How in this day and age can there still be the ignorance of "CREATION"?

Question

I still cannot figure out how anyone can ignore the facts of evoloution, and fool themselves into believing that an all mighty creator cooked the universe up in a week. A person would have to be completely desperate to totaly ignore the scientific evidence that is all around us in every way.

Answer 1

The theory of evolution is established science. This means that workers in the field routinely use it to make predictions that they consider useful (because they are correct). This alone would be quite enough to justify acceptance of it, even if there were no evidence in favor of it whatever. But of course, there is, and it is overwhelming: fossils, genetics, and other fields as well.

Evolution requires only two things to work:
- Variation, which is observed all the time. Nearly every commercially important plant or animal represents a cumulation of variations from the original wild type, in some cases to the extent that the variant and wild type are not sexually cross-fertile: in other words, it's a new species.
- Selection, either by nature or mankind, which is obvious.

Critics of evolution often argue that it's just a theory, and unproveable. They do not understand that EVERY scientific theory is unproveable. And, in any event, that's irrelevant: a theory may be useful even if it is wrong. Newtonian mechanics is a fine example: it's wrong -- doesn't work worth beans at very high speeds -- but most of the time we're dealing with low speeds and then it gives perfectly acceptable results.

Alternative theories involving divine intervention all have a fatal flaw: they are in principle irrefutable. No one could, by evidence, ever prove a claim that divine intervention did NOT occur. But it is provable that the predictive power of any theory derives exclusively from its refutability, so no such alternative theory can predict anything: they are all totally useless, even though they could be correct!

Proponents of alternative theories typically rely on the bible for much of their argument. Since the bible contains dozens of internal contradictions, as well as hundreds of errors of fact, to rely on it for anything other than as a source of amusement is silly.

Answer 2

You mention facts......so where are they? Why did you not publish them along with your open-ended question?

This is the same circular logic that I see all the time from folks whom choose to believe evolution as the origin of humankind.

Your question is superfluous. Making an observation with backing it up yourself leads only in a circle. Had you left an opinion at least that would be worthy of making a rebuttal, but you didn't do that either.

You are poor at bringing up controversial topics. You obviously don't undersand that in order to make a claim such as the one you did, requires some facts. The lack of which you use as a small bullet in your 'argument', but the fact that you, yourself didn't use any makes you just a hypocrit.

The Lord created us all. All the proof in the world would not satisfy most folks whom believe in evolution. A theory that was bastardized from its origins and its originator -- Darwin.

Proof won't do you, or anyone else any good. I can prove to you that 1 = 2 but what will that do? Nothing really, but the foundations of that proof is as solid as are those of evolution.

Be well my friend....and go crack open a bible and educate yourself, so you know what you're talking about. You look foolish.

Answer 3

The answer to your question boils down to one simple dichotomy: simplicity vs. complexity. The story of creation (more specifically, the 'fundamentalist' interpretation of creation), is a very simplistic, 'cut and dry' explanation of how our world came about. In contrast, adaptive evolution is a rather complicated concept, with many facets and like all scientific theories, uncertainties. Unfortunately, not everyone has been afforded the level of scientific education needed to fully understand a concept like adaptive evolution (as you have no doubt gathered from some of the other answers). And more importantly, some lack the personal strength needed to live in a world where few things are cut and dry. So, these people must rely instead on the comfortably simple explanation that is 'fundamental' creation. It is possible that they are misguided, but we cannot be so quick as to judge them 'ignorant.' It is neither our place nor to our benefit to make such judgments. In fact, I think sometimes that it might not even matter so much whether we know exactly how the world came about so much as we know where it is going. That is to say, above all, we must not let our differences in opinion over God's methods interfere with our ability to live by His example.

Answer 4

Evolution is based on Circular Reasoning. Meaning, the basis, (such as the time it takes for a single-celled organism to evolve into a complex organism) is assumed. Then evidence which confirms this assumption is found. However, having loads and loads of evidence is worthless if the basis cannot be proven. As of yet, the basis of Evolution cannot be proven. Thus, it is STILL the 'THEORY of Evolution'.

In other words, Evolution is an assumption with loads and loads of facts only true IF the assumption is.

Answer 5

People see and hear what they want too. It is true in Science, Religion, and Politics. If you want to believe something so badly, it is not hard to ignore the facts or read the facts in a way that suits you.

This is in a way... how brainwashing works. Unfortunatly, it goes both ways and it is easy for the chirstians to say the same of Science, they cans ay that we ignore other evidence in favor of their beliefs.

Just like two scientist arguing over different results in the same expirement.

Answer 6

Please refer to the appropriately named IDIOTWIND for a shining example of the ignorance that most people have toward science. For some reason people think that the theory of evolution is that we evolved from monkeys. So if people think that is what evolution is it's easy to ignore. Additionally these people tend to not base their opinions on facts.

But whatever, just try to ignore them, everyday I read this crap on here and I just feel sorry for them. Let them live in their dream world. Great question, I ask myself this all the time.

BTW people who don't believe there are is evidence for evolution, there is mountains of scientific evidence which you don't even need because it's happening before our very eyes.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060714/ap_on_sc/darwin_evolution;_ylt=Aic3zUcfOY2HOmaLb.YADp.s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MzV0MTdmBHNlYwM3NTM-

Answer 7

ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!! we have a science major,no one knows the facts but I personally did not come from a monkey,or they would not exsist still,also evolution is a word for science to make it convenient that we all just are born ,live than die,sorry I do not agree a supreme being does exsist in my opinion,and yes a soul evolution is what I believe what makes us have better understanding till we all are in this world humbled,10 rules are easy these commandments, but be asured we all can't allways see what we believe do you believe anything that you cannot see like love?well I feel it so as i feel a creator is and allways will b,but you have a right to what you beleive I can respect that it takes time to feel this and I hope you will see that when it happens to you,I once felt as you do..............V

Answer 8

some people find comfort in believing that there is an all powerful life force i am quite religious and ask you can you prove that there is not a creator and that evolution is a series of f**k ups that ancient people did not know about and how else can you explain souls if there is no higher being
:)good question though

Answer 9

That is an unanswerable question. Evolution doesn't dispell a god, but provides a blueprint for how some god may have worked. Unfortunately people lack the imagination to let science weave into their system of beliefs. Dogmatic beliefs are the hardest for them to shake.

Answer 10

I agree. But you must consider this....when alot of scientist nowadays are "gag ordered" not to release scientific findings by corrupt government officials it is easy to provide people the "opium of the masses" (i forget which philosopher created that phrase) of religion and closed mindedness.