Do you believe in Evolution?

Question

This is, of course, one of the most played out topic in the history of human-kind.

Personally, I don't believe in it.
The idea that humans came from the same ancestors as apes and monkeys and whatnot bothers me.
You can post as many facts as you like, but faith is all I have.

I'd like to believe that there is more to life after we all die, who knows, maybe there isn't but it doesn't hurt to try.

-For all those trying to argue that the LAW of Gravity is one example that the THEORY of Evolution can be justified,please entertain me in how you came to this conclusion.

Dreamstuff Entity: How dare you say that only uneducated fools don't believe in Evolution.

The ability to accept Evolution has NOTHING to do with the intelligence of a human being. That's like saying a dog is smarter than a human.

Answer 1

I believe in God. It's what I chose. But I don't go shoving my religion down other people's throats either. The way I see it, religion wasn't meant for everyone.

Answer 2

No because evolution is a shaky theory based on evidence that is really not there. Most of the evidence that claims to support evolution is either misapplied or completely made up (ex. Haeckel's drawings). Just a little research on this subject will quickly show that evolution has very serious problems.

Furthermore, can evolutionists provide an honest answer to any of these questions without forcing the explanation.
- Why do humans have an inner conscience that tells us what is morally right and wrong, what is good and evil?
- How do you explain the emotions we feel when we look at a beautiful sunset or listen to a moving song? Why are we moved deeply in our hearts and souls?
- How does intelligent life form if there was no intelligence to start with?
- Why does outside force need to applied to build a car, why doesn't it just "build itself"? Why do the parts just not come "out of thin air" and attach themselves to make a working car?
- Why do we wonder if what we do has a purpose or makes a difference in the world?
-How do you explain the change that occurs in people who accept Christ. A drunken, helpless sinner becomes a loving, sober, pure Christian?

Darwin doesn't answer any of these questions. Only an Intelligent God has all the answers to these and numerous other life questions. And He has encircled us with a vast amount of genuine evidence that shows He exists. It's all around us. We just need to open up our hardened hearts and give Him a chance; He will not disappoint us.

Answer 3

belief is the wrong word for it i think. i know that there are physical empirical evidences and reasoned arguments in support of evolution. there are no alternatives that can successfully make those claims.

you say that you don't care about facts, so i won't bother with them. but i wonder, why do you think that what you would like to believe has any bearing on what is true?

"For all those trying to argue that the LAW of Gravity is one example that the THEORY of Evolution can be justified"

i suspect that you have missed the point. in science, gravity and evolution are equally uncontroversial, because facts and theories concerning both topics have a high degree of correspondence. as far as theory goes, it could even be said that evolution is a better theory than the theory of gravity: general relativity (the current standard theory of gravity) has its problems and limitations, for instance it is known to be incompatible with quantum mechanics. evolutionary theory doesn't have this sort of problem.

"Dreamstuff Entity: How dare you say that only uneducated fools don't believe in Evolution."

he is wrong. there are plenty of people who may be reasonable and knowledgeable on many matters, who suddenly become drooling idiots when the topic turns to evolution. it is really quite remarkable.

Answer 4

One thing I have come to believe, is that together, science and God go together. God has yes, created the Earth, however, it never says how. The way that he created the Earth could be very well the same way that the scientists hypothesize. As He implies in the Bible, time is nothing to Him. The Week he refers to could be millions of years, the humans evolving from monkeys into what they are today. Heaven. His final resting place for all that he created. That is what I believe.

Answer 5

Yes I do believe in it, 'believe' being the operative word. There is a mountain of evidence for it, whereas there is no such evidence for the story that you have faith in. Only a lot of books written a long time ago by people with lower standards of historical accuracy than we have.

If the idea that humans have the same ancestors as apes bothers you, you must never have observed a newborn baby close up.

If you are that doggedly resistant to overwhelming evidence that contradicts your cherished beliefs, perhaps you'd like to get involved in my profitable and no-risk pyramid scheme?

I'd like to believe that there is more to life after we die, but I strongly suspect that there isn't. This leads me to try to make this life better for me and the people around me, because this is, I suspect, all we will ever have. I hope your faith makes you try to make the world better because if there's a life after this one, nobody has ever shown us any evidence of it.

Answer 6

Faith cannot be discussed, by definition.
Science does not rely on faith, but in observations, measurements, experiments, etc.
and in theories to explain such observations, converted in laws, when tested enough.
I believe in evolution because all I see around me is evolving and I don't understand why any religion should be against it.
God can create by any method and time span he chooses and not necessarily by the method that pleases us.
Why shall we be surprised or offended by the idea that God (if you are a believer) decided to create an evolving instead of a static universe? Religions don't tell us that God must be eternal and for him past, present and future are all the same? Then all the phases of this evolving universe are just present for him.
Religions are not incompatible with evolution, only when their symbolic mythologies are taken literally.

Answer 7

* Evolution is every much a fact as the theory of gravity.
* Over 99.8% of scientists in relevant field accept evolution.
* There are no alternative scientific theories.
* There is a huge amount of evidence in support of evolution...
* And zero evidence against it.
* The 'discussion' is actually educated people trying to educate others.
* The more intelligent a person is, the more likely they are to understand and accept evolution.
* The "discussion" only happens in backward places like Turkey and parts of the united states.

Answer 8

No, evolution is not something you believe in. We know for certain evolution happens, we can observe it in simple species in both the lab and nature. The mechanisms for which it happens, however, are not completely known. This is where the theory of evolution by natural selection comes in.

Creationism on the other hand, is not a scientific theory, and has been proven impossible from many angles.

I don't believe in evolution, I accept it.

Personally I'd rather have an ape than a fundamentalist at my family reuniion.

FYI-It is the theory of gravity. Theory in a scientific sense is vastly different than common usage.

Answer 9

You know what, I have to give you this. While I might not agree with your position on the theory of evolution, this is probably the most respectable claim to not believe in it I've read yet. You're not posting lies about what the theory of evolution actually says, you're not attempting to argue the merits of it based on twisted or false information, or on ad hominem attacks on people who do accept the theory of evolution. You're being straightforward and honest, and saying that you simply don't believe in it because you have faith that God created everything. Again, while I don't agree with it, I can respect your honesty.

Answer 10

Yes, I think there's a lot of truth in it, and I say this as a Christian. Look around you, look how terrain changes in reaction to rain, or lack thereof, or heat or cold. Even the races of humans, it all implies evolution!

You are correct in that we could never know for sure what went on before any of us existed. The best anyone could do is believe what they feel makes the most sense.

Answer 11

well, I guess there's not point posting any facts then ..... evolution and creationism are not mutually exclusive you know unless you are a very exacting biblical lierist in which case ...

That flood thing, personally I don't believe it. You can post all the biblical quotes (which by the way are quite contradictory), all I have is facts, scientific knowledge and common sense, how can that compete against your faith. Lifted from a website - "If you gathered a male and a female of one species every ten seconds, it would take about ten years to gather up 30 million of them. And mind you, you've got to go to Antarctica to get penguins, the Arctic to get polar bears, Asia to get tigers, Australia to get kangaroos, Africa to get gorillas, South America to get tapirs and agoutis, etc., and you have got to get them back with an adequate supply of their required food and put them in the Ark within ten seconds. Then when the flood's over, you've got to take another ten years to put them all back at the rate of a species every ten seconds. "