I am just curious on what the public thinks about evolution. Tell me what you think?

Question

If you are a creationist, and that is just fine, i want to know why you reject evolution, and if you have at least 3 rational claims as why you are a creationist. And please dont just say because the bible says so. (and i'm not bashing the bible, it is a good book).

Answer 1

i think it falls short of explaining everything ... thats what i think ...

Answer 2

Some animals measured to be extint are still here unchanged, evolution cannot foresee the function of the eyeball, the two intermediate species we had were fake, the Earth should be teeming with intermediate species, scientist talk a big game, but never made a single cell, science can't answer the real questions, like, How we see in a dark skull. I'm not religious and I love science, but there is a God and I know this for a fact, because of a form of contact I received.

Answer 3

Honestly, I think most people who side with creationism just don't have the patience to sit down with a science book. Most people don't have the patience to read anything longer than a magazine article, let alone read something that would demand expanding one's vocabulary. It's so much easier to fall back on "Well this is all complicated stuff, so some invisible guy must have done it." I have yet to meet a creationist who actually knows what science says evolution is.

Like any "scandal" in the media, the public likes to stay misinformed on the issues and goes along with whatever fancy "spin" comes their way. Again, people are just lazy!

Answer 4

The theory of evolution is one of the most elegant theories out there. I wish more people would actually take the time to learn about it, rather than believing all the out-dated and crusty old "arguments" against it.

Despite claims to the contrary, there are all kinds of transitional fossils showing speciation. See http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-transitional.html.
Speciation has also been observed in the wild.

On the scale of DNA, new genetic information can be created through mutations - sequences of DNA are copied, and then the copy mutates later (some people claim "new" information cannot be created through mutations).

In a nut shell, there is a mountain of evidence supporting evolution, so much so that we base major branches of science and engineering on it, from biology to medicine to civil engineering. It explains what we see simply and accurately.

On a more fundamental sense, it is simple in principle and makes sense. After all, if I live long enough to reproduce, I pass my traits on to my kids...if they live long enough to reproduce, they pass their traits on, and so on. The trick is to live long enough, and we do that by competing for limited resources (food, water, mates, etc.). If I can get to the food and you can't, I have a better chance of surviving and passing on those traits that let me get to the food. A whole population can thus change over time, since those individuals who survive pass on those traits that allowed them to survive. Those individual who don't survive don't pass on their traits.

It seems pretty straight forward, really. While I don't want to generalize, the arguments I've seen opposing evolution are weak and usually appeal to some sense of "wonder", like "but isn't it amazing that a tiny seed grows into an apple tree?!?"; these arguments have no basis in science, and seem to be made out of ignorance for the equally ignorant (I don't mean ignorant in a mean way, just as a lack of knowledge in that particular area).

It seems to me that if people actually took the time to study it, they'd be more comfortable with it.

Answer 5

As a Muslim I have NO PROBLEM with evolution and I don't believe the world is 5000 years old because the Qu'ran clearly states that God time and human time work on different scales. I have no problem with science that is done within moral boundaries...I DO have a problem with scientists who think they are God and act like it. Indeed the modern University system, Algebra, Trigonometry and the beginnings of modern Medicine ALL came from "Muslim" countries...they were taken back to Europe during the Crusades.

Answer 6

I believe in Creation because:

1. I'm an American and I'm free to believe what I want.

2. God said it. It's in The Bible. It MUST be true!

3. I have no understanding of evolution, forensic anthropology, or the scientific method.

4. I don't like the idea that we all came from monkeys (how dum is that?).

5. Evolution is just a theory. That means someone just made it up without any proof of anything.

6. I've never seen a piece of mud turn into a bird (duh).

7. Adam was missing a rib. Explain that 1 smarty pants.

8. My grandpa told me anyone who believes in evolution is Satan spawn!

9. If we evolved from monkeys, how come most monkeys are smarter than me?

Answer 7

First let me say that I completely believe in God. And a lot of what is written in the bible, but, the bible might be subject to some human error considering that there was a vote on which books were going to be accepted into it.
I researched religion and have come up with the understanding that God IS and will always be. That is the most important thing. I could go on for days, I will spare you.
Good luck in your quest, once you find yourself you will find your answers.

Answer 8

I am a creationist but I am open to the idea that evolution may describe the process of God's creation. A lot of the problems with evolutionary theory fall away when one recognizes God as the creator. It is hard to believe that life formed randomly - it makes more sense that God created life. It is hard to demonstrate how one species can be formed from another (i.e. how does a bird form from a reptile, as is claimed) - it makes more sense that God is responsible for speciation. All of the macro evolutionary activity can be explained by divine intervention, and the micro evolutionary activity can be explained by natural selection. We just have to interpret Genesis in terms of billions of years instead of only 7 literal days.

Answer 9

The public is terrified because of the implications, and I think it's probably correct, but needs some of the missing pieces to be discovered. Once we get some real super powerful, intelligent computers going, we should be able to run simulations that will prove evolution is possible, and did happen. I'd say within the next 75-100 years.

Answer 10

I think Evolution is a myth. I believe that God created this earth. Not only do I believe in what the Bible says in Gen. 1:1, but I'm just thinking logically. I been looking up evolution and studying a little about it and to me, it doesn't make any bit of sense. I mean how can you possibly know from some rocks and dirt that the earth was made from evolution. And to tell you the truth, I don't believe what those scientists says about it because lately they been proved wrong about a lot of stuff. So how do they expect that people are going to believe them if they keep getting their facts wrong? I don't care what people say, I'll just stick with what the Bible says. God Bless!

Answer 11

What does it matter what the public thinks? Science is not subject to opinion polls. What does the public think about quantum mechanics? The theory of special relativity? Einsteinian gravity as opposed to Newtonian gravity? Evolution is science and is supported by all the other sciences. If you reject evolution you reject physics, chemistry, mathematics, geology, biology and all the rest.

If you want to reject science, that is your privilege but if you want to learn how to think or have your children learn how to think, you should be open to science.