2007-04-23 11:46:48 · 27 answers · asked by Chester 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Neither. Its a scientific theory and is part of education.
2007-04-23 11:49:14 · answer #1 · answered by Maikeru 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion is a "belief". Evolution is not. Biologists do not have to BELIEVE that there are transitional fossils. They can be seen in museums all around the world, and we make new discoveries all the time. Scientists do not have to BELIEVE that the solar system is 4.5 billion years old, we can test the age of Earth, Moon, and meteoric rocks very accurately. They do not have to BELIEVE that protocells can by easily created from simple chemicals in the lab, we can repeat the experiments, with comparable results. We can also create artificial species of plans and animals by applying selection, and we can observe natural speciation in action. That is the big difference between science and religion. Science exists BECAUSE of the evidence, whereas religion exists solely upon faith--and, in the case of religious fundamentalism and creationism, IN SPITE of the evidence.
2007-04-23 20:05:19 · answer #2 · answered by Jess H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Science is the study of what is testable and repeatable.
Evolutionary science can only be tested, not repeated. Scientists who believe evolution to be true base their testing of evidence on the presupposed assumption that the earth is billions of years old. Therefore evolutionary theory is a belief system.
blessings :)
2007-04-23 18:50:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion requires no facts. Evolution does because it is a branch of science.
2007-04-23 18:49:51 · answer #4 · answered by Paul Hxyz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Evolution is not a belief. It just happens whether or not we want to accept it.
2007-04-23 18:50:44 · answer #5 · answered by I'm Still Here 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a vital narrative to atheistic philosophy (which is the denial of religion) that helps explain how all the wonderous life on this planet came into being without the assistance of a creator.
2007-04-23 18:59:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Scientific Theory, supported by facts.
2007-04-23 18:48:53 · answer #7 · answered by Skeptic123 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Evolution is a scientific theory.
2007-04-23 18:49:03 · answer #8 · answered by Another Garcia 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is a theory which really doesn't have to conflict with religion at all..as long as you do not try to say that I am a monkey.
2007-04-23 18:50:30 · answer #9 · answered by michael p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's more like a belief.
2007-04-23 18:50:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋