How did the theory of Evolution end up in science classes?

Question

I have picked up several books on Evolution. They all tend to begin with .....Once upon a time 4.8 billion years ago....

Then the book goes on to say....life appeared on earth 3 billions years ago....

I wonder how these folks come up with those dates? Then it goes on with theories about how life began, the problem is that the theories cannot be duplicated in labs. In other words life does not spontaneously appear from dead matter.

So far every book I have read about evolution talks about the billions of years and that life appeard from no thing which is all bogus.

How did the theory of Evolution end up in science classes all over the world? Was it just to erase God from our minds?

Answer 1

These critiques of the Theory of Evolution are neither new, compelling or condemning.

If the books you've read all had different dates, would that make it more realistic for you? I doubt it. The general consensus of the age of the Earth and the origin of life don't affect the validity of the theory.

And the inability to duplicate the creation of life doesn't really affect the theory, either. God has not created any life for Creationists to study either, has He? For that matter, scientists have not produced a star in a lab, and yet we still agree that they are out there. We haven't created a hurricane either.

And believing in Evolution does not "erase God from our minds." Many people believe in both God and Evolution, myself included.

If your belief in God is so fragile that it can't co-exist with a scientific theory, you probably ought to examine your faith rather than attack the scientific consensus on a Religion/Spirituality Answer site.

Answer 2

The simple answer is yes, it has very successfully erased the creational history and any reliance on our Creator from the minds of many.

The material world(s) and all life forms materialised from nothing. There was no form of intelligence involved in the process.

We humans obviously have a ways to go, as we have to plan and use our intelligence to create anything.
Imagine the day when we can create without having to think, or plan, or even educate ourselves.
We too will be able to create living organisms from inorganic matter. We just have to evolve a bit more first!!

Who am I kidding - In my view Evolution requires a great deal more faith than Creation.

Faith - The evidence of things unseen

Study the Bible if you want answers - No man or Woman can tell you, even though there are many that would like to teach you their own particular interpretation - for a price.

The Bible is like no other Book on this planet.
It is not to be read like an ordinary book from beginning to end, but ''here a little - there a little''. Use it in conjunction with a good concordat.
It will require dedication and an interest that you either possess, or do not.
This interest is not something everyone is automatically given.
If you do not have it - ask for it.

If you study the Word you will discover for yourself that the 'god of this world' - for a time - is not the one that created it.

Probably more than you asked for, but remember the Bible is NOT open to personal interpretation - it interprets itself.

Prove All Things - For Yourself.

Best Wishes,
John

Answer 3

"So far every book I have read about evolution talks about the billions of years and that life appeard from no thing which is all bogus."

Evolution has been proven. Everything evovles. From the smallest speck. Are you denying that scientists have found human remains, not advanced as we are today?

Evolution happens, but not overnight. If a scientist were to create an experament, it would take a hell of a long time.

In every religion, man has created god, not the other way around. Indians used god's to answer, Why did it thunder? Why did it lightning....Etc. it's just an explanation.

Answer 4

The science classes I've had where evolution was a topic did not spend much time on how life started. Rather they spend a significant amount of time examining the fossil record which provides very clear evidence that evolution did in fact happen.

No one knows how it started. Maybe it resulted from some condition that no longer exists on Earth. Maybe it was delivered here on a comet or asteroid. Maybe it was delivered by an intelligent life form from another solar system. Maybe it was created by a supreme being. Heck, it's even possible there is some place on Earth where new life is being created all the time and we just haven't discovered it yet. But regardless of where life came from, there is very little debate as to whether evolution did happen.

But I'll take the incomplete and not fully understood scientific explanation over the poofed into existence by God explanation.

Answer 5

Well, the fact is that it's a theory which is accepted bu most modern scientists. Such theory's, unless disproved, or were better theory's come along which fits the facts better, usually find their way to being taught in schools.

I mean, I'm Christian, but I agree with it. Its certainly no more ridiculous or bogus than the theory that God created the earth and everything on it in 7 days (6 to be exact, since he's said to have rested on the 7th) around 6 thousand years ago. And that's a theory that's taught in all religion classes, right?
I mean, take away the theory of evolution from our classes, and you'd have to take away the theory of cretinism as well.

Answer 6

Because it's science. Scientific fact.

God belongs in theology class, if at all. And there, "God" belongs in all forms, not just the Christian one.

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You obviously have no idea what "evolution" suggests about the origin of life... which is nothing. Evolution does not attempt to describe where the universe came from. Evolution is proven time and time again in laboratory science, we have witnessed evolution among bacteria to insects.... naturally we can't observe evolution in higher life forms because it takes millions of years... but we do have evidence in the fossil record-- as someone who studies Anthropology, I assure you, we have plenty to go on. Why don't you just trust the people who actually spend time researching and studying these things instead of coming online trying to get people to question their beliefs because you read some creationist webpages that try to "disprove" evolution with bad science.

Answer 7

It's in science classes because it's a scientific theory.

Actually evolutionary theory is not incompatible with Christian belief. I'm a believing Christian and in spite of the pressure for years, direct and indirect, from "fundamentalists" I believe in the main tenets of geologists, biologists, astronomers and physicists. It all depends on how you interpret Genesis 1. I can hear them already screaming, "It's not a matter for personal interpretation", a quote from the New Testament. No, it's not, but it's a question of correct interpretation. The Hebrew word translated in English as "day", in the seven days of creation, actually means "time period". So it can equally mean epoch or era. The order of creation in Genesis 1 is exactly that agreed on by scientists.

I think "creationists" are making a silly argument out of nothing, just what the devil wants them to do to cause division and make Christianity less credible. I consider myself a fundamentalist because I believe in all the miracles of the Old and New Testaments, in the virgin birth, the prophecies in Revelation and elsewhere, and most importantly in Jesus' death, crucifixion, resurrection and imminent return. And in Heaven and Hell as real places or states of existence. But I don't have to believe evolution is a false, satanic theory.

For much more sense on this, go to www.christianity.co.nz/science6.htm and on to 7 and 8htm

It won't print the whole address. It continues /science6.htm

Edit - I left out a dot but have now corrected it.

Answer 8

The dates are based on a mountain of evidence that has been accumulated to support evolutionary theory. This includes fossil records, greater understanding of DNA and the process of genetic replication, radioactive decay, observations of natural selection in the wild and in laboratories, and evidence in the genomes of many different organisms, including humans.

Many scientific advances, in a range of scientific disciplines including physics, geology, chemistry, and molecular biology, have supported, refined, and expanded evolutionary theory.

As for being duplicated in labs, have you heard about the continual evolution of antibiotic-resistance in bacteria? Or the the use of pesticides in agriculture has driven the evolution of resistant insects?

That is why evolution is taught in science classes. So it all boils down to you thinking that billions of years is "bogus?"

Answer 9

You're getting evolution mixed up with origin of life theories.
Evolution doesn't deal with the origin of life. It only deals with how life develops, given environmental change and gene variance within a species. You're thinking of the spontaneous generation, which is a completely different theory.

As far as your comments on the origin of life go, scientists actually have been able to create organic molecules, the basic building blocks of life, in lab conditions simulating how the early Earth would have been.

Furthermore, the building blocks of organic molecules are abundant in space. They have been detected in abundance in comets, and the Earth may have been hit with comets more frequently in its early history than today.

Answer 10

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