Christians - why does believing in evolution make you an atheist or a devil worshiper?

Question

When people talk about evolution - it is automatically assumed that you do not believe in God or it is a debate between those who believe in God and those who do not. But Darwin himself believed in God - Here is a statement from Darwin: "Might not evolution itself be viewed as an instrument by which God has brought about, and is bringing about, his purpose for the cosmos?" F.R. Tennant took this further. So why does one get accused of being non spiritual when they believe in evolution?

Darwin never said that we came from apes - he said we had a common ancestor.

Answer 1

I do. I just don't believe I came from an ape.

Yeah apes almost look like humans.
But it doesn't mean we evolve from it.

Same thing with fishes almost look like whales.

The Earth has all kind of species....

Those Apelike men probably extinct, just like
those dinosaurs, they probably died by meterors too.

Answer 2

First, evolution isn't something you "believe" in. You either accept it, or you don't. And you are quite correct about what Darwin said. I have never said that anyone who accepts evolution or studies it is a devil worshipper. The problem I have is when a theory is elevated to fact and accepted as such when it is only a theory. Like the Bible in the theological community, Darwin's Theory of evolution was hijacked by some in the scientific community who had personal agendas, and bastardized it beyond comprehension. I've read many good articles and extensive essays about just this problem. But that's what happens when people take a text, any text, out of context. It happens with the Bible, so it is no surprise that it is done with any of Darwin's papers or books. As for the devil thing-lololololololololol. Only people who can't approach both sides of the debate with manifest logical thinking and intelligence say such laughable things.

Answer 3

First Darwin renounced his belief in God, and he did say we came from apes. Modern science has changed the theory and now says we came from a common ancestor.
Mrtasabi gave a very good answer on why many Christians believe that the two are not compatible. I believe in the literal account of Creation, but I do not believe that all people that believe in Evolution are Atheists and/or Devil worshipers.

Answer 4

What you say is true only if your restrict your scope of Christians to Protestant Fundamentalists and Conservative Evangelicals. The vast majority of Christians in this world are neither.
I personally have no problem with evolution as a scientific theory or as a fact to explain the diversity of species. However, there are those in the scientific community like Richard Dawkins who think that evolution disproves the existence of God.
While it is the case that evolution and Christianity aren't necessarily at odds with each other, it is naive to think that there aren't those in the sciences who view their project as a debunking and a refutation of the Christian world-view.

Answer 5

I look at it this way. I do not know the details how God use to create the plant and animal life. Maybe God use evolution to create the variety of Life. According to a religious friend, maybe God put all the fossils so he could confuse humans. Yes, Darwin believed God. I tell my Bible literalistic friends, open your mind both of us can be right.

Answer 6

Darwin was an occultist.
Darwinism is not just a theory, it is a cult
If evolution is real, where is the missing link, why is there still single celled organisms, why does man still look the same after 500 years?
Only micro evolution takes place, when a virus or bacteria ADAPT, but it is not evolutionl.

Answer 7

I believe in God, but I also believe in science. It is possible to do both because I do it everyday.

Also, people should understand that the term "theory" when used scientifically means something entirely different than when used in everyday speech. The Theory of Evolution is based on scientific facts and testable evidence.

Answer 8

I don't know what "Tom" is talking about regarding the ancient Sanhedrin, but I do understand why many Christians say those who believe in evolution cannot be Christians. First, if one is to take the Bible literally (earth created in six days, etc), then evolution and the Bible are mutually exclusive. Instead, many people, including myself, have chosen to maintain their faith and not take the Bible literally. Many Christians then point to 1st Timothy 3:16: "All scripture is God-breathed and useful for teaching, reproof, correction, and training in righteousness." I would agree with them, the Bible is still useful for those things, but still not to be taken literally. Obviously, many would disagree with me.

In order to believe in evolution, one cannot take the Bible literally. This does not exclude the individual from Christianity, but opens a pandora's box. If we can not take Genesis literally, what else can be ignored? Instead, Christians choose to take the entire Bible literally. My argument is this: from each passage, learn from the theme. In Gensis God creates the world in six days and rests on the seventh; I would argue for two themes: God is all-powerful, and that we should set aside time to rest recognize his power.

Answer 9

Wow, I have never heard that quote by Darwin. I am a Christian and I don't have a problem with evolution, except for the sometimes not so subtle anti-God bent that it takes.

Answer 10

It doesn't, it doesn't, doesn't. I won't name any names, but a fairly prominent religious leader made the profound observation that "Truth can never contradict Truth". So the Bible can still be Absolute Truth (though not in the historico-literal sense that the fundamentalists take it to be) and evolution can still be True as well. They are only exclusive in the closed mind of the individual.

Answer 11

I believe in things that have facts to back them up like the Word of God. evolution is a theory that contains no fact base to build on.><>