Evolution vs Creationism

[Lucille]

The problem is when religion asks you to stop thinking critically and solely believe what is written in their book. (whichever book it is)

Whether it is religion, politics, or whatever, I agree that the time to step away is when one is told to stop thinking critically and believe in something just because God, the president, or anything/anyone else demands that you simply take on someone else's ideas and abandon your own.

And as far as getting into 'us against them' camps or 'this vs that', I think it is helpful to consider that for many of us, there is more common ground than disagreement. There's nothing wrong with having ideas which are different and saying so, but discussions about those differences can enhance our understanding rather than divide us.

 

[CricketChitin]

Kinda surprised this is a debate. There’s overwhelming evidence that proves evolution is fact.

 

[JCCS]

And there's an old, cherry picked, patched together book written 200-300 yrs after the supposed incident that says it isn't. That puts them on even levels, right?

 

[JColt]

What ever rest's your weary soul I say. Believing in one or both is just a personal decision. Meaningful to only you.

 

[Robert Walker]

Despite attempts to educate them, individuals will continue to try to pit evolution against religion AND religion against evolution. The reality for most well know religions is that this conflict does not exist, despite the battle cry of opponents that there is one.

According to a Pew Research Center's article "Religious Groups’ Views on Evolution", many religions often carry a "no conflict" approach between their religious teachings and evolution.

Again, this divided canyon appears to be artificially inflated by "cherry picking" points by which to simply mock the other side, thus perpetuating the cycle.

 

[WebSlave]

Perhaps it was an act of God that wiped out the dinosaurs on this planet. Otherwise, what do you think evolution would have made of THEM by now?

 

[Robert Walker]

Perhaps it was an act of God that wiped out the dinosaurs on this planet.

Yes, personally this is my belief. Something that important to the history of this planet surely would have had the fingerprints of it's creator on it. If some kind of universal flood, as taught by many different religions, was set in motion by God to clean slate the human race than it isn't a stretch that dinosaurs suffered the same fate at some point by God's hand either.

Otherwise, what do you think evolution would have made of THEM by now?

Dinobots

 

[Reptiles 101]

What happend to the dinos

 

[Robert Walker]

This person was way too creative not to share somewhere. Enjoy.