Why do liberals think we evolved from monkeys when the bible clearly states we were created by God?

Question

It's simple logic. I guess liberals don't understand simple logic, though....

Answer 1

Assuming you aren't joking: Nobody thinks we evolved from monkeys. The evidence indicates that humans and monkeys share a common ancestor, as do all life forms.

The Bible does state that we were created by God, but it does not specify how we were created, so it is equally possible that God created us through evolution, rather than simply "popping" us into existence from thin air through some Jeanie-esque magic trick. This view is known as "theistic evolution".

Moreover, the Bible claims that the Earth is flat, that giants once walked the Earth, and that bats are birds; it's all well and good to rely on the Bible for spiritual and moral guidance, but clearly relying on it for scientific facts is distorting the original purpose of the text.

Answer 2

Let's talk about logic, shall we. Logic is based on premises that can be verified. For example: Can you state with any certainty that "liberals think we evolved from monkeys?" Can you verify that premise? If you can conduct a study that supports that claim, that would be very helpful.

Next: you write that "the bible (sic) clearly states we were created by God." Is there any particular reason that we should regard what the Bible states as conclusive?

What seems to appear to you as simple logic, then is based on two premises that cannot be confirmed. Since logic must rely upon data that is verifiable, your question does not qualify.

Answer 3

I personally think we're closer to dogs, which is why there are all sorts of myths about foxes, hounds, wolves, and such creatures changing into man. Of course, that can also be stated as "wrong." Then again, I could point you out as flawed in your own belief.

It says that god created man in his own image. Did it say how long it took him to create man? Of course. But does it specifically point out that a day was 24 hours long? Does it specifically say anything about god not creating anything before Man, and from those animals creating man through evolution? In my opinion, that's the most believable thing of all; Man evolved, but a force that can only be described as the Gods willed the creature it evolved from to do so. There's no other explanation I think fully grasps at the full aspect. But then again, here I am ranting, like my liberal self. Go ahead and put the blinds back on; being exposed to such radical ideas must really hurt your eyes. ^^;

Answer 4

Well most liberals are christian, indeed many liberals are more christian than conservatives. Party discipline and religion are wholly unrelated.

Also evolution has never once stated we came from monkeys, but that we share a common ancestor. Even Darwin's book clarifies this. The idea that "We evolved from monkeys" came about as a church smear campaign against Darwin - by grossly distorting his theory they could attack it via the straw man fallacy.

What's interesting is both the abiogensis and god hypothesis suggest that life (and us) came from dirt - however the god hypothesis is infinitely less probable.

Answer 5

Those liberals can be such fact fetishists, can't they.

It is not logic to say that because something is stated in the Bible, it must be true. Plenty of the bible is quite obviously not true. The bible says that God sent bears to tear 42 children to bits for teasing one of the prophets, Isaiah, I believe, about being bald. The bible says that women on their periods are unclean, and should not be allowed to sit on the furniture. The bible is full of things no one believes any longer. In Genesis, it says the sky is some sort of glass, with water on top of it. Cave men wrote the bible. Whether or not it was inspired by God, cave men had to interpret his word and they wrote how it seemed to them. You've got eyes and a brain. Don't waste them.

In any case, God could have created man via evolution, over thousands of years. Time wouldn't be the same for an eternal being, would it? So seven days could be seven hundred thousand years to God. Evolution does not preclude God.

Answer 6

yet why would what's written contained in the bible be via? i do not pretend to assert that each little thing it truly is written contained in the bible isn't via yet in my opinion i imagine creationism is only a narrative for toddlers, a fantastic moral. although that is easily no longer a fantastic rationalization of ways guy become created, this is only a narrative. All religions had some variations of human creation, how are you going to have the pretension to assert the christian version is the via. For me living outdoors the united statesA. .I felt completely revolted when I stated a collection of massive fat preachers attempting to rework Thai people contained in the line even as i become on go back and forth there. in my opinion I grew up in a christian ecosystem, I merely got here across ll the rituals ridiculous, like quite a few perception in something dogmatic that pretend to carry close each little thing. this has been designed to administration people. it really is mind-blowing that some people nevertheless believe in this. i imagine this is merely a lack of intelligence or with slightly of success education.

Answer 7

Perhaps the protoplasm that all life on this planet shares is the "clay" that God used?

Just because someone finds evolution more likely than the biblical account of creation does NOT mean they are liberal. You would be surprised by the nimber of conservatives who are not bible literalists.

I am a strict interpreter of the US Constitution -- a true conservative in that I support the minimum of governmental interferance and as a Hellenic Pagan I would certainly NOT be a Bible literalist, now would I?

Answer 8

Ahhh God..... First of all I have never heard of someone believing what a book tells them to believe considered logic. Humans did not simply come from "monkeys", we evolved with a common link but were separate. We have tons of bones and fossils as evidence that there were upright walking hominids 3 million or more years ago. Where have you been and who brainwashed you and made you blind to the pure logic of tangible evidence.

Answer 9

I am more interested in discussing something about your question than stating scientific evidence of evolution. Here's my question How is it that someone who believes in evolution is labeled a liberal? What does your social and political and financial beliefs have to do with how you believe the world came into existance or how humans came to be? Are you saying there are no fiscal concervative humans who believe in evolution? That somehow not wanting to spend government money on social programs makes you believe that an omnipotent creator was responsible for the human race? I honestly don't get the connection between fiscal spending and the origin of life. They would seem to me to be two different subjects and therefore it would be very possible to be a person who believes in evolution and yet does not want the government to spend money on social reform or social programs. What do you think?

Answer 10

Sorry to tell you but the monkey story didn't work out, so they changed it to common ancestor. It was their simple logic that made them change, I guess. Next couple of years a new theory will be brought forward, I suppose. And just who is this common ancestor? A mankey. A monman. Or maybe that Geico guy.

Liberals are simple with no logic, but they do know all the names to call us.