Christians, when you say that you have never seen anything evolve...?

Question

...is this because you can't grasp the true length of a million years? Do you really think you can stand by and watch evolution happen?

Does this effect your perspective about eternity?

Answer 1

Aurora - my sweet friend ,there is no reasoning of any sort with those who oppose open mindedness and educational reasoning! we know what's true - they how ever wish to continue to stay in the dark!

Answer 2

I haven’t seen any evolution happen because:

1. I’m not THAT old.
2. I don’t do anything that involves petri dishes and my
eyes can’t see things that small.

My perspective of eternity is unchanged, and yes, I can grasp the concept of billions upon billions of years. It's really not that difficult.

Anthropologically speaking, we haven’t even begun to scratch the surface as far as fossil evidence is concerned. It may yet exist-or not. So what? Does that really change things?

What is curious about the whole science vs faith debate is that the faith side of the field tend to be fundamentalists who get sucked into the whole battle trying to empirically “prove” something that by definition defies empiricism. They end up losing the argument before it starts.

The spirituality of the rationalists, when it exists, tends to be a Great Inclusive Cosmic Wow of some sort. Sounds bigger than the Big Bang, but upon closer examination it’s just another form of nihilism when you get down to it.

Science is science and faith is faith. Both have their limitations. Neither side of the creation/evolution argument really is trying to convince the other of anything. They just want to toss grenades at each other for the most part.

Answer 3

I have had Mormon missionaries tell me that they believe in Survival Adaptations, but not Evolution. Of course their training prohibits even breaching this topic unless they are dealing with a tough nut who is all hung up on that whacky science stuff, or that silly fossil record garbage.

I think the problem is that with certain religious people, you are going to shake their foundation of belief on which their lives are built (with specifics that you may consider fact), so the indoctrinated are forced to come up with something to make the facts fit into their little world. If they can see Evolution it becomes "Adaptation". If they admit to Evolution, it becomes God's plan.

Of course I agree with you that most people religious or not cannot wrap their brain around the concept of a million years of time. Religious people have an even harder time with it because they are handicapped by the brainwashing of their organization. It is much easier for them to say something brilliant like, "Shut Up! I didn't come from no monkey!".

Answer 4

Christians hold a variety of opinions on these kind of issues just as others do. I think it is a fascinating topic with a number of intruiging questions. There are some species who's life cycle is relatively short compared to others.These species can be and are being watched and new data is now available to show what evolution is and isn't capable of. Anyone wanting a interesting but techanical read should check out the edge of evolution. By Michael Behe.

Answer 5

First, I am a Bible believing Christian.

Second, I have never heard a Christian say they have never seen anything evolve.

Evolution is something that happens all the time. For instance, look at all the new breeds of dogs, cattle and on and on. They do evolve. They also become extinct as time moves on.

This has nothing to do about the spiritual realm that we do not know about. It is not physical and physical things do not exist there.

Answer 6

Another great Question AuroraDawn: Evolution has, and does take place all the time. We are at a watershed-moment in understanding of life and its random acts. One of the reasons this country's great is it's genetic diversity. Darwin sure was ahead of his time, He was young but he still managed to slip under the radar of religion. I think he did a master-full job of staying low key on the religious implications. Life is good, enjoy while we live and breath.

Answer 7

For people who don't understand evolution:

Evolution doesn't claim that animals can change from one to another. It also doesn't claim that a single living cell just popped into existance. It happens in easy stages. Maybe just 2 molecules came together by chance, at first, and they worked better than the loose ones, so they stayed that way. Then, maybe a million years later, a third one bumped into them, and that worked better, so it stayed. That's natural selection. It may be chance that brings them together, but once they were together, it's not chance anymore. So the key proteins were formed, bit by bit. When one combination produced life, it was only a little step- but it worked better, so it kept on, and made copies of its self. Then came mutations. You may say that almost all mutations are bad. But those bad ones die. If one in a thousand mutations makes something better, than that's what survives. It just keeps going, getting better, because the worse ones either die or are less competitive.

Answer 8

Wow John D...how is evolution far fetched, unless you never looked it up? Of COURSE It'll be far fetched and strange to you if you never even looked it up or read about it! And if you have, then what's so different than thinking that some being breathed into a pile of dirt and made humans? How is that so "understandable" when it's pretty much the same thing as evolution (we came from inorganic material, either way, your way has divine intervention, mine has chance) Anyway...I might not be Christian, but I don't think they have the ability to comprehend what a theory is...or what a million years is...ah well....

Answer 9

John D. wrote:

"Dogs can change their size and shape, but they do NOT change into different species. A cat will not change into a squirrel."

Yet another creationist demonstrating that he knows nothing about evolution.
Your comments are, as a matter of fact, ignorant.

And if I drink just once for every time the "why are there still monkeys?" argument appears in the responses to this question, I'll fall down. Look at how thoroughly the creationists demonstrated their ignorance of evolution here.

Answer 10

Actually evolution is easy to be seen by anyone. Just watch Bacteria grow in limiting conditions. However as many times as I have done various things to E. coli to change them or cause them to mutate they have remained E. coli. Funny huh.

Answer 11

I'm actually expecting people to someday in the next 1,000 years or so to be born without an appendix. However, I realize you can't watch evolution.