Do people who criticize Evloution even understand the mechanics of Evolution?

Question

I've seen waaay too many people in here criticizing it, they keep saying that by common sense, oil left on sand won't evolve into a cell phone. Something like that.

And of course, for the usual moron, when I said people, I meant SOME people.

Ah no, not sarcasm. I know it when I see it, trust me.

Answer 1

I divide evolution deniers up into 3 categories.
1) The true believers: These are the people who don't care about the science. They believe that the bible is true and that is it. They admit and understand that what they believe is a religion and they don't care any further.

2) The Professionals: The Michael Behe's, the William Dembski's, the Henry Morris, Jonathan Wells, Duane Gish types. These men are con-artist. They are scam merchants who found an easy niche to sell their cons.

3) The Followers: Those who really believe the Gish's and Behe's and believe that there really is good science to creationism. They are completely confused every time these guys get their butts handed to them in a court room, and cannot understand why all their 'great evidence' is either not presented or discarded in a court (and by all of science). They understand very little about science, and mostly have been taught nonsense as if it was real. For example, the 'evolution violates the 2nd Law' foolishness.

In short, between religious beliefs and the profit motive, there is a lot of people keeping ignorance alive and well.

Answer 2

This is to Elvis. There were no particles before the big bang there was nothing except for a singularity (think black hole.) It is not known how or why but yes it exploded expanding outward. At this point there still wasnt any matter only energy. Einstein said E=MC^2 (energy and mass can be converted from one to the other) and when the universe spread out a bit this energy began to form solid matter. Mostly hydrogen was the end product. This hydrogen formed stars that converted the hydrogen into heavier elements. Supernovas spread this material outward. New stars were formed and this process continued until there was enough of the heavier elements to form planets around new stars.

Answer 3

I have never understood something about the big bang. So these dust and particles in space began to coalece and become solid and got dense until it explodes, and then some of the debris thrown out formed the galaxies and planets ect. I still am wondering where did the dust and gases come from, and what caused them to do what they did. This is not sarcasm I really want to know!!
Based on what I have heard about both theories they both are incredible and hard to believe.

Answer 4

I honestly doubt that deniers of evolution ever took biology and they don't really understand what it says about speciation and what have you. Mostly I think they take what they're given by whomever (need not be stated) and don't research it. Some might even agree with some of the theories if they were properly explained.

Answer 5

That is called sarcasm. Present your thesis on the evolution of man and change the world.

Answer 6

Most of the don't. Most of their questions don't even require thought to disprove. Usually, the only challenge is tracking their uncited sources.

Answer 7

No. They just know it's crap.