Isn't evolution more of a religion, in the sense you have to believe through faith?

Question

Because the "evidence" has many times just been someone's hoax.

Answer 1

No, evolution is not a religion. You do not need faith. Just the ability to examine and accept the evidence. Faith is when you believe what someone tells you and accept it and ignore evidence which contradicts your beliefs.

The fact that occasional hoaxes have been uncovered does not disprove all of evolution, anymore than a few sins by religious people, such as embezzlement, terrorism, sex crimes, pedophilia etc proves that religion is all false.
The fact that scientists don't all agree on all the nuances of natural selection does not disprove evolution, anymore than the fact that there are hundreds of major religions worldwide - each of which claim to be the one true religion - disproves that there is no God.
Evolution by natural selection, while seemingly originating with Charles Darwin, stood upon the works of many scientists, both before and during Darwin's lifetime, notably Wallace, a contemporary of Darwin. Many branches of science since Darwin have been used to test evolutionary development, such as carbon dating, DNA analysis, dental science, medical science etc etc. All support the theory of evolution by natural selection as fact. Natural selection is a theory which has been tested and supported scientifically for over 150 years, and the only evidence against it has been theological, not scientific.

Answer 2

There have been some fossil hoaxes, but not all that many. Nowadays, especially, it's hard to fool people, what with all the tests that can be done. Interestingly enough, there are plenty of hoaxes perpetuated by creationists to disprove evolution.

Evolution was discovered through science, and we are still figuring out how it works through scientific reasoning. The only leaps of faith that you need to accept evolution are your senses. Science only assumes that you can believe your eyes, ears, nose, and sense of touch. Everything else is discovered through verifiable, reproducable tests. Anything that you can't know through your senses is beyond science.

The evidence we have for evolution is overwhelming, which is why it's such a widely accepted theory (in the scientific way, not in the way laymen use it). The only debate within the scientific community is over the details. You can watch bacteria evolve. You can go to the Grand Canyon and look at the various strata, and you can follow the fossils going up it, getting more complicated. You can do DNA testing and see the regular changes through the millenia. You can go to the Galapagos Islands and see the minor differences in the birds there that allow each different kind to fit best into its niche.

Answer 3

Hoax?

False evidence found by science is rejected, and the course corrected. It may be slowed by individual resistance to change, but it is there. The ultimate hoax is one that will not examine itself .

Creation theory has no evidence to correct- false or otherwise, and religions fight any attempt to require it. The premise is totally without evidence, at least anything more demonstrable than someones belief. That makes the spaghetti monster theory equally viable if you choose to believe it.

Evolution is a developing science with a huge amount of evidence, all pointing in the same direction. The fact we don't know everything about it hardly discredits that which we do know.

Every new bit of evidence for evolution erodes the premise of biblical creation. That is a threat to the foundation of religion, to which we have given the power to manipulate our minds. The powers of religion naturally fight this, but it's a losing battle. The proof we have now for evolution is a grain of sand on the beach compared to what is coming.

Science means learning to understanding things, and requires proof. Faith means believing in something based on knowledge of a premise, without substance, without proof. That precludes understanding, and lack of understanding is the presence of ignorance.

You can "know" a great deal, and understand nothing.

Answer 4

How were the hoaxes revealed? Close investigation revealed that the hoaxes were not compatible with the existing evidence. The revelation of hoaxes is strong evidence for evolution since paleoanthropologists are talented enough to identify them. The scientific method relies on skepticism. Evolution is a robust theory that has survived hoaxes that muddied the waters.

Answer 5

The evidence is fairly solid if you can visit Fields Museum in Chicago or similar such in major cities. The dynamics of how the DNA crosses is still hard to grasp. The Avian Virus H/N/ factors are teaching us a great deal. The mDNA has done a fine job of tracing genetic lines.
For those of us of faith, none of it bothers the Biblical account which is based in large part on the Ugaritic Gilgamesh Epic and other words. Genesis 1 - 11 is Primeval History presented to give Gen. 12 Abram a pedigree of sorts as Faith History begins.
Evolution theory is more of a science in that it can be replicated in different places/times/people - not characteristics of faith.

Answer 6

Evolution is not a religion, it is a scientific theory based on observation and study. There is more physical evidence to back up evolution than there is to back up any religion. Evolution does not require a blind leap of faith, as many religions do. More importantly, evolution does not ask for or provide what religions provide: a code of conduct by which to live your life, consequences if you break that code, and a promise of an afterlife of some form. In addition, Darwin's book, The Origin of Species, where the theory is laid out, was not divinely inspired. Darwin wrote it all by himself. It is a scientific theory and in no way religious in origin, thought, or "practice."

Answer 7

ALL human understanding are in keeping with faith. provided that a being have absolute understanding can that being state that their understanding is in keeping with absolute data. Human don't have absolute understanding, so all human understanding is in keeping with faith. What makes one human place greater beneficial than yet another is the data that help its faith claims. Deficiencies interior the data that help Evolution. a million. not Observable 2. No Transitional varieties seen interior the fossil record or latest right this moment 3. Mathematically impossible with the aid of employing a spontaneous technique ( Random Mutation) With considered one of those deficiency interior the data that help evolution, persons who nevertheless have confidence that it incredibly is actual are FANATICALLY non secular.

Answer 8

Evidence can be misinterpreted or hoaxed. Ditto on the Bible. But the lack of evidence is always and only just that, a lack of evidence.

Answer 9

hey dont mix both. religion is not just faith. one need to investigate and find the truth. religion has been distorted to the point beyond recognition. it is muddied with rituals and superstitions. is this of god? i think not. for it is god that gives us life. gives us - human - the only living thing with creative thought. and look at what we did. we use creative thought to destroy ourselves. we must go back to the essence and true meaning of religion. keep searching and you will / may find the answer.
evolution is a theory - so get rid of the confusion. pl be more hardworking and more research is required!

Answer 10

yes if the definition of religion is to have faith in a particular belief of how man came to exists. However, I think religion is defined as the belief of a higher power or divine intervention of our existence.


The basic premise is the same in both cases. Religion and the theory of evolution are both supported by those who need to believe there is some sort of structure to our existence. It is not easy for most to believe that mankind, this world and all the forms of life it has ever supported was all created by a random series of events that created just the right mixture of elements to sustained life.

They are both a search for answers to a question that is puzzled the brain since it was smart enough to think. Humans have never experienced anything but progress since the dawn of time. So naturally we have an instinct to be curious about the progress of ourselves beyond life.

And this is the only question no person will ever live long enough to truly learn the answer to. Conclusive proof can only come with dying and finding out.

Personally,
I think we have spent enough time imagining what gods and the heavens are all about. We will always be a few million years too late to know if there is any truth to the evolution theory and collectively across the span of time more blood and time has been spent on religion than any of mankind’s other achievements. If we devoted half of that time and energy to searching that big black seemingly never ending bucket of planets called outer space we would know a whole lot more answers the these questions than we do now.