As a Deist, I believe in a God, AND I also believe in evolution. My belief is based on reason, logic and the evidence. Why must God and evolution be exclusive from each other?
2007-02-02 05:18:09 · 21 answers · asked by Wisdom in Faith 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They aren't. Some fundamentalist churches push the idea that the Bible is literal. In all honesty, if I had to believe in a literal Bible, I could not be a Christian. Thank God, I am involved with Christians who do not believe that way...those who are studied in many fields as well as religion.
LOL...that is what GRAY MATTER is...we get together at least once a week to discuss these very things.
2007-02-02 05:31:57 · answer #1 · answered by Shellee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You say your "belief" is based on reason, logic, and the evidence.
What reason, logic, and evidence do you use for a belief in god? There is no evidence of any kind that supports or requires a "god" of any kind to exist...so I'd be really curious to understand how you can use reason, logic, and evidence to believe in one...
Evolution explains the origin, development, and diversity of life on earth through completely natural processes -- no god or supernatural intervention is needed in any way for evolution to work. I always get a kick out of "liberal" christians who say they believe in evolution, but that god started it...
they accept the overwhelming evidence that evolution is correct, but still can't shake that superstitious need to have a supernatural miracle kick it off. There is no such requirement for a supernatural origin for evolution, and no evidence of any kind that there was one.
Evolution (and all science) quite simply doesn't *care* about god. Not against god, just absolutely apathetic. Unfortunately, religious people feel that anything not actively working FOR their mythical beliefs is AGAINST their mythical beliefs, so they see evolution as an attack on their superstition. Which it's not...it doesn't care. It only seeks natural answers to natural questions -- anything "supernatural" is by definition not natural, and hence doesn't come into play. There's also no evidence for anything supernatural ever happening in any way, so it can be safely disregarded as superfluous.
2007-02-02 05:29:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it wouldn't make much sense to associate atheists with creation would it?
Theists are associated with a supernatural sky daddy because, well, that's the core belief that one must have in order to be a theist.
Those 2 questions are kind of like asking "why are blondes associated with yellow hair".
I understand that you believe in god and evolution. However, you are still associated with the sky daddy (god).
2007-02-02 05:28:44 · answer #3 · answered by ÜFÖ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They must be so exclusive form one another because they can not co-exist. Teists believe that God created the wrold and averything in it - creationism. Atheist believe in evolutionism.
Even though there is enough proof that disclaims evolutionism, certain people still try to cling to the never ending lie.
Deists have it the worst. They believe in, and try to put, two things together that can not exist in the same place. It is quite impossible to be able to fully devote oneself to the theories and beliefs of creationism and evolutionism. In the bible there is a verse that says:
"No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money. (Matthew 6:24"
This verse is not just from religious perspectives. It is from moral and daily life's perspectives. This verse has shown man that we can not be fully devoted to two people. When applied to daily lfe we see the truth.
Be blessed
2007-02-02 05:30:56 · answer #4 · answered by Master O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wisdom, they are NOT exclusive of one another. There are fanatics on both sides of the theist issue that want it to appear that way because it serves selfish purposes which most of us do not understand.
I believe in God and evolution too, based on reason, logic, evidence and faith, I am a Christian. I get tired of telling everyone that MOST Christians are NOT CREATIONALISTS.
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2007-02-06 02:52:50 · answer #5 · answered by Left Libby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a theist and a deists and I believe God was created by evolution at the beginning of our Universe 13.5 billion years ago on a Planet called Big H (Heaven).
Would you like a hint as to why I think God came here to do his thing?
2007-02-02 05:24:19 · answer #6 · answered by MrsOcultyThomas 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Atheism requires a naturalistic explanation of origins. Evolution is naturalistic, but does not preclude a deity.
Theists are not bound to supernatural explanations, but some are bound to the literal word of the Bible, no matter how much reality disagrees.
2007-02-02 05:25:45 · answer #7 · answered by novangelis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have to disagree with most people above. Christians believe in evolution af different animals etc, but not in the evolution of people from apes. But why should you take my word for it?
2007-02-02 05:23:10 · answer #8 · answered by Ana 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well I'm a pagan and I believe in evolution, but unless you're a christian or atheist around here, you sort of get left out of the fray... unless, like me, you jump into it ;)
2007-02-02 05:21:24 · answer #9 · answered by Kallan 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have this book that has a chart called "Chart of Science and the Bible." Now it supports Nebular Theory and Common Theory. But it doesn't state or refer man from belonging to an "Ape" species. So somewhere, I think evolution got twisted along the way. (Maybe Planet of the Apes was a theory before movie, I dunno...) And "Sky Daddy", man?
2007-02-02 05:29:07 · answer #10 · answered by Da Mick 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋