem with humans, they only understand absolutes, yes or no, black or white, on or off. why is there no middle ground with you people? why cant we all agree on something? whatever happened to the gray area of the debate?

i think humans just try to come up with opposing viewpoints on issues so you can all sit around and argue about it, because it makes you feel better about yourselves thinking that youre right and somebody else is wrong.

heres an idea for you. the fact that youre all arguing over this is evidence that you have not evolved as a species, therefore evolution does not exist. it is also evidence that you were not created in any divine image, because this whole discussion is retarded and a divine creator would not create an inferior being that would sit around and argue about something knowing full well that neither side would ever submit to the opinion of the other.

your efforts are futile. youre just arguing to hear yourselves speak, or type rather. and i'm telling you that this whole topic is stupid, because i like to hear myself speak as well. that, and i think this whole topic is stupid.

Answer 10

There is a HUGE difference in adapting to one's environment and "evolving". It is not only possible that these "races" were developed by adaptation, but much more acceptable. We have seen adaptation in animals and plants. Also, the "theory" of evolution contradicts the "law" of thermodynamics. How any scientist can not see the weakness in this "theory" is beyond me. There are many more flaws in this theory as well, but contradicting what is known to be a scientific law, should tell you how wrong it is.

Answer 11

there is a difference between evolution and adaptation. skin tone is adaptation. as for the races, read in genesis, the tower of babble, and Noah, specifically what happened when the ark landed. That might help. The reason that people don't believe in evolution, is that there are many flaws, but then again, there are many flaws with the idea of creation, so that is where faith steps in.