Why are people so into creationism????

Question

Everyone knows that creationism is nothing more than a ploy to try and teach religion in schools. It's very obvious. Why do christians care so much if they teach evolution in schools. If any of these so called "christians" had ever actually read the Bible, then they would realize that pretty much all of science goes against the Bible. I bet if Christians had it their way, they would take science class totally out of school and teach the Bible.

Answer 1

Becasue I know this to be true!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIwiPsgRrOs

Answer 2

#1 If EVERYONE knows that creationism is a ploy,then why are you asking about it?
#2 I am a Christian and I don't care if they teach it in schools!
#3 Science does not go against the Bible. It blows my mind how anyone can think Evolution and the Bible are contradictory.
#4 I love science. I actually believe when God took a rib from Adam and made Eve...it was over a period of thousands of years of evolution. So there! lol

Answer 3

When I took science classes way back when,
we were told that science was all about creating
theories, testing them and modifying (or discarding)
the theories based on the tests.

Since you can't test the existence of something that
is existential, you're outside the bounds of science.

That is not a comment one way or the other on
God - just what should be taught in a SCIENCE class.

If someone wanted to teach religion in a philosophy
class, I wouldn't have a problem with it.

There are many famous people who believe in
evolution who also are deeply religious.

If we were to take creationism at its surface level,
we're presupposing that a really powerful entity
did something in the past and we are a result
of it. OK, but where is this entity now? Does this
entity have properties? Does it exist the physical
universe in a tangible, predictable way?

In short - how do we know there isn't a more powerful
entity than the one that created us? As soon as you
start saying that's poppycock, I'll ask "How do you KNOW
that's poppycock?"

There is plenty of reason to believe that other planets
have life and there is stastically likely to be intelligent
life out there.

Indeed, it may be more intelligent than us. Shall we
start worshiping it now? How do we differentiate between
that and God?

As soon as you can place it, or test it, or have it
be tangible, it ain't God anymore.

Answer 4

Creationism doesn't challenge. It challenges evolution. For those of you who believe in evolution, why didn't all apes evolve into man and why aren't apes still evolving today. Also where's the mising link?
Science does support the Bible. Creationism is not a ploy, it's what Christians believe in. I've attended Christian schools and there were science classes so Christians wouldnt take science out of schools.
This question just shows that all you have is opinion and not facts. If you want to know more write me and I'll send you link to articles to support what I've said and how Christians use science to support creationism. Your question is based on assumptions and of you have any facts please state your sources.

Answer 5

It sounds like you have never bothered to read the Bible. Try many years of college in science while fighting the Christian beliefs just to realize all of your study brings you right back to that Book ,the Bible. Startling findings have come about over the years that atheists disregard, why? I love science! It is so fascinating and children love to learn how the world works (older children too). Chrisitans who are educated and pray for guidance would never take science out of the classroom.

Answer 6

Only the Bible thumpers are anti-evolution. If you think the world began in 4004 BC, that it was made in 6 days by some guy who lives in the sky, and that some virgin actually gave birth to a guy who actually rose from the dead, then you need your head examined. The rest of us think that that the possibility of there being some form of life bigger than us shouldn't be ruled out, and evolution, in some form, makes a lot of sense, too, if only because the world keeps changing. So forget the creationists - they're stuck with their ridiculous story, and the data to support and fine tune the theory of evolution just keeps on coming. Me? The more I learn, the less I know.

Answer 7

The concept of evolution (that we are evolved from pond sludge over millions and millions of years) contradicts what they've been taught in their churches through the bible (that god created us 'in his image' and put man on earth fully formed.

It's a threat to their very life to think that the bible may be wrong. If THIS is wrong, then the bible is wrong, it's not the word of god and the entire dogma falls apart.

they must cling to the creation story (even if they add that GOD started evolution) or their entire belief system vanishes.

And they must keep trying to get it into schools so that children are indoctrinated at an early age to believe because what they are taught in school MUST be the truth, right? So they try with all of their might to eliminate evolution and put in "intelligent design" as their bible science (an oxymoron if ever I saw one).

Answer 8

I seems you are well informed and only lack in "intellect".

You state "everyone knows" ... did you take a survey of the populace of the planets inhabitants ?

Where were you before time began ?
Can "your" science answer that ?

My book does, hasn't been disproven only "reinforced" by time. Has science made any mistakes or changes ?

My book say's be a "Berean" to search out from all viewpoints the come to a wise decision.

Have you read the BOOK that predicts your behavior and world events, beginning to end of our time ?

Answer 9

Uh, my public school avoided the whole issue and didn't talk about evolution or creationism. I went to a high-ranking public school in NY too. I don't know what your problem is.

Answer 10

I'll bet if you had it your way that you would take the bible out of everything and teach just your science.

Answer 11

NO all science does not go against the bible, in fact each offers a great amount of support for the other. Remember it is called the theory of evolution for a reason. Most evolutionary proponents would have you believe that there is only one missing link. That being in the lineage of ape to man. In fact there are many more missing links in nearly all families and genus of species. The very process of evolution simply can not explain how the more complex life forms came into being. Take for instance the reproductive system.
Darwins theory states that evolution occurs over a long period of time, perhaps as much as a millennium per change. He further states that evolutionary changes occur one at at time and that such successful changes would only help to insure the survival of the species. The female body produces enzymes that attack and kill the male sperm once it is inside of her. After all it is an invading foreign substance. A mans ejaculate contains millions of individual sperm and must complete a gargantuan journey through a very hostile environment in order to reach the females egg to inseminate it. It is indeed quite a feat that any ever complete the journey. Wouldn't asexual reproduction be a much simpler and more sure way of propagating the species?
Darwins theory states that life began as a simple one celled organism and that all life on earth today has evolved from that first life form. For simplicity lets ignore the billions upon billions of evolutionary changes that would be required to produce the variety and abundance of life that we see on earth today. I would however like to do a brief examination of that first life form. Even the simplest of all life forms is made up of a myriad of enzymes, molecules etc. Without any one of the various components or even the exact amount of each component our said life form is not a life form. So then how did it happen each and every one of these components somehow combined together in the precise amounts required to form that first life form?
Remember that Darwins theory states that these evolutionary changes occur only one at a time. In order for this model to work it would require a number of successive chance combinations of varying amounts of said components to occur until the exact combination "happened" to combine to synthesize our life form. That immediately violates the theory of evolution.
I do not claim to be a christian, in fact I abhor "religion". Organized religion is perhaps man kinds worst construct. However I do know that god exists and am trying my best to live a spiritual life and strive to attain the principles set forth in all three of the worlds main religions. Which by the way all recognize the same god, YAHWEH. I do not believe that Christians wish to remove science from our schools. They merely wish to be given equal respect and treatment from this corrupt system that professes religious freedom for all. Do you realize it is perfectly acceptable to speak of Judaism, Islam, Hinduism et al ad infinitum in our schools yet you are not allowed to mention Jesus. The instant you say his name someone will cry out about a violation of the seperation of church and state. Which by the way is not mentioned anywhere in the constitution and is in fact a lie. It was a perversion of a statement made by Thomas Jefferson in a personnel letter. Sounds more like freedom from Christianity to me.
Now I will ask you, Do you understand all of the implications of your professed non-belief? If you reject gods dominion over you then that means you have given up your sovereignty and the god given right to be a free man or woman, an equal among equals. You will be subject to those who claim to be above you. These god given rights can not be taken away from you but you certainly may surrender them if you wish.
I however chose to place my faith in god almighty and will bow to no man.