Is there any religious dogma in evolution?

Question

After asking the question that: "Should both evolution and some kind of Supreme being* creating everything, both be taught in public school?"

*Not the teaching of any particular faith or religion.


I was given the following reply:

"when you start talking about a Supreme Being creating all life, youve brought
religious dogma into the arguement.

There is no religious dogma in evolution. Creation should be taught in religious studies courses, not in SCIENCE classes, because it has no basis in science."


So my question again is as follows: Is there any religious dogma in evolution?

Answer 1

Here, the last guy didn't really answer your question.
The answer is......NO. Evolutionary theory, in its purest, best understood uses, does not address religious dogma whatsoever. It's simply a scientific address for how genetic information gets passed down (in populations) through the millenia. FEW people that discuss evolution, even the proponents, in this venue understand it. But the answer to your question is NO. Religious dogma is not addressed in evolution

Answer 2

No, there is no religious dogma in evolution, because it makes no religious claims. Further, science is not dogmatic. Every claim in science is subject the the weight of evidence, and at some time in the future, when new evidence becomes available, any claim accepted today may come to be rejected by science.

This is the opposite of dogma. Dogma is something that is accepted as true absolutely, and there is no imaginable evidence that would lead to rejecting it. Belief that there is a god is an example of dogma - if someone believes there is a god, then there is nothing that will prove to him that this is false.

It's true that some who accept evolution may sometimes get emotional when talking about evolution to a religious person who rejects evolution, and they may both act like religious fanatics. But that's the person's problem, not a problem with the theory of evolution.

Answer 3

Isn't religion simply a theory which we have chosen to believe (for the time being) because we have no other explanation for certain things (like "so why did the big bang happen, and what was before that?")
As long as Science cannot explain everything, philosophical or religious (for me is the same) theories should be allowed, until some Scientist can prove better.

Answer 4

The simplest way to put it is:

Religion requires IMMOVABLE faith. There is no persuasion that can assuage religious belief.

Evolution requires proof (circumstantial or concrete). Where proof does not exist, ASSUMPTIONS are made in order to move forward. These assumptions are not set in stone (pun intended). When evidence arises to negate these assumptions, they are discarded for new assumptions or the new facts. Religion does not allow for this. Science is malleable whereas religion is not.

If that was not simple enough to understand, then you do not have the capacity to campaign for or against either view. You should leave it to those who can absorb arguments with open minds and a sufficient IQ.