Can an evolutionist answer a question about evolution?

Question

Christians are more than happy to explain every little detail of Christianity, and it always makes sense. But ask a logical question, that isn't an attack, of an evolutionist and they go on the defensive right away, make no attempt to explain their religion and always say something like "you obviously have no idea what you're talking about, go away. Go read a book about it."

Now just sit back, and watch them prove my point. This is not an attack, simply a request for an explaination. But all we are going to get is defense, insults, and no real substance. Does it suck being a hypocrite when you call someone clueless?

Answer 1

I admit I don't know all there is to know about evolution. I didn't finish high school so what I do know I have had to teach myself by reading and study. When a Christian ask a question about evolution, generally they ask it in a confrontational fashion, including insults about atheists being monkeys.

As for atheists asking about your beliefs, most of the time you respond with either a verse from your bible which only proves the bible exists, not that it is true, or you give a philosophical answer about God's intentions being beyond man's understanding. Neither argument proves anything and is hardly "explaining every little detail of Christianity." I have often been told "Go read the bible." Isn't that what you are complaining about atheists saying? "Go read a book."

In every single question I have seen asked about evolution there have been numerous answers answering in detail the question, numerous links to sites giving even more detail. It seems, though, that most Christians don't really want to know and are simply trying to score points with their fellow Christians. The only answers they quote or single out are the ones that don't give answers. Why do that when others ARE answering? Seems rather hypocritical when you attack someone for not answering when you simply ignore the answers given.

Answer 2

Evolutionists don't say that it answers everything. In fact, evolutionists fully admit there are holes in the idea. The difference between is that you really do think religion answers everything. Evolutionists seek the truth based on real world findings. You'd rather just sit there and make fun of everything yet you have zero idea what you're talking about. You can prove evolution (to an extent) in real time, using real facts and real knowledge that anyone can see. Religion has no proof of any kind, just a book that says the earth is 10k years old (proven wrong) that the earth was created in a handful of days (proven wrong) that ... oh.. forget it. You're probably not reading anymore anyhow. Just in case, I wonder.. why are dinosaurs missing from the bible?

Answer 3

I am christian, i love Jesus.
I really dont understand your question, actually i dont think there is a question. Still talking about evolution. To be completely honest with you I do not understand how evolution falls in the bible, but iam pretty sure it does. Remember the big bang theory. That out of a huge mass of energy came out light and thats how everything started. Well, in the first few verses of the bibles it is talk about this theory the only diference is that the big mass of energy is called God. Give a change to God to explain you. personaly, i believe that everything adapted to the different weathers and all that. Evolution didnt make sense to me even before i was a christian. Give a change to god, and to all those christian that get ofended. Is ok not knowing what to answer. I think the only reason why we should get offended is if they ofend Christ, for every other believe respect them and show testimony of love, and God will take care of the rest.

Answer 4

Yes we can answer the questions that science has so far answered.

Now I'll watch you get all defensive. Follow this through. Once the church taught that the earth was the center of the universe and then Kopernicus proposed something different. The Church sidelined him. then Galileo essentially showed that Kopernicus was right. The Church persecuted him, tortured him and put him under house arrest. Since then science has built on these facts and shown that even our sun is not the center of everything but that we exist on the edge of a spiral arm in a galaxy which belongs to a universe of milllions of galaxies.

Now evolution is in its infancy. However, every day more and more knowledge is added. Eventually we will have a complete description and understanding of how life came about.

You state that Christians are happy to explain every detail of Christianity and it makes sense. That is wrong on many levels.

Ask ten Christians a question and you can get ten different answers. E.G. Do rapists who repnet get to heaven - yes, know or maybe is a typical response. It depends say some.

Ask a Christian how day and night existed on the first day and the sun only came to be on day 4 and you get many different answers from God was the light, creation is not literal, and appeals to other feats of magic.

Ask Christians how God can be omnipotent when he didn't know what was happening in Sodom and Gommarah (he had heard rumours and had to send some angels there to check it out) and again you get an array of answers - God didn't want to know, he did know and it is interpretation which leads to such a conclusion, who are we to know the mind of God (it is funny how Christians seem to know the mind of God sometimes and not others).

You see, Christianity has no answers but only appeals to magic, fallacy and lies. It relies on interpretation and thus has nothing object. It has no facts.

Answer 5

I think the time is right to start a new religion...lets all start worshiping the Unknown!

We will have to elect some Apostles, appoint an Imam,or someone to wield the whip! Decide on and agenda excuse me I mean Dogma,figure out who the real saints are, then settle down into a serious knock down drag-out fund raising campaign after all if we're gonna have a Holy See we gotta feed 'em. Yahoo answers forum can serve as our sales force, excuse me again propagation of the faith committee all we gottta so is deputize them.

After a few years the publicity will likely be all we need to keep sales going (excuse me again continued laity support) and the approaching Jihad ought to be incentive enough for people to see the advantage of a change.

You know, an interesting thing just popped into my mind the Atheists did not get sued to kingdom come over grab-as_ priests now did they ?

I wonder............. if we sell indulgences ?

Answer 6

Yes but there are no doubts that faithless christians do the same in getting defensive and offensive towards other beliefs. Every person must choose for himself what he believes and take it to heart and never forget the golden rule "Treat others as you would yourself want to be treated." and "Judge not lest you yourself be judged." But likewise as a christian I can with full assurance in our Heavenly Father as a Trinue God in three persons say evolution cannot and will not be a logic proven until the return of Christ

Answer 7

If we tell you to read a book, it means you're a ******* idiot who's more interested in arguing with us than actually learning anything.

Let me guess. You asked something like, "How come you never see a monkey give birth to a human" or some bullshit stupid strawman like that, didn't you?

READ A BOOK!

Answer 8

Judging the judgmental are we? There's that pot calling the kettle black again...

The last question you asked (which I think you're referring to) was of no merit because of the non-relevance of what you were asking... Most of us were merely pointing that out so you might consider rephrasing it...

...I won't knock a religion I don't have a full, sourced, and credible background in... I suggest you do the same.

So nuff with the guilt trip.

Answer 9

it all makes sense?

and you said that with a straight face? (i am assuming?)

in Science, we believe everything happens for a reason. We look for these reasons. Is that so wrong? Is it okay if we continue to look for cures for diseases? Make better cars and DVDs? Or is it that the ONLY time you care is when the light of reason is shined on religion?

Grab your security blanket and find a 'happy place' because science won't go away.

Answer 10

Most of them aren't like that. If you want me to, I can give a throughout explanation of why I believe in evolution.