Do you think evolution is a religion? why or why not?

[lithium.]

Originally posted by s0uljah
You didnt say that seesaw? Hmmmmm I could have sworn you said that in the General Apologetics forum.

Find it please. I have never said that evolution is there reason I became a atheist.

 

[What is a Darwin?]

please be more specific.

 

[clue]

Originally posted by seesaw
So anything someone believe in is a religion like someone could say I believe in little green men from mars so that is there religon.

If they believe that 'with ardor and faith,' then yes, it is a religion.  If that belief in aliens affects their philosophical and moral ideals, then yes, it is a religion.

 

[Chris†opher Paul]

Originally posted by seesaw
Find it please. I have never said that evolution is there reason I became a atheist.

http://www.christianforums.com/showthread.php?postid=477810#post477810

And when I learned about all the evidence for evolution I started losing my faith in the bible and god

You said it was the reason you STARTED losing faith...not THE reason, but the start of it.

 

[notto]

You do realize that a large number of scientists who accept evolution are Christian, right?

Are you suggesting that evolution is their religion?

They would tell you otherwise and can make the distinction you do not.
Accepting Evolution as a well supported mainstream scientific theory does not mean that you do not believe in God.

Accepting Evolution as a well supported mainstream scientific theory is not done base on faith.

Evolution is not a religion. It is not accepted on faith.

I choose to accept the fact that the sun is made of hydrogen because that is a consensus of moderm mainstream science based on facts and evidence that supports that theory.

I choose to accept the fact of evolution because that is a consensus of modern mainstream science based on facts and evidence that supports that theory.

Do I have a "belief" or "faith" that the sun is made of hydrogen? Is that now my religion?

How foolish can you get.

 

[lithium.]

Originally posted by s0uljah
http://www.christianforums.com/showthread.php?postid=477810#post477810



You said it was the reason you STARTED losing faith...not THE reason, but the start of it.

LOOK at the whole post DUH!!!!!

I became an atheist about 5 years ago. That's when I started getting into physics and the more I learned about physics and evolution. And when learned about all the evidence for evolution I started losing my faith in the bible and god, but there was alot more stuff but I am not going to go into. And I started wanting to know how the air and stars and universe was made and since there was no evidence backing up the bibles verison of the birth of the universe, I left christianity and all religions.

I became an atheist first. When I became a atheist I didn't even know much at all about evolution or science.

 

[lithium.]

Originally posted by clue
If they believe that 'with ardor and faith,' then yes, it is a religion.  If that belief in aliens affects their philosophical and moral ideals, then yes, it is a religion.

See that's where you get it all wrong. Evolution doesn't affect our morals.

 

[Doubting Thomas]

What is a Darwin?: "please be more specific."

Who are you addressing? Me? More specific about what? I'm asking you to substantiate your claim that most evolutionary discoveries are examples of wishful thinking. I thought that was clear.

 

[Chris†opher Paul]

Originally posted by seesaw
LOOK at the whole post DUH!!!!!

I became an atheist first. When I became a atheist I didn't even know much at all about evolution or science.

Thats isnt what you wrote. You said you started to lose faith because of evolution.

 

[lithium.]

Originally posted by s0uljah
Thats isnt what you wrote. You said you started to lose faith because of evolution.

Yeah it is what I said

I became an atheist about 5 years ago. That's when I started getting into physics and the more I learned about physics and evolution.


I became an atheist then about 5 years a later starting learning science.

Later after I became an atheist evolution THEORY, and physics cause the evidence doesn't match the bible and that’s when I completely gave up all religion. Evolution or science didn't have anything to do with me leaving Christianity it was all based on stuff in my life.

 

[lithium.]

If you want to talk about this more pm me not hijack a thead.

 

[clue]

Originally posted by notto
You do realize that a large number of scientists who accept evolution are Christian, right?

Maybe, maybe not.

Originally posted by notto
Are you suggesting that evolution is their religion?

They would tell you otherwise and can make the distinction you do not.

Accepting Evolution as a well supported mainstream scientific theory does not mean that you do not believe in God.

I would suggest that evolution and doctrinal Biblical teachings are not compatible.

Originally posted by notto
Accepting Evolution as a well supported mainstream scientific theory is not done base on faith.

Evolution is not a religion. It is not accepted on faith.

It is for some people, even Christians.

Originally posted by notto
I choose to accept the fact that the sun is made of hydrogen because that is a consensus of moderm mainstream science based on facts and evidence that supports that theory.

Let's not switch the issue in the middle of an argument.  Does anyone dispute this?

Originally posted by notto
I choose to accept the fact of evolution because that is a consensus of modern mainstream science based on facts and evidence that supports that theory.

Maybe the consensus really isn't there.  Maybe the consensus is there because the evolutionists don't let anybody else have a say.

Originally posted by notto
Do I have a "belief" or "faith" that the sun is made of hydrogen? Is that now my religion?

How foolish can you get.

I'm not foolish enough to let you get away with confusing the issue.

 

[seebs]

To suggest that evolution and Biblical doctrine is not compatible is to create a stumbling block for your fellow believers, who may find the evidence for evolution compelling.

If you force people to choose between truth and faith, they may choose truth. Don't create that wedge.

 

[clue]

Originally posted by seebs
To suggest that evolution and Biblical doctrine is not compatible is to create a stumbling block for your fellow believers, who may find the evidence for evolution compelling.

If I am pointing out the obvious inconsistencies between the 2 theories, I am only 'speaking the truth in love'.

Originally posted by seebs
If you force people to choose between truth and faith, they may choose truth. Don't create that wedge.

A faith not based on a search for the truth is foolish indeed and needs to be exposed.

 

[clue]

Originally posted by seesaw
See that's where you get it all wrong. Evolution doesn't affect our morals.

Really?  Maybe you should read some of Stalin or Hitler's writings.

 

[lithium.]

Originally posted by clue
Really?  Maybe you should read some of Stalin or Hitler's writings.

LOL how would evolution affect my morals?

 

[Pete Harcoff]

If the theory of evolution is to be considered a religion, then so is the theory of gravity, relativity, electricity, and France.

 

[Nathan Poe]

Originally posted by clue
From Merriam Webster's dictionary.

Main Entry: re·li·gion

1 a : the state of a religious b (1) : the service and worship of God or the supernatural (2) : commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance 
2 : a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices 
3 archaic : scrupulous conformity : CONSCIENTIOUSNESS 
4 : a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith

Using the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th definitions, Evolution can be viewed as a religion.  Plus, Evolutionists will try to extract philosophical and moral ideals from Evolution, so it is a religion in that sense too.

Using the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th definitions, Democracy, High School, and Rap Music can also be viewed as "religions."

 

[ocean]

Evolution doesn't affect people's morals anymore than Lay's chips affect people's morals. Stallin and Hitler's doing had nothing to do with evolution!

 

[ocean]

CREATIONISM is religious, not evolution. Creationism is actually a belief based on a religious text, and the only people who believe it[creationism] are people who follow the Christian religion!