Christians: Why not accept evolution like European Christians or reputable Christian scientists?

Question

This may come to you as a shock, but Kent Hovind (Dr. Dino), is NOT a reputable scientist. This is a reputable scientist: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Collins and I can show you more. They all agree that evolution exists though they believe it was driven by the holy spirit by means of natural selection.

You guys don't believe me, but there ARE transitional fossils, and evolution can co-exist with religion. If these devoutly religious scientists and European Christians can accept it, why not YOU?

Answer 1

Evolution does put God back into narrower and narrower gaps, and this does worry Christians. American Christians seem to be more vocal about their worry, and do a better job of ignoring facts. Europe is much more secular.

Answer 2

I have been a born again Christian for 30 years and have always believed that evolution co-insides perfectly with the bible. I was ostracized terribly in the 70's because it was such a radical idea back then. But I prayed much about it and there's proof. Putting evolution (with God as it's creator) into the picture when you read Genesis answers many unanswered questions, like for instance:
1) Where'd Cain's wife come from?
2) Who were the other people that Cain was afraid might kill him after he killed Able?
3) Why Adam and Eve were created on the second day of creation and man was created on the 6th?
The bible says in Genesis chapter 2, "these are the generations of the creation of heavens and of the earth when they were created......" The key word here is the word "generations". It means something that came from something else. And another key word in the puzzle is the word "day". The 6 days of creation. Peter states (2Peter 3:8) "a day to the Lord is as a thousand years and a thousand years as a day." Creationalists feel that they are degrading God if they don't believe that He made everything in 24 hour days and they feel the need to defend God in this against evolutionists. But they need to ask themselves this question. How does God work in this world? He usually works within the laws and systems he set up. And who's to say which view brings more glory to God, that he made everything in 24 hour days or that He created systems by which new life and new generations come from the old ones. I think the later view does.

*Just a thought on question 2. I asked a pastor once who the "everyone" was in Genesis 4:14 when Cain says after he killed Able, "everyone that findeth me shall slay me". He said,"Adam and Eve." (Of course that's logical if you believe they were the only other human beings on the face of the planet, naturally, it would have to be them.) So I says to him, "Well then, who was Cain"s wife?" He spouted out the standard answer to that question, "Eve." At this point even he's starting to see the contradiction here. So I sayed to him," So you're telling me that Adam let him take HIS wife and Cain's own MOTHER to be his wife? And she went along with this after he killed her other son? And where did he and Eve live, in Eden or in the land of Nod? And did Adam go with them? Since she and Adam had more children, she must've gone back to Adam once she had finished procreating with her son. Or did they all live together as one big incestuous family in Nod?" Do you see the rediculousness of the view without evolution? It doesn't make sense and it didn't even make sense to this pastor that was promoting it.

Answer 3

Christian scientist is an oxymoron, as being scientifically based would mean you submit every finding and hypothesis you find to a peer reviewed debate, as well as understand what the word 'theory' entails. Unless you mean theology, which is a literary profession, and not a science. Not to mention, you dug yourself a mile deep hole in saying the following: "accept the theory of Evolution as the origin of life " Evolution is not explanation of the origin of life, and has never attempted to explain it. Evolution is the explanation of natural selection in mutation of species to further the succesfullness of the species. Perhaps you'd like to enjoy checking a few facts before willfully lying? It doesn't make anyone's case better, certainly not those who are trying to educate people on the subject.

Answer 4

Ok my friend this is a very complex issue, and you or no one else in this world will be able to prove or disprove the two complex issues that you wonder about. Now please consider this- If you do not have a personal relationship with Jesus or the Holy Spirtt, there will be events, and forms of knowledge that you will not understand or be able to comprehend. To make a long story short, any Entity that can create the living creatures and the world as we know it , with all its complexity, also has the ability to age the earth or its creatures to suit his overall plan of events. If you really study the basics of evolution and how it is explained, you will see that it conflilcts in principal to the complexity of the world in which we live, and all its animals.
Now, I hold more than one degree from some of leading universities in math and science, and I have spent 18 years of my life in schools and universities. I can tell you that degrees, titles and intelligence, are no indication of knowledge or understanding. I have experienced a lot of very intelligent highly educated fools in my time. If you don't believe it, just stand and listen to some drunk on the street corner, and see if you don't learn something you didn't know. Anyone that you meet can teach you something, and everyone that you meet is neither intelligent nor well educated. The Bible tells us that some things were created to be explained and some things were not to be explained. Know this my friend, one day you will know the truth, I just hope that your name is written in the Lamb's book of Life!!

Answer 5

I wasn't aware of the facts or that European Christians were accepting this. I share your beliefs though. There is too much evidence showing the evolution process, to one degree or another, to totally disregard it. It would like looking right at an object, yet refusing to believe it's existence. As for the Genesis retort, it didn't say how it happened or how long it took. I think you sell GOD short, by being narrow minded and assuming that he just snapped his fingers, and poof.... everything just appears and functions perfectly. I don't explain myself to well, I do believe that evolution and the belief in GOD can coexist.

Answer 6

Why isn't Dr. Dino a reputable scientist? Cause the other guy says he isn't? Or is it because you don't? How do you come to the unbiased conclusion based by objective standards that one is or isn't? I used to be a catholic and I was told something was true only because the catholic church said so. Well, I didn't buy it from them and I'm not going to buy it from you simply cause you said so. Here's another one you said... there are transitional fossils. Really? Where? Name a museum that house transitional fossils? Again, is it cause you say so? Most Christians believe there is micro evolution, that is, that God allows animals to modify from generation to generation to co habituates with its environment. There is plenty of evidence for that. But the one we know isn't true is MACRO evolution. We know its unscientific. Things do not come from no where. That is why magic tricks are amusing when done well. Where did the dove come from? Nowhere? MACRO evolution says disorder brings order. Reaction happens without actions. Its not logical or scientific.

Answer 7

Yes, Kent Hovind is no scientist, his questionable ph. D is theology. Even Answers In Genesis disputes his claims. There are transitional fossils, check your encyclopedias.

Answer 8

I believe in evolution- but not in we came from monkeys-mud-ooze or the big bang theory- although as stated before, when God speaks- that can certainly be considered the big bang.
I believe we were wonderfully & fearfully made- by a Creator with intelligence and love and a plan- not a random act.
Where are the transistioanl skeletons? What aren't more monkey men coming out of the jungle? Because when we evolve- we do not evolve into another species....

Answer 9

Hovind is going to be spending thirty years in jail for fraud and tax evasion. He can't offer money to anyone providing proof of evolution because he hasn't got any-his assets are frozen. What a sneaky rotten human being-offers money when he has none to lose. He typifies the morality of conservative Christians.

Answer 10

I've studied it - it's a stretch and there are no transitional fossils. The evidence points to a young earth. Evolution doesn't co-exist with evolution... beware the false teachers. God bless you. ~Nise~ Try these to be better informed:
www.AnswersInGenesis.org
www.Equip.org