2006-12-19 20:58:57 · 14 answers · asked by shannon h 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I don't believe in it. I just believe it's the best theory we've come up with thus far.
I did have a religious upbringing, but I tend to feel more intellectually assured by beliefs based on that which is scientifically quantifiable, and I reserve my spiritual beliefs for those times in which I require spiritual comfort.
I don't know much about creationism, but from what I gather it seems more akin to a fairy tale rather than a theory such as evolution, which is grounded in many years of quantifiable scientific research.
Who really knows? Nobody.
2006-12-19 21:01:11 · answer #1 · answered by Sid B 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well, it does seem a little far-fetched to think that complex life forms can undergo mutations that wouldn't cause more negative effects than positive effects. But until someone comes theory that explains it better, I believe in the Theory of Evolution. Why? Because no theory explains it better than Evolution does.
2006-12-20 18:43:04 · answer #2 · answered by Amphibolite 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Evolution is the best explaination for the source of the observed variety in life.
2006-12-20 12:22:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many ...believe in evolution for the simple reason that they think science has proven it to be a `fact' and, therefore, it must be accepted... In recent years, a great many people...having finally been persuaded to make a real examination of the problem of evolution, have become convinced of its fallacy and are now convinced anti-evolutionists."
-- Henry Morris, former evolutionist.
2006-12-20 06:04:00 · answer #4 · answered by Darktania 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm an investigator. The finds of my investigation to date indicate that evolution is a sound theory.
2006-12-20 11:23:15 · answer #5 · answered by novangelis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you don't believe in evolution, you accept it by reasonable thinking, and yes, this theory sounds reasonable and there is a lot of evidence supporting the theory.
2006-12-20 08:34:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It seems pretty plausible to me and they've obviously done a lot of research and generated plenty of backing from the science community. In fact, it's nearly unanimous.
I'm not sure why so many religions can't accept that maybe God designed the world in such a manner that we would evolve. It doesn't disprove a god, it just disproves some religious texts which I sure anyone would logically say some junk information could have seeped into over the years.
EDIT: ...and to Tequila: There is no *facts* in science.
2006-12-20 05:02:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont ask us if we BELIEVE in evolution, ask the american suburban
mamas who try to push ID on us. I am not bragging, but I think I can judge the situation better than some ill educated churchgoer
2006-12-20 05:49:30 · answer #8 · answered by Danushka B 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Evolution is a flawed theory at best.
Evidence #1
There are no transitional links and intermediate forms in either the fossil record or the modern world. Therefore, there is no actual evidence that evolution has occurred either in the past or the present.
Evidence #2
Natural selection (the supposed evolution mechanism, along with mutations) is incapable of advancing an organism to a "higher-order".
Evidence #3
Although evolutionists state that life resulted from non-life, matter resulted from nothing, and humans resulted from animals, each of these is an impossibility of science and the natural world.
Evidence #4
The supposed hominids (creatures in-between ape and human that evolutionists believe used to exist) bones and skull record used by evolutionists often consists of `finds' which are thoroughly unrevealing and inconsistent. They are neither clear nor conclusive even though evolutionists present them as if they were.
Evidence #5
Nine of the twelve popularly supposed hominids are actually extinct apes/ monkeys and not part human at all.
Evidence #6
The final three supposed hominids put forth by evolutionists are actually modern human beings and not part monkey/ ape at all. Therefore, all twelve of the supposed hominids can be explained as being either fully monkey/ ape or fully modern human but not as something in between.
Evidence #7
Natural selection can be seen to have insurmountable social and practical inconsistencies.
Evidence #8
Natural selection has severe logical inconsistencies.
Evidence #9
The rock strata finds (layers of buried fossils) are better explained by a universal flood than by evolution.
2006-12-20 06:00:50 · answer #9 · answered by Bahaus B 3 · 1⤊ 5⤋
Because it's the explanation that makes most sense to me. You may have another theory and you are just as likely to be right as me. Happy Christmas.
2006-12-20 05:02:05 · answer #10 · answered by Ted T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋