Evolution = Athiesm

[Garyzenuf]

I voted logical reasons, ( I dont believe the bible is completely accurate), but if I could have I would have added personal reasons also, as I dont think I've ever witnessed prayer working (interecery,sp), even as a christian I seemed far more interested in life before death, than after, and Gods ways did truly at times appear to be mysterious, to the point of being undetectable.

I believed in some sort of evolution, it seemed then and now to make sense. When I did think about the BIG picture, (as a christian), I attributed the big bang to God, and the way things are at present to evolution.

 

[BananaSlug]

I found the poll quite interesting. I became a quasi-athiest when I actually sat down and read the Bible. It just doesn't make sense. Evolution had nothing to do with it.

 

[Mincus]

I've put Logical, but there's some Personal in there as well.

Largely I would argue that logically there's no evidence or reasoning for a god, but that doesn't disprove one in and of itself.
That comes largely from a personal incredulity of "I can't see any reason for one".
So, I tend to define myself as an athiest although I admit I could be wrong about the matter in the typical "we can never know 100%" manner, which leaves me as an agnostic in principle.

Evolution had nothing to do with the matter in all honesty.
I actually thought the evidence was a lot less convincing than it is. It was only after I got interested in the Creation and Evolution debate and started looking around that I saw just how thorough it is.
Learnt a lot from boards like this one as a result of that (I lurk a lot, post little).
So, all your scientists posting on here, keep it up, you do teach us lurkers.

 

[Vene]

35 atheist respondents and not a single one listed evolution, interesting. Even more interesting is the number of theists who accept evolution. It's almost like evolution has nothing to do with the nonexistence or existence of god(s).

 

[Chalnoth]

35 atheist respondents and not a single one listed evolution, interesting. Even more interesting is the number of theists who accept evolution. It's almost like evolution has nothing to do with the nonexistence or existence of god(s).

Well, I think you'd get many more creationists if a similar set of questions was posed in the origins theology section.

 

[Quantic]

Evolution doesn't necessitate atheism, but I arrived there anyway. How did it happen? The first step was my high school biology teacher explaining how a global flood could not have occurred (this must have occurred because of an unremembered student's question). This set the stage though, biblical explanations could be tested and reasoned about. For me this was an eye opening idea and the rest followed.

There you go. It would be more accurate to say that reason leads to atheism.

Take care.

 

[Vene]

Well, I think you'd get many more creationists if a similar set of questions was posed in the origins theology section.

Good point, this is a self-selecting poll. I didn't even think about the creationists who refuse to post here.

 

[BananaSlug]

I purposely designed the poll for athiests but I decided to put in the last two options as well. It surely isn't very scientific but I really think most people become athiestic due to theological/logical issues.

 

[MasterOfKrikkit]

Good point, this is a self-selecting poll. I didn't even think about the creationists who refuse to post here.

Best not to think about them. Just a general statement of good policy

Anyway...

I purposely designed the poll for athiests but I decided to put in the last two options as well. It surely isn't very scientific but I really think most people become athiestic due to theological/logical issues.

Not that I'm an atheist (yet! -- give you evilutionists time and I'm sure you'll have me worshipping nature and loving teh gayz soon enough), but evolution has shaped my theology. And I guess many would consider it a shaping toward atheism. So I'm close to being "option A".

(Of course, one outlier doesn't change your point, which I agree with.)

 

[Herman Hedning]

What is an athiest? Is it similar to a Crustyan?

 

[Bombila]

What is an athiest? Is it similar to a Crustyan?

I am athiest, because I am athier than thou, silly!

 

[Bombila]

Interpretive dance for biologists, from 1971. This may qualify as evolutionists chanting and dancing ritually.

It's a hoot.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9dhO0iCLww

 

[Naraoia]

Interpretive dance for biologists, from 1971. This may qualify as evolutionists chanting and dancing ritually.

It's a hoot.

Man, that's gorgeous!

 

[NailsII]

Hey Naraoia, How's Uni?

I've been really busy the last few months, hope no-one missed me too much.

Anyway, to the topic at hand.

Personally speaking, I was a Christian by upbringing studying biochem and genetics at Uni. Only when I began studying the bible did I realise what an absolute load of testicles it really is - it makes no sense unless you start with the notion that man made god, not the other way round.

So the bible put me off religion really, evolution may have strengthened this later in life - but so did the evidence from cosmology.

 

[Vene]

I've been really busy the last few months, hope no-one missed me too much.

Don't worry, we missed you just the right amount.

 

[Naraoia]

Hey Naraoia, How's Uni?

Hello! Uni's fine and I'm really excited about 3rd year. Lots of interesting evolution, development and genetics stuff for me (So maybe in a few months I'll actually know what I'm technobabbling about here ) Grrr, now it only has to start.

I've been really busy the last few months, hope no-one missed me too much.

Welcome back

 

[NailsII]

Don't worry, we missed you just the right amount.

Does that mean not at all?

 

[NailsII]

Hello! Uni's fine and I'm really excited about 3rd year. Lots of interesting evolution, development and genetics stuff for me (So maybe in a few months I'll actually know what I'm technobabbling about here ) Grrr, now it only has to start.

I think you do fine already, you are very knowledgeable.

Welcome back

Cheers.
I'll try and stay out of trouble this time.....

 

[Naraoia]

I think you do fine already, you are very knowledgeable.

I'm relieved that's how I come across. From this end of the wire it often feels like I've been taught things, I read things, I could even sort-of explain them but I don't know them in any depth. Oh well, I guess it's just perfectionism :o

 

[NailsII]

The female relatives of homosexuals are more fecund that the average. The net result is an increase in population.

Logically speaking, homosexuality is at least a successful temporary survival strategy; if you cannot pair-bond and have offspring, two organisms can feed more successfully in pairs (one foraging, one defending the empty nest) and hence increase their survival potential.

Now I think about it, I think I read something similar about lesbian Herrring gulls not so long back....