What's the harm in believing in evolution?

Question

Well?

Answer 1

I'm sure some christians will tell you that if you accept the truth of evolution that you are rejecting the word of jesus and therefore doomed to hell.

Answer 2

The harm in believing in evolution from the viewpoint of a Christian has already been answered quite well. So the harm from a secular viewpoint is that it is taught as scientific fact. At this time there is not enough proven fact to call it a theory by scientific standards. Science has become so eager to prove evolution, and yes part of the reason is dispel any theories of a God, That they will try to force fit anything they can find into it. This has led not only to many actual frauds being made, but many mistakes that are ridiculous to say the least. Piltdown man, Nebraska man, Java man, to name a few. Evolution has no idea how life generated either. Abiogenesis is a bigger leap of faith than Creation., and takes more "miracles" if you study it at all. Unfortunately our teachers want it to be so they teach that it is. I was reading today about a lizard fossil with non functional front legs. They say it will possibly show how a lizard slowly turned into a snake or even marine animal. 1 fossil. Hello it is more likely that it is a lizard with a birth defect (mutation) that managed to survive. Another example of jumping to conclusions in a desperate attempt to prove the theory. Science tries as hard to prove evolution as Christians try to prove creation. Wait for facts before we declare a winner.

Answer 3

There is no harm in believing in evolution except when people try to use it to try to disprove something else. A totally closed mind on any subject means that all there is to know is already known, and nothing more can be learned. All though out history people have thought that.

Answer 4

I don't find any harm in that . Im a Christian. Im also an American. These are rights I've layed my life on the line to defend. I personnally don't believe in Evolution as a sole means, but thats my right to believe that. Hey, why not alien genetic inseption, its a theory I don't believe in, but its out there to be believed. Genesis is a great book, and I believe it , but my interpretation of the book isn't likely to be the interpretation that is spoon-fed by religious institution.
I would like to think That Im capable of makeing my own distiction of how to interpret the information provided in the book.

Answer 5

No harm at all. In fact if you work in the biological sciences or in the medical field, it could be very useful for you to understand how evolution works.

Answer 6

none really, only to the devout individual who is too close minded to consider new info. That is not to say they are wrong... as you know, "where ignorence is bliss, tis folly to be wise". Some believing in evolution attain peace and some not believing in evolution attain peace. the Creator provides the fullfillment of what the spirit seeks in accordance with the souls evolution.

Answer 7

Who said anything about Halal or Haram?

It's just that the theory deletes the existance of God by assuming that everything evolved from one cell. If that were so, then where did the first cell come from?

I've been in a long debate with people who believe highly in evolution, and seriously, they all deny the existance of God "completely".

Besides, in the view point of a Muslim, God created everything, and He created everything "perfectly".

Yes, things change, and you can call that 'evolving' if you like, but believing that we all evolved from one cell is just way off.

Muslims know that Adam was created from clay, and was formed by God's hand, and had life blown into him. But evolution completly rejects that.


This is my opinion, and I'm pretty sure others think the same way.

Peace.

Answer 8

The question isnt where is the harm, the question is, does the good outweigh the bad. all scientific knowledge can be abused or used to help people. This is actually one way that theists can help science. However rational discussion is much preferred to fire and brimstone arguing.

Answer 9

Nothing. I believe that evolution and creativity can go hand in hand. It's all God!! Does it really matter how it got here? Not to me! I don't care how I got here - or much about where I'm going when I leave here. The important thing is - "What am I supposed to be doing right now?"

Answer 10

*scrutinizes evolution like a persnickety butler*

Well, I've inspected evolution quite thoroughly and can tell you with all the confidence in the world that accepting the reality of evolution is not harmful in any conceivable way.

By the way, someone should tell The Last Ent Wife that she espouses a very... VERY... warped view of evolution and that believing in evolution does not entail buying into the nonsense she has listed in her answer.