I believe in creationism and I think science is doing a great job. There are lots of things as far as timelines that I dont have answers to as far as connecting the two. Why can't we leave it at that? Obviously if knowing every detail of earth's history was vital to our salvation then it would have been spelled out. Why do so many Christians get caught up in this stuff. Look how stupid the Catholic church looked for insisting that the sun goes around the earth and putting people in jail for thinking otherwise. People who push Intelligent Design make so many assumptions that arent even spelled out in the bible that once again Christianity as a whole will end up looking dumb when science discovers something new.
2006-08-02 15:42:45 · 9 answers · asked by h nitrogen 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm a Christan but I do not believe in the church because of what you are saying as well as other reasons. I use science to help me understand religion, religion to help understand science. Can't be one sided and expect to learn anything. Einstein was very religious and he only dealt with absolutes. Even though he was one of the founding founders of quantum physics he didn't believe God dealt in chances so he didn't pursue it. Most people in quantum physics do believe in God because of the things they have learned from it.
2006-08-02 16:03:22 · answer #1 · answered by Sean 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are some Cerritos College profs who say that there is no contradiction (see first link).
Then there are people like me, who point out that anyone who claims that all the anatomical evidence, fossil evidence and DNA evidence which says that life evolved is a deliberate fraud by the Creator is, effectively, saying that their "God" is the Prince of Lies. In short, they're devil worshippers.
For more commentary (which includes more references), see the second link.
Note for jurgen (below): Muslims are strongly anti-science. There is not one top-rate research university anywhere in the Muslim world; their "enlightenment" was borrowed from the Greeks and Romans and Indians. Even "Arabic" numerals are an Indian (under the Moguls) invention.
2006-08-02 23:15:27 · answer #2 · answered by Engineer-Poet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God creates time, a system for aging. He creates the genome, a system for sustaining life. Then he creates a planet that is old, but has not passed through time, and a man that has genes but has not evolved.
This is the equivalent of god creating gravity and then using crazy glue to hold the earth together.
If man's history on earth (and indeed the history of the earth itself) is so short, then why did god create these systems that would only be useful to an ancient and godless world?
Intelligent design is the most reasonable of all the unreasonable religious concepts of the west.
2006-08-02 22:55:24 · answer #3 · answered by B SIDE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know of some who are against the term "intelligent design". They believe that it's a way to compromise with science and leave God's name out of the equation.
Personally, I think it's a good title. There are a lot of people who just don't accept God, and we can't force them to. God doesn't even try. He just offers.
2006-08-02 22:49:10 · answer #4 · answered by nancy jo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Christians got their chance to do the great job but had failed miserably .The Muslims came later and revived science with many places of learning and scholarships.
Science need not thank them for they are doing it for Allah,for humanity.
2006-08-03 07:17:23 · answer #5 · answered by jurgen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Me. I believe that the theory of evolution is correct.
2006-08-02 22:45:55 · answer #6 · answered by A Person 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well said.
2006-08-02 22:51:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can find some here: http://www.talk2action.org
2006-08-02 22:48:08 · answer #8 · answered by GreenEyedLilo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should go to school kid.
2006-08-02 22:46:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋