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Are you surprised, based on just the first 15 answers, that every single evolutionist said yes if there was evidence that rejected evolution we would share it with the world?
Science does not exist to defend evolution but it is tools we use to learn about the nature of reality.
Currently those tools show us evidence for Evolution.
Is it up for debate, of course it is.
Do you agree the best thing about science is there is no dogma? Even Gravity is a work in progress and we still try and figure out how does it work.
2006-09-08 07:54:15 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Pure science has no hidden agendas. Therefore, anything that helps to contribute any knowledge or understanding to humanity will not be pushed under the rug. That is the beautiful thing about science.
2006-09-08 07:58:26 · answer #1 · answered by Allison L 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Are you surprised, based on just the first 15 answers, that every single evolutionist said yes if there was evidence that rejected evolution we would share it with the world?"
First, I don't know how you know that those 15 repliers are "evolutionists". That's not what I perceive but well...
Even though they really were "evolutionists": would they be "heretics" because they dare to claim that they would reject evolution-theory if they got a pragmatical proof against it?
I think they have a very balanced behaviour: this is how Science evolves.
Otherwise, evolutionism would be a DOGMA. Maybe it already is - lol.
A few decades ago, all the cosmologists who dared to say that there may be water on other planets than Earth were considered as heretics by their fellow scientific colleagues...
No dogma in Science? Well... I am not so sure - lol.
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2006-09-08 15:13:17 · answer #2 · answered by Axel ∇ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First a quote from Mr. JohnusMaximus "Last I heard it was still the THEORY of evolution. Just because several people believe something, it doesn't make it a fact. At one time everyone thought the earth was flat."
Isn't this the same for religion? Just because a group of people believe that a god said let it be and it was doesn't mean it is the truth. At one time everyone thought Hercules was the son of Zeus.
So now we have a commonality between religion and science. Science changes as we get answers to questions. Religion changes as we need answers to questions. Christianity and Islam are relatively new religions. People changed what they believed to answer questions. No one was Christian before Jesus . No one was Muslim before Muhammad. They were the answers to the questions. Too bad more people don't see this. That is what makes science so much more progressive. Scientists can admit and give proof when something they believed turns out to be wrong. People who beleive in what they can't see can't be wrong because of one word. Faith. There is no proof either was so the truth is in your head. I don't know if this makes sense... I am a little sick right now making it a bit hard for me to concentrate so it may have been miss-worded but I hope this message gets across.
2006-09-08 16:14:39 · answer #3 · answered by 20mommy05 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Surprised? No. A little pleased, perhaps...
Even as an agnostic I am compelled to give the nod to Evolution,.. my reason being that the Theory of Evolution, even if flawed, at least rests on evidence which is empirically based. This is in stark contrast to the Creation Theory,which is rooted in little more than a collection of imaginary causes and effects.
Sadly, given the debates I've had with Creationists, I do not believe that you would see them yield so readily. Even IF the Theory of Evolution was proved I don't believe you would find many fundamentalist Christians too willing to "give up their Holy Ghost"...
It is for this reason that I avoid discussing these subjects at length with them anymore: It is mind-numbing to try to have intelligent discourse when battered with the inane and facile arguments given by hard-line, dogmatic Christians...
...as I always come away feeling as if I've beaten a Savior to death,... only then to watch him be resurrected so that I might beat him to death again,... and again,... and again...
... It just gets old after a while.
2006-09-08 17:23:31 · answer #4 · answered by Saint Christopher Walken 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think religion is just a condensed version of the truth created for the simple minded.Everything is still part of the Whole.If God=>Universe or all of the knowledge of all time and of all things than science can also reveal that Even God himself is possible.Time and explaining it is relative.Logic dictates when we are ready for more answers. Science and religion must evolve to reach the same conclusions.Religions prophecy about a "Return" for a new world of order. How far is two thousand years is also relative. Religious dogma may have been holding us back for a good scientific explanation.Religion teaches us to respect what we don't yet understand. Science can be too much information for those who aren't yet ready to respect it.
2006-09-08 15:42:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course, we still differ on what science teaches us. True science - that based on the natural elements and the like, to us, teaches that we were created. There are many scientists who feel that science has taught them that there is a creator.
But, yes, science can and should support our reason for how we believe. Again, though, some people will see science pointing to something different than others.
And, kudos to those who said that they would make the evidence public. So far, though, there has been no real evidence to support that man evolved.
2006-09-08 15:37:01 · answer #6 · answered by grammy_of_twins_plus two 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is good to see that these guys who answered are truly operating in a scientific fashion. Most evolutionists aren't presenting anything but their ignorance and the inability to admit their flaws and move on. And religion has nothing to do with GOD, it's just megalomaniacs pretending to be educated and pious.They could work together if they would set aside their pride momentarily and stop inventing things to booster their fantastic claims that are merely the product of aspirations of greatness.
Science is about learning and adapting your theories to support your data, religion is about controlling the masses by making false alliances with GOD, an entity they do not know or care about. Both sides have become hardened in their ways. Neither are learning or advancing it's a stalemate of epic proportions, the only true scientific minds are the ones discredited by both the scientific and religious community.
2006-09-08 15:10:15 · answer #7 · answered by Rick R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some have extreme misconceptions on what science actually does. They don't realize that a lot of times theories are proved to be wrong and we like myself who work in the field of science are more than ok with that.. it is the next stepping stone to the next theory. We learn just as much from the failures as we do the successes.
No actually I think the best thing about science is that it is open to change.. unlike a lot of human beings.
2006-09-08 15:34:29 · answer #8 · answered by genaddt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Science does not exist to defend evolution but it is tools we use to learn about the nature of reality." <-----Excellent point. If proven fact were found by a Christian to prove evolution and/or disprove creationism, they (the Christian) would have a reason to hide that evidence - to preserve their faith/religion. A Scientist seeks the truth - not Spiritual truth - but actual truth, without a doubt, proven fact. A true Scientist would want to reveal the truth whether or not it proved or disproved evolution.
My point is in agreement with your statement above - All Christians believe in Creationism but not all Scientists and/or Atheists/Agnostics believe in Evolution. Therefore, there is incentive for a scientist to want to hide disproof of evolution.
"Do you agree the best thing about science is there is no dogma?" <----- Yes I completely agree.
2006-09-08 15:24:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yup, that is the great thing about science, and atheists.
Both are open to change, and are more interested in reality then in maintaining a false belief.
To johusnaximus:
There is also a theory of general realtivity. Does that mean gravity is not a fact?
2006-09-08 14:59:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋