Evolution?

Question

Why do people still believe in evolution, when Darwin himself did not believe the theory to be true? And there is no evidence for it anyways.......
I'm sure there are alot of reasons why people believe it, but I was just wondering

* I'll look more into the Darwin recanting in his death bed thing..
* Alot of people are siimply saying " there is soo much evidence look in a science book.. well I will look in one pretty soon, and study it, but can someone give me a couple things now, I want to know what the evidence is....

* and I do study evolution and stuff, but so far from what I learned from school and everything, theres no grounded evidence for it, at least we havent coverd anything... and in fact, I didn't get my information from my pastor, and I do like to get both stories, so it isn't like I only know one side of the issue, believe me I've heard both...

Micro-evolution, sure I can swallow that, im sure we've changed thorught the years,but its still the same species... Like the finch, is still a finch, even if the beak changed a little.. ooh and I have a question, does anyone know more about how gravity and the sun traveling is evidence of evolution? Is it supposed to be evidence or the big bang theory or something?

Jen- If u look on the creationism side of things... God created everything, so obvoiusly God created dinosaurs because of the evidence of fossils.. Im not gonna get too deep into this, but anyways dinosaurs are mentioned in the bible, except, the word dinosaur didnt exist back then, the word they used was dragon. and that is mentioned in the bible...

Well I was talking about how darwin questioned the theory alot himself.. like he had once said-"To suppose that the eye could have been formed by natural selection, seems I freely confess, absurd in the highest degree."
so he was saying, its absured to believe that happend by chance... and a statistician said-"I could prove God statistically; take the human body alone; the chance that all the functions of the individual would just happen, is a statistical monstrosity."... following what darwin was saying... I dont know it makes sence to me, thats another reason I find it really hard to believe in evolution...

Answer 1

Wow! You are so ignorant!!!

There's no proof for god. There's an overwhelming amount of proof for Darwin's theory, which he DID believe. There's fossils, carbon dating, geographical clues, and all kinds of proof! And we witness such things in our own day too. When a child is born with 6 fingers instead of five, or 3 arms instead of 2, this is called a mutation. most of the ones we see are not beneficial, but when they are, it makes that creature more fit to survive, and when it mates and passes the gene on, more and more have that particular feature until they all do because the weaker ones without it all died off. Chance mutations and survival of the fittest. Easy to believe, and we have a lot of proof.

Why do people still believe in the bible literally, I wonder. It says earth is only what, 6, 000 years? or was it 2, 000? Some freakishly low number anyway, and with carbon dating science has PROVED that it is most definitely around 4 billion years old. Explain that one, and learn to check your facts! There is a lot of proof for evolution, and none for your god.

Answer 2

If you read Origins of the Species you will see that Darwin did believe his theory was true but also thought it needed further work. Further work has been done on the theory and it is now backed up by mountains of evidence. A good site to start if you would like to learn what evolution is about and why scientists and others consider it valid http://evolution.berkeley.edu/ is a great source that is free from religious or non-religious bias. If you don't mind a little bias (ie arguments against creationism) http://www.talkorigins.org is also another great source.

Considering some of the answers I saw to your question, I think it is important to point out that a person can have a belief in God (even be a Christian) and still accept evolution as valid.

"I have a question, does anyone know more about how gravity and the sun traveling is evidence of evolution? Is it supposed to be evidence or the big bang theory or something?"

It's not part of the evidence of evolution. The sun is stationary in our solar system and the other planets travel around the sun but in respect to the universe the sun is traveling with the rest of the solar system. I'm not exactly sure what you are referring to here, but the expansion of the solar system is part of the BB theory. Here is a short intro to the BB http://www.superstringtheory.com/cosmo/cosmo3.html the rest of the site is very interesting too if you want more info on cosmology and string/m theory.

Answer 3

okay...first of all, evolution is not a religion, but a theory. There is proof out there that supports evolution, but it is a matter of people believing it is true. Bible thumpers turn it down because they only believe that god made the earth in 7 days. Scientifically, it is impossible. Technically, you cannot prove that the earth was created in 7 days, so that would be a theory too (which is considered Creationism) Why would Darwin reject his own theory? Even then, where did the dinosaurs come from? We have their bones, but they arent in the bible. Where did all the billions of years of fossils come from? The earth according to the bible is around 6,000 years old. Funny, that we would have billions of years in fossils but dont come from anywhere. Evolution is a true living proof of the earth and besides, the bible isnt true word, but a guide for life that should help a person live their life, not worship it and believe its every word. The thing isnt even in the original text it started out with.

Answer 4

First of all, the belief that Darwin didn't believe in his work is unfounded. The only person to claim that was his sister, a devout christian, and there has never...I repeat NEVER any evidence of this claim. It's been blown out of proportion by people who fear the truth of his work.

Secondly, people believe in evolution because there is evidence to support the theory. Hundreds of fossils prove it occurs. There was evidence of it just a few months ago...finches on the galapagos island evolved their beaks in such a way that it makes them more able to compete for food. Its called microevolution...a term brought about by the church, in an attempt to invalidate the theory of evolution. Microevolution is a small change in a species, specific to the region it lives in...it explains why people who live in equatorial or desert regions have darker skin than those who live in forested areas. It also won't turn up in the fossil record, because they're very small genetic changes. Macroevolution is the culmination of these changes.

Gravity and the sun traveling around the sun are both examples of theory also...do you discount them? You need to understand the way science works. When evidence is found, and theories are put forth, they are tested rigorously by many, many people. When things are proven wrong, more work is done until the true answer is found...and then you move forward. With faith, if even one detail of the god belief is invalidated, the whole thing crumbles. The only way to stop this, is to go back to the stories (of which no evidence exists to support in the first place) and change the meaning of the words, so that the view of the faith fits the reality of the world.

Answer 5

You know to answer your question about creation, and evolution, and Darwin's theory has been debated for many years. I am scared to doubt the "creation" theory. You know we have to look, and have a mind set that the creation is real. We know that the scientists do not believe in the creation because of the billions, and billions of years before man even appeared. The big bang theory about our earth is horse ****. The only thing that bothers me is the fact why did it take so lone for man to either be created,or evolved. Are people like Plato, Socates, that never knew a God. Are they in Hell. Our universe is "infinate"; and the way the scientist tell it we are small compared to what is out there. This is not the only Universe according to them.
Me, I cannot believe that in all the theories that we are not here alone. Take "death: for instance. I have a jewish friend that say when we die that we " have come and went, period".

Answer 6

So you think it is more conceivable that noah, put some 6 billion species of life on a boat and distributed them throughout the world where they are now located? Sure, science can't prove everything exactly right to the date of millions of years ago, but the whole noah story is so convincing. I'm converted!!!!!

Answer 7

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noticed you are 15. You will not get into evolution in science untill you are in collage. Most schools avoid the topic because religious families cause problems when they do.

I have been debating the subject for some time now. If you run accross something feel free to bounce it off of me. I will provide links to my evidence so that you can form your own opinion.

“Macro-Evolution”
The separation of evolution into micro and macro first came from Iurii Filipchenko in 1927. This is an artificial distinction that stands no reason. You would not separate a small amount of water in a cup and a large amount of water in a cup, then say that there is no evidence that applying several small cups of water would become a large cup of water.
That is why in 1937 Theodosius Dobzhansky stated that the two should be considered the same. A similar term used today is speciation. How could we separate micro and macro evolution? They both happen for the same reasons and in the same manor. There is no magic line that separates the two. Macroevolution is simply a lot of microevolution happening until the species has changed. Speciation has been documented as happening in nature and laboratories.

You asked for where to start, here you go...
FOSSILS
(http://www.mnh.si.edu/anthro/humanorigins/ha/erg.html
(http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/06/science/06fossil.html?ex=1301976000&en=76a1b46221b5cc6a&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all )

SPECIATION (macro-evolution)
( http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-speciation.html#part5 )

OTHER Helpful Information
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/modern-synthesis.html
http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2006/03.02/11-evolution.html
http://www.discover.com/issues/feb-05/cover/
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/310/5756/1869
http://www.florigene.com.au/news/news.php AKA: The impossible


Let me know if there is anything you would like to bounce off of me.

Answer 8

Hello, they have this new channel on the T.V. it's called the Science Channel, you might want to check it out. Australopithecus afarensis, etc, Did no one on this site study Geology and/or Anthropologhy? Come on, ya'll are just pulling my chain, no evolution? It is really getting thick now. Somebody needs to do a Web search for the "Scopes Monkey Trail", circa 1925.

Answer 9

Why do people believe in creatinism when its followers blindly adhere to it and try to convince others that it is true? The truth is that I nor any one else trully know how this world was created. Although I believe and love G-d beyond words, I understand the truth of evolution and see it as a tool that G0d created to create this world. Only He would be able to make evolution, it is something that we humans cannot understand.
Besides, according to Genesis...Adam and Eve (A&E) felt ashamed to be naked...then how come some indigenous tribes go completely naked to this day, should the shame of nakedness apply to them or not? Ignorance is not an excuse, since we should ALL should feel the same shame if we descend from A&E.

Answer 10

Have you been living under a rock? Darwin believed it, that was a rumor started by Lady Hope to denounce his theory. There's also plenty of evidence for evolution. The Bible isn't the only book in the world, open a science book some time.

Answer 11

It's true that they're still finding holes in Darwin's theories. Yahoo news just had a clip about Darwin finches who evolved new beaks in 20 years and clams that adapted a thicker shell in a few generation. Lemur research has shown that a dominant male comes in and changes the bloodline in one generation. So the theory is far from complete, just like most of the half-baked, artificially maintained BS that they feed us in school. The question to me (not that I care enough to waste 5 points :) is, "Why do people still believe some white haired dude in sheets sat down with a handful of mud and created humans?"