Sometimes I wonder if people become Christian because they don't understand how DNA and cells can actually structure a fetus out of "nothing". I questioned a lot of Christians about genetics, and the vast majority didn't have a clue on how it worked. Do you ever wonder if this is why many do not accept the wonders of science, and turn to denizens in the sky?
2007-02-16 11:50:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Ah, so, can't I free think without an overreaction from a certain few people? It's a question, ponder it instead of attacking it.
2007-02-16 13:56:02 · update #1
Yes, I am aware of Mendel's standing as a Catholic, but the question involves modern Christianity.
2007-02-16 13:58:51 · update #2
DNA & cells don't structure a fetus out of nothing. A spermatozoa unites with an egg to form an embryo which becomes a fetus, which is a baby no matter what else you call it. A man & a woman--2 living beings--each contribute a part of themselves, 2 living organisms creating new life.
2007-02-16 11:58:35 · answer #1 · answered by wanda3s48 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you are ignorantly generalizing all Christians, based on your experiences. Some of the greatest scientists are christians, in fact, the leader of the genome project is a Christian.
Collins' devotion to genetics is, if possible, greater than Dawkins'. Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute since 1993, he headed a multinational 2,400-scientist team that co-mapped the 3 billion biochemical letters of our genetic blueprint, a milestone that then President Bill Clinton honored in a 2000 White House ceremony, comparing the genome chart to Meriwether Lewis' map of his fateful continental exploration. Collins continues to lead his institute in studying the genome and mining it for medical breakthroughs.
He is also a forthright Christian who converted from atheism at age 27 and now finds time to advise young evangelical scientists on how to declare their faith in science's largely agnostic upper reaches. His summer best seller, The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief (Free Press),
2007-02-16 11:54:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
>>Christianity vs. Genetics...?<<
You are aware that Gregor Mendel, the father of modern genetics, was a Catholic priest, right?
2007-02-16 13:13:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually it may be because they understand genetics. DNA is essential for life to exist. How, when no life existed, did DNA come into existence?
2007-02-16 12:32:06 · answer #4 · answered by me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a christian and I understand genetics. However much I may study it, birth is still a miracle.
2007-02-16 11:58:25 · answer #5 · answered by Laura H 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
So you're denouncing their beliefs because they don't understand something entirely unrelated?
I don't fully understand how cars work... maybe I have no right to believe that chicken tastes good now.
Interesting reasoning. I should try it out sometime.
2007-02-16 12:01:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
THE MOMMY AND DADDY SLEEP WITH EACHOTHER AND THEN THE LITTLE SPERM FISHY SWIMS UP THE VAGINA TUBE TO WERE THE EGG OF THE MOMMY IS AND THEN THE FISHY BEATS THE EGGY INTO SUBMISSION AND SAYS OPEN UP WOMEN AND LET ME IN THEN THE EGGY SAYS OKAY COME ON IN AND LETS START SOMETHING WONDERFUL HERE AND THEN FISHY SAYS OKAY LETS GO THE THEY MEET AND START LIFE ////WHAT IS SO HARD ABOUT THAT
2007-02-16 12:01:10 · answer #7 · answered by THE WAR WRENCH 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
genetics
2007-02-16 12:01:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it asnwers al questions, and churns a lot of money at the same time.
2007-02-16 11:55:40 · answer #9 · answered by Pisces 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That and lots of others
2007-02-16 11:54:01 · answer #10 · answered by Apeman 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋