Creationists what are you going to say when scientists find a cure for AIDS?

Question

The theory of evolution explains why and how the virus mutates to develop a resistance to drugs. When we find a cure for AIDS it will be in part due to evolutionary biology. What are you going to say then?
" I ain`t come from no stinkin monkey?"

William D - For a person that has a college degree you sound like a retard. Where do you draw the line between species? Are we talking about verterbraes to inverterbraes, mammals to mamals, reptiles to mammals? You as well as I know that saying that species does not evolve into other species means absolutely nothing. Where do you draw the line, all knowing one. Scientists struggle and often reclassify animals into species are we to assume that you have some omnipotent knowledge and you know where to draw the line?

Angel Drawers Fm - I agree with you! We did not "come from apes"! We are apes. Or did you know that?

Glacerig - Yeah I know the difference. And if you really have a degree in biology then you know that biologist know longer us the "Linnanen system of Classification" i.e. kingdom, phylus, species etc. They use phylogenetic classification system. Or did you know that. In the latter system saying that species does not evolve into other species means absolutely nothing. Take you appeal to authority via your supposed college degrees to someone who does not know what they are talking about!

Answer 1

There are thousands of medicines invented with help of evolutionary techniques.

I wonder what they think of that.

Evolution has saved more lives than countless failed prayers.

Answer 2

Thank you Jesus!

In my cell biology classes (back in the dark ages of the 70's and 80's) mutation and evolution were two very different things. Mutation can happen in a moment. Evolution, as you apparently define it, takes a great deal of time.

As a biologist and botanist I have seen intra-specific evolution, that is, change within a species. That is not the same as evolution from one genus to another. (If you need to refer to a dictionary to look up genus and species, go right ahead.) Evolution is used in many ways, not always with the same definition.

**okay, so phylogenetic classification is the new kid on the block - not yet known when I studied but it is still not widespread in its being included in school curricula - my daughter was taught the Linnaean system in high school recently. According to evolution.berkeley.edu most Linnaean names, genus and species, are still in use under this cladistics system. This change of classification systems is still in process - I am no longer working in botany (my major was taxonomy/classification, back in the good old days) so I guess I am a relic, retired to the back 40. I will still use the names I learned for all those plants.

Answer 3

I'm gonna say, "Thank you, God!"

The "evolution" you speak of as in "mutating viruses," is a concept where one species or organism changes features (like color, or becomes able to be resistant to drugs, etc), but stays basically the same species. But when we speak of humans evolving from a microscopic organism which lived in a pond, or from the monkey species, this isn't founded upon fact, truth, or even previous happening. Mutation & evolution ARE interesting topics of discussion, although, I believe they are two separate concepts - mutation being "a fact of changes within a species," evolution being an "idea" which was eventually discarded by even the people who first thought it up.

Thanks for asking!

Answer 4

Again the mutation of bacteria and viruses have nothing to do with proving that be came from apes. It's a different kind of "evolution." Crops also become resistant to pesticides, but this doesn't prove that we came from apes either. Neither does the fact that animals most adaptable to their environment will survive and change the ways species look over time (natural selection).

Answer 5

Oh, pullleeeaaassseee!!! Why don't you just remark upon all the Christians whom used to say we would never make it to the moon because God doesn't want us spreading our sinful technology to other heavenly bodies? Don't judge all Christians by your narrow viewpoint which causes you to believe in Evolution.

Originally, Evolution encompassed:
*The Big Bang
*Macro Evolution
*Micro Evolution

Then, science learned more and Evolution then encompassed just:
*Macro Evolution
*Micro Evolution

Now, science has learned more and the Evolutionists are cheering in the streets because they can prove that Evolution encompasses only:
*Micro Evolution

Answer 6

i will say praise the lord for guiding us to the cure. the virus is still a virus. micro evolution does happen but that does not prove that any life form turns into a totally different life form(macro evolution)

Answer 7

They will either move on to the next disease designed by God to kill the sinners or they'll dismiss the cure as being guided by God's hand. Or they'll be up in arms that scientists are playing God by trying to cure the sinners who were stricken with this disease.

Unfortunately for most believers, their faith makes it easy for them to ignore the work of science or to just explain it away. The ones who think for themselves will have already come to a conclusion about how science fits with the idea of God.

Answer 8

I am not a creationist, but I will praise God for the scientists who worked so hard to find a cure.
I will thank Him for enabling these men to so this.

Will you say, "Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah, I told you so!" to the creationists? How will that help?

Why not just be thankful when that day comes?

How about cancer, neurofibromatosis, cerebral palsy, and other incurable diseases? Why not include them in this as well?

Answer 9

Good. Kind of goes hand in hand with "Hate the SIN, not the SINNER." We may hate the reason and cause for AIDS, but not the AIDS victim. Got a cure? Good for you. Now don't go back to what made you sick in the first place.

Answer 10

First of all I would be totally glad that there is a cure. And if there ever will be, it will be because God has allowed it. How can theory explain anything.

Answer 11

There are lots of us who believe in evolution within species. It makes sense. But have you seen a virus turn into a bacteria or a bacteria turn into an amoeba or paramecium? No you haven't and you haven't seen a proto-fish turn into a fish or a proto-reptile turn into a reptile.