Does the need to prove faith by trying to disprove evolution show that faith is weak?

Question

The attempts to disprove evolution as the most convincing scientific theory appear to be either grasping at straws or blatant attempts to mislead. Does the vehemence in insisting the teaching of "intelligent design" in the classroom suggest a core questionning of faith in general? If you need to have faith proved by natural phenomena, doesn't that open you up to having faith disproved when natural phenomena don't support it?

Answer 1

I don't think it's a lack of faith. If anything, it's an overabundance of faith. People are so sure they're right that they'll ignore any and all evidence to the contrary. Then they try to explain the world, but because they know they're right, they'll only really consider explanations that fit with what their faith says. Thus 'intelligent design' is born. It's making science fit into faith, not faith into science. That way nothing can disprove your religion.

Answer 2

The fact that creationists think that disproving evolution is the same as proving Biblical creationism tells you what type of intellect you are working with.

In several discussions, I've conceeded that evolution is a religion and there's no grounds for it, and then asked how that proves Biblical creationism, only to be met with either silence or more arguments against evolution. These people are as dumb as bricks.

Answer 3

I am a Christian grounded in the Word, I have read about Atheism, Paganism, and evolution. This has not shook my faith in God, Jesus, or the Holy Spirit one bit. It says in the Bible to put on the armor of God. The theories of science can at times be amusing at best. One does not need to go about trying to prove or disprove anything. Science does enough of that for us, what science misses archaeologists doesn't.

Answer 4

Is your faith grounded in "Intelligent Design" or "Evolution".

Both theories have more holes in them than a tea strainer.
Both theories ignore things that show their implausibility.

The theory behind insisting on teaching "Intelligent Design", is that the student will apply critical thinking skills to both theories.

Answer 5

I don't feel the need to dis prove anything, I think you need to feel smart by trying to disprove Faith and you can't disprove it becasue you can't see it and or never believed in it. The only flaw I have against Evolution is simple, why did it stop. Apes and Gorillas should still be evolving, obviously they had to evolve to survive so why be the only species to evovle back to it's primitave from. Wierd thats just my two cents.

Answer 6

i like this question. i for my section have a huge challenge with faith. i imagine doubt is a much extra sensible and major distinctive feature and if god were shown to exist then no man or woman may might want to position self assurance in faith anymore. this theory of a "supernatural" being may be defined and understood and therefore now no longer be supernatural. i does no longer substitute some thing. I evaluate myself to be a tremendous man or woman and that i dont believe you want any style of religion to be moral. i'd probably develop into very drawn to explaining and expertise extra about this God personality, through the technique of the medical approach.

Answer 7

Yes, and the constant denial of evolution shows that faith is blind.

Intelligent Design is just a trojan horse to try to get Creationism into science class.

Answer 8

You're walking a two-way street. Evolution is full of holes, and just as many evolutionists resort to attacking creationism to validate their own ideas as vise versa. Most creationists and evolutionists are passengers on the same sinking cardboard ship, piloted by straw-men.

Answer 9

I dont feel the need to disprove evolution as I know it is a lie. People grab unto this theory because it absolves them from responsibility.

Answer 10

It proves that it is a power struggle. Christianity is the biggest non profit in the universe. Ask the Christian Coalition. They have many agendas that are impossible without masses of ignorant people following them. They should be threatened by education.