I'm not so much interested in your views about whether evolution is true or not, more why do you think this issue has such central importance to religious, rather than scientific debates?
2006-12-21 11:29:36 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
For some it's what they use to justify what they believe or don't believe.
I'm Christian, I believe God created.
I also see how evolution could work. I don't use them against each other. Some do.
2006-12-21 11:33:26 · answer #1 · answered by <><><> 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Evolution is change, but on a larger scale with longer timelines. Look back into history and you will see changes. The earth and all its inhabitants are slowly changing now. This is fact. Watch the news!
" So dark the con of man " is Christianity. Evolution is one the agruments against belivers in God. The agrument follows... if there is a God then how does evolution fit into the picture. Why does an all powerful God need naturally occuring processes? Just snap YOUR fingers and it will be so. (Genesis)
2006-12-21 11:58:39 · answer #2 · answered by Circle Of Life 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a good question, since evolution doesn't disprove Christian ideology regarding creation, nor does Christianity negate the scientific theory of evolution.
But I do think that until science has a concrete answer for the origin of the human species, it shouldn't without proof attempt to discredit another theory.
Both sides should probably agree to disagree until science has completed its research.
2006-12-21 11:41:11 · answer #3 · answered by LadyB!™ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The introduction to Genesis and to the whole Bible ascribes everything to the living God, creating, making, acting, moving, and speaking. There is no room for evolution without a flat denial of Divine revelation. One must be true the other false. All of God’s works are good, great, wondrous, and perfect.
Man starts from nothing. He begins in helplessness, ignorance, and inexperience. All his works, therefore, proceed on the principle of evolution. This principle is only seen in human affairs: from the hut to the palace; from the canoe to the ocean liner; from the spade to the plowshare to machines. But the birds build their nests today as at the beginning. There is growth and development within man, but no passing, change, or evolution out from one into another.
For this theory or fallacy of evolution to be true there would be evident stages of evolution today. You would be able to find species in many stages of evolution in nature right now. For this theory or fallacy of evolution to be true there would be no God. And that’s exactly what evolutionists believe and are trying prove. The evolutionist bases his or her conclusions on human assumptions and reasoning, instead of on the documentary evidence of the manuscripts.
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2006-12-21 11:36:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, it's about the first thing mentioned in "the good book" and if that's wrong it might set readers off on a bad foot. I mean...imagine I give you my book of doctrine and say "some parts are allegorical" but the text itself never actually says it's allegory. You would be left to your own judgment to determine what is allegorical and not. That is precisely why that book would, presumably, have been written in the first place is to remove the need for human judgment and human failure in judging. Why would I move on to the second chapter letalone the second book or even the sequel (NT) if the first lines of the OT contain clearly identifiable inaccuracies as that God created man in his image?
2006-12-21 11:36:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mostly because if evolution is true (which it clearly is NOT) then it would discredit Genesis, thus discrediting the rest of the Bible (Because many, if not all of the books in the Bible refer to Genesis in some way.) It's a good thing there is so much evidence against evolution, eh?
2006-12-21 13:00:44 · answer #6 · answered by Joshua 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although evolutionary biologists argue all the time about details, no serious scientists are contending that evolution as a whole is false or flawed. The religious are outraged because it conflicts with their book - but really, what doesn't.
2006-12-21 11:32:16 · answer #7 · answered by eri 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Creationism/ Intelligent Design and Evolution may or may not be compatible.
No where in Evolution does it say, "There is no god". It has nothing to do with religion. It is purely a scientific fact.
2006-12-21 11:43:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because to religion, science is like black magic.
Religion positively discourages it's followers from gaining knowledge (In the bible, Adam and Eve were punished for eating from the tree of... get this... KNOWLEDGE) So it's plain to see that intelligence and education are the enemy of religion.
In fact, it is a statistical fact that the higher the person's IQ and education, the lower their tolerance for such childish nonsense as religion.
2006-12-21 11:33:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Because Fundamentalist Christians believe that if there is any part of the Bible questioned, then their whole weltanschauung (world view) will crumble. The only reason that is true is because THEY have set it up to be a black-or-white issue.
2006-12-21 11:32:05 · answer #10 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I have no idea. Even when I was a Christian, I believed in Evolution.
2006-12-21 12:24:07 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋