Why creation? Why evolution? Which one is correct?

Question

I am a firm believer in science and reason, thus I believe in evolution. I honestly can't understand why some people are convinced we were just created by some higher being. So why?

Answer 1

Just look at the answers.. its pretty clear why some people refuse to accept what knowledge science has opened up to us. They need a reason, they need to feel like something somewhere made them who they are and cared. People who accept evolution ( I say accept not believe because it is fact not faith) dont need a reason, the complexity and perserverance of our species throughout evolutionary history is enough for them to feel special without having to believe that we were "created" for a purpose by a being. We have no evidence that creation is correct of that it ever happened, in fact most evidence we have contradicts the biblical account of creation. Evolution however has all the evidence it needs to say with confidence that life does evolve. People can be ignorant and narrowminded and choose to ignore it all they like its still a fact, it doesnt prove religion wrong at all, it just is a fact of life.

PS I mean reading these answers and the blatant ignorance therein just astounds me... I cant believe it sometimes its so ridiculously illogical and ignorant.

Answer 2

I believe that God created evolution. Ever notice that the creation story lists all the animals in order of complexity? I believe God created the universe, and he invented science and reason.
If science ever discovers everything about the way the universe works, it still can't answer the question of why there is a universe. We take our own existence for granted. Sometimes I stop and wonder when I realize that I'm HERE and that I'm REAL. It's a mind boggling concept. Why do rocks even exist? Even if the earth was devoid of life, it would still EXIST.
I can't understand why some people are convinced that there is no reason to it at all.
Why did you feel the need to ask this question?
If the world IS without meaning, then how is it that we know what meaning is? Look at it this way: If light didn't exist in the universe, then the creatures in that universe would have no need to develop eyes for survival. In the same way, in a world without meaning, we would not have any idea of what meaning is.

Answer 3

Because humans as a whole are gullible.
And people need something to believe in. If people want to believe that there is a higher being so be it, more science points in the other direction, but hey if people want to believe in what a book has told them thousands of years ago, go for it. I'm going with common day science.
Because coming from a "slimy" monkey sounds better.

Answer 4

Because we have been told by generations before us for thousands of years that there is an Almighty being. According to Creationism the Earth was created as few thousand years ago in 1 week. Now, a couple thousand years ago when man had no reason to think different I guess it sounded reasonable and HAZAA!! organized religion was born. We learn more about our natural world every day and its a FACT this planet is WAY older and it took a heck of a lot longer for man to get here.
Intelligent Design is neither. Sorry folks.
I still want to know how Noah managed to get every single cell and microscopic organism on the arc. . I guess there was an abundance of petri dishes and microscopic optics back then. What did he do with aquatic creatures? All of which existed long before he came along. FACT. Lets not even get into how he kept them all fed, clean and from killing and eating each other or him. Oh yeah, I'm just supposed to believe it on faith. Blind faith, organized religion's biggest tool.

Answer 5

Any scientific theory must be based on a careful and rational examination of the facts. A clear distinction needs to be made between facts (things which can be observed and/or measured) and theories (explanations which correlate and interpret the facts). The Theory of Evolution is not just a guess. Take any science class and you will see clear and concise evidence that evolution is real. And it is true that just because you accept the fact that evolution is real, doesn't mean that you cannot believe in God. I am a Christian who took multitudes of science classes. My faith has not waivered.

Answer 6

I completely understand where you are coming from. However, do you really think we evolved from a single-celled organism? Uh, no. A lot of people separate the two, but science and religion must be mixed for anything to make sense. Evolution is undeniable; just look around. Also, there are too many scientifically unexplainable things in this world to merely base everything on science and reason (Ex. what was before the big bang?). Physics can't really explain everything up until the beginning of time because quantum physics breaks down close to the big bang. Science and reason should not be ignored, but neither should religion. Just be open-minded about it.

Answer 7

Because evolution does not offer the promise of eternal happiness. The concept of evolution takes man and reduces it to the level of all other living organisms. Think of the potential pay-offs. Believing in Christianity takes little to no effort and the supposed pay-off is ultimate, unending happiness. Evolution offers a more logically satisfying explanation of human existence, but gives no promises about what happens after we die. Evolutionary theory also happens to be unforgiving to the intellectually unmotivated. The bottom line is that it is easier for a lot of people to believe something on the basis of faith than it is to accept something on the basis of logic and evidence.

Answer 8

I think that there is an assumption that evolution and creation can not co-exist and that you have to pick one or the other. They actually just answer different questions: Evolution answers the question, "How did we get here?" and Creation answers the question, "Who did it?".

I studied Evolutionary Biology as a person who had grown up in a mainline Christian denomination but had no personal belief or faith. I think I took the courses partly to prove to myself that God actually didn't exist. But, what happened was that I saw a beautiful, meaningful, directed course of events that have some pretty convincing evidence that led me to believe that evolution did happen and that there was an amazing, powerful, omnipotent God who orchestrated our creation.

I think the problems arise when people who are not really educated in either "camp" either get stuck on literal translations of the Bible (which is full of incredible imagery in other places... why not Genesis?) or get caught up believing that a teensy little piece of history holds the whole story to something that we cannot even really begin to fathom. I think what needs to happen is that people who are so militant on either end need to stop yelling and listen to each other. And to God.

Answer 9

I don't believe in evolution. That statement is wrong. It is correct to say that I understand evolution. Saying you believe in evolution is like saying you believe in calculus or physics. I understand the science involved. Don't fall into that trap. The religious folk then say evolution is a religion which is bs. They believe in their fairy tales and I understand science. See the difference?

Answer 10

Because faith is a strong emotion. People need to believe in something bigger than themselves so that things make sense. I am a geologist. I am a firm believer in all the tenets of geological science. I also believe in God as a creator god. i can't explain why I do or why I won't stop. Probably because I was raised to believe in God. I don't believe in God the same way my parents do now because I have found science. But they don't have to be mutually exclusive. In all my years as a scientist I have known very few atheists.