We, as humans, can only make things that get worse as time goes by. Things decay, breakdown, etc. Then what about us, humanity. God made us and all living things. Wouldn't it make sense for an all-powerful being to be able to make something, that is, a species, that can improve with time. Saying that evolution is in conflict with the existence of God makes God something less than all-powerful.
2006-08-18 09:52:30 · 11 answers · asked by es_harper2007 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I agree with you, however I arrived at my conclusion by different reasoning.
Evolution is a causal theory.
It has a start point, a current point and everything in between.
Now casual arguments need a beginning.(they don't work without them) So without starting energy to "get the ball rolling" we can't have the process of "evolution" taking place.
So unless there was some force that created life, we would not have life, this is the law of cause and effect.
The theory of "evolution" doesn't try to answer the question of how did life begin.(it can't). All it dose is say that some traits cause members of a species to die before the can produce offspring.
If Darwin called his theory " those who died before they could have kids" instead of "Evolution"
Religious groups wouldn't get upset with him.
2006-08-18 10:38:20 · answer #1 · answered by erickallen101 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I disagree, and here's where:
"We, as humans, can only make things that get worse as time goes by"
Completely untrue, look:
"Things decay, breakdown, etc."
So does every living creature that has ever existed. You've got apples and oranges here. You're comparing individual human works to a species as a whole. It would be more appropriate to compare technology as a whole to a whole species, in which case you can see that it actually is improving all the time.
2006-08-18 17:05:08 · answer #2 · answered by The Resurrectionist 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I fail to understand your argument. At a very basic level you seem to confuse science and religion. Science is not a belief system and says nothing either way about the existence of a God.
Religion is a belief system, that needs no evidence to justify it, but instead relies completely on faith. You therefore can not use religion as an argument for either supporting or not supporting evolution.
Additionally I will add that the lack of knowledge of some very basic terms is distressing. A scientific theory is not a guess, it is not speculation and people that say "oh, its only a theory" are just ignorant. Here is the definition and as you can see theories are based on FACTS.
Theory: A set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena, especially one that has been repeatedly tested or is widely accepted and can be used to make predictions about natural phenomena.
Creationism and Intelligent design are not science, they predict nothing are not based on observable phenomena.
Believe what you will, you are more than welcome to you religious beliefs, but don't try and argue evolution using a non-scientific ideology.
2006-08-18 17:14:23 · answer #3 · answered by trouthunter 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You have to accept God on faith. Scientists are trying to prove that God doesn't exist. Which they haven't. And I don't believe they could prove God exists using science either.
We do have proof that species have changed over time. Does science have proof that these changes were not by the of God? How exactly is evolution achieved?
2006-08-18 17:23:15 · answer #4 · answered by Wake Cobra 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's what I call an ontological response. In other words, you want to believe something and find a lot a substantiating evidence for it that in its entirety makes a good case.
Many proofs of God are just that, reason based justification for faith.
However, I'll bet most of your skeptics will point out you are trying to use this to prove God exists. This is not a proof, it is simply a rationale. I bet you will get a lot of grief.
2006-08-18 17:08:16 · answer #5 · answered by Cogito Sum 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a fair question, but it doesn't support the existance of anything supernatural.
As far as humans improving with time, I beg to differ.
2006-08-18 16:59:58 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How can you say that we as humans can only make things that get worse as time goes by? Guess who creates humanity, the species you claim is improving with time? OTHER HUMANS!
IT'S CALLED SEX!
2006-08-18 17:03:32 · answer #7 · answered by wideawake42 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are trying to use what is called the "2nd Law of Thermodynamics" argument in the evolution debate, concerning entropy.
This has been so incredibly ripped to shreds because it is based on a law of understanding of what this law and entropy even means. ... as I was saying... it has been so destroyed that the creationist website "Answers in Genesis" lists it on a page titled "Arguments creationists should NOT use"
You see, this website tries to promote creationism, and gives tips to other creationists on how to engage in debate.
And they think that when people, like yourself, use arguments that are based on a lack of scientific knowledge, and arguments that are so easily destroyed, that you discredit their cause.
Congratulations on embarassing even the creationist movement.
Next time LEARN about a topic before you debate it.
It won't be so embarassing for you next time.
dumbass.
PS: if you want to get smacked around in the evolution debate any more, come here:
http://news.messages.yahoo.com/bbs?action=l&board=37138539&tid=apbrainevolution&sid=37138539&mid=4185
You'll find out how pitiful the creationists' arguments really are...
that is, if you have the balls to try to debate the topic.
2006-08-18 17:04:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Evolution is only one thought, but brings so much debate. It is a theory which is still to be proven. However, apposable thumbs make a good argument
2006-08-18 17:00:36 · answer #9 · answered by dragoondf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope only zealots realize that
2006-08-18 16:57:33 · answer #10 · answered by tyler_durden_project 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋