2006-11-07 08:41:56 · 21 answers · asked by jo mamma 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Every fossil, every observation in biology points to evolution. There is nothing that goes against it or points to a different way to scientifically explain modern diversity. There is not one fossil or one piece of DNA that does NOT point to evolution. It would be hard NOT to see the concrete evidence, and only those blinded by faith can do this.
Evolution is 100% world-wide accepted fact, including the evolution of man.
There is ZERO evidence for a higher being causing anything. This is why people who are religious need faith, you can't see or study the actions of a deity, by definition. Evolution has ZERO faith and ALL evidence.
Scientists (real ones) have been studying and supporting evolution for over 150 years, and still nothing has pointed to creationism. There is clear links and transitional forms between everything in the fossil record to the Class-Family level, if not Genus-Species level. And this includes humans, which there are several 'missing links' which are well described and studied, people just choose to ignore this. Sure, there are still things we don't know, but that's why science is not stagnent and dead. We learn more every day, that's what happens when you keep an open mind and follow the scientific method.
There are some areas of evolution in which all of the pieces have not been found in the fossil record, but there is no counter theory that has even ONE piece of evidence that can not easily be explained by evolution.
Let me turn your question around, if Creationism was correct and science could definitively prove Creationism (and thus the existence of God), why would they not? That would be the greatest scientific discovery in the history of the world. No one would pass that up to maintain the 'status quo'. There is no conspiracy to hide creation evidence. Anyone who knows real scientists knows they are glory-mongers first. They love to prove others wrong to enhance their own standing. And if any scientist could prove Creation/God, it would've been done a long time ago.
Go to a museum, take a class in biology, go to reputable sites on the Internet (like AAAS: http://www.aaas.org/news/press_room/evolution or http://www.talkorigins.org ) and find out for yourself.
2006-11-09 04:59:09 · answer #1 · answered by QFL 24-7 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok.....the bible is not a source for fact. It may, for some, be a source of comforting stories that simplify the natural world to the level of understanding that people were capable of a very long time ago. Its relevance now could maybe be to moral values, except that many have twisted the message to one of conformity and exclusion of anyone with differing ideas. For this I cite actual history. The inquisition, crusades, current religious terrorism etc...ad nauseum. When is the last time you heard about atheists persecuting anyone?
Now, to cite the fact that you do not wish to believe that you could have evolved from a monkey, I submit to you that really, you evolved from a slimy ball of membrane which was baked and boiled in organic ooze for a vast amount of time. So you don't need to worry about the whole monkey stigma thing anymore.
Um....oh yeah, the eye. A favorite argument of the anti-evolution crowd. Ok, eyes have evolved from the very very simple to the complex. The compound and ciliary eyes didn't simply pop out of nothing. Many very simple organisms have no eyes, but can through pigment proteins sense light. From this simple mechanism, the gamut is run, from worms, gastropods, marine invertebrates, insects, mammals etc. The complexity shown varies greatly and farily linearly if taken as a whole. And yes, there are gaps in the record, there are gaps in any record, including the bible, which if I remember correctly, jumps around quite a bit. Does that instantly invalidate the entire book for you? Apparently not.
2006-11-08 04:07:00 · answer #2 · answered by John S 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
regrettably, confident. i do no longer understand the way they could safeguard the cognitive dissonance. you're actually not properly-knowledgeable considering you do no longer understand that concept is the utmost point in technological know-how. it particularly is no longer a wager. it particularly is ignorant to declare "purely an theory". the worry-unfastened ancestor of all apes (which is composed of people and chimps) is a monkey and that is shown on your delight. It does no longer be counted on the theory of evolution. it particularly is a fact. Theories don't have information which purely applies in arithmetic. Theories have information. there is not any information of a god of any style. Theories are falsifiable. it particularly is a function, no longer a computer virus. If information is produced that shows yet another concept or this one desires replace, then we discovered something and are grateful for it. faith does no longer have that function. And it particularly is requred. So introduction via a god isn't able to being an theory. with the aid of fact the invention of mitochodrial DNA ancestry could properly be desperate via genetic mapping and we don't prefer bones to make particular the theory. Theories make predictions and could be used to strengthen different theories and open up completely new lines of inquiry. the theory of evolution is sensible with the aid of fact is works, no longer unavoidably with the aid of fact it particularly is fact. Evolution is fact yet organic selection is an theory. base line is that it works. God as an evidence does not artwork for us and is no longer probably an answer in that regard. Its an excuse to no longer think of approximately it.
2016-10-03 09:40:25 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 Evolution is a scientific theory
2 The scientific method is objective and standardized
3 Over 100 years of applying the scientific method to the theory of evolution has resulted in a 100% failure rate to substantiate the theory. To be blunt, you NEVER see the types of observations the theory says you would. This holds true over all fields of science and has withstood the test of time and tremendous leaps in technology available to investigate the matter.
Understand something. Evolution is a SCIENTIFIC theory. You do not believe or not believe in it. You prove it or disprove it using specific techniques that all people agree upon. There is no difference of opinion of the matter. It is either proved or disproved. To do otherwise is unscientific and strips evolution of its status as a scientific theory and makes it just a quaint notion with no authority.
No other theory in the entire history of science has been disproven as thoroughly as evolution. Life on this planet is likely related and likely that relationship can be understood with scientific methodology. However, not by evolution. Evolution has been proven wrong. It's impossible to dispute this without, ummm, lying (and plenty of that has been revealed in the history of evolution as a theory).
2006-11-07 08:52:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
LOL. Almost every argument you got is flawed for the reason that they don't understand evolution. My favorite is about the eyeball. When you research evolution, you find out that the eye is evidence for evolution. But they use misinformation and horrible arguments to make it seem the opposite. And they question things like transitional fossils. If you believe that there are no transitional fossils around then I assume you have about the same intelligence as a lamp. Or you went to the worst school ever.
Oh and I also like the "I didn't come form a monkey" when evolution clearly states that humans did not evolve from monkeys. the ignorance is so thick I broke my knife.
2006-11-07 09:49:14 · answer #5 · answered by Take it from Toby 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋
1. If the earth was created because of the big bang and the earth has been slowly moving farther apart for billions of years then the amount of time and distance should be greater than it is.
2. How did the bible know that the world was flat and the scientific rule that nothing after Gods creations can be created or destroyed when that hadnt been discovered centries before the bible.
3. Moon dust collects on the surface of the moon. If the moon is billions and billions of years old then there should be miles of moon dust...
want more...there is more...read your bible
GOD BLESS!!
2006-11-07 08:52:37 · answer #6 · answered by laurie 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋
1. Divine revelation
We have the bible and other stuff to guide us.
2. Archeology
Constantly, it comes up short all the time in proving the earth is millions of years old.
3. NO PROOF!
Every possible science has failed to support lifes origins without acknowledging the Creator.
2006-11-07 08:47:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 5⤋
1. How did eyeballs form if blind evolution is real. Did cells get together and say, "The larger body we are part of keeps injuring itself by banging into things. Let's form eyes so we can take advantage of perceiving this electromagnetic radiation that is all around us and turn them into perceptable images." Don't think so.
2. How did flight "evolve"? Did an animal just say, "Hey - I want to go from the ground to the top of the tree there," and just jump up and start flying?
3. How do you explain concious thought? Random electric impulses? Give me a break.
2006-11-07 08:46:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 6⤋
1. Divine revelation
We have the bible and other stuff to guide us.
2. Archeology
Constantly, it comes up short all the time in proving the earth is millions of years old.
3. NO PROOF!
Every possible science has failed to support lifes origins without acknowledging the Creator.
2006-11-07 08:46:25 · answer #9 · answered by #1denverfan 3 · 4⤊ 5⤋
Hey if your happy being the result of some ape, than good for you. i am happy with the fact that God created and fashioned me, and gave me a soul, and that one day I will return to Him.
Its absurd to think that we were a by product of chance.
evolution is a theory not a fact.
2006-11-07 08:59:29 · answer #10 · answered by ar 2 · 2⤊ 4⤋