How do you believe in Christianity after learning about evolution and history in higher education?

Question

I would like to believe in God and go to church, but now whenever I hear someone talk of religion I think of all that I've learned. Is there a way to overcome that?

A theory has a significant amount of evidence to prove that it is true and has none to prove it wrong so to use the excuse "its just a theory" is not a good answer.

Answer 1

They wave away the theory of evolution as Satanic trickery. Doesn't bother them after they do that.

Answer 2

First of all, evolution is a theory, not a fact, unlike what the scientific establishment wants you to believe. Second, evolutionists claim that we exist because of an accident in chemistry millions of years ago.
An accident? If this is so, then what's the point of the concepts of good and bad? Why not just do whatever the heck you want, for we will become non-existent when we die. Why not get all we can get, stepping on everyone else in the process, to make our lives more comfortable. Why have morals, they just get in the way. Also why not take out those disadvantaged, like the handicapped, the very poor, etc. their wasting valuable food and space. In fact, why not just blow up the planet. There would be no more needless suffering. Would the universe miss this puny world?
There is a reason why we have morals, and the ability to think and believe that there is more to just living and dying. A creator justifies this reasoning.
Here's a hypothetical experiment. Suppose you have a gigantic bowl. You throw in concrete, lumber, metals, wiring, glass, etc. In other words, everything you would need to build a nice house. You then spin and shake this bowl. You hit it with lightning, water, heat, cold, radiation. You do this for millions of years. Do you think you will ever have a fully built livable home from this? I would say not. Now this is just a simple home. Imagine the complexity of DNA and life in general. Still think it was an accident? In the end, you'll need "intelligent design!"

Answer 3

What I've found is that most of the truth taught in the Bible, or anyplace else, is visible to humans, if they know how to find it and evaluate it. Christ said as much. He said look and see, hear and listen. He taught how to find the evidence in life. He created the basis for science by teaching that evidence shows the truth. In fact, matter was created for this purpose. Stable realities were needed to learn from, so sin could be overcome through knowledge and truth.

What this means is that teachers like Christ and the prophets are only saying things we should be able to determine for ourselves. So there isn't any question what the truth is. The teachers only assist us.

But then Christ serves another purpose which the prophets could not. He defines religion, because he has the authority to do so. And he has the wisdom to be the final arbiter over disputes. This gives his words much more significance than that of any other prophets of teachers.

Then when looking at Christ's words, we should be able to see a huge difference in wisdom. He knew what is important, and he didn't dilute it with trivia, like everyone else did.

Even though his words were written up by his followers, the meaning could easily be grasped and properly represented, because there is so much evidence in life for the basic truths.

Answer 4

Learning and believing in science, evolution, or anything in higher education does not, and should not, dispel one's belief in God. I believe in all of things, yet still believe in God. Many people, even the greatest evolutionary theorist, believe in God, or at least recognize that evolution alone doesn't resolve the question of where the "machine" came from (meaning the complex things even in the most simple species/forms of life). It is a shame many people who become learned and attain higher education have to lose their faith in a God. Unfortunately, I think it sometimes occurs because those people become less humble and rely more upon the intelligence of man then upon the wisdom of God.

An interesting law article, and I know one of the individuals involved with it so it gives it more credibility to me, on the subject is of evolution is: http://www.arn.org/docs/dewolf/utah.pdf

You may not agree with what is said, but when it comes down to it, it's just you anyway (although God will always be there). arn.org has some interesting stuff. Good luck.

Answer 5

Faith, that's all, nothing more. Realize that no matter how convincing science may be, there always has to be a Creator. Who made everything? Do you honestly believe that the "big bang": started it all?

Also, remember that it's called the THEORY of evolution for a good reason.

Secondly, history classes in both the public schools and in universities have been so twisted and influenced by some of the idiots that teach it that it's hard to believe everything they say.

Follow your heart, have FAITH, and love God. It's that simple.

Answer 6

Look in the mirror. Your science class didn't create you. You weren't created by some guy at a computer with a bra on his head. (weird science), cloning (which is mans endeavor) can only >mimic<, it can't create every muscle fibre, tissue, tendons, hair follicles, bone ect... that God did in your mothers womb in 9 months. The proof is in the mirror and it's looking back at you, the proof is in your fingerprints, the proof is in your heart and spirit.

Remember: "religion" is mans futile, selfish attempt to get closer to God
>relationship< is to turn your back on this dark, ego-maniacal world and give your heart and life to Jesus, who wants to bless you with all good things in life. (not the physical things) for those will all stay here.
Things like a loving family, (which is irreplaceable), a spiritual-filled life for the love of God (which is irreplaceable), all blessings from God for the love of Jesus (which is irreplaceable). It's not easy as it sounds, but it's better than what the world can offer you.
Remember the pharasees and saducces were highly educated also, and they still didn't "get it"--just like today.
How can I believe in it? Because I've always had it, I just had to accept it. Excuse for the diatribe, I just like to let people know that it's real and how Christ has touched my life.

Answer 7

Is it really "higher" education? Or an attempt to explain the "unexplainable" with human logic and reason. Katie, I don't know your age but if you live another 20 years you will also see the admission (of those now referred to as "experts) of their faulty theories and hypothesis. The proposition but forth by Christ is that of a "fallen" state of what was the highest order of God's Creation. He also offered himself as their deliverer and leader to Truth itself.
Education gives some temporary comfort and yet never settles the deep questions like "Why'? Right?
Faith is the only resort with substance.... Is there a "personality" behind "it all"? Do you follow me? No honest scientist disputes a "design".......so "who"...or should I say "Who" is the designer?

Answer 8

I dont know how long out of school you are, but if its at least 10 years, go back to the books you were taught from and read about the same things the way they are taught in books written recently. There will be some subtle differences and some drastic differences when considering science and history. This doesnt mean either is bad, it just means that man still doesnt have the answers to everything, and the truth to very little.

The beginning of wisdom, is to know that we know nothing.

Answer 9

You can still believe in Christianity. You can't believe the bible is literally true. It isn't. It never will be. It was never meant to be.

There are any number of churches that accept the bible as the inspired word of god but also accept that it is the word of god filtered through man whose understanding was shaped by his civilization.

Just because the Apollo capsules and planetary probes we sent into the far reaches of space didn't bounce off the firmament, does that mean that we should throw out the bible?

Myself, did believe and I no longer believe but it's not due to science, its due to human misery. I have seen too much suffering despite fervent prayer to believe in a god who acts in this world.

Answer 10

Your letting the men in the Bible get in the way of the word. It's common and expected to question your faith constantly. Everyone looks for the meaning of life including those who have made God their whole life. Since we all die, it's like asking yourself why you are in the body you have, not in someone elses. Why your here now, and where you are as oppose to those who came before you, and those who are going to come when your gone.
If God doesn't exist, then what is this thing that I am? If he does, same question.

Answer 11

understand that most of what you've been told is an opinion.

Creationists and evolutionists agree that there is evidence. They only disagree in what the evidence says. For example, we all see the fossils. I would say they were buried in a worldwide flood, which also happened to create the geological layers they say took millions of years to form. They would say that somehow that many critters managed to get buried simultaneously in any method other than a world wide flood.

I would point to scientists who say it is statistically impossible to create a single protein by chance, let alone enough of them to form a cell and then 'poof' merge to form a living cell for no reason at all. They would say given enough time, anything is possible.

I would finally conclude that we both have to have faith in something.

I believe 'God said...'

They believe something came from nothing and for no reason blew up according to laws of physics that arose from nowhere for no reason. Over time, the matter cooled into balls with solids, liquids and gasses in them called planets. For no reason, some became stars, some planets, all with different compositions. Liquids, solids and time combined to form life.

neither one of us can reproduce or observe a creation. both rest on faith. and their position is, in my opinion, even harder to believe.