Evolution or Creationism? (for votes mainly)
2007-03-12 14:40:47 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
First of all, evolution is a theory, not fact. So even if scientists agree in the theory, its still theory. Also, they are always finding new evidence for and against the theory. One of the most significant finds lately as (attached article) contradicts mans evolution because it indicates that humans and Neanderthals bred with one another. So one species of man did not evolve into another, but both existed at the same time.
Having said this, there are likely elements of both evolution and creation in life.
There is no doubt that there are some elements of natural selection in the process of life. For example, moths in certain environments can assume the same color as their surroundings to evade predators. Its of course the moths that "stick out" from their surroundings that get eaten by their predators and do not survive to reproduce. Thus survivors produce and continue the species. Having said this, I think its naive to think that given that species adapt to their environments, that there is not an overall design element to the moth life form to begin with.
Although there are proven natural selection processes that occur within evolution theory, there are a lot of problems with the overall theory. For example, there are no "in-between" species meaning that species went from one to a completely different one without gradually changing. Darwin even had problems with his own theory. Also, it is more probable that a tornado go through a junk yard and create a 747 than for evolution to have created life. In other words, there is an element of "design" in the existence of life. If there is "design," there must be a creator. But there are definitely natural selection processes that also occur within the overall creation and adapting of life.
I think that there are some natural selection processes in life but that the overall design came from our Creator
Here is also an interesting article on inbreeding that refutes evolution because one species of man did not evolve into another but breed together from separate species:
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyID=2007-01-16T011350Z_01_N15450153_RTRUKOC_0_US-NEANDERTHAL-SKULL.xml&pageNumber=0&imageid=&cap=&sz=13&WTModLoc=NewsArt-C1-ArticlePage2
2007-03-12 14:43:02 · answer #1 · answered by ccguy 3 · 1⤊ 10⤋
definately Evolution. But what I want to know is why don't religious people see that Evolution is just as miraculous as Creationism? And who's to say that God didn't have a hand in Evolution? After all, the chances of things turning out like they did are astronomical.
2007-03-12 21:46:37 · answer #2 · answered by samina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Evolution.
2007-03-12 21:46:01 · answer #3 · answered by drummerofaband 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are two entirely different subjects. It isn't an "either-or" situation. Creation addresses the question how the universe appeared where nothing had existed before. Evolution addresses the question of how living things on one little planet of one solar system in one galaxy - living things which already exist - change over time. Creation describes initial origins. Evolution - which didn't even begin until billions of years after the Creation - has nothing to do with initial origins. Obviously nothing can evolve until it exists. therefore the fact of evolution demands the fact of creation.
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2007-03-12 21:59:07 · answer #4 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
All the famous guys believed in God. Because back then everyone believed in God. Then more and more famous guys learned things, and knowledge made people stop believing in God.
Religion and creationism is a tool to control. We broke away from it when we learned enough. Evolution is a theory. Just like Gravity.
Just like Gravity, the small things may change, but the big ones are here to stay.
2007-03-12 21:47:08 · answer #5 · answered by Jedi 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Evolution.
2007-03-12 21:43:44 · answer #6 · answered by Blue 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Evolution.
2007-03-12 21:42:54 · answer #7 · answered by S K 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Creationism!
2007-03-12 22:28:00 · answer #8 · answered by jrealitytv 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They're both theories technically. The bible is just words on paper...people have always made stuff up, so there's no way of proving those words are true. Same goes for evolution. To me it makes more sense and it seems more likely, but there's no way of knowing for sure.
2007-03-12 21:47:33 · answer #9 · answered by abacus314 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Neither is likely. Evidence supports both.
Evolution focuses on biology issues. Creation deals with origins of everything.
2007-03-13 10:26:29 · answer #10 · answered by awayforabit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Evolution is a fact. Creationism is primitive superstition.
2007-03-12 21:51:33 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋