Why do some people still deny evolution?

I believe in it yes.. But don't say there is "overwhelming evidence" because there isn't that much. There are still many unexplained gaps and people use those to fuel their disbelief of it.. ferrari2001

I believe in it yes.. But don't say there is "overwhelming evidence" because there isn't that much. There are still many unexplained gaps and people use those to fuel their disbelief of it.. ferrari2001

[QUOTE="ferrari2001"]I believe in it yes.. But don't say there is "overwhelming evidence" because there isn't that much. There are still many unexplained gaps and people use those to fuel their disbelief of it.. zakkro

I don't want to make any generalizations, but what I've witnessed is that most people who don't believe in evolution don't understand how it actually works. There is this misconception that evolution is just one species giving birth to another species when in fact it is a process that takes hundreds of thousands of years. Just my 2 cents.-Sun_Tzu-

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I have yet to see a person who denies evolution and have any intelligent understanding of it.

[QUOTE="zakkro"][QUOTE="ferrari2001"]I believe in it yes.. But don't say there is "overwhelming evidence" because there isn't that much. There are still many unexplained gaps and people use those to fuel their disbelief of it.. ferrari2001

[QUOTE="zakkro"][QUOTE="ferrari2001"]I believe in it yes.. But don't say there is "overwhelming evidence" because there isn't that much. There are still many unexplained gaps and people use those to fuel their disbelief of it.. ferrari2001

I believe in it yes.. But don't say there is "overwhelming evidence" because there isn't that much. There are still many unexplained gaps and people use those to fuel their disbelief of it.. ferrari2001

Crazy Christians wouldn't stop believing in god even if there was 100% proof. They would say "God is trying to weed out the non believers!"harperseth

Crazy Christians wouldn't stop believing in god even if there was 100% proof. They would say "God is trying to weed out the non believers!"harperseth

[QUOTE="harperseth"]Crazy Christians wouldn't stop believing in god even if there was 100% proof. They would say "God is trying to weed out the non believers!"ferrari2001

Because the religious right embraces ignorance like a fat kid embraces cakeM1MyRifle

your ignorant for saying that 

Because the religious right embraces ignorance like a fat kid embraces cakeM1MyRifle

it's not perfect yet, talking about broken chain, and species explodehellside

because they would rather believe a book written thousands of years ago than trust science.shoeman12

because the majority of people who dont believe in evolution are religious.whitechocolate_

Because the religious right embraces ignorance like a fat kid embraces cakeM1MyRifle

because evolution takes logic, creationism doesn't.links136

^Statements like this are why.

Seriously, how can you be surprised that people deny evolution when people lord it over their heads? People don't explain evolution to creationists; they force-feed it into their throats and then mock them when they spit it back up. Such holier-than-thou elitism would turn anybody away from anything. I know I wouldn't like the idea of evolution if its proponents did nothing but harass me every way I went.

And no, they cannot "teach it to themselves" and they do not "have biology cIasses to kindly explain it to them;" in most cases a creationist is in a creationist school with creationist teachers and creationist biology cIasses, and what are they going to learn from these teachers? In addition, the fact that they have access to kindness is no excuse for incivility.

Finally, once they do know of evolution, why the hell are they required to accept it? Unless they want to be physicians, WHO CARES what they believe?

Perhaps if people would quit citing the flying spaghetti monster whenever they see a creationist and be a little mature in their dealings with creationists, there would be fewer creationists? Just a thought. 

[QUOTE="links136"]because evolution takes logic, creationism doesn't.Theokhoth

^Statements like this are why.

Seriously, how can you be surprised that people deny evolution when people lord it over their heads? People don't explain evolution to creationists; they force-feed it into their throats and then mock them when they spit it back up. Such holier-than-thou elitism would turn anybody away from anything. I know I wouldn't like the idea of evolution if its proponents did nothing but harass me every way I went.

And no, they cannot "teach it to themselves" and they do not "have biology cIasses to kindly explain it to them;" in most cases a creationist is in a creationist school with creationist teachers and creationist biology cIasses, and what are they going to learn from these teachers? In addition, the fact that they have access to kindness is no excuse for incivility.

Perhaps if people would quit citing the flying spaghetti monster whenever the see a creationist and be a little mature in their dealings with creationists, there would be fewer creationists? Just a thought. 

Okay, pardon my generalization, but the people who don't believe in evolution are almost always religious...and the alternative is coming from a book that was written thousands of years ago and has no scientific basis whatsoever. 

Everyone can believe what they want, but evolution is the closest to the truth, its not perfect but its the best humanity has at the moment.

I find it funny that people assume that Religion is a cause. I'm pretty sure the last leader of the largest christian denomination. Pope JP2, said evolution is an acceptable theory.. ferrari2001

It is either the uninformed or those who willfully deny evolution who don't believe in evolution.

Due to the vast amount of evidence in favor of evolution, anybody with a logical mindset would accept it and only those who are religious fanatics and/or illiterate on the subject would deny it otherwise. Unless you have solid evidence that proves that evolution is false, there really is no debate to question the theory's validity.

[QUOTE="links136"]because evolution takes logic, creationism doesn't.Theokhoth

^Statements like this are why.

Seriously, how can you be surprised that people deny evolution when people lord it over their heads? People don't explain evolution to creationists; they force-feed it into their throats and then mock them when they spit it back up. Such holier-than-thou elitism would turn anybody away from anything. I know I wouldn't like the idea of evolution if its proponents did nothing but harass me every way I went.

And no, they cannot "teach it to themselves" and they do not "have biology cIasses to kindly explain it to them;" in most cases a creationist is in a creationist school with creationist teachers and creationist biology cIasses, and what are they going to learn from these teachers? In addition, the fact that they have access to kindness is no excuse for incivility.

Finally, once they do know of evolution, why the hell are they required to accept it? Unless they want to be physicians, WHO CARES what they believe?

Perhaps if people would quit citing the flying spaghetti monster whenever the see a creationist and be a little mature in their dealings with creationists, there would be fewer creationists? Just a thought.

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[QUOTE="links136"]because evolution takes logic, creationism doesn't.zakkro

^Statements like this are why.

Seriously, how can you be surprised that people deny evolution when people lord it over their heads? People don't explain evolution to creationists; they force-feed it into their throats and then mock them when they spit it back up. Such holier-than-thou elitism would turn anybody away from anything. I know I wouldn't like the idea of evolution if its proponents did nothing but harass me every way I went.

And no, they cannot "teach it to themselves" and they do not "have biology cIasses to kindly explain it to them;" in most cases a creationist is in a creationist school with creationist teachers and creationist biology cIasses, and what are they going to learn from these teachers? In addition, the fact that they have access to kindness is no excuse for incivility.

Perhaps if people would quit citing the flying spaghetti monster whenever the see a creationist and be a little mature in their dealings with creationists, there would be fewer creationists? Just a thought. 

Exactly. The number one cause of creationists are scientistic elitists.

[QUOTE="links136"]because evolution takes logic, creationism doesn't.Theokhoth

^Statements like this are why.

Seriously, how can you be surprised that people deny evolution when people lord it over their heads? People don't explain evolution to creationists; they force-feed it into their throats and then mock them when they spit it back up. Such holier-than-thou elitism would turn anybody away from anything. I know I wouldn't like the idea of evolution if its proponents did nothing but harass me every way I went.

And no, they cannot "teach it to themselves" and they do not "have biology cIasses to kindly explain it to them;" in most cases a creationist is in a creationist school with creationist teachers and creationist biology cIasses, and what are they going to learn from these teachers? In addition, the fact that they have access to kindness is no excuse for incivility.

Perhaps if people would quit citing the flying spaghetti monster whenever the see a creationist and be a little mature in their dealings with creationists, there would be fewer creationists? Just a thought. 

It is either the uninformed or those who willfully deny evolution who don't believe in evolution.

Due to the vast amount of evidence in favor of evolution, anybody with a logical mindset would accept it and only those who are religious fanatics and/or illiterate on the subject would deny it otherwise. Unless you have solid evidence that proves that evolution is false, there really is no debate to question the theory's validity.

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[QUOTE="shoeman12"]because they would rather believe a book written thousands of years ago than trust science.battlefront23

Okay, pardon my generalization, but the people who don't believe in evolution are almost always religious...and the alternative is coming from a book that was written thousands of years ago and has no scientific basis whatsoever. 

Everyone can believe what they want, but evolution is the closest to the truth, its not perfect but its the best humanity has at the moment.

M1MyRifle

Exactly. The number one cause of creationists are scientistic elitists.Theokhoth

Exactly. The number one cause of creationists are scientistic elitists.

Theokhoth

Just to be fair, the exact same could be said about creationists influencing people to become scientific elitists.

But hey, we're both pulling statistics out of our asses, but that's the fun of debate threads! :P

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]Exactly. The number one cause of creationists are scientistic elitists.zakkro

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]Exactly. The number one cause of creationists are scientistic elitists.zakkro

I've honestly never heard that one. Most creationists I know cite scientists to prove their point; other creationists who earned their degrees in whatever field, and so for them to state that all scientists are against them is ludicrous, even from their perspective.