2006-07-19 11:48:38 · 12 answers · asked by Pseudo Obscure 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
No, because He could have done several things:
1. Make the Universe in such a way that we would evolve, then sit back and relax.
2. Actually take an active part in the evolutionary process.
3. Plant evidence in the world that would make humans believe that evolution existed.
However, none of the above things can be experimentally tested, so if you do believe in evolution, it is your choice as to whether or not you want to believe in God.
2006-07-19 11:52:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
No. But I've met lots of Intelligen-Design adherents as well as a few here and there staunchly atheist biologists who insist that god and evolutionary theory are mutually exclusive. (Although, more so the former, which I think probably reflects on the intelligence of the two sample populations...) I think it's ridiculous. F. Scott Fitzgerald said something about true intelligence being the ability to hold two opposing thoughts in one's head at the same time, without disproving either... or something like that, I don't know the exact quote. And I think that's the line people should take about faith and evolution. Believe and worship as you please, but pursue science as fact dictates, and never shall the twain meet in your head lest you go nuts through cognitive dissonance. Because although one can SUGGEST that the other doesn't exist, neither can prove without the existence of total faith in either a system of 100% religion or a system of 100% science.
Be F. Scott Fitzgerald, people!!!
And by the way, I usually hate seeing evolution questions in this forum and I've been tempted to spam the Religion&Spirituality forum back, but this question was much more thoughtful that the usual Bible-banging BS. Kudos.
2006-07-19 13:03:27 · answer #2 · answered by nemo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Evolution is a well-documented explanation of speciation (i.e. development of new species) and does not say, one way nor another, directly nor indirectly, anything with regard to the existence of a Creator. It is like the theory of gravity - a model that attempts to explain objective observations, but it does not explain why it is or how it came to be. For some people, religion answers the why or the cosmological part for them.
More food for thought is that the Vatican's official stance on evolution (from around 1996): their people did their research, and the Vatican officially concluded that evolution was more than just a hypothesis. and that it was not necessarily incompatible with religion.
But wrt evolution, it does conflict with the literal account of origin in Genesis. Liberal use of metaphors and interpretation allows coexistence of evolution/science and the Bible - as some people believe.
As for any attempt to prove non-existence... you might want to wiki "Flying Spaghetti Monster", for entertainment value (and more food for thought).
2006-07-19 14:13:51 · answer #3 · answered by wonder_why_I_wonder 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont really think so. I do not believe there is a god, but that doesnt mean it is true. I mean why do people even care? If you are religious why do you think evolution means there is no god..... what if god created evolution...what if there is a god and he is laughing at people for trying to say that science and religion dont mix, when he created it all and devised evolution himself. My belief in evolution and science has nothing to do with my disbelief in god, I just dont think that what is written in the bible is true because there is no proof, I believe science because there usually is proof and plenty of it, I dont discount the possibility that there is a god and I dont think that evolution absolutely disproves his existence. What makes me mad is that religion seems to think that god is all powerful and yet they dont believe he could have created evolution....seems pretty silly to me. I life by this.....I dont believe in god but he might exist since it cant be proven it also cant be disproven, so I am not going to try and say that there IS proof of his existence and I am not going to say there is NOT proof of his existence. When I die I will find out so there is no sense in arguing about it with anyone because god cannot be proven or disproven by any means that we possess
2006-07-19 14:01:41 · answer #4 · answered by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No necessarily. At least not with the God portrayed in the Bible who seems too much interested in human initiatives. Such a God not only can but seems to necessitate a constant questioning from free human beings to feel himself/herself at home. Evolution is just one out of many sets of questions human being have in store. Arts is another set, and so forth.
2006-07-19 12:09:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not in any way, shape, or form. Evolution is compatible with a lack of belief in gods, a belief in one god, or a belief in any number of gods.
Indeed, most people that accept evolution believe in a god.
2006-07-19 12:02:19 · answer #6 · answered by NonHomogenized 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Evolution doesn't explain how we got here.
Science has a theory for everything except how the matter came into existance in the first place.
Why wouldn't got create things so they could evolve?
2006-07-19 11:52:20 · answer #7 · answered by JoeIQ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course not. Reconciling science and religion is something I've never had a problem with.
2006-07-19 11:51:58 · answer #8 · answered by The Man In The Box 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course not. The one has nothing to do with the other.
2006-07-19 11:52:17 · answer #9 · answered by Kord, the Seeker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I do
2006-07-19 11:51:44 · answer #10 · answered by jonnygaijin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋