perhaps you werent taught it in school or were only taught the very basics.
This question applies to everyone really, though It would also be interesting if anyone went from rejecting it (for whatever reasons) to accepting it as a fact?
2007-08-31 01:51:04 · 21 answers · asked by town_cl0wn 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hi all
I'm not asking if you have come to this section to specifically learn about evolution, but obviously there are a lot of questions and answers here regarding evolution... and hence my question :)
2007-08-31 01:59:53 · update #1
I've learned a bit. I learned about it in school, but only the basics. There's a lot of people on here who are much more knowledgeable on the subject that I am. But I would never just take a Yahoo answerer's word as fact...I would of course cross reference it first.
2007-08-31 01:58:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
I asked a question related to evolution yesterday on getting resources to study--everyone was very helpful. I think school at best provides a high level overview of most topics. Anything you decide to really understand requires more study on your own. This is not a topic that has really interested me much up to this time, but I figured I would slog through all the information and finally put it to rest. I'll have to let you know my results after I finish my reading--I'm trying to go in as neutral as possible. The results will be whatever the results are.
2007-08-31 09:09:05 · answer #2 · answered by Todd 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Just about all questions about evolution in this section are made to prove a point. People who want to learn about evolution ask their questions in the Biology section. People who want to make a point about the subject post their questions here. I doubt if anyone actually changes their opinions about this subject after reading about it on R&S.
2007-08-31 08:56:30 · answer #3 · answered by qxzqxzqxz 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
The few who actually understand the theory of evolution have grown tired of posting it. Anyone who actually wants to understand it needs to pick up a non religious book and learn.
2007-08-31 09:15:52 · answer #4 · answered by t_rex_is_mad 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
If someone was genuinely interested in learning about evolution, they would go to the science section.
The only evolutionary discussion here is creationists with their warped view of evolution, and those who regularly refute them.
2007-08-31 09:12:45 · answer #5 · answered by Tom :: Athier than Thou 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I took senior level Genetics courses in college and keep up by reading Nature magazine. I find that in general people who do not accept evolution as a fact do not understand it.
2007-08-31 09:06:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
I've learned that some people don't believe in evolution...and I find that to be one of the most strange things I have ever heard. I truly didn't think that there were still some areas that were so backward as to not accept such things as evolution, that the earth is NOT 6000 years old, etc...
It scares me that the level of understanding amongst some people is so remedial because of their faith.
2007-08-31 08:56:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋
It would be impossible to learn about evolution from this site. Far too many here think it means that men evolved from monkeys or that it is "just a theory".
2007-08-31 08:59:08 · answer #8 · answered by Sun: supporting gay rights 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Thank you for reminding us that evolution was taught in schools, not in church or any religious event. And, since you were good enough to re-confirm that issue, we can agree that the talk of evolution is most appropriate in the "science" category and not in the religious category. So, now we can rest easy in knowing that we won't see any more scientific questions in the religous category, where religion questions really belong.
Whew! I'm glad that we finally sorted that out.
2007-08-31 09:13:59 · answer #9 · answered by joe_on_drums 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/2004/0401bt.asp
"The magisterium of the Church does not forbid that, in conformity with the present state of human sciences and sacred theology, research and discussions, on the part of men experienced in both fields, take place with regard to the doctrine of evolution, in as far as it inquires into the origin of the human body as coming from pre-existent and living matter—for the Catholic faith obliges us to hold that souls are immediately created by God. However, this must be done in such a way that the reasons for both opinions, that is, those favorable and those unfavorable to evolution, be weighed and judged with the necessary seriousness, moderation, and measure, and provided that all are prepared to submit to the judgment of the Church, to whom Christ has given the mission of interpreting authentically sacred Scripture and of defending the dogmas of faith" (HG 36).
2007-08-31 08:56:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋