Christains say that evolution is just some big hollywood story, and its a stupid idea. However even after all of what people say of how its wrong, the Pope said that the theory of evolution can work, and is plausible. Last time I checked the Pope was pretty spiritual, and if he says that it can happen, then why wont you accept the idea?
Im not agreeing with it im just saying it a just argument.
2007-04-23 19:33:42 · 10 answers · asked by uiop b 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The vast majority of people who reject evolution are fundies who hate the Pope.
2007-04-23 19:37:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would rather a theist accept evolution as is even if they have to put God in there somewhere even though God certainly isn't needed. That's better than ID or the whole Adam and Eve thing, isn't it?
What really gets me is how theists can simply ignore evolution.
I mean, from a Christian point of view, I don't know why evolution is such a naughty word. Evolution could very well be the method by which God creates. If you're a theist, there is absolutely nothing wrong with reading books about evolution and learning as much as you can about it.
From an Atheist point of view, the scientific method is a great thing that allows us to discover things about the world using reason and experimentation to validate and invalidate hypotheses. The scientific method has given us evolution and natural selection. We don't need the idea of God to fill in any blanks. We have a process for that, and it's called science.
In other words, God needs evolution, but evolution doesn't need God.
"God is the mathematicians x"
2007-04-24 03:06:30 · answer #2 · answered by Tao 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have a whole lot of faith in science exploring the unknown. Look how long we believed in some of Einstein's and Newton's theories and how they have turned out to be wrong. What we know today may change tomorrow with science because all we have are theories, so many theories, about so many unexplainable things. Is science trying to find God? Good Luck!
2007-04-24 02:50:45 · answer #3 · answered by Johnnie5 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To me it doesn't make since for something to come out of nothing without being made first.
If you go to the forest and chop down a tree, it won't carve itself into a bookshelf. You have to do the carpentry to create a bookshelf.
It's the same with God's creative works. If you take a deep look into the world around us, you'll see that there's thought involved; there's no room for chance.
2007-04-24 02:47:10 · answer #4 · answered by ♥☺ bratiskim∞! ☺♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People should only accept anything as true when enough evidence is presented. This includes both evolution and the question of God's existence or nonexistence.
2007-04-24 02:37:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pope speaks for Catholics. The sort of fundamentalists who believe Creationism to be a better/holier explanation tend to be the sort of fundamentalists who think the Catholic Church lost its way a long time ago and is now idolatrous.
2007-04-24 03:30:29 · answer #6 · answered by Doc Occam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sinse Iw as a child I have felt God could use evelotion. I am christian and argued even than with teachers. the pope is not as set in his ways as I thought removing limbo. but can he realy speak for all catholics.
2007-04-24 02:39:47 · answer #7 · answered by Mim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lest you forget. Not only is the Pope pretty spiritual, he is also infallible.
2007-04-24 02:37:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Evolution has evidence that it's true. The Bible doesn't. Too bad.
2007-04-24 02:47:38 · answer #9 · answered by phe 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What a well thought out blasphemy
2007-04-24 02:36:07 · answer #10 · answered by Obi-Wan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋