2006-11-04 09:25:25 · 31 answers · asked by Celestine K 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I believe in God AND evolution. "Or" questions are never productive.
2006-11-04 09:27:17 · answer #1 · answered by TrainerMan 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Evolution and God do not contradict; there are some people who believe in both. However evolution and creationism do conflict, and I believe more people believe in evolutionism than in creationism.
Followers of Abrahamic religions are really the only ones that do not readily accept evolutionary theories; 32% of the world is Christian, 19% is Muslim, and less than 1% is Jewish. This equates to just over 51%, and as there are still many people who follow Abrahamic religions that DO believe in some form of evolution, Roman Catholicism being one Christian denomination that (in the majority) accepts a form of evolutionary theory. Roman Catholicism currently accounts for approximately half of all Christians, I think it would be safe to say that evolutionary theories are more widely and readily accepted and believed than creationism.
2006-11-04 18:29:12 · answer #2 · answered by Lady of the Pink 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the United States, God is currently beating evolution and it's not even close. That, of course, doesn't make evolution wrong; Christianity just has such a powerful influence in this country. Elsewhere in the world, the creation/evolution debate doesn't even exist like it does here.
2006-11-04 17:28:23 · answer #3 · answered by . 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The two concepts are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
Also, you cannot believe in evolution, as a belief is an idea that lacks evidence. There is a vast amount of evidence, from different fields of science, that supports evolution. There is no debate within the scientific community as to the validity of evolution. Only religious people who frame the theory as opposed to God have managed to convince anyone that there is an actual debate.
2006-11-04 17:28:22 · answer #4 · answered by Michael 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well I believe in logic (evolution) but clearly I'm in the minority.
Look at the numbers. Add up all the religious against the non-religious.
Christianity = 2.1 billion
Islam = 1.3 billion
Hinduism = 900 million
Chinese folk religion = 394 million
Buddhism = 376 million
Sikhism = 23 million
Judaism = 14 million
VS
Secular/Atheist/Irreligious/Agnostic/Nontheist = 1.1 billion
Those were just the major religions. And although some religious believe in both (God/Evolution) they are in the minority themselves.
Clearly the logical are in the minority sadly.
2006-11-04 17:56:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have two comments. First, you ignore that there are people who believe in both. Second, there was a time that the majority of people believed the Earth was flat, and that the Sun revolved around the Earth. The fact that a majority of people believed that had no impact on the truth.
Oh, and yes, I have studied Evolution and accept that it is true. I have also studied the Bible, and think that it is mostly myth.
2006-11-04 17:29:36 · answer #6 · answered by Jim L 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you were to conduct a world wide survey yu would find the majorities have faith of one sort or another. This isn't to say that some don't believe in some level of evolution as well. The term evolution can be a little mis-leading. It can be used to describe simple changes such as the different skin pigmentation or it can be used to describe a system devoid of any creator.
2006-11-04 17:33:13 · answer #7 · answered by Edward J 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I thing god because evolution is a theory and a man made idea and for all we know scientists might find information in the future that evolution isn't true but rather we came from something totally different.
2006-11-04 17:28:06 · answer #8 · answered by HOLA 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Statistics show that more people believe in God. But many of them believe in both.
What I've realized is people will most likely believe what they've been taught the most. So, it really comes down to exposure and doesn't have much to do with reasoning.
People have no idea how easily their choices are made for them. We're given the illusion of making a choice, but in reality we believe what's been advertised the most to us. It's very scary when you think of it.
Personally, I believe in God. I have tried to avoid any brainwashing of any particular belief and seperate myself from outside influences so I could make a true decision.
From all of my studies, I have concluded that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and He is the only way to truth.
It is really the only thing that makes perfect sense to me in this confusing world.
2006-11-04 17:35:25 · answer #9 · answered by IL Padrino 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God
2006-11-04 17:30:09 · answer #10 · answered by bigdogrex 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋