Who here is stupid enough to believe in evolution and why?

Question

So why do u believe in it...There are so many holes and ways to disprove it and you call our views old. Yours are out dated and any "monkey" with half a brain can prove it wrong!!!

Answer 1

You're right! There is a WIDE ARRAY OF EVIDENCE THAT FALSIFIES EVOLUTION. The evidence below is not the only evidence, rather the most outsanding points:

1.) Darwin verse Bible

Darwin - "All the species in the world descended from 4 or 5 ancestors in to whcih life was breathesd" So does that mean there was only 8 or 10 animals on Noahs large, large, LARGE, boat???? (two of each?)

2.) Vestigial Organs - (Darwin!!! Can't you just keep things simple?!)
Vestigial organs, according to Darwin, are organs that loose their function over time. So if animals and plants have vestigial organs, there would be NO life on Earh!!! But that's not true! (there is life on earth) This is due to a logical principle called IRREDUCIBLE COMPLEXITY - the principle states that if one organ is removed or looses its function (like a vestige), the systems neccessary for life will not function, hence there would noe be any life.
Darwin says that the wings of a flightless bird are vestiges. If that's so, all birds today would be able to fly! (contradiction here!!!) Darwin, did it ever occur to that the wings of a flightless birds cannot carry such a heavy bird??! (ostrich, kiwi, chicken)

3.) Where is the evolution now? Can't find it anywhere.. not even in FOSSILS.
There are fossils of animals and plants that still exist today. Is there any sign of change? No! That falsifies Evolution!

4.) The Finch beaks? They change? Darwin, can't you just keep things simple??!!!
Darwin says that the Finch beaks adapted to eat their prey. Did it every occur to Darwin that they are all different species, hence allowing for different appearances?!
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You may find the term 'Evolution', the theory that is now misprooved, mentioned as though a fact. However, it is only a theory and there is some evidence misprooving! You're on the right track! Do you believe in the Reality Of Creationism?

All those who agree on Evoltion are ignorant, (a very bad word needed to describte them). Darwin was British! All he wanted was fame and fortune!
Here's one of his qoutes: "There is nothing more PROFITABLE than a journey around the world".

Do take note that this is not jsut things I made up. This information is from articles I found on the web. You're right, evolution is stupid. I would send them to you but they got deleted from my e - mail.

:) :) :) :)

Answer 2

Normally, I wouldn't bother with silly questions like this - disprove and publish in an appropriate place and you have it made.

I just draw your attention to only one issue. Consider bird flu. The virus which causes this has been studied and recorded for a long time now. At the moment there is a particularly virulent strain called HN51. This has arisen from more benign strains by a process of mutation in the genes. What is this, if not evolution? There are no missing links here and a host of data. If this virus mutates further and then becomes transmissable between humans then essentially it will have become a 'new species' and a human rather than bird parasite.

Not enough? Sticking with flu, then again we (especially in the developed world) are lucky. Close monitoring of strains allows accurate prediction of the most active ones from year to year and flu vaccines protect the most vulnerable from death year after year. This is only possible because evolution in virus genomes is predictable to a great extent because it follows rules predicted by evolutionary theory. Things only go wrong when very rare events, such as multiple mutation events together, happen. If new mutants were coming at random from out of space then no theory would make it manageable.

This is only one example where human health benefits from an understanding of evolution. We could ignore the potential to learn and understand and go back to 1918. The flu epidemic in that year killed more people than WWI. Is that the sort of thing you want to deal with on a daily basis? I, for one, am glad that we are able to understand better the world around us and in cases like this are able to act for the benefit of all.

Answer 3

Is there not a chromosone missing between the human/monkey/ape issue? Is a god only someone that can do things that you can not? Here is a great view on it........ Long long ago there were some monkeys having fun in the trees when boom bright lights etc and a spaceship lands, out pops a stag party of aliens(you know those things not from here), could be gods? They being a little worse for wear have some fun with said monkeys 9 months later......... missing chromosone and many more visits from dad(and friends checking on how junior is getting on) ha just live life and have fun. And theres the other .6% that can't be found.

Answer 4

OK, so disprove it.

Even better, get your half-brained monkey to disprove it (I really would be impressed).

Most people who say that "evolution can be disproved" have misunderstood the argument. For example, they say that if monkeys become humans then why isn't that still happening. But this is a misrepresentation. Monkeys did not evolve into humans; rather, monkeys and humans had a common ape-like ancestor.

But since you are not making your point explicitly (keeping your powder dry?) it is not possible to nail down your misconception.

I can, however, point out that the standard alternative, "intelligent design" is shot through with holes. It is scientifically untestable (as can be demonstrated by the fact that religious authorities shift their ground with depressing and predictable frequency). It is not an "explanation" in any meaningful sense since it simply postulates a limitless power - absolutely anything could be "explained" in such a manner. Ultimately, this is an empty solution. It requires the divine power to have set up a detailed fossil record, presumably solely for the intention of tricking stupid scientists into disbelieving in God. Ha, ha, very amusing, God. Good one. I like it. It is unbelievably anthro-centric - surely God has got better things to do with his time? It's a bit of a giveaway that different religions have different creation theories - almost as if each one is simply a cultural phenomenon rather than the ultimate truth.

But (sigh) you've made up your mind already. I am stupid and you will not listen to reasoned discourse.

Answer 5

Not that I am going against God (heaven forbid!), but evolution is proven. Adaptions change and species evolve. Besides most peoples conception of evolution is a straight line, this is wildly incorrect.

I would say that evolution and the complexity of life's struggle with it's enviroment is a cause to support that there is design, hence something more.

I hope also that those that read the good book (I've read all the old covanant, much happier with the new!), do not take it all literally, for that would be truely nieve almost as bad as ignorance. In example, seven days huh, so I suppose the whole astrophysics community is as incorrect as those Darwinians.

For a side point, the Bible is not the oldest book that referes to past, but there is another that dates back to the babalonic dispersion. But you'd know all about that.

Ask your inner spirit, is all science at war with religion or are the two halves of the one?

Answer 6

There's the difference.

You have views, but what is you paradigm for validation?

Science is NOT what somebody writes in a book and declares to be dogma. It is the process of discovery - it is about how to distinguish fact from fantasy. Even if one were to find the definitive proof that current forms of life could not have evolved from an early chemical soup, that would be science too. And people would then look for a description which included the available evidence. Science evolves by find flaws and fixing them.

What they would not do is abandon the PROCESS in favour of mediaeval superstition which held back Western thinking for several centuries and still continues to do so.

So on balance I'd prefer to stick with a valid process rather than blind superstition.

Answer 7

Scientists believe in evolution but not the evolution you may think of. Darwin's theories have been added to with evidence that he would not have had access to. Darwin had limited knowledge (and possibly none) about Gregor Mendel's work in heredity. He had no knowledge of DNA as the heredity information. Outside of a small number of fossils, Darwin didn't have much tangible evidence for his theory, making it all the more amazing that he came up with it.

Today we know of all sorts of fossils - including pre-human fossils. If you know nothing of these fossils I suggest you check them out. Australopithecine and early Homo fossils are quite convincing in and of themselves. I suggest checking out an introductory physical anthropology text book for a review of these fossils.

We also know about DNA and all of its implications. Everyone has heard that we share approx. 98.5% of DNA with chimps. In addition, we share about 85% of the same DNA with mice and almost 60% of the same DNA as a fly. We have found that most species as we know them differ only by a few genes from another related species - evidence of natural selection.

Geology has contributed to our views of evolution as well. It used to be thought that layers in rock each represented one natural disaster and that's why there were so many (catastrophism). Charles Lyell came along and showed that the processes in work today were the same thousands, millions and billions of years ago - meaning that each layer represents a time frame rather than an event (uniformitarianism). My best subject is not geology; I suggest reading elsewhere for further information on these principles.

There are numerous books and websites that go into more detail than I am able to with a limited amount of space. Check them out. Also, remember that scientists don't claim to have all of the answers; we claim to have beliefs based on evidence. When the evidence is disproven our beliefs evolve to reflect the new evidence. No scientist believe we came from chimpanzees (at least no credible ones!). We do however believe that we are a member of the primate family. Finally, I think if someone wants to believe in a god it is only rational to account for how that god works within the principles we have found to be true through extensive study. If for no other reason...you need to study the science behind it so you know where you stand and can direct others. You can't discredit the science aspect of evolution until you understand it. Similarily I wouldn't be able to discredit the religious aspect unless I studied it (which I spent 10 years doing).

Answer 8

Well, since you are obviously the "monkey with half a brain" that you talk about, why don't you go ahead and prove it to us?

I guarantee that any "proof" you can come up with would be laughably easy to counter.

I bet like most religious loons, you've never actually read a word about it. You just bury your head in the sand, saying "I don't want it to be true!"

Is it any wonder that, *generally* speaking, the lower a person's intelligence, the more likely they are to be religious.

Answer 9

Firstly I neither believe or disbelieve in evolution.

However there is a considerable amount of evidence that suggests that evolution exists, for example scientists have forced evolution to happen through selective breading.

Your question can also be reversed to "Who here is stupid enough to believe in religion".

Answer 10

It is common misconception that we evolved from the monkey which you comment seems to suggest. In fact we have a common ancestor, and we ware closer to apes than monkeys as I appear not to have a tail!

Perhaps in you ignorance you can suggest a better theory that I will not be able to tear into shreds.

Answer 11

Well, you see, Joe W, my god is a lot smarter than your god. He just sat down one afternoon and invented evolution - voila, job done - back to the golf course! Your god had to work solid for 6 days. Who's stupid now? By the way, I doubt you even understand evolution, so you are in no position to "disprove" it.