I watch a ton of Discovery Channel and Science Channel, Christians/Catholics I"m just curious.....?

Question

So when you hear them saying the words evolution (not even related to humans, just in general), you really think that all these scientists are just crazy?

Answer 1

Most Christians believe in evolution, it's only a few that don't.

Answer 2

Crazy? No, of course not. I think that when people on those channels are talking about evolution like it is a fact that they are just parroting what they have heard and believed about a deeply flawed theory that some scientists have a vested interest in keeping alive.

Every year new holes appear in the theory of macro-evolution. The theory is not subject to the scientific method because it is all built upon speculation where people with presuppositions come up with plausible explanations for archaeological evidence that supports the theory that they have been brought up in.

Natural selection actually mitigates against the theory of macro-evolution because while natural selection can explain how a variation within a species would help to make members of that species more competative in different environments the changes that would have to take place to make one species a totally different species would make an animal less competative until the change had finally come to completion.

For instance, having 1/4 or 1/2 or 3/4 of the components necessary for and eyeball to work would be of no benefit to an animal. Until the eye could actually see and focus and provide useful information to the animal all of those parts would be totally useless. The same logic can be applied to many of the other organs of the body. It doesn't help an animal to have lungs that "almost work" or a heart or that can almost supply the necessary blood to keep the animal alive.

Check out the Evolution Cruncher to see a lot of other flaws in the untenable theory of macro-evolution http://godrules.net/evolutioncruncher/CruncherTOC.htm

Answer 3

Not all Catholics believe in evolution. And not all of us believe in the "the world is six-thousand uears old" creationist theory. Evolution could be possible, and that'd be cool; or it could be wrong, and that'd be cool, too. What really drives me crazy about hearing evolution all the time is a fact that it hasn't been proven yet! There are very convincing scientific arguments against it- read "Darwin's Black Box", by Michael Behe. (He's not some wacky fundamentalist.) When the proof of evolution is out there, I'll believe it, but nobody's given irrefutable proof yet.

Answer 4

Contrary to popular (?) belief, Catholics do not have to be opposed to evolution. A Catholic, any Christian for that matter, needs to understand that God is the Creator of all things.

It is possible to accept this theological Truth, and also accept the idea that God choses to create life through the natural process mankind has called "evolution".

The only thing I think is crazy is the idea people must accept either evolution or creationism; that it can only be one or the other. That, in my opinion is crazy.

Answer 5

The Catholic Church does not take the stories of creation in the Bible literally. Catholics believe the book of Genesis tells religious truth and not necessarily historical fact.

One of the religious truths is that God created everything and declared all was good.

Catholics can believe in the theory of evolution. Or not. The Church does not require belief in evolution.

On August 12, 1950 Pope Pius XII said in his encyclical Humani generis:

The Teaching Authority of the Church does not forbid that, in conformity with the present state of human sciences and sacred theology, research and discussions, on the part of men experienced in both fields, take place with regard to the doctrine of evolution, in as far as it inquires into the origin of the human body as coming from pre-existent and living matter - for the Catholic faith obliges us to hold that souls are immediately created by God.

Here is the complete encyclical: http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/pius_xii/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xii_enc_12081950_humani-generis_en.html

The Church supports science in the discovery of God's creation. At this time, the theory of evolution is the most logical scientific explanation. However tomorrow someone may come up with a better idea.

As long as we believe that God started the whole thing, both the Bible and modern science can live in harmony.

With love in Christ.

Answer 6

As a Christian for 37 yrs. I watch these channels also, I have never said that somethings don't evolve, I have said mankind did NOT evolved like the evolutionist says, There is some types of evolution, such as a larva, turns into a butterfly, A tap-pole turns into a frog, & an egg turns into some kind of bird, & a seed of corn turns into a corn stalk, a green bean seed turns into a green bean. But As the evolutionist tries to make the world think Man came from apes, or a slimmy pond, forget it, Because there are still apes & slimmy ponds today & every thing that is in that slimy pond has not came out of the water & turn into a man, nor has any apes turn into a human.

Answer 7

It's ironic that a bunch of anti-Catholic bigots would adopt such a thing, but I've always heard that the KKK borrowed this practice from the Catholic Scots. Before telephones, the Scottish used to burn a cross as a distress signal to their distant neighbors. There's something about burning an article near and dear to one's heart that brings about a sense of urgency. When the Scots burned crosses on top of hills, it was a signal to those in the surrounding countryside that basically meant ''we need your help. Get here ASAP.'' The KKK does it simply to promote terror, to inspire fear. It's common for almost any terrorist group, after committing some act of violence, to claim responsibility. Doing so makes it easier to intimidate people. In the case of the KKK, this is done by leaving a burning cross in a victim's yard.

Answer 8

The word evolution does not put me in a frenzy it is only the theory of evolution that I disagree with. In fact I used the word evolution referring to my own religion in one of my answers today.

Answer 9

The ones who blame the Fundies seem to miss that about 20% or more of the US is fundamentalist. It is a very large share of the religious types and they like to block vote for their faith.

AS you can see from the Religious posters answering your question.
They have no clue whatsoever of what they are talking about.

Not the faintest idea, they represent american education in its finest hour, illiteracy included free of charge

Answer 10

Catholics have the oldest form of Christianity and yes we do know that science is real and that evolution happened.