To people who don't believe the evidence for evolution, how did you come to the opinion the evidence is wrong?

Question

What led you to think that the evidence, which convinces the majority of the scientific community, is not good enough?

yeah these answers basically fall into the spectrum I expected.

yeah these answers basically fall into the spectrum I expected.

Answer 1

I try not to confuse scientific 'facts' with evidence for the support of a particular theory. Facts are facts. A theory is the interpretation of those facts to support a particular view. Frankly the theory of evolution is not well enough supported by the facts for me to agree with it yet. Perhaps one day it will.

Cheers :-)

Answer 2

Jean Marie is right, and in addition the biggest problem I can see facing evolution is one Darwin never addressed let alone solved in any way. At the base of his tree of life is the first form of life he credits with existence, but he never explained where that life came from. According to natural selection it had to come from somewhere because all life forms evolve for the purpose of improving the previous form or making it better in layman's terms.

He also said that if any complex structures came along that couldn't be explained away through natural selection his whole theory would be totally ruined. Well current studies on the structure of cells, dna and rna are the things that have created problems for evolutionists that they cannot explain away. That is why more and more scientists and doctors are moving away from evolution and toward intelligent design.

Common sense would tell us that if we look at any man made thing there is intelligent design behind it. Why should anyone believe the universe is any different?

Answer 3

that people couldn't explain it (I'm not talking about intelligence, I mean even they didn't know what they were saying. they were just repeating what they heard)

that they say that I believe what I'm told. honestly, no one that I know of actually came up with the theory, or tested it for themselves.

I'm stubborn and skeptical. I need a direct full pattern before I can make a final judgement. I can visualize evolution, understand that mutations can influence a species, etc. but I can't believe a theory where theories defend that theory. for example, saying that mutations create new genes. mutations are essentially losses. it has not been observed yet in an organism where the body compensates for this loss.

basically, I have high standards.

Answer 4

Read the icons of evolution by Jonathan Wells. His book was heavily criticized by Eugenie Scott but she admitted it was technically correct. Then there are a series of books by Law Professor Phillip Johnson. He taught law at Berkley University for a number of years and later served under Chief Justice Earl Warren. One of his abilities through his legal training was the ability to see when language was being used deceptively. He wrote Darwin on Trial. Defeating Darwinism. The Wedge of truth. Objections sustained and a number of other books on the topic. Then there is a book by agnostic Michael Denton who actually inspired Michel Behe who had believed evolution. Denton's book was called evolution a theory in crisis. I understand Denton has swtiched postions again although he hasn't yet answered the questions he initially asked. I should add Jonathan Wells book is now being used to help determine what is accepted in science text books in a number of states. The book Icons of evolution shows how much of what was used in science class text books to convince us that evolution was real was exadurated and at times even knowingly fraud. Jonathan Wells goes through ten of the best used Icons and you will be suprised what is turned up.

Answer 5

I have had a problem with Evolution and the warm soup theory that I learned in college.
To believe in something from nothing was too much for me. To say matter came from non matter was again too much for me.
To say DNA changed from one species to another was too much for me to believe. Our DNA stores SO much information. To know what goes on in each one of our cells is a factory, a working living machine. To say this was not designed takes too much faith that I don't process.
I just don't have that much faith.

I believe our world has design written all over it.
The tilt of the earth, the distance from the sun, the iron core these are all perfect and if one were changed our planet would not support life. To say this all happened by chance takes too much faith.
There is more and more evidence supporting design in my opinion.

Answer 6

I respect your question, however I must admit I am getting tired of the canned answers from people to whom the question is not directed.
Lighten up people, your demeaning insults are wearing thin.

I came to believe that evolution was flawed by examining the same evidence from a different prospective. Regardless of what secular science says, there are other ways of looking at things. When I got to the evidence of fossilized hats, for example, it would seem reasonable to question then, does fossilization really take millions or even thousands of years to achieve?
Secular science tells us the world and universe are billions of years old. Creationism asks us to consider the same evidence and provides ample and logical theories to support a young earth, in other words, looking at the same evidence from a different perspective.
To all of you who answer with derogatory comments directed at young earth science I ask, why is that such a bad thing?

blessings :)

Answer 7

Where did the first molecule, sea organism, ape or whatever
it is we supposedly evolved from, itself originate from ? What brilliant mind can figure that one out. When they do, then I`ll believe the scientific community.

Answer 8

I believe in evolution, its fact. I don't, of course believe the ape to human nonsense is fact though, because it of course isn't. If you have some evidence of this, you need to publish it, you'd become very famous, since no scientist has yet come up with this "evidence". So, really, if you have such evidence, the world would love to see it. Otherwise, you should do a bit of study on evolution to realize that the ape to man theory is just that, a theory, meaning there is no evidence.

Answer 9

to me, there isn't enough evidence. each fossil that they found that "proves" evolution can easily be over ruled! I will never ever believe in evolution because it also goes against my beliefs. God didn't create apes to turn into humans. He created everything the way it should be.

also because there's def. not enough evidence.

Answer 10

Evolution is a fact. Creationism and evolution are also covered in the first two chapters of the Bible. Chapter 1 is about Creationism ... something from nothing. Chapter 2 is about Evolution ... something from something. Man created God to be immortal. The link below is to an article about immortality.