Then why do you believe in the supernatural world, which has no natural evidence whatsoever? Isn't this a contradiction?
And shouldn't the phrase be changed to "Evolution takes too much time for me to understand with all the misconceptions fellow creationists have put in my head"?
Yes, mutations can be advantageous and no, evolution is not random. Furthermore, natural selection can produce complex systems.
Is cognitive dissonance - this conflicts with your original understanding of life's creation from Genisis - part of the problem? Or that you think if the theory of evolution were true, that would mean we are insignificant?
2007-10-17 05:43:38 · 18 answers · asked by khard 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The idea that there is no God is mathematically impossible. Basic probability tells you that the odds of a blob of primordial ooze morphing into a man, regardless of how much time has passed, are so remote that mathematicians regard it as impossible. Emile Borel and Fred Hoyle are just two mathematicians who reject evolution on statistical grounds. The idea is a "Statistcal Immposibility". For example, it is theoretically possible that you could blow up a junk yard and all the flying pieces would land and form themselves into a Cadillac - that is possible. But the odds against it are so high that it constitutes a "Statistcal Immposibility". Same goes for evolution. That only leaves one possibility: God.
2007-10-17 05:47:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 18⤋
1. The theory of evolution is based on evidence that has been observed. There is a great amount of this evidence. When evidence is found to contradict previous conclusions, those conclusions are abandoned, and new beliefs based on the new evidence take their place. This "seeing is believing" basis for the theory is exactly the opposite of the sort of faith implied by the claim.
2. The claim implicitly equates faith with believing things without any basis for the belief. Such faith is better known as gullibility. Equating this sort of belief with faith places faith in God on exactly the same level as belief in UFOs, Bigfoot, and modern Elvis sightings.
A truly meaningful faith is not simply about belief. Belief alone does not mean anything. A true faith implies acceptance and trust; it is the feeling that whatever happens, things will somehow be okay. Such faith is not compatible with most creationism. Creationism usually demands that God acts according to peoples' set beliefs, and anything else is simply wrong (e.g., ICR 2000). It cannot accept that whatever God has done is okay.
References:
1. ICR. 2000. ICR tenets of creationism. http://www.icr.org/index.php?module=research&action=index&page=research_tenets
2007-10-17 05:47:22 · answer #2 · answered by Dreamstuff Entity 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
as quickly as you comprehend what evolution is, you would manage to talk approximately it. of direction no-one's ever viewed a monkey develop right into a guy, and no proponent of evolution ever has. All of technology takes a minimum of basically a splash of religion - we can by no potential be certain of absolute scientific certainty, basically be attentive to that for now what technology has theorised is the ideal clarification of the observable info, till somebody comes up with a greater useful one or yet another actuality that disproves it.
2016-10-09 10:07:58 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus Saves, just to address your misunderstanding on what a scientific theory is- a theory becomes a theory because there is proof, not because there is a lack of proof. The only reason it's not considered scientific fact is because although it can be observed, it can not be tested and repeated in a laboratory. This is simply because evolution doesn't happen over night. It happens over a period of millions of years.
Look closer. Don't be blinded by dogmatic belief.
2007-10-17 05:54:06 · answer #4 · answered by Shawn B 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
You articulated that better than I could have dreamed of doing. Well said.
2007-10-17 06:15:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
People denying evolution in this day in age are living in the goat herder era.
2007-10-17 05:52:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
Your question is too logical for the creationists. And most believers just do not "want to know". It is so much easier to believe as they do.
2007-10-17 05:50:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
it's almost like people are looking for any little thing they can possibly find to prove their little theory, yet it will never be proven, it's not a fact therefore i will not ever embrace it as one, on the other hand, i have felt god, seen gods work in my life and studied his word long enough to know tha he is real, he was never considered a theory, until evolutionists came along trying their best to discredit him, so their theory wont look too much like the sham that it is.
2007-10-17 05:53:42 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 6⤋
There is such an overwhelming amount of valid argument and objective evidence for evolution, it would take vastly more faith than I could ever have to believe that it's *not* true...
2007-10-17 05:46:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 11⤊ 4⤋
I find your assessment to be strikingly accurate.
2007-10-17 06:03:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Faith is not needed to know that evolution is a proven fact
2007-10-17 05:47:28 · answer #11 · answered by darwinsfriend AM 5 · 10⤊ 3⤋