Is Evolution a Religion?

[randman]

The whole argument of imperfection is just silly, and specious. The simole fact is this is theological question. Whether you accept Christianity, or not, Christianity posits there was a Fall of mankind, and a rebellion of a third of the angels of heaven, powerful real creatures, and the whole creation itself was polluted, and this has caused the imperfections you speak of. That, of course, does not prevent divine intervention in the imperfect world.

There are good points to debate. This is not one of them.

 

[npetreley]

Originally posted by theyre here

Why? What is it about the eye that has you fixated?

Huh? I didn't even raise the issue of the eye, so what planet are you on?

I was simply pointing out the question and answer, and I quote:

Question: "Do you really believe that the complexity of the eye just simply constructed itself?"

You: "Yes."

That is a statement of faith. You do not have any proof whatsoever that the eye evolved. You cannot evolve an eye in the lab. So to say that you believe it evolved is purely a statement of faith.

 

[theyre here]

Originally posted by npetreley


That is a statement of faith. You do not have any proof whatsoever that the eye evolved. You cannot evolve an eye in the lab. So to say that you believe it evolved is purely a statement of faith.

http://www.cs.colorado.edu/~lindsay/creation/eye_stages.html


No, a statement of science understanding. Those who don't understand, or care to learn about science, will assume those who understand science are believing it out of faith.

Attempting to (poorly) disprove evolution does not prove creation. Show me a suddenly appearing species with no previous fossil record of similar species, and you may have some evidence for creation.

 

[Corey]

Nick quoted

[Fertile Ground's]Question: "Do you really believe that the complexity of the eye just simply constructed itself?"

[Corey]: "Yes."

That is a statement of faith. You do not have any proof whatsoever that the eye evolved. You cannot evolve an eye in the lab. So to say that you believe it evolved is purely a statement of faith.

I believe that the sun will rise tomorrow...Nick is that a statement of faith?

See previous links given to you for evidence.

I cannot create a star in a lab. Does that mean stars don't exist?

Logical Fallacy: Straw Man-your assumptions do match reality.

 

[edgeo]

Originally posted by KraKto$is8
Excellent point. But the speed of light is not a universal constant, sorry to burst your bubble.

True.  That is why we use the speed of light in a vacuum as a standard.  When one uses the term 'c' it is understood what this means.  It is also true that there are no conditions anywhere on or in the earth where c would be different.  There is also no credible scientific evidence that the speed of light has changed since the first moments of the big bang.   

 

 

[edgeo]

Originally posted by npetreley
That is a statement of faith. You do not have any proof whatsoever that the eye evolved. You cannot evolve an eye in the lab. So to say that you believe it evolved is purely a statement of faith. [/B]

You mean, other than the fact that there are likely precursors to the modern eye in the fossil record, and that some species today have more primitive eyes?  No, there is no PROOF, such as you would like to see.  And that is the difference between a faith and a working hypothesis.

 

 

[Nathan Poe]

Originally posted by theyre here
http://www.cs.colorado.edu/~lindsay/creation/eye_stages.html


No, a statement of science understanding. Those who don't understand, or care to learn about science, will assume those who understand science are believing it out of faith.

Attempting to (poorly) disprove evolution does not prove creation. Show me a suddenly appearing species with no previous fossil record of similar species, and you may have some evidence for creation.

Or simply an old species we never saw before.

I would very much like to believe in Creation. The idea of an all-powerful man in the sky who can do anything, and takes requests, comforts me. I'm still waiting for my two-headed, fire-breathing chicken:

http://www.christianforums.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=394664#post394664

C'mon, people, PRAY!