Evolution: Scientific proof or religious belief?

Question

I believe that that the hypothesis of evolution is nothing more than a religious belief. Proponents of the theory of evolution would do well to admit that they believe in evolution, but they do not know that it happened the way they teach. They should call evolution their "faith" or "religion," and stop including it in books of science.

Neither creation or evolution can be proven. Both involve a great deal of faith in the unseen. So my next logical question is: “Why do I have to pay for the evolution religion to be taught to all the students in the tax supported school system?” Since all taxpayers are being forced to pay for evolution to be taught exclusively in public schools and evolutionists have had the last 130 years and billions of dollars in research grants to prove their religion, the burden of proof is on them to supply proof of their theory.

I never said Science was a religon!

Answer 1

You are correct ....evolution has become a religious cult....based on nothing but faith in some imaginay event of the past.


Thanks for being courageous enough to speak the truth....in spite of the bashing you inevitably will receive from the evolutionists....which, by the way, only serves to re-enforce the veracity of your comments.

Answer 2

Well, you may have never said or printed the words "Science is a religion" other than to deny them, but you did say that you believe evolution is a religion. As Evolution is science, you believe that part of science is a religion.

I seriously doubt that you've read "On the Origin of the Species" by Charles Darwin; let alone with an open mind.

Most all of the elements that fundamentalist try to claim as unproved or impossible in Evolution were addressed by this book, yet the same old arguments abound; complex organs and such.

The truth is that Evolution is a science that has been studied for a great deal of time, with evidence abounding. The fact that religous folk wish to dismiss the evidence, coming up with creative yet illogical refutations does not diminisht the science.

Genetics can show progressions of species. I recall when fundamentalists hailed a scientific finding that showed that all humans are related genetically, suggesting a common ancestor, but they never mention that the same science that showed that is used to show how humans are related to other animals. You simply can't have part without the whole. Either you take science or leave it.

If you wish to refute an area of science, do yourself the dignity of discovering the facts of that which you wish to refute.

Answer 3

Actually your mistaken here. Evolution deal greatly with science and scientific evidence. Therefor it is taught in science classes. Also, evolution is proven. It has been proven that a gene pool can and will change over time. The theory part is if humans came from primitive ape-like creatures. Evolution involves a great deal of science, therefor it is not a religion, but part of science. It is just as much a part of science as gravity.

Answer 4

My answer is so far on the bottom here that it may never get read but I'll answer anyway.

Evolution is a theory the same way that the law of gravity is a theory or the germ theory of disease is a "theory". You may consider a theory a "guess" of correctness but to test this "theory/guess" throw a ball in the air and see if it comes down yourself. If I offer to cough in your face while I have strep throat, you would very likely be very angry with me due to the germ "THEORY" of contageous disease. I suppose you believe in that one.

A scientist calls his tests "theorys" to encourage further research because to the best of everyone's knowledge and with the evidence we have in this time and space, the facts indicate that cells change over a period of time (if christians doubt that, they only need to observe their children growing up.)

Evolution can be best proven by watching nature and the metamorphisis of any animal or plant. If DNA is a trusted and workable test enough to demonstrate and prove fatherhood of Anna Nichole's baby and if DNA is trusted by the American court system enough to prove innocence by suspected criminals, it must also be trusted enough to be an indicator of how similar human DNA is to that of a Banana and therefore indicating beyond reasonable doubt that the Banana is a very close relative of every human being.

It is not anymore a theory in the guess sense of the word than gravity is a theory. All cells originated from the same source.

You may say, "Ahh! That source is GOD! How could anything just "happen by accident?"

Then I can easily turn that argument back by saying then, "WHO invented GOD? How could God's existance be an accident?" It is easier to think that a strong wind blew through a junk yard and created a Boeing 747 than it would be to think that out of nothing a "Surpreme Being" jumped into existance out of no where.

Then you say, "GOD is eternal and infinate." To which I reply so is Energy, Space and Time. Those are as infinite as our current numeric system...there is no end to numeric possibilities.

It is easier for me to believe in evolution than in Intellegent Design or Creationism. I don't believe there is a "Master Mind" to the universe. I think...just as I think that if I get a shot of pennicillin it will kill the bacteria causing my infection...that Natural Selection is the reason for human intelligence.

Fortunately, it doesn't matter if I believe it or not, if your children don't die, they will grow up to be adults. I don't have to believe that alcohol will kill an earth worm for it to actually do so. I don't have to believe that I will die and other people will replace me for I will whether I want to believe it or not.

For this reason, evolution is not a belief. Things change whether we believe they will or not....and that's a fact, Jack!

Answer 5

Yes it is called the Theory of Evolution but if you know anything about science (and I doubt if you do considering your ramblings) then you'd know that in science a theory is not a guess. Consider the follow:
In science, a theory is a mathematical description, a logical explanation, a verified hypothesis, or a proven model of the manner of interaction of a set of natural phenomena, capable of predicting future occurrences or observations of the same kind, and capable of being tested through experiment or otherwise falsified through empirical observation. It follows from this that for scientists "theory" and "fact" do not necessarily stand in opposition.

I agree with you that creationism has absolutely no proof, it is based on a myth. Evolution Theory has considerable evidence that supports and proves it's claims.

Answer 6

"I believe that that the hypothesis of evolution is nothing more than a religious belief." - I could say that a horse is a pig but that doesn't make it so. Your claim is just as ridiculous. The theory of evolution is a scientific explanation of how nature works. You can dismiss it all you want, but that doesn't change the facts. Evolution has happened in the past. Evolution happens today. Evolution will continue to happen in the future.

Have a nice day.
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Answer 7

Evolution is NOT a religious belief. Religious beliefs, like Creationism, require one to rely on blind faith and just believe. Evolution is scientific fact. While we don't have all the answers to explain exactly how (or if) humans evolved from other life forms, we can see examples of evolution occuring in nature all the time. Examples are people getting taller all over the world, bacteria becoming more resistent to antibiotics, and fish adapting to changing water temperature and salinity. You currently do not have to pay for religious beliefs to be included in textbooks- and that's good. Imagine having to include Pagan Mythology, Adam and Eve, Reincarnation and every other kooky theory that folks are just supposed to blindly believe in (depending on which one they were taught) in there with provable science! Nightmare!

Answer 8

1) It's not a hypothesis. It's past that.
2) It's a scientific theory.
3) It's a scientific fact (i.e., HAS BEEN PROVEN).
4) It's backed up by literally MOUNTAINS of evidence.
5) It is impossible for it to be a belief as it is based on science.
6) Science does not equal religion.
7) I've been in THREE college classes so far (I'm a Freshman) that TEACHES Evolution as FACT.
8) Get over it.

Answer 9

Evolution is NOT a religion. I have never heard of a scientist praying to Darwin for an experiment to work properly, so I don't think this comparison can be made. There is PLENTY of proof for evolution, browse http://talkorigins.org then come back and post saying there is no proof. Molecular evidence is overwhelmingly supportive of evolution, ex: ubiquitous genes and DNA functional redundancy. Please research the subject before you claim something foolish like there is no proof for Evolution or that evolution is a religion. Creationists have what? A 2000 year old book full of violence, bloodshed, contradictions, and pure falsehoods. Open up a book and read before making such foolish statements again. Also, I would like evolution to be taught alongside "creation science" in sunday school

Answer 10

According to Charles Darwin his theory of evolution would be proven by the fossil records tracing the evolution of a species step by step, from stage to stage. Today millions of fossils have been uncovered, without proving any line of evolutionary process. In effect the evidence that Darwin said would prove him right, has never been found.
Anyone who believes that this theory has evidence backing it up has believed a lie. You can not rely on the word of men in regards to what they ate last night for dinner, more or less then what happened billions of years ago.
Facts of men are useless. Through history we have seen information manipulated, for the purpose of controlling the masses. This was the case in Nazi germany under Hitler. The regime attacked the Jews, and the Church that stood for the principals of God. The same happened in the time of Napoleon. We saw the same thing happen in the former soviet union, which was very hitler like, they preach the theory of evolution, and attacked man as God' s creation. In communist China the same thing existed.
Before Darwin's time Nero, Caligula, to an evolusionistic view of creation.
The result of this type of philosophy, almost always leads to a viscous dictatorship. This is proven by the records of history, recorded by men that actually lived in those times. Darwin followed Nazi like philosophy, he was a communist, which is similiar to Hitler's philosophy.
On his death bed Darwin made a confession. When he was close to death he sought peace with his creator, and said that the reason that he came up with the theory of evolution,was for the purpose attacking the Church. He confessed that he fabricated it for that purpose. This statement was recorded was recorded from Darwin's own lips.
The truth is right before your eyes all you have to do is to look for it.
Evolution is not true according to it's creator's words. The truth is not in information that has been pedaled by the educational system but in records of history, and is there for any one to find.

Answer 11

You've been watching too many Kent Hovind videos.

Science deals only with what can be observed either directly, through mathematical models, through evidence, or any combination of the above. Given these circumstances the word "faith" hardly applies.

The scientific method follows the evidence to it's rational conclusion in order to build theories like evolution. Note that theory here is scientific theory, not just something that was thought up. Creationism starts with their conclusion and tries as hard as possible to support it with evidence, often building cases on false conclusions or ignoring evidence to the contrary.


I'm very sorry, you're dead wrong.