Why do people believe in evololution if there is no proof?

Question

They say creation hasnt been proven, so evolution must be true, but it hasnt been prooven ether.

There is evidence towards creation, though, answers in genesis.org

Answer 1

Ask the question: How can life come from non-living material - It can't - must be a creator!

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Answer 2

Actually, there is no concrete proof for either. There are evidence towards both.

If you believe in evolution; you were not there when apes became man. If you believe in creationism; you were not there when God made man.

Whether you believe in evolution or creationism, it does not make you a better person.

Anyways, this arguement will last for a long time.

Answer 3

Hun people don't "believe" in evolution, they cant because it isn't a belief, its a theory that people either accept or don't. Also most people that believe in creationism don't need proof, they have faith unlike evolution which is science you need proof or evidence. There is much evidence on the evolution of humans and proof that other species have evolved.

Answer 4

You need to ignore all these people who say there is proof. They actually are just repeating what someone else told them. When you get down to brass tacks, almost everything the evolutionist say is based upon someones opinion, not on scientific facts. the FACT that dinosaurs footprints have been found on top of mans footprints proves that they existed after man, or along with man. There are many other proofs as well to prove creation, and disprove evolution. I have offered to debate evolutionsist, and never got any takers. they choose to believe a lie, so they don't have to believe in God.

Answer 5

I think Charles Darwin and the Galapagos Islands would disagree with you. And why does it have to be one or the other - why can't it be both? We are surrounded by duality - being spiritual and carnal creatures, night and day, dark and light. Is it so hard to believe that we are from both evolution and creation?

Answer 6

The ONLY proof in evolution is man-made proof and beliefs from "smart-people's" beliefs they hold as fact. No TRUE hard facts proving it. Evolutionists cannot tell you how matter was able to start the process in the very beginning if there was only matter to start with.

Answer 7

When you say "there is no proof" what do you mean by that? Have you EVER attended a biology class?
Have you EVER read anything but creationist websites that lie outright about evolution?
Tell you what, read the link I provide and then come tell me there is no proof. If you do, it means you've either A-not read it or B-lying about it.
Either way, you'll be a typical christian liar...

Answer 8

There is tons of evidence supporting evolution, do some research instead of asking other people.

Answer 9

There are mountains of proof for evolution. They can be found at your local library. Check out books on biology.

Answer 10

I'm afraid the website you refer to (Answers in Genesis) is a strictly creationist website. Their raison d'erte is to push the idea of biblical creationism. This is not a site for objective, scientific investigation by any means. Don't let the slick look fool you.

Also the "creation hasn't been proven so evolution is true" or the converse argument "evolution hasn't been proven so creationism is true" is a logical fallacy. This particular one is called a false dichotomy.

Evolutionary theory is often said not to be "proven". This can be confusing since many people have varying ideas of what the term "proven" means and very little understanding of how science works. Evolution is "proven" in the sense that there is no question in the scientific community that the process known as evolution occurs. However, as with all scientific theories there will always be questions within it that are being explored and researched - questions that are not yet answered. This does not mean that the theory is invalid.

The use of the word "theory" also has many misconceptions in that it is utilized in different ways. From an article I wrote at my site:

"Unfortunately, here we have another confusing of definitions in the word "theory". Most often people will hear the term "theory" used in the colloquial sense such as – "My theory is that he isn't going to lie about his grades.". This is simple conjecture, a speculation and conforms with one definition of the term "theory". However, as we saw with "evolution", there is a science specific definition of "theory" and it is by no means a speculation. Let's examine the colloquial definition for the word "theory":

"An assumption, conjecture."1

This is the definition as it would apply to the example I gave earlier. Now let's take a look at the science-specific definition of the word "theory":

"A set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena, esp; one that has been repeatedly test or is widely accepted."1

The latter definition is very different from the former. By now you should see how equivocation can sneak back in when using this term. In his essay, "Five Major Misconceptions About Evolution", Mark Isaak touches upon this problem as well:

"Calling the theory of evolution "only a theory" is, strictly speaking, true, but the idea it tries to convey is completely wrong. The argument rests on a confusion between what "theory" means in informal usage and in a scientific context. A theory, in the scientific sense, is a "coherent group of general propositions used as priniciples of explanation for a class of phenomena" [Random House American College Dictionary]. The term does not imply tentativeness or lack of certainty. Generally speaking, scientific theories differ from scientific laws only in that laws can be expressed more tersely. Being a theory implies self-consistency, agreement with observations, and usefulness. (Creationism fails to be a theory mainly because of the last point; it makes few or no specific claims about what we would expect to find, so it can’t be used for anything. When it does make falsifiable predictions, they prove to be false.)"4

Another good essay which discusses evolution as fact and theory is Laurence Moran’s "Evolution is a Fact and a Theory"5"

Source - http://www.atheistcoalition.com/termsanddefinitions.htm

Evolutionary theory has been one of the most thoroughly critiqued theories in the history of science. The scope of the theory is far reaching within biology and has ample support - fossil records, genetic analyses, taxonomic studies, ecological observations, paleoanthropolical investigations, laboratory controlled experiements and many more areas have contributed to the knowledge that we call evolutionary theory.

Some websites to aid in an understanding of the evolutionary theory apart from the distorted view you can often find on creationist websites:

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evosite/evo101/index.shtml

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/

http://www.actionbioscience.org/evolution/index.html

Answering of many of the creationist challenges and addressing of arguments can be found at this site:

http://www.talkorigins.org/

Also, here's the full text to Darwin's Origin of Species:

http://www.literature.org/authors/darwin-charles/the-origin-of-species/

Some scientific journals to explore the latest research:

http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcevolbiol/

http://www.nature.com/nature/index.html

http://www.sciencemag.org/

http://lifesciences.asu.edu/evolution/

Also some decent textbooks on evolution or basic biology can help you get a better grasp on the theory:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0878931872/sr=1-3/qid=1154378029/ref=pd_bbs_3/104-7551867-9445534?ie=UTF8&s=books

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0131005065/sr=1-1/qid=1154378124/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-7551867-9445534?ie=UTF8&s=books

Do some research and read the scientific literature for yourself. Read the journals, read the texts instead of taking the word of someone from a website with an obvious and overt agenda.

And to DAVEC:

You're talking about the Paluxy tracks in Glen Rose, Texas. Sorry buddy but those tracks are not human. They have been examined and shown to be made by dinosaurs and not humans. Even the Answers in Genesis website the Asker talked about suggests not using them as proof of creation:

"Some prominent creationist promoters of these tracks have long since withdrawn their support. Some of the allegedly human tracks may be artifacts of erosion of dinosaur tracks obscuring the claw marks."

Source - http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/faq/dont_use.asp

Again, I'd recommend reading the scientific literature instead of creationist websites.

Answer 11

Suuuuure, some big guy in the sky made the world. Evolution is more believable.