How does not believing in evolution hinder progress?

Question

I was going to not do this, however "by using one's brain and "CORRECT THOUGHT"... now now, who says your correct? who's measure is to be used for correct thought... big can of worms...

so far no evolutionist have defended their position like I have to defend my on Creationism. I did read the link that was put up, but it says what I say evolution is a theory it cannot be both fact and theory so it is an admission that it is theory any way enough of my babble..

Answer 1

It hinders scientific progress because some scientists filter facts through unproved presuppositions that are biased to support the theory of evolution.

For instance, an archaeologist finds different fossil layers and automatically attributes them to the passage of a large amount of time that is responsible for the formation of the soil layers. That presupposition assumes a static state of layer formation and excludes the possibility of a world wide flood.

So called "anomalies" in the fossil record are categorized as unexplainable mysteries. Belief in evolution not only hinders but it undermines progress in moral behavior.

Darwinism declares that man is no better than an animal.

"In the world of Darwin, man has no special status other than his definition as a distinct species of animal. He is in the fullest sense a part of nature and not apart from it. He is akin, not figuratively but literally, to every living thing, be it an ameba, a tapeworm, a flea, a seaweed, an oak tree, or a monkey—even though the degrees of relationship are different and we may feel less empathy for forty-second cousins like the tapeworms than for, comparatively speaking, brothers like the monkeys."—*George Gaylord Simpson, "The World into Which Darwin Led Us," Science 131 (1960), p. 970.

Darwinism unleashed a moral holocaust upon the world, one which deepens with each passing decade. Here is a statement to remember:, one which deepens with each passing decade. Here is a statement to remember:

"It was because Darwinian theory broke man’s link with God and set him adrift in a cosmos without purpose or end that its impact was so fundamental. No other intellectual revolution in modern times . . so profoundly affected the way men viewed themselves and their place in the universe."—*Michael Denton, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis (1985), p. 67 [Australian molecular biologist].

We are taught to accept ourselves as merely vicious animals. Tell the people often enough that they are only animals, and they will begin believing it. *Darlington says, "Violence is . . a product of evolution."

"The first point is that selfishness and violence are inherent in us, inherited from our remotest animal ancestors . . Violence is, then, natural to man, a product of evolution."—*P.J. Darlington, Evolution for Naturalists (1980), pp. 243-244.

Evolutionary theory presents humanity with no uplifting standards, codes, norms, or values..

" ‘Evolution favors reproductive strategies that produce the most offspring, without regard for human values of justice or fair play.’

" ‘Nature provides no moral guide to human behavior.’

"We don’t even know what is ‘natural’ for our own species. Every few years a new theory emerges on what is our ‘natural’ diet, our ‘natural’ life span, our ‘natural’ sexual practices, our ‘natural’ social system or our ‘natural’ relationship with nature. Nature is endlessly fascinating, but offers no ‘natural’ way of life for humans to copy. Even in evolution, there is no ‘natural’ tendency toward ‘progress,’ ‘perfection,’ or ‘ascent.’ Most of the time, we don’t even know what is going on in nature."—*R. Milner, Encyclopedia of Evolution (1990), pp. 79, 124, 317.

Answer 2

Interestingly, there is some data on this question. Unfortunately, I lack the reference at the moment, but I read the journal article about a month ago.

A sociologist collected education data that included religious beliefs and parents religious beliefs. It turns out that having fundamentalist beliefs is quite damaging to children, from a progress perspective. It is worse if the children's father is a fundamentalist.

The results were that academic outcomes were unaffected by religion, unless you held fundamentalist beliefs. If you were a fundamentalist or more importantly, if your father was, your GPA was measurably lower and with statistical significance I believe of less than 1 chance in 10,000 of it being due to chance influences, measurable preparedness for college was significantly lower and this also was statistically significant, on measures of curiosity about the world it was well below the general population and this was also significant.

If you make the dangerous extrapolation to outcomes, I say dangerous because we do not know what happened to these several thousand high school students after they graduated, then they are less productive citizens, reduce the national income and reduce innovation.

The reason I make that claim is there is a very strong correlation between educational attainment and wages in the United States. For each grade beyond sixth, wages in the United States increase by about 8-12% per year of attainment on average. By making this group of children less curious about the world and limiting their thinking, they are crippled at the time of graduation against their peers. Whether this impairment persists or if they eventually drop the beliefs which impair them is an unknown.

It also tested other beliefs, such as political beliefs and found no correlation between outcomes and beliefs.

The United States and Turkey are the only two places that have meaningful populations that do not accept evolution. In the US it is due to fundamentalist Christianity, in Turkey it is due to fundamentalist Islam. Both are secular republics and since they cannot dictate religious beliefs, these alternative beliefs tend to thrive. The US also has people who believe in UFOs, there are flat earthers, there are people in the US who believe you have to handle poisonous snakes. The reason science has to be free of religion is that scientific beliefs must work in practice for Buddhists, Christians, Atheists and Jains. Science must be true regardless of who uses it.

Answer 3

By not using one's brain. The race advances only via correct thought. Evolution is now a proven fact.

Answer 4

im a science student myself,

what arts students need to realise is that theories are just theories, they are ways in which we explain certain phenomena.

There is ample evidence that populations of animals, plants and humans change over time. What "evolution of species" tells us is that populations of species can evolve into another species. The word "species" is not easy to define and probably cant be defined definitively.

if there are other ways of explaining evolution, then it doesnt hinder progress. The die hard athiests who stick to evolution without understanding it- that hinders progress because the theory of evolution has many holes in it that need filling up and we need to have this skeptical attitude towards evolution for us to truly progress- i .e question it, evolve the concept of evolution, add on to it, or reject it completely. but if we assume that its true- then we cannot really improve on it.

Same thing applies to all theories- like- we think of an atom as a dense nucleus with rings around it. The density bit has been confirmed, the idea that the outside is -ve is also confirmed but it doesnt mean that we picture it as we do in books- they help us understand it, but dont represent "the truth", models have been made in the past- they are used to explain what we know.

The theory of evolution however, has never been empirically proven in that species change over time, or that an amphibian like creature can evolve over hundreds of years into a bird or reptile. we dont know that, but evolution is a way of explaining the "gaps" of the fossil record (i,e intermediary creatures like a bird like reptile for example).

The bit on humans, Darwin suggested that we are just like any other creature and descended from a common ancestor to ape like creatures that exist today. Doesnt mean that we descended from apes- it means we have a common ancestor. But to me, that sounds far fetched on many grounds assuming the theory to be true. But the only way to prove it is to actually simulate it, but we dont know what most of our genes do, we dont know what genes our "common ancestors" had and much of the evolutionary process depends on chance. Extinction is the norm with mutations, evolution is the exception.

Answer 5

hi. i think of fundamentalist, enthusiast and slender-minded believers of a Being performs some section in slowing down progression (by skill of 'progression' I recommend, societal and national advancements, no longer purely constrained to medical advancements). I settle for that God did it, God made each and every thing i can confirm and scent and carry and sense, yet i won't be able to settle for that God stopped turning out to be then and there. i've got faith this is an on-going attitude of creation. We as co-creators connect God in this glorious imaginitive technique. =)

Answer 6

It is an example of ignorance, because people don't "believe in" evolution because they don't want to. It is a scientific theory; not a religion. Would you say "I believe in the atomic theory?"

Ignorance in general hinders progress, because if people don't want to learn, they will remain unintelligent. If people are unintelligent, how can progress be made?

Answer 7

It doesn't. Without evolution there can be no progress, backwards or forwards. That's what makes fixed religious beliefs a trap, as well as delusionary, no matter how comforting.

Answer 8

It doesn't. Only yours. Evolution is a theory, With the evidence we have it is also a fact.

Evolution
we have the fossils
we win!

Answer 9

Not believing in it, is rejecting knowledge. Knowledge is a path to greater understanding and you will ultimately trust God more.

The truth will not disprove God.

Answer 10

You have to willfully ignore the facts to not think evolution is real. And if you ignore those facts, what else are you prone to ignore?

http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/evolution-fact.html