Why is Christianity opposed to the theory of Evolution?

[Graham Lloyd Dull]

Remember that some mammals (monotremes) lay eggs.

Well that proves that they didn't develop the ability to give birth to living young. They clearly didn't make that particular transition, and probably never will.

I'm asking for a transition where an egg laying synapsid transitioned to a non-egg laying synapsid.

 

[justlookinla]

Well that proves that they didn't develop the ability to give birth to living young. They clearly didn't make that particular transition, and probably never will.

I'm asking for a transition where an egg laying synapsid transitioned to a non-egg laying synapsid.

Waiting................

 

[Meowzltov]

Do you believe the first alleged life form was a plant or animal?

Definitely not animal. But I'm not sure if it can exactly be classified as plant either. I'm not a paleobiologist, but I think that ancient single celled organisms like archaea are niether plants nor animals.

 

[justlookinla]

Definitely not animal. But I'm not sure if it can exactly be classified as plant either. I'm not a paleobiologist, but I think that ancient single celled organisms like archaea are niether plants nor animals.

Something which was neither plant or animal produced both plants and animals.....allegedly.....somehow.

 

[JonFromMinnesota]

Darwinist evolutionary theory is Godless. God isn't wanted, needed or allowed in that particular view of evolution.

Where does the theory of evolution say that it requires people to abandon their belief in God to understand and accept established science? Can you cite a source or did you make up the term "Godless evolution" in your head?

 

[Meowzltov]

I'm asking for a transition where an egg laying synapsid transitioned to a non-egg laying synapsid.

It's within the mammal world. You have mammals that lay eggs, and mammals that give live birth.

You can go to this link to read about another lizard that is in the middle right now of abandoning egg laying in favor of live birth: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/...ution-australia-lizard-skink-live-birth-eggs/

 

[In situ]

the fact that Darwinist evolution doesn't want, need or allow God

Nonsense. It is not a fact when this obvious only is your personal opinion. I know people who has other opinions - are their opinions facts to?

 

[Paul of Eugene OR]

Nobody who accepts those three words accepts Godless Darwinist evolution.

Of course not. They accept Godly Darwinian evolution.

 

[justlookinla]

Where does the theory of evolution say that it requires people to abandon their belief in God to understand and accept established science? Can you cite a source or did you make up the term "Godless evolution" in your head?

No, just checked out UC-Berkely's site on evolution and found that only naturalistic mechanisms produced all life we observe today. God isn't wanted, needed or allowed in that particular Darwinist view of evolution.

 

[justlookinla]

Nonsense. It is not a fact when it obvious only is your personal opinion. I know people who has other opinions - are their opinions facts to?

Do you know of an example where God is allowed, needed or wanted in an evolutionary view?

 

[SteveB28]

I will ignore you penchance for quote mining and refer you to the following.....

Modern researchers have been putting forth work on the topic. D.E. Nilsson has independently put forth four theorized general stages in the evolution of a vertebrate eye from a patch of photoreceptors.[5] Nilsson and S. Pelger published a classical paper theorizing how many generations are needed to evolve a complex eye in vertebrates.[6] Another researcher, G.C. Young, has used fossil evidence to infer evolutionary conclusions, based on the structure of eye orbits and openings in fossilized skulls for blood vessels and nerves to go through.[7] All this evidence adds to the growing amount of evidence that supports Darwin's theory.

I have highlighted the keys words which are theorized, theorising, infer and theory. Notice, no facts only supposition. Please forgive me but I don't base anything on supposition or theory.

Then you must never step on an airplane, drive in a car, or take modern medicines. Because ALL of those are based upon scientific research and development - and ALL of science is based upon theory!

 

[JonFromMinnesota]

No, just checked out UC-Berkely's site on evolution and found that only naturalistic mechanisms produced all life we observe today. God isn't wanted, needed or allowed in that particular Darwinist view of evolution.

Where on their website does it state that God isn't wanted, needed or allowed? Please quote it.

 

[Graham Lloyd Dull]

Definitely not animal. But I'm not sure if it can exactly be classified as plant either. I'm not a paleobiologist, but I think that ancient single celled organisms like archaea are niether plants nor animals.

According to evolutionists life began with the simple.

How simple is simple?

The smallest ‘known’ genome that can constitute a cell is Mycoplasma genitalium. It consists of 521 genes (482 protein encoding genes) within one circular chromosome of 582,970 base pairs.

In the sphere of biology this is ‘incredibly simple’ – only 582,970 base pairs.

Simple? Yes.

Nevertheless, Mycoplasma genitalium has the ability to sustain itself and to reproduce.

How would the first life-form compare?

What elements would constitute its makeup?

The first simple life would have consisted of a selection of the following elements — Boron (B), Calcium (Ca), Carbon (C), Chlorine (Cl), Chromium (Cr), Cobalt (Co), Copper (Cu), Germanium (Ge), Hydrogen (H), Iodine (I), Iron (Fe), Magnesium (Mg), Manganese (Mn), Nitrogen (N), Oxygen (O), Phosphorus (P), Potassium (K), Selenium (Se), Silica (Si), Sodium (Na), Sulphur (S), Zinc (Zn).

These are the elements which are found within tissues, cells, and organisms — where all such elements are intricately arranged. Living creatures are built of this stuff.

See the full article at http://lifefromgod.com/evolution-is-simple/

 

[Meowzltov]

Darwinist evolutionary theory is Godless. God isn't wanted, needed or allowed in that particular view of evolution.

God can be present in ANY form of evolution. Personally I believe in theistic evolution, but let's pretend I accepted a neo-darwinist approach... It would be God's plan. In the end, God gets to create however he wants to create and it's not my place to tell God his business.

 

[JonFromMinnesota]

Then you must never step on an airplane, drive in a car, or take modern medicines. Because ALL of those are based upon scientific research and development - and ALL of science is based upon theory!

Next time he gets a flu shot, he should ask why it is necessary to keep getting a new flu shot. He won't like the answer.

 

[justlookinla]

Where on their website does it state that God isn't wanted, needed or allowed? Please quote it.

The complete absence of God as part of the process and the complete claim that only naturalistic mechanisms created all life we observe today (and also the extinct life forms) is the evidence for God not wanted, needed or allowed.

 

[Meowzltov]

If the life form isn't a mammal, it's a non-mammal. Something which wasn't a mammal produced a mammal.....allegedly.

The point is that "mammal" is an arbitrary category that really doesn't fit a real world that has no categories.

 

[justlookinla]

Next time he gets a flu shot, he should ask why it is necessary to keep getting a new flu shot. He won't like the answer.

The claim that only random, mindless, meaningless, purposeless and goalless naturalistic mechanisms produced all life we observe today has absolutely nothing to do with developing the flu shot. You can bet that when the flu vaccine was developed, it wasn't by willy-nilly Darwinist evolutionary methods.

 

[justlookinla]

The point is that "mammal" is an arbitrary category that really doesn't fit a real world that has no categories.

The point is, a non-mammal produced a mammal.....allegedly.

 

[Meowzltov]

Something which was neither plant or animal produced both plants and animals.....allegedly.....somehow.

That is correct. The somehow is called evolution.