There are mountains of evidence for evolution. That's why it is I central concept in modern science. The fact that one believes in evolution does not automatically mean one is an atheist. Probably the vast majority of Christians do hold with evolution. I know I do. I believe evolution would be impossible without God. About the only Christians who have trouble with evolution are those in the American Bible Belt.
Evolution never claimed that we cane from apes, as I said in my previous post. That was a major myth among lay persons who haven't done their homework. As to the common ancestor, I think you will find there are several likely candidates. Also statements such as "evolution has evolved because it can't prove its point" are contradictory, to start with. If there is no evolution, then it can't evolve. Furthermore, there are mountains of evidence to support evolution. That's why it is a central tenet in modern science.
Nobody today uses the term "Darwinian." The term now used is "neo-Darwinian," by the way. The original term was "Darwin-Wallace theory." Darwin never said that God was out of the picture. In fact, he would have become a country parson, had he not gone on the Beagle.
"Darwinian" evolution does not necessarily claim there is no Creator. It depends on teh particular scientist. As I pointe out before, science is neutral on the question of God. When scientists speak about God, one way or the other, they have stepped out of science and into theology. That's OK by me, as long as we and they realize they have stepped into another field, one outside the realm of science.
P.S. I wish people would give AR Wallace more credit here. He actually came up with the idea of survival of teh fittest, not Darwin. That's why it was originally called Darwin-Wallace. Wallace got dropped, due to the fact Darwin published and got all the press. At last, they have now at least included a portrait of Wallace in the British Museum of Natural History, though I think he deserves a big statue, like the one they installed for Darwin.
Thank you for teaching your great-grandchildren not to believe it simply because it's taught in schools. We need more of this in this day and age.
Disagree. Religion is too broad of a term for me to say "all religions" on this matter.
Well, yeah, if a school district has a subpar science curriculum, and the children don't have adequate access to science books and kid-friendly science websites, then it's unlikely that they'll acquire sufficient knowledge of it...it's hard to agree with something you don't understand.
I see you noticed my play on words![emoji3]. And yes evolution did teach that. I remember that from my science classes. We had pictures and everything! I was a Christian then and thought it was dumb then.
If some one taught you that evolution is saying we came from apes, they were dead, dead wrong. Demand your money back for that course.
This post strikes me as incredibly arrogant. It seems you are arguing laity, such as yourself, know far more about it than all these highly educated research scientists. So, good luck on trying to be a guest lecturer. Hope you don't mind some constructive criticism from your audience.
