If so...who are the parishioners?? Who is the "Jesus" of Evolution and what is the "bible" of their faith??
2007-12-01 04:22:47 · 22 answers · asked by Eartha Q 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, Evolution has become a State SPONSORED Religion. The Parishioners are the school children, even though some protest against it, it's preachers are the Board of Education, it's leader ( I wouldn't compare anyone to Jesus Christ) is Charles Darwin and secular school boards, and the Bible of Evolution is just about any science textbook your children are given in school.
2007-12-01 04:34:54 · answer #1 · answered by mitch 4 · 3⤊ 4⤋
There are many forms of religion. Religion is "faith" based. Each religion will have a different translation of the bible - Protestant Bibles are different than Catholic in the Christian faith since you referenced Jesus. Some faiths coexist with evolution or accept evolution as a natural process of change of living creatures adapting to their environment. Some faiths do not accept the science or tend to be more fundamentalist. Their faith is only what is written in the bible.
Evolution is part of the Natural Sciences including biology. With any of the sciences you have Theory's (such as Darwin) and you have factual observations. When there are many observed and predictable observations that support a theory, it is generally accepted as a fact. What Darwin theorized as evolution or a change in biological form has been accepted as a fact after proven observations. This is a scientific method.
The church itself evolves or changes or accepts "a fuller understanding" scientific facts. At one point in church history, one could be put to death if they argued the world wasn't flat or that the earth was not the center of the universe. The same with evolution.
What does separate or raises more controversy is the term creationism. There are several scientific theories of creation of the Earth or universe. Is it possible to have a faith based acceptance of God or Jesus being the Son of God and also understand the scientific principles of evolution? For me, I do not have any conflict between the two. To answer your questions, every living organism is a parishioner or member of evolution. Jesus is the Son of God and God creates all things including natural orders such as evolution. Faith is also a theory based on factual or historical observations.
2007-12-01 13:16:31 · answer #2 · answered by Mike B 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hardly... Creationism is mainly the fodder of Christians in the United States. While there are some people in some other countries who believe in creationism it's more widespread in the United States. Evolution on the other hand is an accepted scientific theory worldwide. It is supported by 99% of scientists in the earth and life sciences fields worldwide.
The fact that the majority of the American people believe in Creationism makes us the laughingstock of the scientific community. It makes us look like a bunch of backwards thinking, small minded, arrogant idiots.
2007-12-02 05:06:04 · answer #3 · answered by RaisedByWolves 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Darwinism is a faith system that teaches the atheistic view that human life is a meaningless accident.
The parishioners are the public school children who are taught the atheistic faith in biology class. Instruction uses a catechism including Haeckel's embryos, which rely on deliberately faked evidence, and overgeneralized stories of the temporary adaptations of moths and finches.
The "Jesus" of evolution is Charles Darwin, and the Bible is his book Origin of the Species.
Cheers,
Bruce
2007-12-01 14:48:42 · answer #4 · answered by Bruce 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Hm mm, let's see: 1. Parishioners=Every living and non-living entity (not even bringing the equation of geology into this statement) with DNA intact to prove evolution and the effects thereof. 2. Jesus (fictional character)= Charles Darwin (real person). 3. Bible=Every SCIENTIFIC AND PROVEN (not fairytale stories like the "bible") book, journal, publishing, etc. known to mankind.
2007-12-01 12:31:47 · answer #5 · answered by jdh 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Let's first look at the definition of what religion is.
"a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "
"an institution to express belief in a divine power; ie "he was raised in the Baptist religion";
Seeing as evolution does not require a supernatural power or powers, let alone a belief in those powers, it can be safely said that evolution is certainly no religion.
2007-12-01 12:27:24 · answer #6 · answered by Micromegas 3 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Evolution is science. Science is fact, not a religion.
2007-12-01 17:27:25 · answer #7 · answered by Bookworm 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No, money and power is the bases for evolution and it's state.
2007-12-01 20:29:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Athiests, and agnostics would be the parishioners. their book of faith would be based on Darwin's origin of the Species. They have no true leader but the father of lies.
2007-12-01 16:49:09 · answer #9 · answered by RB 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Evilution is nothing but a bunch of black magic pseudo science saying that man's great great grand mother was a circus monkey. It's crazy talk. People, we have a first hand written account of how man was brought to this little world of ours. It was GOD! With a handful of dirt, he huffed and he puffed and he blew some life into it! Who needs science when you have GOD? Was science around when God was making everything? Most certainly not!
2007-12-01 12:31:32 · answer #10 · answered by Bitter Truth 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋