Why is it being debated on the R+S category of yahoo answers?
2006-12-31 08:46:30 · 16 answers · asked by Steve 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Good question, maybe people who subscribe to evolution are incapable of determining the correct category to exchange their thoughts on the subject they hold dear to themselves.
2006-12-31 08:47:20 · answer #1 · answered by Tim 47 7 · 5⤊ 3⤋
RangerWright's answer provides a clue.
Namely, people prefer to discuss things here because they can deliver all sorts of BAD science, and fewer people will call them on it.
For example, he confuses evolution with the Big Bang ... evidently unable to tell the difference between astrophysics and biology. The Big Bang and evolution are not the same theory. They are not even related or dependent. One can be absolutely true and the other absolutely false.
Second, he makes blanket statements like "There is no supporting evidence to classify the Big Bang as a scientific Theory." Apparently he is unaware of evidence such as Hubble's law expansion, background radiation, the distribution of light elements, and the details of the formation and distribution of galaxies (see source) ... all things that many people in the Astronomy section know quite well. While there are still a lot of questions, and the Big Bang is not on nearly as strong a footing as evolution, it is far from true to say that the Big Bang has no supporting evidence at all. So either he is unaware of this evidence, or he aware of it and deliberately ignoring it ... i.e. lying when he says there is "no evidence."
2006-12-31 08:51:09 · answer #2 · answered by secretsauce 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
They can ask all the questions they want, but evolution as a scientific topic hasn't been seriously debated for 150 years. It is accepted by the entire scientific community. Sure, the fine tuning is still being debated, but the overall effect? Solid.
2006-12-31 08:49:42 · answer #3 · answered by eri 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Because it contradicts a literal, fundamental (ignorant) view of the bibles creation story.
Evolution is certainly a scientific topic. Its creationism that isn't. Its debated here because this is where the religious people like to complain about things that disagree with their holy books and there are just enough rational thinkers around to argue their points.
2006-12-31 08:50:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Because the religious make it a topic. Religion and science come to a meeting point here, with two competing positions. This makes it a valid topic in this forum.
2006-12-31 08:54:17 · answer #5 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Good point... but keep in mind that the most popular counterpart to evolution is the mystical idea of creation. Defeating science in it's own back yard, the science category, might be a tough nut to crack. The theists may hold on to some dumb beliefs but they aren't completely brain dead, are they?
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2006-12-31 08:54:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Because in the Science section, Creationism is ridiculed to extermination because the people there know better about how to respond. Those of us humanity majors are doing our best to defend scientific thinking, but we have our limits. We're fighting with one hand tied behind our back. But at least our brains are engaged, and we can see a logical fallacy when confronted with one.
2006-12-31 08:51:37 · answer #7 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Because it is inconsistent with religious texts which makes it evidence that the books are not divinely inspired.
2006-12-31 09:00:58 · answer #8 · answered by Alex 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Many Christians deny its existence because they feel it is contradictory to the creation story.
2006-12-31 08:53:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Bc that is what Atheist believe in, why isn't God being debated in Mythology and Foklor
2006-12-31 08:50:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋