Theists: Do you believe evolution is how god works, or do you believe it's all a big lie?

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Answer 1

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Answer 2

No. I have studied this subject for a long time. The best thing to do is to take God out of the equation. Let evolution stand or fall on its own. Its too confusing when the only option left is creation. Far too many people accept evolution solely on the premise that creation just can not be true. So...take it out. Now forget God (at least for a while).
Let the scientists debate the issue. Nearly half do not believe in evolution. If we leave them alone for a few years-they will come to a consensus that evolution can not be true. Then----, you can ask-well how else could we have gotten here? And the door will be open. The only "THING" keeping evolution alive now is absolute hatred of God. And if you don't believe that-just pin a scientist down and ask him.

Answer 3

We just had a discussion on part of this question. I also posted my answer at remote-world(dot)com.

I used to be a theist-evolutionist, but after studying the science of both evolution and origins (where did the universe come from?) I have solidly concluded that evolution as stated prcludes the designing hand of God, but more importantly "evolution" could only occur if God were actively involed in changing things on the molecular and environmental levels. In that case it WOULD NOT BE evolution, it would be modified creation.
Although it is now known that time is changing (slowing), in all the sciences we are now coming to understand that the universe as a whole cannot be older than around 10,000 years. God, being all powerful, may have played with time to the extent that the first 4 thousand years had the equivelancy of billions of years in present time, but again, that means He was creating, as we have much proof that macro-evolution does not occur and no proof that it does (we should have thousands of transitional forms to validate evolution - we don't). God may have given species a tweak now and then to boost them to the next level (this, of course, would not be evolution). but looking at things as a whole I don't believe He works that way.
The only way you will resolve it in your own mind is to spend a lot of time and energy studying with an open mind. This is what more and more scientists are doing - and coming to the conclusion that macro-evolution is false and not good science. Now many of them still reject God, but they can't support a flawed theory, either.
So, conclusion? Yes, it is a big lie. There must have been another way...

Answer 4

I vote Evolution is how God worked.

please excuse this re-post:

Would you consider that God is a scientist from an advanced planet; a planet formed shortly after the universe was formed 13.7 billion years ago. A planet that not only understood evolution but could create it in a post haste manner. And or could have seeded us 550 million years ago (to start our evolutionary process; The Cambrian Era - the explosion of life on Earth.

--- methods: mental telepathy, telkenesis, and psycho-somatics"

Dear Doug, - Of course we didn't come from monkeys, we came from ground squirrels; they were the only mammal that could have survived that asteroid that hit the Yucatan Peninusula and the great ice age that followed. (They were warm and cuddly down in their burroughs, and they never ran out of dried roots for their food supply.)

Answer 5

I'm not sure. No matter what athiests say, there is a lot of good evidence for Intelligent Design.

No matter what theists say, there is a lot of evidence for evolution.

Some have given up on evolution you know. Why is that? You know there are some (crack smokin' scientists) who have given up on evolution, and believe that aliens planted the seeds of life here. If that were the case, wouldn't that make the aliens - God?

Answer 6

Sure God can work through the process of evolution.

Answer 7

Yeah I believe in evolution, but I think it is how god plays, rather than how god works. ;-)

Answer 8

Jack's back! :0)

I believe in God and Intelligent Design, but I also believe that His creation was designed to be incredibly adaptable to the environment.

I definitely don't think that we evolved from apes or fish or goo (no offense), but I do think that species of animals have changed over time to fit their surroundings. Kind of like humans have. Africa is far more sun drenched then Norway, so the settlers of Africa developed a darker pigmentation over time as a sun protectant, whereas the Scandanavian folks turned out paler due to lack of intense sun.

It's not unreasonable to assume that God made us capablae of change.

I just think it's unreasonable to take Him out of the equation completely.

Answer 9

I totally believe in microevolution - I don't know how anyone could deny that.

On the other hand, Darwin's theory of evolution is full of holes. I believe its less of a theory now than a scientific philosophy.

No, I don't believe in macroevolution, and I believe scientific discoveries support the idea of a creator rather than of Darwin's theory of evolution.

Answer 10

It is definatley a big lie.
How can you mix some stupid theory with the Bible?
No one can prove evolution today.
No one has ever witnessed evolution take place.
There is not a single piece of proof to evolution.
It is a THEORY.
The Bible is the TRUTH.
When God created the world in six days, they wrote "six days" because it was literally "six days". A first grader could figure that out.

Answer 11

evolution is a great scientific discovery. It proposes a lot of true ideas, like survival of the fittest.

The belief that we came from monkies is a whole different concept, studied by many, many scientists. I don't believe man came from monkies. (ok, technically apes, but monkies is more facetious. )

As for the rest:

I don't know.