So..weird place to throw in such a question but still want to know your oppinion about this topic.

The title says it all. When you post, tell WHY you believe X

And no...no big bang please. The origins of live is another field than big bang =)

No.

Regardless of if you believe in God or not I don't understand how people can deny that evolution exists. Every single year scientists show more and more proof. If I were to live in a pitch black room for my entire life and had children and those children had children, all living in the dark like me, they would more than likely be born blind thousands if not hundreds of thousands of years later and have other enhanced senses. I don't know why people think that if you believe in evolution then you can't believe in a god or a greater power. A mystical person may in fact have created the universe and all of the living creatures and those creatures naturally evolve.

I think he means that this is a topic that can't end well :lol: and is choosing not to "take the bait".

This will be an interesting thread.

Since I know an ounce of high school biology, I vote evolution. It is not a matter of "belief" in evolution, you either accept it or you don't.

I chose none of the options in the poll. That's a really small collection of possibilities up there.

I think he means that this is a topic that can't end well :lol: and is choosing not to "take the bait".
I know I wasn't even replying to him. :p
That's just what I had to say about the topic.
I hope this doesn't get to out of hand, but if it does I'm gonna stay out of it in the future because I'm not trying to preach!

I chose none of the options in the poll. That's a really small collection of possibilities up there.
I shouldn't have voted since I actually believe in creation AND evolution.

I'd merely say for myself that neither is mutually exclusive and that there is no evidence that it has to be either/or.

Another evolution vs creationism thread? I don't subscribe to the whole thing of one being absolutely exclusive from/to the other.


Heresy! Burn me at the stake. Oh noes.
But the pedantic evolutionists will say "God of the gaps fallacy!"


Can't really prove or disprove a negative. So most people will "wait and see" regardless of their belief or opinion either way.

Yeah, I think with a little creative thinking the two could be bridged (though I personally only believe in evolution).

I shouldn't have voted since I actually believe in creation AND evolution.

Yup, same here.

Living things are constantly evolving, but why are we living and on this planet in the first place? People always mention the big bang theory, but what happened before that? And what about before that? The Super Duper Old Republic obviously.

That's where the whole argument gets circular. Either everything has always existed and is in a continuous state of flux or some ancient, timless dude is working everything like the wizard of Oz.....

I shouldn't have voted since I actually believe in creation AND evolution.

That is a contradiction. You can NOT believe in both.
Evolution states clearly that we are descendants of apes (hell...we are apes).
Creation states clearly that God made Adam out of dirt/clay and Eve of one of Adams ribs. Quite a contradiction.

Living things are constantly evolving, but why are we living and on this planet in the first place? People always mention the big bang theory, but what happened before that? And what about before that? The Super Duper Old Republic obviously.

We are living here because we are lucky as hell. But you need to know, that as soon the planet was suited for life, it emerged. The HOW is still open, but the door is closing slowly (primeordial soup or transpermia are very promising). As soon as life was here, Evolution was too.

Now..Big Bang and evolution are two different fields. And before the Big Bang is irrelevant because we do not know (yet). And to impose some supernatural thingy. Infinite regression is the word.

There might be a interesting theory around how our universe came into existence. From Nothing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Universe_from_Nothing)

I have read it, and if i have understood 50% of it..it was a lot. Not the english but the actual content >.>

Edit: I had the same kind of threat running somewhere else, and there 3 people voted for actual creation o_O

Ancient aliens.

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I still don't see the point of this. I predict it'll be around a 50/50 between evolution and evolution/creation.

Creation states clearly that God made Adam out of dirt/clay and Eve of one of Adams ribs. Quite a contradiction.

Actually the Bible states the above. Creation merely is the term for someone of a religious belief that Supreme being created the universe. Your claim also ignores the fact many Christians don't take then first chapters of Genesis literally, indeed whatever else maybe said it is written in the form of a Hebrew poem.

As for the matter at hand, I would argue that "Creation" is an entirely different matter to Evolution. Evolution being true neither confirms nor denies if there is a Contingent being who created the universe.

Actually the Bible states the above. Creation merely is the term for someone of a religious belief that Supreme being created the universe. Your claim also ignores the fact many Christians don't take then first chapters of Genesis literally, indeed whatever else maybe said it is written in the form of a Hebrew poem.

As for the matter at hand, I would argue that "Creation" is an entirely different matter to Evolution. Evolution being true neither confirms nor denies if there is a Contingent being who created the universe.

Creation I believe is just being used to mean either a supreme being who created life on Earth in its present form (option 2) or one who created the universe, but then left it up to the evolutionary process to create the diversity in life we see now (option 3).

Creation I believe is just being used to mean either a supreme being who created life on Earth in its present form (option 2) or one who created the universe, but then left it up to the evolutionary process to create the diversity in life we see now (option 3).

I find it strange we are only left with 3 options... Regardless it's things such as "natural design" which go "up" against evolution usually -certainly the OP seems to only be taking into account Christian creation myths and disregarding all the other religions... Incidentally the Roman Catholic Church accepted into Dogma evolution in 1947.

I find it strange we are only left with 3 options... Regardless it's things such as "natural design" which go "up" against evolution usually -certainly the OP seems to only be taking into account Christian creation myths and disregarding all the other religions... Incidentally the Roman Catholic Church accepted into Dogma evolution in 1947.

you want what? All the different creation stories that are around there. Go and fetch them. I took the one that influences my culture the most.

Mind to explain natural design?

you want what? All the different creation stories that are around there. Go and fetch them. I took the one that influences my culture the most.

I don't need to. You stated;

That is a contradiction. You can NOT believe in both.
Evolution states clearly that we are descendants of apes (hell...we are apes).
Creation states clearly that God made Adam out of dirt/clay and Eve of one of Adams ribs. Quite a contradiction.

It is NOT a contradiction to believe both, as they are entirely different questions... But despite that, the Roman Catholic Church adopted into it's beliefs an acceptance in 1947 that Evolution is correct - so that's a belief that God created the Universe and everything in it, and then life evolved on this planet.

Mind to explain natural design?

Why? I don't believe it; I was just pointing out it was one of many other theories... More than your 3 options.

Mind to explain natural design?

actually it's called Intelligent Design.
It is a belief that god shapes evolution. Gives it a nudge.

No reason creation and evolution cannot exist along side each other. That is what is known as a false dichotomy.

By the way, modern evolutionary theory is that apes and man had a common ancestor, not that we evolved from apes.

Your claim also ignores the fact many Christians don't take then first chapters of Genesis literally, indeed whatever else maybe said it is written in the form of a Hebrew poem.

Exactly. One needs to take into account the type of narrative the Genesis includes and the purpose of its story. I don't think it was ever meant to be taken literally, but merely to make an allegory to the relation between Men and God.

And as already stated on this thread, the two concepts are not exclusive to each other.

No reason creation and evolution cannot exist along side each other. That is what is known as a false dichotomy.

There's the term I was looking for. Yeah other alternatives do indeed exist.

Doesn't evolution create? Is creation not evolution? I think your real question is "is there someone who did it, or not?" But what would it matter? Nothing. The world would not change. Would you change? Would you change the way you treat others or animals or plants, just depending on if they evolved or were created?

Sure, evolution "creates", at least in the sense that it is a process that changes organisms.

And I do certainly think more knowledge would be beneficial. There's no harm in knowing.

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Came for this, not disappointed.

actually it's called Intelligent Design.
It is a belief that god shapes evolution. Gives it a nudge. Intelligent Design it is just a way to circumvent court rulings because some people did not like the decision. :xp:

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*this

I mean seriously. It was dead. Then someone came by and gave it the T-virus...

As for ID being a way around a court ruling, No, it predates those court rulings. It's from people trying to bridge their faith with their brains.

Intelligent Design - First publicized in 1989 in Of Pandas and People

Edwards v. Aguillard, 482 US 578 - 1987 (http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3232659778662846156&q=Edwards+v.+Aguillard&hl=en&as_sdt=6,44&as_vis=1)

Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.

It's from people trying to bridge their faith with their brains.It is from people that just want to get around the court ruling. I do not dispute their faith, I do dispute they have brains.

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