Creationism or evolution?

Question

Why do you believe what you do? Do you have facts to support it? Can you prove one and unprove the other?

Answer 1

I support creationism because of my personal experiences and truths.
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Answer 2

Evolution, unlike most scientific theories, can be proven correct. The proof proceeds as follows.
There are exactly two essential facets of the evolution theory, and a refutation of either would negate the theory:
- Variation over time. This has been repeatedly observed; indeed, almost every commercially important plant or animal represents a variation from the original wild type, sometimes to the extent that the wild type and the variant are mutually infertile -- i.e., the variant is a new species.
- Selection, either natural or artificial. Nature has been selecting more viable variants since life began, and mankind has been doing it since the beginning of formal agriculture.
These are the only two elements required for evolution to work. Since both are demonstrated and not refuted, evolution is proved. The proof does not, by itself, show how evolution has occurred with respect to any particular species; for that, we must turn to evidence from anthropology, paleontology, and genetics.

By contrast, creationism cannot be proved. There is no way of demonstrating that creationism is NOT valid. But it can be proven that the predictive power of any theory derives exclusively from its refutability. Hence, any irrefutable theory can predict nothing -- it is useless. This does not show that creationism is wrong -- rather, simply that it is a waste of time.

Answer 3

Evolution.
Creationism is by far the most ridiculous idea ever conceived. There are literally millions of evidences for evolution and absolutely ZERO for creationism. Read a book people.

Secondly, which creation story is right? The Xian version, the Aztec, the native American, the Sumerian? How can one be wrong and the others be right? What tests prove the Xian version over the Greeks?

Answer 4

I think Evolution is the most likely explanation, because it is a scientific theory that works, corresponds with observations in nature, and delivers predictions we can actually examine. I wouldn't say I 'believe' in evolution in a religious sense, because science is always moving. There are lots of things left to find out.

Creationism is completely based on faith, and merely supported by actually distorting the evidence. There are no predictions we can examine. Creationists have a poor understanding of science, which is easily demonstrated by their misuse of the term 'scientific evidence', which they casually apply to such fruitless (and easily dismissed) arguments like the complexity of the eye, the decay of the earth's magnetic field and that new popular thing, 'irreducable complexity'. There's nothing scientific about this at all and those arguments have been settled in absurdum.

Also, to say that none of the theories can be proven is completely ignorant. So far, evolution has worked and if it can be demonstrated that it doesn't, it will be replaced by a theory that completely and utterly replaces it. Creationism was abandoned over a hundred years ago for this very reason.

Answer 5

Facts? Hah! Science uses theories and "proofs" some of which you hear being rebuked and dispelled. Creationism? Which version?

I believe that we are all right and wrong. I believe we all skirt the "Truth" because we look for reasons to support what we want in life and from life... and death.

Yes, I do believe there were Adam and Eve and that they were first. Yes, I believe there were dinosaurs and evolution of a sort. I also strongly believe that separating God from science is "unscientific." I think that that is as silly as separating God from the state, or God from our lives.
We did not get here alone.


However, I also feel evolution has too many missing links and too many variable to guess on. Scientists need help...they too need God.
I also feel that the keepers of the truth may have been subverted... however the truth is still there.

And we will find it...together.

Answer 6

first of all, i am a christian. in my life i have been a soldier and am also a scientist.

both the religious and scientific leaders agree that there was a big bang in the history of our universe. this massive explosion of matter resulted in the formation of the stars, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, etc. these coalesced into the galaxies and the unverse does appear to still be expanding. there is nothing in the bible that contradicts the scientific evidence of the big bang.

scientific evolution: the earth cooled and the waters covered the earth, all the bad liquids and gasses separated from the waters and the earth. then a couple of protein got together and evolved into an ameoba, that evolved into a fish, that evolved into an amphibion, that evolved into a lizard, that layed eggs that hatched a chicken, dog, cat, giraffe and rat, that evolved into the common ancestor of an ape and man. (which is really a good way of saying that we cant connect the dots, so lets make something up that has never been seen, to confuse the masses) and then BAM!!!!!

a giant asteroid smacks into the earth and wipes out all of surface life and we had to start at the protein level all over again so that a once in an eternity thing (evolution) had to occur all over again.

while i cannot prove through other than faith, that God created the earth and heavens and the life therein. what i can prove through history and archeology that the civilizations, cities and societies of the bible existed, just as written in the bible.

i can also prove that persons of Jesus, moses, king david, king saul, king solomon, pharoh, ceasar and the rest existed at least in human form, on this earth.

as the accuracy of the bible is becoming more and more apparent, i have come to accept by faith that the divinity of Christ and God are also true.

-eagle

Answer 7

For the first part, evolution does not explain how we exist, just how we evolved from single celled organisms. It is a theory apart form abgenesis and the Big Bang.

To answer your question, I don't believe in evolution. I have studied (in school--it was part of getting my degree) all of the empirical evidence available, and have concluded that it is the most viable theory we have. The facts and the evidence would take a long time to explain, and it would start with the basis of a scientific theory v.s. a theological creation myth.

Answer 8

Evolution, No Doubt, the Creation Arguements for the Most Part Can Be Easily Picked Apart. Creation is Belief In Magic.

Answer 9

I agree with Robert, WE DONT HAVE ENOUGH SCIENTIFIC FACTS (if it is all what it takes...) to prove or refuse either...
i believe there are kinds of evolution, of course...in small scale, but i don't actually believe in a type of evolution that come up with human beings. I believe we were created, as a master piece, with an awesome design, we are not just a chain of casualties....

By the way, not all known scientists are evolucionists...some of them (even being people of science) supports the theory of creation.

Answer 10

This is not an issue that can be proven or disproven. However, I believe that a reasoned conclusion can be drawn. That conclusion, based in part upon empirical observation, and in part upon faith is as follows:

The ongoing study of Quantum Physics lends weight to the belief that there is an underlying cause or principle to the universe. (Check out the book and/or movie "What the Bleep.. . .") It is not necessary to personify that underlying cause or principle, one can simply accept its existence and then move to an examination of the question regarding first cause.

The philosophy of science cannot demonstrate a first cause responsible for all that we know. Whatever theory propounded by theoretical astronomers we are not able to move all the way back to a first cause.

But we really do not need to. Only the ignorant truly believe that creation and evolution are mutually exclusive. In my world, the God of my understanding is perfectly capable of creating an evolving creature in his/her image. Indeed, I read the creation story as an allegory in which the term "day" can be interperted in many different way. Most certainly, one does not have to assume that God's day is the same as ours.

The more important discussion should be around some of the basic principles under which I believe God wants us to live. Things like: Do onto others as you would have them do on to you.

Answer 11

I believe creation was what happened. You want a fact? Well, I'll give you one thing, if evolution is true, what did the wombats and the platypuses evolve from? There is nothing even close to these 2 animals. They are both unique. Something only God could create.

There's a lot more facts supporting creation, and disproving evolution. But there's just too many to list here. This one just happened to be one of my favorites. =)

God bless you.