why do the people that argue constently about evolution and creationism dont ever stop to say. . .?

Question

"hmmm, well i gues evolution could be explaining how the higher power did it" does that not cross the minds of the narrow minded scientists and christians who argue about this so often? to me the story of creation is almost a direct parralel of the whole big boom theory and evolution, so why are bot side so pig headed to be able to infaticaly say the other is completly wrong

to L'K'06, WHY NOT?

Answer 1

No, then there wouldn't be anything to argue about.

Answer 2

it's spelled "emphatically" or something like that

Well man, some people do see the book of genesis as a figurative story that describes the creation of the earth. Like "on the first day bla bla bla" maybe a day isn't actually a day, but could be a few million years or something.

It's the people (most Christians) who think it is a literal story who are always arguing about it.

The problem with attributing the creation of the earth and everything else to a higher power is that there is no explanation of what created the higher power. The real question isn't whether there is a higher power or not, but simply how can existence exist? How could there have been nothing at all? How could something have come from nothing, yet how could there have just "always been something?" Whenever you try to answer any of these questions by saying "well that's how god made it" then you have to wonder the same questions about the god - how can god exist? How could there have been no god at all? How could god have come from nothing, yet how could there have just "always been a god?" If you try to use God (or any kind of higher power) as an explanation to any of these very complicated and seemingly impossible to answer questions, the questions really are not answered at all!

Answer 3

Exactly. Thank you. I am Christian, and I automatically defend God whenever someone says that He does not exist. That's because I feel Him in my heart and know that He exists. However, I see all the time that people think that if one exists, the other cannot in any way, shape, or form. If the strict Creationists say that evolution does not exist, then how do they explain how we grow and change and develop so drastically over time. A single egg in a mother's womb grows and develops and matures until it's born as a little baby, and that baby grows into an adult, several times its original size...and with such different features. Even within a couple of months after birth, a baby's appearance is different from what it was as a newborn.
A mere seed grows into a flower which when the time is right, it will blossom.
A caterpillar transforms into a beautiful butterfly and goes from being stuck on the ground to flying freely in the air with its new wings.
So many changes occur in our everyday world. These changes don't disprove the existence of God. Rather, they prove it if you ask me.
I don't believe that humans evolved from apes or anything like that. Evolution doesn't exceed a species' realm. Things don't turn into other things. They just have certain traits that change to adapt to the world around them. People may have different names and labels for them, but it doesn't mean its genetic structure has changed or that it's a completely different species. A butterfly could just as easily be called a winged caterpillar.
As for the Big Bang Theory, that could very well be evidence of God. In the beginning, all God had to say was, "Let there be..." and it was. The bang, if there was one, could be the thunderous sound of God's powerful voice or the effect thereof. Everything appeared as it was because God said for it to. God knew what He was doing and created everything to do just what it does today.
If you look at it in all its logic, you can clearly see how both things can be one in the same. Thank you for pointing that out. I believe you're the first one who has actually had the guts to post a question that points that out. I said something earlier about how I believe in both God and evolution, but you actually went as far as to try to point that out to everyone. Kudos to you! I'm glad someone finally said something. Maybe now people will realize that just because they don't believe something or because they don't agree with someone, doesn't necessarily mean that they're wrong. Thank you!

Answer 4

The concept you describe is called "theistic evolution" and you would think it would please everyone, but it seems to please no one.

One problem is scientific: new species didn't appear one by one over time, they appeared in bunches, like the "Pre-Cambrian explosion" and similiar events.

You are right - the scientific story and the Biblical creation story do have certain similarities. But the people on each side simply aren't able to comprimise their beliefs. Don't worry, there's a big middle ground that has no real problem with it!

If you are interested in links between science and the Bible, the site below is the best around.

Answer 5

I COMPLETELY agree. I don't understand why evolution can't go hand in hand with the creationism argument. God, by the very definition of God, operates in the infinite. Evolution more or less argues that existence always was and that you cannot create something from nothing. What is infinite operates outside of time. For this reason, it is deducible (even if our finite brains cannot comprehend the argument) that God created all things and at the same time all things always existed.

Answer 6

The "big bang theory": God spoke and BOOM!! it happened.

Don't be so narrow minded to think our way is the only way, and that our small mind is so much more than God is.( In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth). Don't be so pig-headed to think science created every muscle, bone, blood vessel, micro-organism, skin, brain (as some people are less of), within their or your body! It is what it is, and you athiests (i'm assuming) keep going round and round like a puppy chashing it's tail, trying to figure it out with your pin-headed brain (as compared to God), tht there is no God. Fanatic? Actually I've lost my mind to Jesus--He has it!

Answer 7

Why can't evolutionist ever stop to think that there is a higher intelligence that could have done it just like that? It has to do more with evolutionists being unable to accept that there is Someone in control of these things. I'm a Christian and it drives me nuts when I'm not in control of something, so I can only imagine how badly a non-christian must feel when they're not in control of something.

Answer 8

You got me. I see no reason why God could not have used evolution as his method of creating man. I believe in both God and evolution. What I don't believe is the Bible, which was written by man, translated by man, then rewritten again and again and again can be taken literally. (and I am not picking on the bible. The same is true for any 'holy' book)

Answer 9

I think people should stop and consider that. It never says in the bible how long the days were during creation-and definately things change throughout the years through natural selection!

Answer 10

many do. it is the big bang scientists who flatly reject
the intelligent design theory. most creationists i know
believe the universe was created over time with day
meaning era, and most of the ones i know believe life
forms were created and changed gradually over a period
of time.

Answer 11

I agree somewhat. I personally feel that each of us are like our own little worlds. We each have our own reality's, (beliefs). We should be able to exist in our own personal atmosphere based on our choice of existance. Coexisting peacefully with one another not intering each other's atmosphere only if invited. Live in your world peacefully and I shall live in mine. If our worlds have a mutual respect for each other, then my world is doubled.