but have trouble explaining it to my friends, mainly because i don't understand it well enough myself. can somebody give me the main points and some points to help me argue it as a theory alongside "absolute" evolution and "absolute" creationism?
2007-05-10 11:50:17 · 23 answers · asked by marsdenowen 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Basically take the theory of evolution and follow it to the tee and then add this small sentence at the end of the it all:
, but god did it.
2007-05-10 12:02:28 · answer #1 · answered by Scott B 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Whats not to understand? think about it.....everything in the world has a process and an order, right ? Everything in nature can be explained by logic and science so why would God suddenly break the rules He used in creating the world and with a poof adam and eve appeared!? When a cell replicates, doesn't it replicate on its own? but does that disprove God? no. because we believe He is still the controller behind it. check out some sites online that will explain the details. My evolution teacher was a teacher and had no problem accepting evolution. I'm muslim and I dont have any problem either. Evolution and religion are not mutually exclusive.....and science is nothing to hide from.
2007-05-10 18:58:48 · answer #2 · answered by E.T.01 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolute Creationism - 6000+ years ago, God created everything pretty much the way it is now. Period, end of story. The earth, sun, and universe did not exist 7000 years ago.
Absolute Evolution - God was not involved at all, everything you see here is as a result of the big bang accident, and natural evolution.
Theistic Evolution - Evolution happened, the earth is 5 billion years old, but God influenced evolution and mutations in order to bring the earth as it is today. This belief is advocated by Christian Scientists - who know that evolution is real, but believe that God is the driving force behind it.
2007-05-10 18:54:46 · answer #3 · answered by Big Super 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Well it is really a matter of math. Galileo said the language of science is math. Accordingly, the idea that random coincidenes could create life are so astronomically impossible that there has to be some guiding force directing these things to happen.
I prefer the creator out of nothing argument. The universe is physical and finite, thus in order to come into being it needs a beginning and a cause, and in order to do so something that is not a physical entity nor bound by time must have created it (in other words, the Creator must be supernatural and timeless). I could write a book on the subject so that is a very very brief intro.
2007-05-10 19:03:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Essential what you believe is that god used evolution as a tool. The reason that doesn't hold up is because there are no gaps in evolutionary theory that need an outside influence to explain.
It sounds smarter than creationism but really doesn't have any merit from a bibical stand point. I say pick one or the other.
2007-05-10 18:57:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are a variety of theistic evolution beliefs, ranging from God creating the universe and letting everything happen, "sparking life" and letting things go, "stirring the pot" at various frequencies, to directing every little step.
Learn evolution without preconceptions, then reconcile it with faith. If you try to approach religion scientifically or science religiously, you will fail to learn.
2007-05-10 18:58:50 · answer #6 · answered by novangelis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that's the middle ground for people who know that we have so much evidence for evolution they can't reasonably deny it, but still want to believe god had a hand in it somewhere, so they put god at the beginning - although when we figure that out too, they're going to have to push him back further.
Simply put, they say evolution happened and was guided and inspired by god.
2007-05-10 18:54:21 · answer #7 · answered by eri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im an agnostic so i beliebe that it could have happened that way. Theistic evolution is evolution with the help of god. The organisms evolve and god guides them through it. if they need hair to stay warm or fangs to get food god gave them the ability to grow new ones or gave it them. with theistic evolution there are multiple different views on how it works
2007-05-10 19:04:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
me too
I believe that a creator set things in motion , and being an intellgent creator realised the need for evolution through an ever changing world
this is only my personal beliefs though , I am not sure if there are set beliefs to being a theistic evolutionist
and I dont like set beliefs anyway
2007-05-10 18:53:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I like the way Panangel put it and that is what I believe as well.
God was the "spark" that lit the flame so to speak, and evolution is the "fuel" He used to keep it burning.
2007-05-10 18:56:10 · answer #10 · answered by Beverly B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋