Why is evolution such hated by Christians?

Question

Why, isn't it proven by science? I've noticed that the pope is going to have a seminar about evolution, but what is the total viewpoint of Christians on this subject?

Answer 1

You are really asking two questions.

1. Why is evolution (such) hated by Christians?

Answer: It is not hated by Christians. What causes Christians displeasure is that evolution is taught as scientific fact, rather than what it is, a theory. Which brings us to your second question.

2. Isn't it (evolution) proven by science? Answer. NO, evolution is an unproven theory. A theory is just a theory until it is proven. Then it becomes a scientific fact. Evolution remains a theory.

Where Christians have issues is when evolutionists 'take a leap of faith' by saying that evolution crosses species. In other words, that we are not "Created in God's Image and Likeness," but that we came from the apes.

When has it been known that an ape give birth to anything but an ape? If we evolved from the monkeys, why do monkeys still exist? Where is the fabled 'missing link,' the so-called common-ancestor between Man and Ape? Science has no answers for these questions, still there are those who insist that evolution is a proven, scientific truth.

You know what else science teaches? That hybrids, such as mules which are a cross between a horse and a donkey, ARE BORN STERILE. They can not PROCREATE. So, again, where is the fabled Missing Link which if it even existed would by definition be a HYBRID?

I would rather believe the Gospel Truth over 'junk science' any old day of the week.

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Answer 2

wow. 2 Christian 'scientists' spoke back this. different than that they of course are not scientists or that they had have some theory of what they have been speaking approximately. "remember coming from non remember-undesirable technological awareness that takes too lots faith." the place interior the theory of Evolution is there any communicate of remember coming from non-remember? possibly this might properly be a connection with the enormous Bang. you will possibly think of somebody with a technological awareness degree might understand the version between theoretical physics and biology. this mistake is much extra stupid that those claiming evolution tries to describe how existence began (it would not). "evolution isn't a scientific regulation, yet a fave concept progressed by ability of atheist... " call one scientific regulation? there is not any such element. (right here is an occasion - Newton's so-referred to as regulation of Gravity became a scientific concept and not a regulation. that's now no longer used because of the fact that's been as much as date by ability of Einstein's extra precise ordinary concept of Relativity). arithmetic has rules and proofs. Biology, chemistry and physics do no longer. And there are a number of Christians who help evolution (and that i'm specific there are some atheists who oppose it). it fairly is technological awareness and has no longer something to do with faith.

Answer 3

Science does not CARE about religion... it is 'out of scope'. Science looks for natural explanations for the natural world (universe). Religion, by definition, deals with supernatural matters.

While science does not CARE about 'religion', religion cares VERY MUCH about science... not for any GOOD reasons; rather, religion CARES because it sees science (methodological naturalism) as a HUGE THREAT.

God, today, has been reduced to a 'God of the Gaps'. For example, the biblical description of a 'terrarium universe' is, of course, absolute nonsense. But it wasn't ALWAYS nonsense... once upon a time, it was the WORD OF GOD. But the word of god was replaced by scientific knowledge... and God was PUSHED BACK. It used to be that demons and 'vapors' were responsible for illness... but science has shown that viruses, microbes and genetic defects are responsible for illness... and, again, god gets pushed back.

And so it goes... god gets pushed back and secular (scientific) knowledge fills the void. The 'God of the Gaps' gets diminished, and scientific knowledge grows.

In the good old days, the church establishment had some very effective means of fighting this problem... they would publicly torture and very painfully and messily kill anybody who dissented. Today, though (much to their dismay) they can't do that anymore. Today, all they can do is lie, misrepresent science in general, intentionally misinterpret scientific data and evidence, misrepresent what a scientific 'theory' is, misquote scientists (or otherwise misrepresent their statements by taking them out of context)... and most importantly, try to keep their 'flock' from learning, evaluating, and accessing genuine science by deceitfully portraying themselves as the only 'trustworthy' source for information on science, and interpretation of it.

To witness this absolutely shameful and deceitful process in action, all one need do is look at the totally bogus 'Intelligent Design', and christianity's campaign against 'evolution'. What this represents, and ALL that it represents, is religion's desperate attempts to protect the 'God of the Gaps' from losing still more ground to 'science'.

Answer 4

I can't speak for all Christians, only myself. So...here goes.

No, evolution hasn't been "proved," and neither has creation. Evolutionists and creationists have evidence that seem to support and/or refute each other/themselves, and anyone who says that evolution or creation is open and shut, based on the evidence that we have right now, is simply not being accurate.

I've found that it's a point of view...evolutionists tend to preach the process, where creationists preach the God behind the process.

Answer 5

Christians don't believe it because it's not in the Bible...Think about it: If evolution was true, there wouldn't be monkeys or apes still in existance, they all would have evolved. There would be people that are less evolved than others still in existance(although I'm totally not conviced about a history professor I had, I swear he had the bone structure of those neleolithic people that you see in history books). 0:)

Answer 6

evolution in animals yes
evolution in humans no
check the 2nd page of this question
man was created,. by genetic engeneering and cloning
to be slaves to the Anunaki to mine gold
everybody who has left the dark ages knows that

and not in one go there were several false starts
all those subhumans ,Neanderthal,cromanom,homo erectus etc were the first attemps until they got homo sapian,they lived all at the same time and in the same place ,near the oldest known gold mines on earth .


http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AsBo5guYHMK678_sDMbSWbTsy6IX?qid=20060802152308AApcO2z
both science,Darwin and the church were wrong.

Answer 7

It goes against what the bible says.

Saying that the earth is a sphere & revolves around the sun also goes against what the bible says and it took the church 400 years to get over that one.

Answer 8

Catholics accept the theory of evolution as well as creationism. I believe that certain types of evolution are possible. Creationism is true, but evolution after creationism can be possible as well.

Answer 9

Because it undermines the word of the bible. Of course it doesn't disprove the existence of God but that, apparently is not enough. I think that they needn't get so excited about it. No one says they can't believe what they want to believe but I think it irks them because they are desperate to convince not only others but themselves that it isn't true.

Answer 10

There is too much scientific proof from skeletons that have been dug up to say that we have not evolved.
So i believe that we have evolved from primitive creatures to what we are now...... primitive creatures, at least in God's eyes I'm sure!