that evolution is "gods" will. is it possible that intelligent design and evolution work together?
2006-10-30 08:56:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Exactly. While not in total agreement in intellegent design because of my belief in evolution, I found the mid-way point. Evidently, if your question is serious, then you have found that point also.
(Too bad you won't allow email)
2006-10-30 09:15:02 · answer #1 · answered by Sick Puppy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, Intelligent design is not science, it's quite opposite of science actually. If they were actually doing studies and gathering evidence for intelligent design i would be willing to consider it... so far all they've been able to do is compare a bacterial flagellum to a mousetrap... an analogy that falls apart and actually favors evolution upon examination.
Along the same line of thought, there is no evidence for the existence of any gods. The types of god people tend to accept are improbable creatures, and if intelligent design were to have any legs to stand on it would contradict the idea of god being the prime mover. If all things complex (namely in this situation life) need a designer, and intelligence is a complex function, wouldn't god himself then need a designer, one far more complex seeing as we are less complex than our idea of god?
I'm sorry, i can't buy the whole god hypothesis because it is just that, a hypothesis. Not to mention it has been in the hypothetical state for thousands of years. You would think if there were some truth behind it there would be mountains of evidence to support it by now... but alas, one must still have "faith" (the ultimate move of desperation) in order to accept such an improbable figure.
2006-10-30 18:22:21 · answer #2 · answered by ChooseRealityPLEASE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is very possible - but not to the extreme that most people think of when evolution is mentioned. We have all evolved, or adapted, over time. I know we do not look the same as Adam and Eve's children did because I do not appear to be of Arab descent, and I'm pretty sure I'm not the same height as they were. We see evolution all around us in the fact that some people have blue eyes, some have brown skin, and some have red hair. Evolution from monkeys is false, but this sort of adaptation is completely real.
2006-10-30 17:00:36 · answer #3 · answered by Courtney B 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not possible.
Evolution is taught as the result of random chance.
Creation is taught as purposeful.
So to say something was designed by random chance is contradictory.
2006-10-30 17:02:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is in fact, the whole point of those promoting intelligent design.
2006-10-30 19:16:50 · answer #5 · answered by davidscottwoodruff 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope
for one thing, evolution claims whales used to have feet.
Where are the fossils?
And intelligent design goes against evolution.
if something is intelligently created with no flaws then it doesn't need to evolve.
2006-10-30 18:13:58 · answer #6 · answered by JaimeM 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
TOTALLY!
2006-10-30 17:02:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no
2006-10-30 16:59:08 · answer #8 · answered by ujudy 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋