Do you believe in evolution or creation theory?
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Creationism by our Creator. And the evolution theory would be okay if it werent contradictory to scripture... The bible says He created everything according to its kind.  See Genesis 1:20.  Also if we evolved, why are we not stil evolving?
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The theory of gravity is a pretty good theory, but it doesn't answer any of those questions either.  \n\nThe theory of evolution doesn't concern any of those questions either except #9 which is flawed.\n\nAs I see it there is no conflict between the theory of evolution and christian beliefs. God created man...through evolution.  I don't take everything in the bible literally, like the garden of eden story.  That story is not meant to be taken literally.  It is a story to explain something that people couldn't explain at the time Genesis was written.
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I don't say that evolution does not exist, I say that however life came to be, God put it there. In other words, if there is evolution, God started it. Maybe there was a Big Bang, but God started it. That's all.
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Evolution is the best explanation we have for how species develop. It is supported by a mountain of evidence and is logical to support until new information modifies or discredits it. Unlike God Theory, which is inviolate, set in stone and supported by nothing more than superstition and delusion, Evolution is fluid and developing.
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Well, I believe in the theory of evolution, not exactly Darwin's original model, since that's pretty old and has been revised (DNA, genetics, fossils, etc).\n\nAs to why some folks choose not to believe, there are several reasons I can think of :\n\n1) The idea that man evolved from a non-human creature is near unthinkable. Many people find it ludicrous that we are closely related to some big hairy beast that sits and scratches its butt at the zoo.\n\n2) We like to be in the "center", and evolution tells us that we aren't 'special', whereas religion makes humans THE important species. Kinda like why people didn't believe Galileo at first.\n\n3) Religion. If you grow up learning one thing, it's pretty hard to convince yourself otherwise.\n\n4) If evolution is indeed true, then the BIble can't be taken literally. Adam and Eve is one of the most significant stories in the Bible (as well as the Quran), if that's just a parable, what else is?\n\nProbably some other reasons as well, I can't think of any more right now. Good luck on your research, btw :)
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Evolution - massive evidence.\n\nCreation - only has (incorrect) snipes at evolution, no physical evidence in it's favor.\n\nPeople interested in this question should check out the Index to Creationist Claims, which lists all know allegations that Creationists have made about evolution and why they are wrong.\n\nCreationist Claims are often built on a misunderstanding of science (the "2nd law of thermo says evo wrong", "there are no transitional fossils") or have picked up a single outdated study and ignored all more recent evidence (the "dust on moon means moon is young") or just invent their own science - with no evidence - to explain away the obvious (the "micro- vs macroevolution" bit).\n\nIt is also worth pointing out that Creationists always try to poke holes in evolution. Even if they were correct and our current understanding of evolution were wrong *that doesn't mean creationism is right*. There needs to be POSITIVE evidence - PHYSICAL evidence - in favor of Creationist ideas. And their just isn't anything. All they have are cheap shots against evolution.\n\n\nDon't get my wrong, if someone wants to believe in creationism, a 6,000 year old Earth, or the Earth is flat, that is perfectly fine with me. Its a free country. But don't come telling me these things are science unless you have scientific proof - physical evidence in favor of your theory.\n\nCheck it out!\n\n\nPostscipt - another common difficulty, a failure to understand the meaning of "theory" in science as oppsed to colloquial language. There is also the "germ theory" and Newton's "theory of gravity." So, are you skeptical of bacteria and gravity because they are "just a theory?"
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People have trouble accepting evolution for the same reason they had trouble accepting that the Earth was not flat and was not the center of the universe. The funniest thing is when people claim that creationism has been proven or is fact. It's a fact just like it is a fact that the world is flat. It looks that way so it must be true. Since we can't see evolution it must not exist. I also find it amusing that people think that it makes more sense that women were created from a man's rib than that we are the result of evolution.\n\nI've noticed that many people don't understand the theory of evolution, and essentially use that as a basis to attack it. For example, many people will point out that evolution does not explain the origin of the first cells or where matter came from. No duh it doesn't. It's not supposed to. Evolution explains the origin of the diversity of species, not the origin of life. There are other theories that address that issue, and I don't think any of those are accepted as fact. I do, however, think it's a fair bet that life does in fact exist, so it's perfectly valid to construct a theory that presupposes that life exists.\n\nPeople also misunderstand the concept of a scientific theory. What they fail to realize is that most of science is made up of theories, and while many of these theories have been effectively proven true, they're still called theories. Unlike the common English use of theory, in science a theory is an explanation of facts, which is subjected to rigorous scientific testing. Evolution is called a theory not so much because we're not sure if the basic concepts are accurate, but because we are not confident that every single little detail is perfectly accurate. There may be complexities and details that are not yet fully understood, but the basic idea that species evolve and that the process of evolution has resulted in the diversity of life we see today is basically an established fact.\n\nAnother problem that may be partly to blame for the confusion regarding evolution is the presentation of "scientific evidence" by creationists that the claim contradicts the theory of evolution. I often see misleading and incorrect use of scientific data to "disprove" evolution. For example, on prominent creationist website cites a study John A. Eddy and Aram A. Boomazian which they claim says that the sun has been contracting for 400 years when, in fact, the study examined evidence from under 100 years and extrapolated the rest from a single report of the appearance of a solar eclipse in the 1500s. Furthermore, the study was conducted about 50 years ago, and dozens of studies since then have found that the data was based on flawed methodology and the sun is actually not contracting.\nHere's that site:  http://www.khouse.org/articles/2002/418/\nAnd some background on the study they cited:  http://www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/1986/PSCF9-86VanTill.html\n\nThe problem is that people read that and believe that evolution has been disprove. I saw someone quote that particular website here on Answers as scientific proof that the theory of evolution was false. The people who wrote the creationist article probably did their research and latched on to the one study that supported their theory, but the people who read it don't know that it is an outdated study, that the conclusion is overinflated (the 400 year thing), or that it contradicts the findings of dozens of more recent and more accurate studies.\n\nApparently the phenomenon of distorting scientific data to further a creationist agenda is fairly widespread. One of my bio profs talked about a particularly egregious example of someone (I don't remember his name) who actually obtained a PhD in evolutionary biology for the expressed purpose of disproving the theory of evolution, and now goes around writing articles that pretty transparent to scientists but are just believable enough to c
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Personaly, I do not fully believe in Darwin's theory. I think God meant to make us all special in our own way.\n\nPS) Happy New Year and good luck!!!
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One question: What blew up (Big Bang)? For this theory to work, you either choose to believe in eternal matter (that stuff that blew up and we all "evolved from" to begin with) or an Eternal God. Therefore, evolution is a "Belief System." Like it or not, you have to take a step of faith in one direction or the other to believe in the THEORY of evolution, either way, faith and belief are still a requirement.
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If you’re a believer in facts, scientific methods, and empirical data, the picture is depressing. \n\nA recent survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Science found that 64 percent of respondents support teaching creationism side by side with evolution in the science curriculum of public schools. A near majority—48 percent—do not believe that Darwin’s theory of evolution is proven by fossil discoveries. Thirty-three percent believe that a general agreement does not exist among scientists that humans evolved over time.
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God does...I believe in the creation of all, but that doesn't mean that some species haven't evolved...There is probably room for both God and science, in the whole scenario..but not knowing enough about evolution, I couldn't say what part it has in the scheme of things..\nAltho God is my primary focus, I try to keep an open mind and learn things...
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I do believe in evolution because that just means cahanges over a period of time but,i don't believe in darwins theory of evolution or the big bang.people who are "scared" of believing in creation are looking for excuses.i don't know about sedementary rock except what my tutor  and teacher tells me.
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Evolution has scientific evidence. Creationism has none. Progressive creation is a poor compromise that favors religion and there is no evidence for it. Evolution has never been falsified in 150 years.
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Creationism and evolution are unrelated theories, describing entirely two different things. Creationism says that god created the universe and life on earth.\n\nEvolution says that once life started on earth, however that may have happened, certain natural processes started taking place in which new species evolved. This is undisputable and supported completely by the fossil record. HOW the new species came about has not been completely shown and is a matter of much contention among scientists. It is possible that some supernatural force is behind it, but we will likely never know.
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I believe in God. I have a 165 IQ and I know that evloution is one of the world greatest theories. \n\nEvolution has been able to predict many things, and it is used in science for the production of new drugs as well as many other areas of biology studies. \n\nIt is a pretty lame christian that has to reject evolution to believe in God. God is, God created the universe. I don't have to know every detail of how he did it to believe in him. Anyone that has some understanding of God or is guided by the holy spirit can read genesis and understand that it explains that he is the creator. It was not meant as an instruction manual of how he did it. \n\nScience explains the physical world around us. There are many theories that explain our universe. Many are replaced and other theories are revised to reflect later knowledge. It doesn't mean they were not good theories. The test of whether a theory is good is does it advance our understanding of the the world around us.\n\nIt is in that aspect the theory of evolution is outstanding. It has expanded our knowledge of the biological world tremendously. It stands as one of the great pillars of science equal to einstein's theory of relativity or pascal's calculus.
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I also feel that both theories can exist together.  Evolution does NOT answer where and how life began, and where and how our humanity began.  Yet, the physical evidence of evolution is undeniable.  \n\nI'm agnostic, but feel that there is something more than chance that led to our existence.
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are you kidding me?!? how on earth can you believe in evolution with so much proof of creation?!?!? before his death, darwin himself dennounced evolution and claimed creationism.