Do you Believe in Creation or Evolution? Why?

Answer 1

Both they go hand in hand

Answer 2

Both. Evolution is the process whereby Creation is realized. Unfortunately fanatical, literal interpretation of the book of Genesis has created the incorrect belief that because we've come to understand the process of creation better it somehow eliminates the truth of the Creator.

This is surprising because science has recently learned there may be more truth to the Genesis story than previously thought.

The literal creation week is the big stumbling block. What's silly is that a day to us is determined by the revolution of our planet as we move around the sun, but in Genesis the sun, moon and stars were not created until the third "day", so any literal interpretation of a seven "day" creation week as being the amount of "time" it took to create the universe is defective.

However, Genesis also says the first thing God did was "let there be light." Historically science could not reconcile with this, how can you have light three "days" before the sun and stars are created? Yet recent laboratory findings have shown the fundamental constituent of matter is in fact the photon of light, which agrees with the Genesis sequence of creation.

The logical conclusion is that both evolution and creation are correct, one is the process whereby the other is realized.

Answer 3

The creation story is good to be told to little kids but it becomes unbelevieable when told to adults. Every ethnic group has a creation story but what we hear most is christianity because that is the religion mostly practiced. The evolution story is similar to the creation story because it tells the story of how the earth evolved from nothing. The evolution story now becomes more believable because there are scitntific evidence that has shown how man, animals, and plants have evolved.

Answer 4

Evolution, because it sounds like a possibility than Creation

Answer 5

I believe in Creation because it's the only thing that make sense. Evolution is off in outer space. Evolution is totally wrong. I wouldn't explain it all, but I just answered that question about Creation vs. evolution. I am too lazy to write it all over again.

Evolution against true science would lose in a second, but Creation against true science wouldn't get anywhere. True science can't prove or disprove creation. so I definitely believe in creation.

Answer 6

I believe in creation.

For a long time I kind of illogically believed in both, a sort of creation through evolution hybrid.

I have always believed in Jesus, and that He died to save me, and I believe the New Testament to be the true word of God. However, without literal Genesis, there was no reason for Jesus to die, thus there is no salvation and my faith is in vain. If the old testament is not taken to be the straight truth, then how do we know which parts of the Bible are right? Therefore, because I believe in God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit, I believe the Bible, and the Bible tells me our world was created.

Science can not prove evolution or creation, both must be believed. Please don't assume that I know nothing of evolution, because I do understand the concept. (I'm nearing the completion of my botany degree, and have taken genetics, human origions, etc.) I am not arguing about genetics, heredity, mutations or any of the observable natural selection which we see. I just believe that God created the world thousands of years ago, not billions and it was after creation that genes changed. (Evolution can not be reproduced, thus it is not verifiable, just like creation.)

I have many more arguments for creation supported by science as I've been thinking about this topic pretty obsessively. (My friends shudder when I even mention creation or evolution nowdays. Hehehe... Can't help it, love discussing it...) But, as I said, I did believe in evolution and was quite supprised to learn several years ago that it isn't quite as solid as scientists make it out to be. Every support for evolution can be interpreted differently. But I don't have time to get into that now. Lunch is just about over. :(

Answer 7

I believe in Biblical Creation ,
If evolution is true and continues to be true , the prosses of making a car or watch you name it , is much more easyer than creating man or any other aminal so way don't I see a watch come up out of the ground or a hammer evolve out or some rocky place . If every thing happened by chance then the easyer things that can be made by the substances on and in this earth given the millions of years already should be comming up by the barrels but I have seen none. God Created all and we should praise His name

Answer 8

Evolution:
1) It has observable facts that support it, and is based on the same science that makes this computer run.
2) It makes sense.
3) 95% of people that I've come across that disbelieve it can't actually explain the theory. Most do not have accredited degrees in a science-related field, nor do they have reasons for disbelieving other than "it offends me or my religious beliefs" or "I can't understand how it works, therefore it's not true."
4) There has never once been a time when a well-established scientific theory was superceded by a religious explanation of the same phenomena. Ever.

EDIT: And to answer the smattering of questions from the previous post:
"1. Something from nothing?"
Answer: http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/CE/CE441.html
"2. Physical laws an accident?"
Answer: http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/CE/CE440.html
"3. Order from disorder?"
Answer: http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/CF/CF001.html
"4. Information from Randomness?"
Answer: http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/CB/CB102.html

I could continue claim by claim... but this is a waste of my time. All the rest can be found, in an index, here:
http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/list.html

I reiterate my point about 95% of people who disbelieve simply don't understand what they're talking about.

Answer 9

I believe in the creation of evolution.

Answer 10

Definitely Creation. It only makes sense. I heard this from Dr. J Vernon McGee in his Thru The Bible:
The idea that the universe was created from a big bang is about as likely as the Websters Unabridged Dictionary being created from an explosion in a print shop.
So, if you can produce the dictionary in a print shop explosion, sure you've changed my mind, if not, then I will continue to believe we were all created.
Plus even scientists are finding things that is making the "Big Bang" theory fall apart. I wish I could remember what they are right now, but I can't. I just know that the evidence is not proving the "Big Bang" theory. So, I am not likely to be changing my mind on that one any time soon.

Answer 11

Creation and evolution are not competing and equal belief systems. Evolution is a demonstrated fact.