Evolution?

Question

Do you believe in Evolution? Why or why not?

Answer 1

No. I just don't believe that a blast happened and soil and water came together, then cells, then multicellular organisms, then fish, then something crawled out of the ocean and formed into man. It just does not make sense to me and there is no bone trail to prove to me that it happened. Scientists have found dinosaur bones from thousands to millions of years ago but no bones of fish mutating into humans. It is just not possible. I believe that God created us. It is just that simple.

Answer 2

I believe in evolution the same way as I believe in the atom, or in our understanding of gravity. These things cannot be seen, yet they are by far the best explanation of what we observe.

If matter weren't made of atoms, then none of the chemical processes we use for manufacturing (to make plastics, for example) would work the way they do. If gravity didn't behave as we know it does, we wouldn't be able to send space probes bouncing around the solar system like a pinball with the astounding precision we do.

Similarly, evolution and natural selection forms the basis of modern biology, zoology and medicine. Without it as a foundation, there's no context in which to interpret what you observe in these fields.

HBJ

Answer 3

No; I do believe in micro evolution and natural selection, but I believe God created the specific *kinds* of animals (as stated in the Bible) and then in our fallen world, DNA has been changed and mutated, resulting in differences within the kinds of animals. For example, there is a wolf, great dane, and chihuahua. I believe they are all from the same *kind* that God created; the dog; but they have had mutants in DNA to make differences, but they still resemble the same creature. Nothing has been added to the DNA, things have been taken away. I believe that you can get a different looking dog from a dog, just like you can get different looking people from people; but a dog will never turn into a person, no matter how long you give it.

Answer 4

Belief is for religion. Knowledge of the concepts of natural selection, genetics, and other related topics is based on facts I have seen and studied in detail, NOT BELIEFS.

That's where people who don't understand evolution usually go wrong. I disagree with people who say there's no evolution, simply because it goes against the ENTIRE body of science out there that gives it support. Genetics, paleontology, archeology, physiology, geology, hematology, radiology, etc... All of these VERY different fields all support the concepts of natural selection individually. Taken all together they present an EXTREMELY credible case for natural selection.

You won't find a single article written in a PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL that disagrees with the main concepts of evolution. NOT A SINGLE ONE!!! Peer-reviewed is KEY when determining whether a scientific journal is really credible and whether the articles are written by top scientists or a nobody faking their scientific credentials to convince people of their religious opinion by masking it with the term 'science'. That's because it gives the opportunity to other scientists to review the information and determine if the study followed the scientific method (remember that from high school?). Even if they don't agree with the findings, the journals still publish them, so long as it follows the scientific method.

You'll only find articles claiming to disprove evolution in fringe magazines written by religious people trying to persuade people to go against science. They feel science supports materialism and want to bring people back to the Bible... I don't have a problem with bringing people back to the Bible, as I'm spiritual myself. What I have a problem with is people distorting the established scientific facts about the natural world to accomodate their worldview.

If you want more information on evolution and why the people against it have it wrong, I'd be happy to give you hundreds of examples. Tell me your particular question, and I'd be happy to answer it for you.

Religion and evolution are not contradictory, no matter what the zealots will tell you. Science is simply the study of things based on OBSERVABLE facts. Why can't God have been the one who started the whole process in the first place?

There is no other theory out there that explains as many observables facts about nature scientifically. Intelligent design? Hardly scientific. To be considered scientific, the theory must follow as many of the following rules (ideally all) as possible. The theory must be:

Consistent - internally and externally
Parsimonious - as simple an explanation as possible (ex: Occam's Razor)
Useful -describes, explains and predicts observable phenomena
Empirically testable
Based on multiple observations, often in the form of controlled, repeated experiments
Correctable and dynamic - changes are made as new data are discovered
Progressive - achieves all that previous theories have and more
Provisional or tentative - admits that it might not be correct rather than asserting certainty

The theory of evolution follows all of these. Intelligent design, the leading religious idea currently, is hardly any of these. In fact, the problem defining intelligent design as science is that it lacks consistency, violates the principle of parsimony, is not falsifiable, is not empirically testable, and is not correctable, dynamic, tentative or progressive.

Like I said, if you seriously have questions about evolution, I'll answer them to the best of my ability. If I can't answer it (I don't know everything, but I know a bit), I'll point you in the right direction!

Read the following articles. They explain the basic ideas of evolution and intelligent design very well. God bless!

Answer 5

I accept the overwhelming scientific evidence for evolution. I don't believe in it except in the sense that I believe the earth orbits the sun: it is the best explanation of the evidence, and I treat it as for all intents and purposes as a "fact".

Answer 6

40% of my mind believe in evolution, and the rest is in creation, some of the evolutionist evidences make sense to me (especially when it comes to social evolution) and some are ridiculously insane. personally i believe creation and evolution is co-exist, just like heart and brain or faith and reason are.

Answer 7

I accept evolution because it is the scientifically accepted theory. If it changes I will accept that too. Science is not a realm I have the knowledge to accept or disaccept as I please.

The Holy Bible does not disagree with evolution. Truth cannot disagree with truth.

Answer 8

I believe evolution best explains the natural means by which humankind originated.

Answer 9

I believe evolution is the best answer we have yet to how things are today and leads to practical knowledge, like how to fight mutating diseases (polio, bird flu).

Answer 10

Actually, as a scientist, I *accept* the theory of natural selection, which explains the fact of evolution.

Answer 11

There is more evidence for evolution than for creation.