people who doubt the Bible and accept evolution?

Question

How come you doubt the fact that GOd created the world
and rather choose to belive that Evolution or the Big Bang Theory happened?
Is it because the Bible is just a joke to you and who would believe something that men wrote on a book.
well how come you choose to believe evolution where men wrote wat they think happened in a book.
And men who weren't there in the beginning of time but just experimented on wat they thought might happen.
My question: WHy do you doubt the Bible, O ye of little faith?
Don't you feel or sense any danger in that?
Please dont answer in I don't belive in the bible becoz its make belive or a fable i have heard that plenty of times thats why i asked this question to begin with
thanx

Answer 1

When you lose your keys, do you make any attempt to rationalize the situation ... maybe you left them somewhere ... perhaps you dropped them. Or do you instead immediately jump to the conclusion a mischievious leprechaun took them from you?

This is the leap required by Christianity ... to presume, based solely on a lack of proof to the contrary, a divine element is at work.

I doubt the "truths" of the Bible for the same reason I doubt the theory of "spontaneous generation" believed until around the 17th century ... they are both the products of primitive people seeking to understand the world around them.

As for your other questions :

(1) I am reasonably confident in the general concept of evolution ... we have some, but not complete, evidence to show this to be the mechanism for the origin of our species. Time will tell whether the initial observations/theories are correct or if they must be revised in order to properly reflect the observed data. Science isn't about deciding what's right and then making the data fit your model ... it's about defining a model best reflected by the data.

(2) I'm not a proponent of the Big Bang Theory, as I do not believe the evidence to be strong enough yet. Further developments may sway my opinion. I also do not put stock in the concept of black holes.

(3) No, I do not feel any "sense of danger" in my lack of belief in the Christian diety. In fact, I'm quite confident and comfortable.

(4) The Bible IS a collection of stories ... some derived from other cultures / civilizations (yes, there is strong evidence of this) existant prior to or during the time of the early Jewish people ... along with the bloody historical record of the Jewish people and their laws.

Answer 2

Because there's no evidence that "God did it." Creationism isn't a science and it can't be proven. Evolution can be tested and proven in a modern setting, and applied to events over time. The Bible is inaccurate, it says that pi is three and the earth is flat and on a foundation. If the Bible is wrong about these things, why should I believe it shows the truth about the origin of life? Evolution has been proven accurate, and while the theory of Evolution is "just a theory" the same can be said about gravity. There is nothing in the Bible that makes me believe it has any accuracy. Every "prophecy" it's made could be made by anyone, it's suggestions are extremely broad and could be applied to any world event. I don't seen any danger in doubting the Bible, and if you did any research on Pascal's Wager, you wouldn't see any danger either. As for faith, Mark Twain says it best, "Faith is believing in something you know ain't true."

Answer 3

When I was 12 years old, I read the bible from cover to cover, all summer long.

It made no sense.

There were a few parts that were interesting, but most of it was violent, primitive, and the rest was like children's tales such as Aesop or 1001 Nights.

I meant no harm; I just wanted to read it since people made such a big deal out of it.

After I read the bible, I learned that it was put together by many people, each with their own purposes, that may or may not have had anything to do with God. Remember, neither you or I were there when they did this, so we can't simply accept that it is something special because others say it is.

It has to stand on its own merit, by itself. And after I'd read it through, cover to cover, I decided that it hadn't passed the test.

There are other books I prefer for advice, inspiration, and comfort.

Try reading the bible. Really reading it, the way I did, and let me know what YOU think.

Answer 4

I don't believe in god so i can't believe in the bible, and even if i did believe in god, the bible would still be useless to me. It was written by man and not god, sure god told them what to say but it still leaves room for human error (same thing goes for the translation of the bible). If god was serious about the bible he would have written every single word in it. I believe in evolution partly because i was raised on science, my parents are christian but they don't believe science is crap (they are very smart ppl) and also through my own studies of evolution, when u compare the logic and proof of the bible and evolution, the bible will always fall short. I mean if u really study it, not just listen to the part about us coming from monkeys, study it from the very start, from the first atom. I watch a lot of discovery channel and i am totally convinced the bible is not how it happened, evolution is the truth.

Answer 5

I have no fear in my beliefs. I don't really even believe in fear. There is no point.

I believe in the concept of evolution because there is evidence to support it (which is what makes it a theory and not just a hypothesis). I believe it because it makes sense to me. I also believe it because I can see how it may have all happened right here in real life.

I don't believe in the Bible because there have been too many men's fingers in the pie. I don't believe in the Bible because everything I was taught to believe about God turned out to be false. I don't believe in the Bible because a large portion of it seems vile, disgusting, and intolerant to me, which I feel should not be a part of any religion. I don't believe in the Bible because it doesn't make any sense to me - a loving God with so much violence and suffering in the world?

In addition, I believe in evolution over creation because it makes sense to me. I see the puzzle pieces fit together. I see how and why. Creation - I can't see any of that. That's just me and I'm just trying to intelligently answer your question.

Hope it at least helps you understand a non-Christian viewpoint.

Answer 6

The Bible is not a joke to me. Adam and Eve are a parable. I am a Christian and I believe in the Big Bang Theory and Evolution. I still believe God created the world!

Answer 7

Well there is much more evidence for evolution and the big bang then for the bible. I find it dangerous to believe a book that was supposed to be inspired by god and yet doesnt condem rapists or murderers. I find it dangerous to practice cannabilism, and yet isnt that the symbolism of communion?
I find it dangerous to believe something without proof.
There is no proof for god and so much against him.
How about this, if god exists let him deposit 30 billion dollars in a bank account to my name, i will give ALL the money to charity, i just want proof he exists

Answer 8

as in both as you describe. they are written by man. man, no matter from biblical times to today will write as he thinks will make something sound better. many things science has proved has happened in the bible. the bible was written by dreams of men. the actual writtings the church has kept hidden until the scrolls appeared and the recent writtings of peter. to much of what really went on was either graphic or to brash so the church actually put it the way they wanted it. there is a book out know of all the bible that is missing. as far as evolution, i think thats a crock along with alot of other ideas and i'm a researcher.

Answer 9

It's not a choice.
A comprehensive scan of the human genome finds that hundreds of our genes have undergone positive natural selection during the past 10,000 years of human evolution.
Genes are the instructions organisms use to make proteins. They are encoded in genetic material, usually DNA, and some come in different versions, called “alleles." Positive natural selection occurs when one allele is favored over another due to changes in the environment.
Researchers from the University of Chicago analyzed the genomes of 209 unrelated individuals from three distinct human populations: East Asians, Europeans and Yorubans from Nigeria. Each population contained roughly 250 positively selected genes; however, most of the affected genes differed depending on the group.
“This study addresses the question 'Are humans still evolving?', and the answer is 'Absolutely,'" study team member Benjamin Voight told LiveScience.
Tammi Dee

Answer 10

why do you believe in the Bible, what makes you feel it is the answer to everything, is there any factual data to prove it is true? The same people who tout the Bible as doctrine killed and tortured multitudes around the world (ie the Crusades, the Inquisition). They also claimed for centuries the world was flat. Question what you feel certain of and accept alternate explanations for unanswerable inquiries.