What do you believe?
2007-02-20 04:37:17 · 4 answers · asked by letmein20012001 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Both Creationism and intelligent design are subset beliefs of Christianity- that is to say that groups within Christianity believe in them, but they are not a part of the actual religion of Christianity.
As a non-Christian, the mythological creation stories of the Christian mythos are no more important to me than those of, say, the Norse Mythos, with Odin and family and are treated exactly the same- as stuff I just don't believe.
Natural Selection, as described in Darwin's Origin of The Species, is just when something other than mankind selects out traits and causes them to be found in the population.
He compared how pidgeon breeders bred for certain characteristics to how finches were changing in the Galapagos...
Those finches are still changing and are here:
http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1688507.htm
In general, extraordinary claims require extraordinary proofs. I have no proofs of creationism or intelligent design, let alone extraordinary ones.
Even if Natural Selection was an extraordinary claim (Darwin's peers generally regarded his work with stifled yawns, it wasn't until it was coupled with Mendel's work that it made a difference) things like the fact that we can observe it over time are pretty extraordinary proofs.
2007-02-20 04:48:13 · answer #1 · answered by LabGrrl 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I believe in all of them.
God created various different kinds of animals and plants. Natural Selection has contributed to the existence of many further species which are descended from the original kinds.
For example Lions and Tigers are descended from a big cat kind, and even though they are different species, they can interbreed - giving Tions and Ligers.
Note that the descendant species have *less* genetic information than their ancestors. Natural Selection is a downhill process.
Evolutionists claim that Natural Selection + mutations gives rise to evolution. However this is contrary to the evidence. All observed mutations are either information neutral of result in the loss of information. Natural Selection tends to weed out mutations.
The only source for all the information in the first place is an intelligent designer, namely God.
2007-02-20 13:10:36 · answer #2 · answered by a Real Truthseeker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This question has been asked so many times on this forum, it is becoming IRRITATING! I just searched Y!A and found more than 10 identical questions that have been resolved-- some with more than 29 answers.
Besides, why do you care what we all think about this subject. You might as well ask everyone their religious affiliation, or lack there of.
2007-02-20 13:47:19 · answer #3 · answered by Cliffo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Creation. Every artwork has an Artist.
2007-02-20 12:45:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋