Evolutionist => Atheist??

Question

Seriously....evolution is not an atheistic notion. There are the devout religious who accept evolution and strong-atheists who do not. Why make that leap in logic to equate evolutionism to atheism?!

Scarab Warcharm:
lol I was close to including a rant on the "word" 'evolutionism'. But I decided against it.

Answer 1

That's a confusion that always makes me laugh, everyone asumes that I'm an atheist because I believe in evolution, I even received an email from a christian telling me "if you believe in evolution then of course you're an atheist". I want to officially thank him for opening my eyes to what I am :))

Answer 2

you do not must be an atheist/evolutionist to answer to this, it is only quintessential to have a well knowledge of ways technology works. Scientists arise with a conception approximately some thing headquartered on a number of observations. The conception holds till a collection of observations are made that do not are compatible with the speculation in any respect. Two matters would occur then: one million. They would 'drive' the details to suit the speculation via reinterpreting them. two. They would difference the speculation, or reject the speculation and arise with a larger conception to account for the entire details, historic and new. Only alternative two. is SCIENCE. Scientists are regularly difficult theories with experiments which would end up or disprove a conception, so knowledge grows and develops through the years. Example: For years humans concept that the mind would no longer fix itself in any respect. The neurons you've gotten while you're born are the entire neurons you're going to ever have, and also you begin wasting them instantly. But then 30 years in the past humans started noticing that there have been a few new neurons that would broaden within the brains of grownup mice. Then they spotted this in humans. Then humans started to observe that might be neurons within the mind would regenerate below the proper stipulations. The conception (neurons do not regenerate) transformed when you consider that new observations transformed it. Science corrected itself.

Answer 3

I agree.

Most Christians do not take the stories of creation in the Bible literally. Catholics believe the book of Genesis tells religious truth and not necessarily historical fact.

One of the religious truths is that God created everything and declared all was good.

Catholics can believe in the theories of the big bang or evolution or both or neither.

On August 12, 1950 Pope Pius XII said in his encyclical Humani generis:

The Teaching Authority 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.

Here is the complete encyclical: http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/pius_xii/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xii_enc_12081950_humani-generis_en.html

The Church supports science in the discovery of God's creation. At this time, the theories of the big bang and evolution are the most logical scientific explanations. However tomorrow someone may come up with better ideas.

As long as we believe that God started the whole thing, both the Bible and responsible modern science can live in harmony.

With love in Christ.

Answer 4

Darwin. Degree in theology.

Dr. Kenneth Miller, cellular biologist and author of the wonderful book on evolution "Finding Darwin's God".

Father George Coyne, astronomer to the Vatican and tireless advocate of teaching evolution.

All popes back to Pius in the 1950s accept evolution.

My Christian parents. My father would not even discuss creationism with an adult "who should know better".

The poster Problem is correct. I know homophobic atheists, too.

Answer 5

Because of all the religious debates, atheists tend to use evolution the most in their case.

Answer 6

Desiree,

the poster meant that some atheists are strong enough to press 100 lbs; that would be a strong atheist! lol

christian bible thumpers are constantly quoting some bad scientist fundamentalist who probably got his degree from Johnson Bible College or some such.

I say we allow them whatever fantasy satisfies them.

Answer 7

I don't know why people categories secondary beliefs ...I know homophobic atheists, and I am a Christian that believes in evolution and love science. I don't know where the stereotyping comes from.

Answer 8

Atheism is just a lack of belief in gods. So it isn't directly tied to anything other than lack of god belief.

If there is an indirect connection it is that Both atheism and an acceptance of evolution are often both correlated to rationality

Answer 9

Strong atheists reject evolution? Really? I always thought it was only religious wackos that reject evolution for no reason other than that it conflicts with their beliefs.

Answer 10

Because the discovery of evolution meant that logical grounds could be made for atheism. It allowed large-scale atheism to be possible, so no wonder people associate the two.