Do you believe in Darwins theory of evlution or do you believe in the bibcal cre

[Willie353]

I personally believe in creation by a supreme God. I dont believe man evolved from the sea what do you think? also do you believe in reincarnation?

[mstachitus]

Well ... I think it is pretty obvious that evolution does exist, I mean there are fields of science dedicated to it.  Who is to say that God did not use evolution in the creation?  He would be the ultimate scientist.

I believe that true science and true religion will never contradict each other.  The Lord works by the laws he established; by the laws of science, but we obviously don't know science like he does.

Miracles seems like miracles because scientific advancement is still so elementary compared to the laws by which God operates.  If you went back in time a thousand years and turned on a lightbulb at night, the people then would think you were using magic or that is was a miracle.

[samusgg]

evolution is much more evident and practical. it makes sense to me that over thousands and millions of years, that we've developed into supreme beings. the question is why does DNA do this.. and what's our purpose

[florezitta10]

I personally believe in creation by a supreme God. I dont believe man evolved from the sea what do you think? also do you believe in reincarnation?

I believe in God I don't believe in Evolution but I do respect the beliefs of others

[animikokala]

As a Biology major, of course I would believe in evolution.  There is proof that evolution exists; after all, humans have successfully bred domestic animals (look at all the different breeds of domestic animals), selecting favorable traits over others to create unique breeds. 

But creationism does not have to be literal, and creationism and evolution are not mutually exclusive.  If the biblical God exists, whose to say that the seven days of creation didn't actually span billions of years? 

[mh874892]

I believe in creation by God, but I think He used and is still using evolution as the world ages. I do not think it has to be one or the other. Evolution is always occurring, and I believe God made it this way. As mstachitus said, we don't know science like He does.

[freepcmoney]

I DO NOT believe that God's children decended from Apes or Monkeys. It is a scientific fact that this earth has been in existence longer thant the six thousand plus years that are doccumented in the Bible since the creation of Adam and Eve.

There was a previous earth age ( Genesis chapter one.) where the dinasours romed the earth.  This explains the find of dinasour bones and other things. There is also humans that are not God's children,known as the Kinnites, who are children of the Serpant.

[animikokala]

I DO NOT believe that God's children decended from Apes or Monkeys. It is a scientific fact that this earth has been in existence longer thant the six thousand plus years that are doccumented in the Bible since the creation of Adam and Eve.

There was a previous earth age ( Genesis chapter one.) where the dinasours romed the earth.  This explains the find of dinasour bones and other things. There is also humans that are not God's children,known as the Kinnites, who are children of the Serpant.

Freepcmoney, even in evolutionary theory, humans did not descend from apes or monkeys.  Apes are merely the group of organisms with which we share our most common ancestor (and even then there's a genetic/time divergence of thousands and thousands of years).  We all diverge from a common, shall we say "mold", that was neither ape or monkey, nor was it a man. 

The best explanation of an evolution/religion interpretation came from one of my favorite Professors, who is also a Baptist Minister:  God used evolution as the tool to shape all organisms from the dirt (many of the most basic components for life (example: some amino acids) have been found only in rocks and dirt from meteors that struck the Earth, but not anywhere else on the planet) over a period of time that someone decided to interpret as seven days.

[Falconer02]

evolution is much more evident and practical. it makes sense to me that over thousands and millions of years, that we've developed into supreme beings. the question is why does DNA do this.. and what's our purpose

Very well spoken here. Imo, our ultimate purpose depends on each individual to create their own.

But creationism does not have to be literal, and creationism and evolution are not mutually exclusive.  If the biblical God exists, whose to say that the seven days of creation didn't actually span billions of years?  

Because it says 7 days and not billions of years. Even if it were billions, that still is far off from the correct estimate. Whenever science tends to bump into and show obvious fallacies within religious texts, the religious followers will always scramble to find a work-around for it so they can claim their foundation remains unbroken. Creationist viewpoints and evolutionary viewpoints are extremely different in that manner-- one involves confirmable evidence that can be seen, has been discovered, and can be manipulated. The other extends into the realms of ancient mythology which cannot really be backed up because it's dealing with supernatural elements. I like to use the example of
'god is to science as astrology is to astronomy' for these types of claims.

I believe in God  I don't believe in Evolution but I do respect the beliefs of others

That's coo. Check it out though. It's pretty neat.

I DO NOT believe that God's children decended from Apes or Monkeys. It is a scientific fact that this earth has been in existence longer thant the six thousand plus years that are doccumented in the Bible since the creation of Adam and Eve.

Okay, everyone. FYI- Evolution does not state we came from apes or monkeys.

[animikokala]

But creationism does not have to be literal, and creationism and evolution are not mutually exclusive.  If the biblical God exists, whose to say that the seven days of creation didn't actually span billions of years?  

Because it says 7 days and not billions of years. Even if it were billions, that still is far off from the correct estimate. Whenever science tends to bump into and show obvious fallacies within religious texts, the religious followers will always scramble to find a work-around for it so they can claim their foundation remains unbroken. Creationist viewpoints and evolutionary viewpoints are extremely different in that manner-- one involves confirmable evidence that can be seen, has been discovered, and can be manipulated. The other extends into the realms of ancient mythology which cannot really be backed up because it's dealing with supernatural elements. I like to use the example of
'god is to science as astrology is to astronomy' for these types of claims.

I agree with you:  a literal interpretation of creationism is impossible.  But I threw my statement out there as a sort of middle ground; I can neither prove nor disprove the existence of any deity(s), so I must allow for that possibility.  And the definition of creationism I am using is this one: Creationism is the religious belief that humanity, life, the Earth, and the universe are the creation of a supernatural being.  I am not using the Creation Science/Intelligent Design definition.  (If you thought so, sorry for the confusion.)

[sgluckadoo]

I believe in elements of both. 

[teflonfanatic]

Falconor said "Okay, everyone. FYI- Evolution does not state we came from apes or monkeys."

Is it just me or does the public school system lie to students? All the textbooks pictures pretty much looked like apes.

[Falconer02]

I agree with you:  a literal interpretation of creationism is impossible.  But I threw my statement out there as a sort of middle ground; I can neither prove nor disprove the existence of any deity(s), so I must allow for that possibility.  And the definition of creationism I am using is this one: Creationism is the religious belief that humanity, life, the Earth, and the universe are the creation of a supernatural being.  I am not using the Creation Science/Intelligent Design definition.  (If you thought so, sorry for the confusion.)

Ah I see. Cool-- thanks for going in depth. I'm almost parallel with you there. Usually when I hear 'creationist', I think of 6-10,000 yr old earth, the devil planting dinosaur bones to confuse us, etc.

Is it just me or does the public school system lie to students? All the textbooks pictures pretty much looked like apes.

They're not lying. We evolved from a common ancestor. Do some research!!!
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/faq/cat02.html

[amyrouse]

Falconor said "Okay, everyone. FYI- Evolution does not state we came from apes or monkeys."

Is it just me or does the public school system lie to students? All the textbooks pictures pretty much looked like apes.

Sounds like there is some serious issues with the public schools you've attended, teflonfanatic, since they've told you that humans descended from monkeys and that the sun is the most powerful star in the sky.

[jcribb16]

Well ... I think it is pretty obvious that evolution does exist, I mean there are fields of science dedicated to it.  Who is to say that God did not use evolution in the creation?  He would be the ultimate scientist.

I believe that true science and true religion will never contradict each other.  The Lord works by the laws he established; by the laws of science, but we obviously don't know science like he does.

Miracles seems like miracles because scientific advancement is still so elementary compared to the laws by which God operates.  If you went back in time a thousand years and turned on a lightbulb at night, the people then would think you were using magic or that is was a miracle.

I like what you have to say here.