2006-11-07 08:30:19 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Evolution is not a religion. Answer this, Is science a religion?
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2006-11-07 08:34:18 · answer #1 · answered by Maikeru 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
From the American Heritage Dictionary:
re·li·gion (r-ljn) n.
1. Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe.
2. A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship.
3. The life or condition of a person in a religious order.
4. A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader.
5. A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion.
Based on that definition, evolution CANNOT be a religion because evolution DOES NOT in anyway advocate or indicate a supernatural power of any type.
Evolution is the EXACT OPPOSITE of religion because it explains the workings of the universe in completely NATURAL terms.
2006-11-07 08:43:16 · answer #2 · answered by Wonderland 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Evolution is not a religion. It is a theory, or analysis of a set of facts. The facts coming from the fossil record of past species of animals in relation to their current form, and current experiments and results. The theory of evolution is an explanation of how life forms change and adapt to their environment.
2006-11-07 08:46:20 · answer #3 · answered by Barry 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, evolution is looking around you and using common sense. Religion is believing in someone or something just because you feel that it is the right thing to do.
2006-11-07 08:35:25 · answer #4 · answered by Chris R 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Perhaps evolution itself is not a religion but certainly the leap-of-faith we call a **belief in science** could be seen to be something akin to the leap-of-faith we call a **religious belief** in some kinda Grand Overseer or Creator or God On High or something/someone/deities like that.
And you atheists? It takes as much belief to NOT believe there's some kinda God/Gods/Goddesses as it takes to believe they (or it) IS there. Both believers and atheists BELIEVE something about god in the same measure.
We agnostics simply walk through our days trying to be good people, content to let whatever comes after death, if--indeed--anything does, take care of itself.
No. Evolution is not a religion. However, i believe (there's that word!) that it's a subset of the Religion of Science.
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2006-11-07 08:45:33 · answer #5 · answered by Sebille 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO! Does evolution make any references to any gods or beliefs? Facts, just the facts backed up by scientific researches and findings.
2006-11-07 08:37:44 · answer #6 · answered by me_worry? 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the proper definition of religion is this, the worship that is due to God and Him alone, while evolution is still only a theory and worship is not properly due to a theory in any normal society,
2006-11-07 08:38:21 · answer #7 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, evolution is a scientific study based on science. religion has nothing to do with science, and science has nothing to do with religion.
2006-11-07 09:15:08 · answer #8 · answered by Take it from Toby 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why do people keep asking that?
No, religion requires a god. Evolution has nothing at all to do with gods and everything to do with science.
I thought that was rather obvious.
2006-11-07 08:36:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It has many aspects of a "religion", though with the exclusion of anything "supernatural". But it does, still, require belief, faith, in a lot that they can not understand. Like, for instance, how matter came into being from non-matter -- unless one believes that no matter exists. Then perhaps we don't exist either?
2006-11-07 08:39:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋