why are christians willfully ignorant????????

Question

do you guys beleive in science? or do you just not beleive in evolution? how do you explain beleiving everything science teaches us accept evolution. if there is no such thing in evolution then there must be no such thing as gravity, the solar system, bacteria must not EVOLVE to become stronger, and the earth must still be flat

Answer 1

Willfully ignorant?! And instead embrace your set of humorous unproven theories? Perhaps YOU are the ignorant one instead.

Answer 2

Evolution isn't a "belief" and doesn't require faith in the unprovable. It's the simple, logical, rational evaluation of the huge mass of evidence from all disciplines of science that show a clear picture of how life on this planet emerged and has evolved to its present state.

I honestly think many christians here feel there's some sort of "scientific conspiracy" to deny god or to prove the bible wrong. I have heard pastors and preachers tell their flocks things along the lines of, "the ungodly scientists want to destroy your faith!" Nothing could be further from the truth.

They obviously don't know how science works -- ideas and concepts with no evidence to support them, or good evidence against them, are quickly discarded. Nobody working in science wants to pursue an incorrect idea, and they are always searching for provable, testable answers to the questions they ask. If there were no evidence for evolution, the idea of it would have been discarded by science a long, long time ago. That is has survived for over 150 years is alone a clear indication that there is considerable evidence for its validity, and if you actually LOOK at that evidence you can see that it is in fact overwhelmingly strong, so strong that it is accepted as fact by the scientific community. Very few theories gain such wide acceptance in science. There is no conspiracy to attack christians or the bible -- science quite simply DOES NOT CARE if the knowledge it finds agrees with or contradicts religious dogma. Religious dogma is not testable, repeatable, or provable -- and so is not part of science.

So many people here will put an answer up such as "I didn't evolve from a monkey, god made me" or "there is no evidence for evolution." Such answers do nothing but show the ignorance or dishonesty of the poster.

If you christians would instead write, "I don't believe I evolved from anything, I believe god made me" then nobody would challenge that -- do you see the difference? The first form was stated as a fact, when in fact there is no evidence of any kind to support it. If you state it as your belief, that's an entirely different story -- we'll probably assume you haven't studied the evidence, but whatever, you can believe anything you want to, just don't state it as a fact when it's not provable as one.

The second example can only mean that:
-- the person is dishonest (there is a TON of evidence for evolution, saying there is none is a lie)
-- the person is ignorant (they don't *know* of any evidence -- then they should say "I don't know of any evidence," but we'd be happy to show you where to find it)
-- the person is simply parroting something someone else told them (in which case they're both ignorant and lazy).

It would be honest to say, "I don't believe the evidence for evolution," so why not be honest? Instead they often flat-out lie. Disgraceful, and shows a serious lack of understanding of language, honesty, integrity, logic, and reason.

Do you understand?
At least if you're going to stick to your beliefs for which you have no evidence, be honest about what you think and feel. The rest of us would have a lot more respect for you.

Answer 3

Are you an idiot? Or are you just willingly ignorant! Evolution is when over time one species changes into another. It has nothing to do with bacteria acquiring immunities to medications, or gravity, or the solar system, or any other such thing. You see, just because some one wistfully attempts to convince others of their fantasies, and then gets them taught to others, in science 'so called', but that does not make it science. The Bibles story of creation, is literal, and that is a fact.

Answer 4

The declare is that the Pilgrims have been the 1st human beings to make certain their very own autonomous government with a shape (familiar as a results of fact the Mayflower Compact) in what might develop into the U. S.. The word "In God We have faith" replaced into extra to funds in the 1860's by an act of Congress. (Neither they nor the courts felt that violated the form at that element). on an identical time as the present extraordinary court docket development replaced into no longer built till 1932, the old area wherein the extraordinary court docket were assembly as a results of fact the 1860's in the Capitol development additionally had the ten Commandments published in the court docket's chamber. they are nevertheless there right this moment, however the room has been switched over to a Senate chamber. earlier to that, various chambers in Washington and in the past that throughout the time of Philadelphia have been used. All had the ten Commandments published in them - as far returned as a results of fact the time of the "Founding Fathers". looks like "Chrsitians" are no longer the only ones who're itemizing purely chosen data, misrepresenting data, or are incorrect in what they positioned up.

Answer 5

What I believe is in my Bible. It's track record has been tried and proven. Many historical facts and as for science, I'm not going to say I don't believe in science, after-all, the Lord gave us the wisdom to learn. I do believe, however, it does consist of a lot of theories, which are not fact. Evolution can not be tested and retested like any other part of science. The only way that is possible is to document everything today and those millions of years from now could compare and see if we have evolved. There is no way to prove this particular theory. Yeah you have fossils and whatnot but who is to say those species weren't wiped out by the flood or the Lord? If you can explain to me how you can prove(test and retest) evolution, i would be happy to listen.

Answer 6

You must be speaking about some very specific christians.

I am very science oriented and have a degree in Anthropology. Paleontology was my speciality.

I believe in micro-evolution....and we have empirical evidence of micro-evolution. Even viewing types of dogs or people groups from different types of the planet makes micro-evolution very observable for us.

What I dont believe in is Macro-Evolution and cross speciation. There is no empirical evidence for Macro-Evolution. It is neither observable nor is it reproducable. Its more like an idea that lots of people believe in.

Creationism is also not supportable with empirical evidence. But, I dont know of any christians claiming it is. Just lots of Macro-evolutionists that scoff as if they have empirical evidence...which they dont.

As for your assertion that gravity demand evolution....I would agree that in all things change is a constant. If you are asserting that Macro-evolution is required for gravity to exist I would ask for evidence.

I think your confused about what evolution means and what it means to different people. If your asking if christians believe in change...the answer is a resounding yes. If your asking if they believe there are both positive and negative changes within a given genetic grouping I think you would hear a pretty steady yes. If your asking if christians believe that people "evolved" from primordial ooze then the answer is "no". But those are all very different questions and ideas that you seem to be mixing in the same pot.

I am open to further discussion on this topic and my email address is

aarondarling(at)yahoo.com

Answer 7

Wow, the ignorance of this question is astounding. You assume too much.
1. I believe in science, and use it to strengthen my faith.
2. I believe in some evolution, but I do NOT accept that something can come from nothing (life from non-life), or that a cold-blooded reptile can evolve into a warm-blooded mammal.

Yet I am a Christian. Since you use fallacies in order to support the idea that Christians are ignorant, who is then more ignorant?

Answer 8

I think you are taking quite a few leaps in your assumptions. First evolution has nothing to do with gravity...

Many Christians have a different view then what you are presenting. They do believe in evolution for everything except humans...but they believe that God has made the animals, plants and everything else evolve. Some even believe that God made the humans evolve...you are placing one view on billions of people...not even all Christians believe that Jesus was God.

BTW...I am not a Christian.

Answer 9

Perhaps the cognitive dissonance is just too much to handle for some. Not all Christians feel this way, though.

My father-in-law is devoutly faithful to his church and religious beliefs AND accepts and indeed seeks out scientific knowledge. He basically says that he sees no reason that evolution and religion cannot co-exist. He believes that evolution is part of God's design.

Answer 10

Your problem is believing that evolution has been proved. It hasn't. Micro-evolution just proves adaptation WITHIN a species. It shows no proof of changing into another species. Macro-evolution is a joke!! The theory of evolution just helps to prove God's Our Creator.

Bacteria do not evolve when they become resistant to antibiotics because they are still bacteria. They adapt or mutate, but they do not become a different species.

Answer 11

I think you mean "except Evolution," not "accept evolution," unless you're making a pun.

anyway, good point. some Christians give the impressino they pick and choose what parts of the bible they follow. maybe they do the same with science.