hypothetical question for christians.............................?

Question

lets if if one day hundreds of years from now, scientists finaly solve every little detail, holes, and flaws in evolution. and it is proven without a single doubt that evolution happend, would christianity then die??? or would it still exist but accept evolution as well. i would think that if evolution was proven to be true without a reasonable doubt then most of the aspect of christianity would be shattered. what do you think???

this is just a hypothetical question, if one day this id happen.

Answer 1

Sorry this is too big of a what if... "scientists finaly solve every little detail, holes, and flaws in evolution"... Jim

Answer 2

No.
Your hypothetical is an impossibility. As science finds resolutions to all the holes in evolution, other gaps will be created and it will become a never-ending expedition.

However, if it were even possible to resolve all the questions of evolution, Christianity will never become obsolete. It is still a foundational path to a life of hope, purpose, inner peace, happiness, compassion, empathy and love.

Were evolution to take over, mankind would be reduced to nothing more than a high-function animal; "soul-less" creatures which find common ground in only the most base of human function and life. The race would be replete with a lack of hope, lack of purpose or direction, losses of peace and joy, and an inability to empathize or show long lasting love.

Answer 3

How did life begin? Perhaps no other question has stirred more speculation and ignited more debate. Yet, the controversy is not simply over evolution versus creation; much of the conflict takes place among the evolutionists themselves. Virtually every detail of evolution—how it happened, where it started, who or what started it, and how long the process took—is hotly disputed.

For years evolutionists claimed that life began in a warm pool of organic “soup.” Some now believe that foam in the ocean could have bred life. Undersea geysers are another proposed site of life’s origin. Some postulate that living organisms arrived on earthbound meteors. Or perhaps, say others, asteroids smashed into earth and changed the atmosphere, stirring up life in the process. “Plow a big iron asteroid into earth,” says one researcher, “and you will certainly get interesting things happening.”

The nature of life’s beginning is also being reconsidered. “Life did not arise under calm, benign conditions, as once assumed,” suggests Time magazine, “but under the hellish skies of a planet racked by volcanic eruptions and menaced by comets and asteroids.” For life to evolve amid such chaos, some scientists now say, the whole process must have occurred within a narrower time frame than previously thought.

Scientists also have differing views about where God—“if he exists”—fits into the picture. Some say that life evolved without the intervention of a Creator, while others suggest that God started the process and let evolution take over.

After life began, how did evolution occur? Even here, stories conflict. In 1958, a century after The Origin of Species was published, evolutionist Sir Julian Huxley stated: “Darwin’s great discovery, the universal principle of natural selection, is firmly and finally established as the sole agency of major evolutionary change.” Twenty-four years later, though, evolutionist Michael Ruse wrote: “A growing number of biologists . . . argues that any evolutionary theory based on Darwinian principles—particularly any theory that sees natural selection as the key to evolutionary change—is misleadingly incomplete.”

Time magazine, while saying that there are “many solid facts” backing the evolution theory, nonetheless concedes that evolution is a complex tale with “many holes and no shortage of competing theories on how to fill in the missing pieces.” Far from suggesting that the case is closed, some of the most committed evolutionists are now clamoring for a full reexamination of organic origins.

Thus, the case for evolution—particularly for the beginning of life according to evolution—is not based upon consistent testimony. Scientist T. H. Janabi observes that those who advocate evolution “have developed and abandoned many erroneous theories over the years and scientists have so far been unable to agree on any one theory.”

Interestingly, Charles Darwin anticipated such conflict. In the introduction to The Origin of Species, he wrote: “I am well aware that scarcely a single point is discussed in this volume on which facts cannot be adduced, often apparently leading to conclusions directly opposite to those at which I have arrived.”

Indeed, such conflicting testimony raises questions as to the credibility of the evolution theory.

Answer 4

That is a big if. But I don't think Christianity would die if that would happen.

There are already many good Christians who believe in the inerrancy of the Bible, and that it is correct both spiritually and in all matters including the view of creation.

There are also many good Christians who believe in the infallablity of the Bible, and that it is correct in spiritual matters but the scientific aspects were not meant to be literal and are often symbolic. This kind of person believes that verses like 2 Peter 3:8 "With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day." They believe that when Genesis records God creating the earth in seven days it actually represented a lot longer span of time, or that God may have made the earth in the image of being several millions of years older.

The majority of Christian seminaries in the United States believe in infallability but not inerrancy. This is part of the reason why Christians in other countries are criticizing the Christian community in the United States.

I'm not sure that any Christian is convinced in their faith only by studying the lack of transitional fossils in evolutionary theory or that any atheist is convinced in their beliefs only by hearing Bible verses.

I think most Christians find their faith by finding themselves in a bad place and recognizing their own brokenness and clinging onto whatever they can to keep going like a drowing man to a life preserver. When they try Christianity on for size, the one's that dive in all the way find that things start to happen that don't seem to be random coincidences and that their faith starts to show good and amazing things.

Answer 5

No.

Define "evolution". The process or the theory (and that's still what it is) still leaves room for a Creator.

"Most of the aspect" of my Faith has VERY little to do with "how". Or even "when". Or "why"?

Only "Who".

I am a Christian because of the finished work of Jesus Christ on the Cross for the sins of the whole world, his Mighty Resurrection and Glorious Ascension.

To be honest...I never give evolution a bit of thought. And I probably wouldn't have though about it today, were it not for your question.

Answer 6

So this is an "Hypothetically Stupid Question" good because I hope you are not seriously considering this is anything but a desperate attempt to evade the real Question:"Hasn't Evolution been DISPROVED for years now,so why don't I move on?" Anyway let's see some evidence of Creation: "William Paley's arguments from the complexity of living organisms is not often used as an argument for God's existence, due to potential naturalistic explanations. The apparent design of biological organisms is not fully testable at this time, since many of the genetic tests of Darwinian theory can not be completed due to incomplete databases of genetics. However, the emerging field of Intelligent Design Theory may well revive this argument in the near future.

The new watchmaker argument is based upon defined, measurable parameters obtained from the observable universe. By studying the universe, scientists can determine how unique the Earth and Solar System is compared to other planetary systems in our galaxy. Probabilities can be assigned on the basis of our knowledge of the universe to determine if evidence of intelligent design exists.

As our knowledge of the physics of the universe increases, scientists can ask "what if" questions, change the fundamental constants of the universe, and determine what effect these changes would have on our universe. The results of these changes are nothing less than astounding. Go to the next slide to see how tightly constrained the laws of physics must be to get a universe capable of supporting life...
Design - Everywhere
The news the evolutionists don't want you to read!

Life's Complexity Pyramid
Recent studies in molecular biology reveal that biological organisms are incredibly more complex than previously thought. Originally, science held that the DNA was the ultimate depository of biological complexity. However, recent studies show that information storage, information processing, and the execution of various cellular programs reside in the cell's genome, transcriptome, proteome, and metabolome. Even among these compartments, integration of cellular functions is distributed among groups of these components that interact within large networks. A recent examination of transcription binding factors and their regulatory components on DNA revealed between 4000 and 35,000 genetic-regulatory interactions for simple, single-celled yeasts.
ARE YOU MISSING THE OBVIOUS TRUTH BEFORE YOU?

The Lone Ranger and Tonto are camping in the desert, set up their tent, and are asleep. Some hours later, The Lone Ranger wakes his faithful friend.
"Tonto, look up and tell me what you see."
Tonto replies, "Me see millions of stars."
"What does that tell you?" asks The Lone Ranger.
Tonto ponders for a minute.
"Astronomically speaking, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets.
Astrologically, it tells me that Saturn is in Leo.
Time wise, it appears to be approximately a quarter past three.
Theologically, it's evident the Lord is all powerful and we are small and insignificant.
Meteorologically, it seems we will have a beautiful day tomorrow.
What it tell you, Kemo Sabi?"
The Lone Ranger is silent for a moment, then speaks.
"Tonto, you Dumb Hoss, someone has stolen our tent."

Sometimes we miss what is before us IN FAVOR of what makes us feel less imposed upon,but please realize that Evolution requires MORE FAITH than Creation. To believe in it,you MUST OVERLOOK THE FACTS of NO evidence to prove it...That's NOT HYPOTHETICAL !!!

Answer 7

A theory in science is something that MUST be falsifiable. According to Stephen Hawking, no matter how much evidence you have to prove a theory, there still is the possibility that there exists evidence to falsify the theory. So we can never be 100% sure about any theory because it is logically impossible to have every piece of evidence.
So even if in the future evolution is highly probable, there still exists the probability that creation is true and there would be people that would believe in it.

Answer 8

You place all Christians in one group. Most Christians are Roman Catholic. The church does not dispute evolution. The only ones who dispute evolution are small sects of Christians. Mostly in the united states. Most of them are in areas where there is lots of inbreeding.
You really should get your facts straight there is a whole wide world out there and most of it isn't reported on cable news networks. Or people who rely on people like you to sell soap.

Answer 9

Randomness or Faith

Your choice? It will never be proven evolution is true, but God willing I will prove without a doubt that is false, based on the premise that Natural Selection only removes those who are composed of weak genetic structure and that it Natural selection has no method of explaining how base pairs might be added to the genome to alter a species!

Answer 10

It would never happen. Evolution is false! Take a look at the detail of things around you! They could not have just 'happened.'