Evolution or Creationism? What you believe?

What do you guys think? I believe in God, but I have been doing a lot of research for college and on my own an everything truely points to evolution.

1. If everything was created in one fell swoop then why do we have fossil records of different organisms/species throughout different times through earths history. If everything was created at one time, we would see ALL species at ALL times throughout earths history but we don't.

2. If all species were designed for their specific enviornment, why do we see variation of same species at different regions such as volcanic areas, tropical, artic, etc.

3. The fact that between humans, cats, whales, an even bats. All these species have same anatomy of structures such as the arm. All containing same long bones, short bones, etc.

4. Also that we as humans have functions that are useless and pointless now in our time. For example the ear muscle, completely useless function now in humans but was a key trait in apes. The fact that we have wisdom teeth, which serve no pointless. But apes had longer jaws then humans so those extra teeth(wisdom teeth in humans) were important.

I just wanted to get opinions on what people think about this whole subject.

They are not mutually exclusive....LJS9502_basic

I concur.

>_> Really?

So I guess the discussion for this thread was cut pretty early.

What now guys?

So I guess the discussion for this thread was cut pretty early.

What now guys?

supa_badman

you can go argue what games you like lol

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So I guess the discussion for this thread was cut pretty early.

What now guys?

cmw3218

you can go argue what games you like lol

That would have to go in General Games Discussion.

I believe in evolution. I believe in evolution because of the huge amount of evidence that supports it. That being said, when I was a very small child andbefore I had ever heard of Darwin or was able to even remotely comprehend evolution I did not believe in a Creator. I do not think any less of anyone who does believe in God. I have many friends that are religious, it is just not something that I believe.

I believe in evolution. I believe in evolution because of the huge amount of evidence that supports it. That being said, when I was a very small child andbefore I had ever heard of Darwin or was able to even remotely comprehend evolution I did not believe in a Creator. I do not think any less of anyone who does believe in God. I have many friends that are religious, it is just not something that I believe.

kellymae

intelligent answer, an yeah i agree with you on that.

They are not mutually exclusive....LJS9502_basic

Really? It seems that "God created the world in 6 days and rested on the 7th" is different from "organisms that may or may not have been created by God slowly evolved through natural processes, eventually becoming what we see today".

How about if I believe in neither.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]They are not mutually exclusive....awsss

Really? It seems that "God created the world in 6 days and rested on the 7th" is different from "organisms that may or may not have been created by God slowly evolved through natural processes, eventually becoming what we see today".

They are not mutually exclusive....LJS9502_basic

Really? It seems that "God created the world in 6 days and rested on the 7th" is different from "organisms that may or may not have been created by God slowly evolved through natural processes, eventually becoming what we see today".

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[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]They are not mutually exclusive....LJS9502_basic

Really? It seems that "God created the world in 6 days and rested on the 7th" is different from "organisms that may or may not have been created by God slowly evolved through natural processes, eventually becoming what we see today".

Isn't Creationism an actual specific religious belief of the actuality of god creating everything of no evolution what so ever etc etc.. sSubZerOo

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"] Isn't Creationism an actual specific religious belief of the actuality of god creating everything of no evolution what so ever etc etc.. LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"] Isn't Creationism an actual specific religious belief of the actuality of god creating everything of no evolution what so ever etc etc.. LJS9502_basic

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[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"] Isn't Creationism an actual specific religious belief of the actuality of god creating everything of no evolution what so ever etc etc.. sSubZerOo

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]No. Technically creation means all life comes from God. That does not mean evolution did not occur.

LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]They are not mutually exclusive....awsss

Really? It seems that "God created the world in 6 days and rested on the 7th" is different from "organisms that may or may not have been created by God slowly evolved through natural processes, eventually becoming what we see today".

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="sSubZerOo"] Thats intelligent design.. The Creationist movement with Creationism has very specific terms what it means.. sSubZerOo

They are not mutually exclusive....LJS9502_basic

They are not mutually exclusive....LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]They are not mutually exclusive....awsss

Really? It seems that "God created the world in 6 days and rested on the 7th" is different from "organisms that may or may not have been created by God slowly evolved through natural processes, eventually becoming what we see today".

shouldn't even be a question. Creationism is obsolete and outdated, and, quite honestly, being a creationist automatically excludes you from any kind of intellectual discussion in the real world. hamstergeddon

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"] Isn't Creationism an actual specific religious belief of the actuality of god creating everything of no evolution what so ever etc etc.. LJS9502_basic

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[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"] Isn't Creationism an actual specific religious belief of the actuality of god creating everything of no evolution what so ever etc etc.. hamstergeddon

It's disgraceful that this is still seen as a topic up for debate. Evolution is the keystone of biology, it's what binds the various fields together. Without it, very little of biology would make sense.

And it's quite obvious what the TC meant by "creationism". There are different beliefs that don't exclude evolution classed under "creationism", but most of the time this is not the usage people mean. There was no real point in bringing that up.

[QUOTE="hamstergeddon"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]No. Technically creation means all life comes from God. That does not mean evolution did not occur.

LJS9502_basic

Generally creationism is a concept used as religious motivation to reject scientific principles such as evolution.

[QUOTE="hamstergeddon"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]No. Technically creation means all life comes from God. That does not mean evolution did not occur.

LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="hamstergeddon"] Uh... yea. Creationism means creation from Genesis as stated in the Bible. Don't try to distort the meaning of words to achieve your own ends. _en1gma_

Generally creationism is a concept used as religious motivation to reject scientific principles such as evolution.

shouldn't even be a question. Creationism is obsolete and outdated, and, quite honestly, being a creationist automatically excludes you from any kind of intellectual discussion in the real world. hamstergeddon

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[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] Very few Christian sects interpret Genesis literally...and linguistic studies actually can show what the symbolism meant. It was not a literal telling of creation....at all.LJS9502_basic

Generally creationism is a concept used as religious motivation to reject scientific principles such as evolution.

I do not "believe" in Evolution. I accept it.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="_en1gma_"]

Generally creationism is a concept used as religious motivation to reject scientific principles such as evolution.

_en1gma_

[QUOTE="hamstergeddon"]shouldn't even be a question. Creationism is obsolete and outdated, and, quite honestly, being a creationist automatically excludes you from any kind of intellectual discussion in the real world. IppoTenma

[QUOTE="_en1gma_"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] Only by fundamentalists. They are not the majority of Christians.LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="_en1gma_"]

Generally creationism is a concept used as religious motivation to reject scientific principles such as evolution.

_en1gma_

I think Lewis Black explains it quite well in his stand-up. The only people that truly get the Old Testament are the Jewish people, because Jewish people will readily acknowledge that they are really good Bull-****ters.

If you want to an interpretation of Genesis, find a Rabbi not a priest.