If Evolution is true what is purpose of life?

[lismore]

If Evolution is true what is purpose of life?
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To evolve into a flying squirrel before some else does

 

[lismore]

listen to the facts, not the philosophies. "Hitler was an evolutionist" is such a tired and irrelevent cliche that serves no purpose except to cloud the facts.

If Hitler beleived in evolution, does that make evolution false?
If Hitler believed that 2+2=4, does that make mathematics false?

2+2 is counting up your sweeties.

Hitler and evolution is a politcal philosophy and an evil one at that

 

[GoSeminoles!]

Ok take away the meaning of live question towards evolution and lets say the entire world agreed evolution to be unquestionable fact. If this was to happen I would find my life to be without meaning but I wanted to get an answer from an Evolutionists. That is why I used to analogy of the salmon. The Idea of Evolution is very difficult for me to comprehend and live with the idea that I just "exsist" It is easier for me to believe in Jesus than evolution and that is why evolution is hard to believe. And yes maybe this post should have been in the philosophy forum because it is more of an opinionated question

I don't understand why you think that accepting evolution necessarily means that Christianity is false, thereby destroying your belief in an afterlife and the other trappings of Christianity. The pope and millions of other Christians have no problems accepting evolution.

I'm an atheist and I find evolution to be exciting and wonderful. To think that in each of my cells contains an inheritance of genetic information stretching back billions of years is exhilarating. To know that I am biologically linked to the rest of the organic world, past and present, gives me a great appreciation for the world around me.

 

[Randall McNally]

Hitler and evolution is a politcal philosophy and an evil one at that

Hitler's misunderstanding of evolution was only surpassed in the political realm by Stalin's.

Anyone can misuse a theory or philosophy. Have you heard of Torquemada? The Crusades?

 

[Jet Black]

2+2 is counting up your sweeties.

Hitler and evolution is a politcal philosophy and an evil one at that

is grammar evil too?

 

[icebreaker]

Just because the Pope or millions of so-called Christians say something is ok doesnt make it biblically correct or right but that is a completly different subject.

 

[Tomk80]

Ok take away the meaning of live question towards evolution and lets say the entire world agreed evolution to be unquestionable fact. If this was to happen I would find my life to be without meaning but I wanted to get an answer from an Evolutionists. That is why I used to analogy of the salmon. The Idea of Evolution is very difficult for me to comprehend and live with the idea that I just "exsist" It is easier for me to believe in Jesus than evolution and that is why evolution is hard to believe. And yes maybe this post should have been in the philosophy forum because it is more of an opinionated question

You seem to think that 'evolutionists' are some sort of philosophical/spiritual movement who all have the same beliefs. This is not true. Evolutionists can be from all religions and all philosophies. You're thinking that someone who thinks evolution is a sound scientific theory cannot be a christian. You are thinking wrong.

 

[Tomk80]

Just because the Pope or millions of so-called Christians say something is ok doesnt make it biblically correct or right but that is a completly different subject.

Nope, but it does point out that there are people with another interpretation of the bible than yours. Your interpretation might be incorrect. It also points out that the purpose of life according to evolutionists might not be so different from yours, depending on who you speak to.

 

[napajohn]

I don't understand why you think that accepting evolution necessarily means that Christianity is false, thereby destroying your belief in an afterlife and the other trappings of Christianity. The pope and millions of other Christians have no problems accepting evolution.

I'm an atheist and I find evolution to be exciting and wonderful. To think that in each of my cells contains an inheritance of genetic information stretching back billions of years is exhilarating. To know that I am biologically linked to the rest of the organic world, past and present, gives me a great appreciation for the world around me.

amazing..first of all the pope believes that what evolution says about man is not consistent with what many here preach...many millions more believe in the deity of Christ more than they believe in evolution..so why don't atheists address that?...bottom line is you want evolution accepted at whatever cost..kinda like dems saying vote for Kerry cause he aint Bush..power at any cost

 

[Physics_guy]

kinda like dems saying vote for Kerry cause he aint Bush..power at any cost

Attempting to stretch a scientific and philosophical discussion into a discussion of recent politic events is just partisan stupidity. I know you are just trying to get a reaction out of some other partisan, but, come on, just drop it - it is irrelevant to any question of evolution or creation.

Attempting to start fights for no other reason than the fun of the fight is childish.

 

[Ondoher]

amazing..first of all the pope believes that what evolution says about man is not consistent with what many here preach...many millions more believe in the deity of Christ more than they believe in evolution..so why don't atheists address that?...bottom line is you want evolution accepted at whatever cost..kinda like dems saying vote for Kerry cause he aint Bush..power at any cost

Why would an atheists try to address anybody's theological position? Evolution is a scientific theory, as such, the proper forum is the forum of scientific ideas. Which is typically the peer-reviewed literature.

It really doesn't have anything to do with religion.

 

[napajohn]

Why would an atheists try to address anybody's theological position? Evolution is a scientific theory, as such, the proper forum is the forum of scientific ideas. Which is typically the peer-reviewed literature.

It really doesn't have anything to do with religion.

ok ..i guess that throws the belief in Christ since it doesn't get peer reviewed..atheists always try to address Christian POV..wake up pal, they'll say anything to get their secular POV to be the official position..LOL

 

[A4C]

Actually I think eventually every single person will believe that God created everything - it is just that some will take a little more time than others to realise it.

 

[Ondoher]

ok ..i guess that throws the belief in Christ since it doesn't get peer reviewed..atheists always try to address Christian POV..wake up pal, they'll say anything to get their secular POV to be the official position..LOL

What has any of that got to do with science?

 

[JohnR7]

ok ..i guess that throws the belief in Christ since it doesn't get peer reviewed..atheists always try to address Christian POV..wake up pal, they'll say anything to get their secular POV to be the official position..LOL

There is a lot more "peer review" between christians than there is between atheists. It anything it is the "atheists" that need to police their ranks more.

 

[Ondoher]

There is a lot more "peer review" between christians than there is between atheists. It anything it is the "atheists" that need to police their ranks more.

Atheism doesn't have ranks. It is not an organization. There is no club. We pay no dues. We have no set of rules. There is no charter. Atheism is nothing more than the lack of theism.

 

[napajohn]

What has any of that got to do with science?

why do you post in a CHRISTIAN forum?..LOL..my faith in Christ surpasses my belief in mans understanding of how the world works..

 

[Jet Black]

my faith in Christ surpasses my belief in mans understanding of how the world works..

the two are totally unrelated.

 

[Ondoher]

why do you post in a CHRISTIAN forum?..LOL..my faith in Christ surpasses my belief in mans understanding of how the world works..

Because this is where the action is.

My point was, evolution is not a political or a theological position, it is a scientific one. I don't understand why an atheist would need to address a theological position to support a secientific theory. In fact, I don't understand why a theist would need to do that either.

In any case, theolgy should be left to the theist and kept out of science.

 

[JohnR7]

My point was, evolution is not a political or a theological position, it is a scientific one.

What an oxymoron. You have a situation where science claims to have raised itself to a standard of excellance, yet they still tolerate what is far to often a defunct theory of evolution.