Creation or Evolution?

Question

Does it really matter where we come from or should it be more important where we are going? As a 'intelligent' race, that is.
Answers on a postcard plase :-)

Answer 1

If we as humanity were to know the truth about our origins than we would have discovered it by now. Maybe we have and not all people agree. As for creation vs. evolution, there is already hard evidence supporting scientific facts about human evolution and animal evolution, but again it doesn’t explain everything. I get frustrated with this cause I would love to know the truth, I have faith in God and live a spiritual life and I also agree a lot of scientific facts, but I can’t prove anything no one can, and I think no one ever will, so yes it’s more important to focus on where we are going as a human race for the future. If we can respect evolution and science as well as creation and religious faith and take what is essential from both than we might make a better tomorrow for humanity.

Answer 2

It matters for one major reason: medecine production. Many microorganisms undergo microevolution. Let me give you an example of what could happen:

Evolutionist version: Harmful bacteria are isolated. Scientists place the bacteria in a petri dish full of an antibiotic. Most of the bacteria die. The few survivors reproduce. More antibiotic is added, but all the bacteria survive. Since the environment was changed to favor antibiotic resistant bacteria, the bacteria must've evolved so that the resistant ones remain. The antibiotic can kill the bacteria, but if it's used, it could lead to a more evolved version of bacteria that could cause problems in the future, so let's keep this in mind and prescribe the antibiotic only when necessary.

Creationist version: Harmful bacteria are isolated. Scientists place the bacteria in a petri dish full of an antibiotic. Most of the bacteria die. The few survivors reproduce. More antibiotic is added, but all the bacteria survive. Why didn't the antibiotic work this time? Maybe God just liked some bacteria better than others. Result: No understanding of the disease.

A good example of a real instance where not relying on saying "God did it, end of story" came in handy was the discovery of penicillin. Google it and you'll see the importance.

Answer 3

I'm absolutely stunned that ignorant religious types come on and claim there's no evidence for evolution. Funny thing is though they hide from it if it was waved in front of their faces they'd have to refuse to look at it or accept it because the bible is 'inerrant' and they must follow it blindly like some spastic dog.

I can't be bothered even start listing proof of evolution but the fact is people who realise that evolution is the truth dont do so because a scientist has asked them to take it on faith and threatened that they'll burn in hell if they dont profess to believe it. No, they accept evolution as truth because they look at the evidence and come to the only logical conclusion.

I don't see why we should have respect for religious beliefs. Religion should have died out hundreds of years ago. It only shows how much ignorance and stupidity there is in the human race. Incidentally numerous tests have shown an inverse correlation between education/intelligence and religion - that is if you're smarter, you're less likely to be religious. Hm. I wonder what we should make of that?

Answer 4

It's a fun exercise in futility. neither can prove their point, and it's all such a wonderfully pointless discussion.

Kind of watching kids trying to decide who's imaginary friend is better, and then there's that poor little kid without any imagination, who doesn't even have one.

Me? I'm a gamer, and I've had more characters than some crystal slingers have had incarnations.

For all we know, we were dropped on this planet a century ago, and it still wouldn't change a thing..

Answer 5

It matters because thanks to evolutionary science, we have made great advances in things like medicine and genetics which have helped millions of people. If we want to keep making these advances in the future, we need to educate the next generation of children with the facts, so that some of them grow up to be scientists.

Answer 6

Well, both matter. If you believe you evolved from microorganisms over millions of years to what we are today, chances are you don't believe in an afterlife. If you believe in intelligent design, as I do, I believe when you die, you go to either Heaven or hell, depending on whether or not your sins have been forgiven by the Creator of the universe, Jesus Christ.

Answer 7

Creation is the creation of living human kind into mankind with fountain of youth and IQ to be the Son of God on planet earth.
Evolution is Darwin's theory of "I was an apeman" and everyone is being close to it in making a monkey out of themselves in planet of apes.
Evolution is the creation of living human kind with ghost stories from the graveyards with multi-skills that became the Son of men of different races of racism at loss with the fountain of youth and IQ were running on batteries in planet of apes.
With everyone living in misery with all The Mummies risen from the graveyards with two hands stretching out in scaring the living daylights of living human kind in planet of apes.

Answer 8

Even if there WAS a god and he created it all, where did he get all the materials from? And if he WAS able to make billions of universes out of nothing at all, why can't he do something about saving church roofs?

Answer 9

i think the whole debate shows how gullible humans can be for stories that have no factual backing and will take that over an investigation with evidence

Answer 10

This is asked about once an hour. Yes, teaching real science to children does indeed matter if you ever want any more scientists. And we need more scientists. Don't lie to your kids for jesus - he'll be pissed.