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In the present times it is absurd to affirm that there is only one God creator and deny the evolution of the species. Should all religions of the world be taught in a more credible way?
 theseeker  04 Dec 2007 14:47
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The only proof I have heard about in terms of creationism is religious text which in terms of science isn't all that valid. We however have found dna evidence of evolution which proves to be valid. Tell me if creationism was real why isn't the elephant a natural species in america? Why do you NEVER find a tiger in the jungles of South America or the United states. How come your house cat looks similar to a tiger?
 
 deathnote9  12 Jan 2013 17:25
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Lol these lot are retarded >>
 
 jacob01234  22 Oct 2012 17:44
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Creationism...people still actually think the Earth is 6000 years old? Because a book says so?

I'm sure all of you YEC's have heard all the arguments against creationism but y'know what they say, you can't away someone's beliefs no matter what so I won't go into detail, but to think the Earth is so young and was 'created' doesn't measure with fact.
 
 SeanDarko8  28 Sep 2012 15:19
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There is no legitimate proof behind Creationism. And no, "faith in the Bible" is not legitimate proof. If there is a controlled study done to prove that an intelligent being created the universe, then perhaps it will change. Until then, the theory is incorrect.
 
 Shiny77  01 Aug 2012 19:55
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I honestly think religion should no longer be followed on the wide scale it is now. I believe that it is time to set aside these superstitions and stories and follow science, which will take us farther than any religion possibly can. If only the religious would stop standing in the way of progress.
 
 ria13  20 Feb 2012 13:20
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I am 99.99% sure it is all a lie, 100% proof the world isn't 6000 years old is fossils for one and also, some stars are so far away that the light took well over 6000 just to get to your eye when you look up at night, which proofs that that statement that the earth was made on the 3rd day. Btw light would take 120000 years to get from 1 side of our galaxy to the other, and the maybe over 500 billion galexies.
 
 fergkav5  18 Jan 2012 09:50
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I think that the creationism is a fake.
 
 goodjay  05 Aug 2011 07:02
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Creationism as well as the existence of any god cannot be proven or demonstrated in any way and should therefore be considered nothing more then myth.
 
 Winterwolf  13 Jul 2011 17:04
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 Well, is evolution demonstrated or observed in any way? No. Then can we turn to something else, perhaps fossils? No, because there are none. There is no proof because the thing you are trying to prove is false.
by  meliantos
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These aren't debates, you're merely stating facts.
 
 Occultdude  05 Jul 2011 22:21
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 if its a fact then wheres your evidence?
by  jrod98
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Creationism is not falsifiable, therefore it is not science.
 
 Volans  30 Mar 2011 19:38
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 Creationism is a stupid word unless it is used as in “intelligent design is a creationism” or “Young earth creationism” or “created and denying evolution” as the author of the debate lucked into (a guess on my part – I could be wrong) or “belief in a creator that does not defy evolution” or many other examples.

The main force today is “intelligent design” and its leaders actually promote that it doesn’t have anything to do with a creator (obviously a smokescreen in an attempt to get it introduced into textbooks).

Creation science started as simply getting certain "literal" interpretations of the Bible accepted as science (worked for awhile) and evolved into attempts to "scientifically" disprove anything that conflicted with those interpretations (mostly pointing at things which aren't "proven" while insisting that proves they are wrong).
by  justsumguy
 30 Mar 2011 20:20
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Creationism is wrong. It's just something stupid americans came up with. The catholic church says the evolution theory is right
 
 Jouten  21 Mar 2011 10:34
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Why do christians look for loopholes in the scientifically established age of Earth (few billion years), but they find nothing wrong with believing dates recorded by Bronze Age tribesmen sitting in their tents and guessing that Earth is a few generations old.

The Holy Spirit impregnated Mary, who then gave birth to a man-god who got killed, came back to life and then ascended into the sky, thats how it happened duh!
 
 abcpete1  21 Mar 2011 02:46
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I wish there was a way to be for and against this topic because I take a different position all together. I take the position that I don't care if the universe was create by a higher power (god) or it happen some other way. I do agree however that creationism is indeed a flaw theory because it lacks evidences to support it. But even so I myself ( I don't know if anyone else agrees) thinks its pointless to pursue this notion of what created everything. I mean what does it matter by time humans figure out what created the universe or whatever you want to call it I and everybody on this site will be long gone. And also if we do figure out what created everything then what?
 
 afocentric  09 Mar 2011 17:54
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Its wrong because it is based on no concrete evidence. Its just a load of tosh!
 
 Trajan429  24 Aug 2010 12:42
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 just because its got no evidence doesn't mean it's outright wrong
just not correct fro sure
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 24 Aug 2010 12:45
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All bible science is wrong. I see no use in trying to disprove idiotic theories like the earth not moving and snakes talking. They'll beleive it no matter what. That's how faith works.

And it won't matter for long anyways. Atheism is the fastest growing group on earth. We'll have majority in the UK within the decade.
 
 Nihilist  20 Mar 2010 00:02
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 Dont be so... offensive to another religion!
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 24 Mar 2010 13:49
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Cretionism is wrong as is the big bang. We just haven't thought of the right theory yet.
 
 wush  01 Mar 2010 06:02
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The power of nature is the power refered to as god so as was stated earlier god did it !!!
 
 Nicadeamus  06 Dec 2009 15:14
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Science, fact and reason say that creationism is wrong. Only faith and irrationality says that creationism is right. Faith is belief without evidence or contrary to the evidence. There is no signature of God on the cosmos... It just seemed that way to our ancestors who couldn't explain things that today we take for granted. Yet some people still cling to bronze age scientific beliefs. Hilarious really. Science is always changing because we don't know everything, and anytime new evidence appears to contradict our theories, we change our theories to fit all the facts. Religion and creationism never changes. If presented with evidence they reject it. Sad really, and bad for the world.
 
 Sepheryn  14 Jul 2009 19:10
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 You know, religion doesn't ask for blind faith, in fact it tells you to test and prove, if it is true.
Have you ever tested to prove evolution? Have you ever seen evolution happen? Do you even know anyone who has seen evolution happen?
Scientist see a little horse and then they see bones from a large horse and say one iota.evolved into the other. And you believe it, THAT
my friend is BLIND faith. There is no evidence or experience...the mind can imagine anything.
By the way, the horses coexisted (pictures National Geographic 1989)
Religious experience is subjective, that doesn't make it blind faith. For you to have the attitude you have, shows you never put out effort to prove the Bible right or wrong.
Evolution right or wrong, it's meaningless information, knowing it doesn't change yours or my life 1 iota.
At the right time religion (relationship with God) can save your life.
by  paladen
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Evolution happened.
God did it.
Everybody lives.
 
 OlieGarkey  23 Mar 2009 18:40
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 Well said mate i agree lol
by  WelshyRhi
 30 Jun 2009 13:36
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I respect a persons right to believe in creationism but the fact that they do believe it completely baffles me. Creationist try to say that they have the answer, no arguments but the fact they say that makes it even more unbelievable. Evolutionist say we probably know what happened without saying that it is fact, the fact that we have an open mind makes it more appealing. I don't see what is so hard to believe about organisms adapting and changing over a long period of time. Creationism seems to me to be too flawed a theory to have anything credible about it. I'm not saying evolution is perfect but at least there is evidence to back it up and defend.
 
 kddan  26 Feb 2009 15:35
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I agree...
 
 Balance_92  22 Feb 2009 21:57
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 You "agree" with who?
by  benlittle
 25 Feb 2010 04:16
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The concept of Creationism is based on Christian beliefs. The belief that there is only ONE god and the He created everything. This concept is folly as is the concept of ONE god and the idea that humans are based on HIS looks.
This is the MOST pompous concept on earth. The universe is VAST and we cannot even see to the edges of it. We are but a tiny SPECK on the surface of the earth let alone the universe. We cannot possibly comprehend the origins of life on this planet or the reason why. It's like a cell in my liver understanding the concept of a skyscraper. Impossible.
This is a pompous and self-serving belief in order to preserve an already FLAWED faith. Those that think with an open mind already know this concept is ridiculous.
 
 vitiate  22 Feb 2009 21:53
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Creationism is a shamelessly dishonest, anti-scientific campaign against knowledge and human advancement. It should be laughed at, not debated.
 
 bunbun  15 Feb 2009 06:35
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I was reading some of the responses and comments on this idiotic topic. Ok...I'm laughing...it's some of the stupidest stuff I've ever read.

I'll humor our intelligent friends and say that "creationism" in the sense of a political movement is dumb. The reason it's dumb is because it is used in relation to the theory and FINDINGS of evolution.

Creation and evolution are two different things. The theory of evolution would have to go all the way back to the big bang and keep right on going where cosmology is headed to have anything to do with creation.

Even the silly notion of the Biblical timeline used by "creationists" could still be true if Adam and Eve were the first humans who were created in Gods image (no...not looking like Brad Pitt). In other words they were the first to get a soul. Autonomous. Thus, the story of humans with souls begins.

Anyway...all supression of thought is a bad thing. All thought should be taught. All possibilities. But it can't be.

I say let the fight continue. I say both sides are ignorant so let them wallow in the mire. We all know there are teachers who are going to push their "beliefs" or lack thereof onto children. The comments will be there. Oh yeah...we all know the religious will do it. Those of you don't think the non-believer will do it are idiots. Look at the posts on this site. You expect me to think that clear thinking realists aren't the same as these religious "pushers"? Well, I'm NOT stupid. They are humans. They are eager to push their views. If they don't like the belief in a God, you can bet they'll work the clay just like the religious pusher.

Fight over it in the governments and the press. Hold both your movements back. Some of us don't need either one.
 
 justsumguy  31 Dec 2008 03:51
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 The process of evolution is established fact. The theory of natural selection as the underlying mechanism is well supported. My insistence on empirical evidence to establish facts does not extend to my faiths. I don't need to twist scientific findings to justify my belief in God.
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Of course it's wrong. Humans didn't spontaneously generate. But have any of you thought that maybe evolution was God's doing? It's said that God made people and then he made Adam and Eve. Could this point to evolution?...
 
 bookworm3  16 Dec 2008 01:58
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Creationism is definitely flawed.
 
 hellfire01  04 Dec 2008 14:51
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This does not need to be debated, Creationism is not a possible theory.
 
 Nando  24 Nov 2008 14:06
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 how is it not a possible theory because if i'm not mistaken the definition of a theory is an idea that has NOT been proved wrong so...
i would say it is up for debate
by  MM92
 31 Dec 2008 01:23
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Well I would rather say its not wrong.. Cause we don't know for sure, but the evidence does point towards evolution as the origin of species... But nothing is set in stone.
 
 Ribo  14 Oct 2008 02:59
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Sure it's wrong .. It's unprovable and yet !!
Afraid believers will say it's true since they believe it is the only thing they where tought
and that if they don't believe in the whole religion fairy tale, hell awaits them !!
So the moral is fear of death creates religion..
Yes yes FEAR of hell because they are told from a young age that hell is a bad place and it's scary !
 
 nalien  26 Sep 2008 01:27
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Yesterdays religon, is todays mythology.
At one time the Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Norsemen, Native Americans ect.. All had a faith system that worshipped more than 1 diety.
Then there was a push to reject all beliefs but the belief of one god....
One god that societies hide behind in order to cram their traditions, morals and ethics down everyones throats.
Religious beliefs have been one of the major causes of war.
Too many people have died for religion, and IF there was a creator, I don't see how it would be content with how many of its creations have been destroyed in its name.
If in fact it is please, then it is an egotistical entity I want nothing to do with.
 
 pikadoodle  09 Sep 2008 11:07
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 Well said.
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The two go side by side
 
 keepmindok  27 Aug 2008 23:59
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Creationism is wrong, the big bang, and evolution explain existence far more reasonably than any diety. Please-no watchmackers debate, the fact the earth is complex does NOT prove it was created.
 
 JiM_McG  27 Aug 2008 23:52
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 You big banger always come up with unending, unexplainable stuff.. Our universe came from another one that collapsed that came from one that collapsed and on and on. Not the complexity, but the sameness of all the species is what really puts evolution in question to me. If some bunch of goo was going around picking up chromosomes or dna and sometimes dropping dna, you would expect to have some amazingly unusual creatures.
For instance the platapus, now that's like something you'd expect from evolution, it's a mess. Nope, we end up with EVERY other mammal on the whole earth essentially the same. Every mammal on earth has 7 vertebra in their neck, even if it can't move it's head,, like a whale. All their inners are even in the same locations, binocular vision,(none with eyes like a cameleon)
Birds are pretty much the same, lizards are pretty much the same (except the cameleon). Sorry, smacks way to much of intelligent design.
With the evolutionist usual "incompleteness of the geological record" excuse, you'd think they'd luck into finding a good missing link sooner or later.
And trying to say we came from apes..... they are off by 30,000,000 chromosomes groups,, not just chromosomes. A little child was born in India with 8 limbs recently, I believe 6 legs and 2 arms and she only had a few chromosomegroups messed up,, not 30 million. So If you want to believe you came from apes, that's up to you.
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I just can't believe it
 
 Lawyer  18 Aug 2008 06:51
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Evolution comes from looking at the facts and theorizing as to what they suggest. Creationism comes from trying to force the facts to fit an existing structure. They are in no way two equally valid theories trying to explain the same thing. In fact Creationism only exists as a politically generated religious controversy trying to discredit real science and work a certain segment of the voting population into a frenzy of fearful denial so that they will cast their vote and spend their campaign contributions in a predictable fashion.
 
 finsch  08 Jul 2008 21:14
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Anytime I hear the word "Creationism" I think of that Gary Larson cartoon in which god is rolling a snake out of clay and thinking to himself, "Well, shoot! This is easy!"

For the sake of this argument, I shall pretend that creationism is NOT a ludicrous idea that should be ignored.

This whole argument is based on a fallacy: That the world, and by the extension the cosmos, must have a purpose. It's the watchmaker argument in new clothing. But the fact remains that the world is not a watch. The fact remains that the Earth, and the creatures and plants upon it, are constantly changing. The theropods and diatrymas and trichordates are all gone. (Trichordates were marvelous creatures which existed long before the dinosaurs. They had a central brain stem with multiple nervous systems emanating from it; it was as if you had a spinal cord for each limb.)

So if Creationism is true, it includes creatures who were not well-enough designed to survive. Doesn't sound like intelligent design to me!

Then we have the problem of the fossil record. The fossils don't show a neat climb towards "irreducible complexity". Nor do they show species magically appearing. They show a slow steady climb from primitive to complex life, with many false starts and dead-ends.

That sounds less like design and more like a system for trying different things.

(And of course, the question the creationists never seem to hear: Who created god? But I think we know the answer to that one.)

Then you have the weirdnesses: Whale nostrils migrating to the backs of their heads; parrots who eat poisonous plants and then neutralize the poisons by chewing on alkali rocks (lorikeets); flightless birds with wings; a creature who lays eggs but gives milk (the platypus).

Now, do these sound like things that were created and placed here? Or do they sound like things that just had to make do?
 
 OzzieMan  02 Jun 2008 03:09
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 In that Far SIde strip God said "Wow! These things are a cinch!"
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God created everything
 
 dewjimbar  07 Feb 2013 19:44
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Okay so its ABSURD to think that there is a higher being that created this world?? Have you seen how inticate and intellectually the human brain is? But we just are some worth nothing peice of meat that at one time was a m onkey right??? And the universe.. The aminals.. Our placement not too far or close to the sun.. Thats just by chance. We were just LUCKY?? So then if that is true then why are we here?? I mean that means we can do whatever we want without any major consiquences right?? No. We wear CREATED with a purpose. Were not just another ANIMAL in the world.
 
 jrod98  15 Dec 2012 11:41
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 But you cannot PROVE that we just randomly came out of nowhere or that god actually created us. We have found more evidence of evolution. The only evidence is located in a books that were written after the supposed first people died.
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It depends on what your definition of "Creationism" means.

I simply believe that a Higher Being started the process that led to the creation of the Earth and the creatures that inhabit it, as in creating the proteins and cells that started creation.

I do NOT believe in the Biblical account of Creation, also known as modern day Creationism. I fully support in and believe in Evolution, and it should be taught in schools as FACT, not a theory.

Basically, Biblical Creationism is wrong, the Deistic type of Creationism isn't.
 
 sythan  02 Oct 2012 20:10
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God Almighty created EVERYTHING !
 
 BiblicanB  29 Sep 2012 18:40
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Adaption is like a rubber band- it CAN'T continue forever
Therefore evolution is tossed out like the garbage that it is.
Also history taught us that when the Bible and science were at odds, the Bible resulted victorious. Ex. Earth shape, ancient civilizations
Science is beneficial and even more harmful
in the hands of a demoralized nation.
Religion may have excluded some universe secrets-
But the best justification is that of our ancestor Eve, who was clearly informed of a powerful tree and right away allowed her desire for independence to take control.
The example would be reenacted if Obama was gifted with the ability to move black holes.
Religion is not a TREND
It is an eternal part of life for the meek who seek approval and not damnation.
 
 Arcangel7  24 Jul 2012 18:19
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 Dafuck?
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If you think only creationism is based on faith, look at evolution. Evolution is totally faith-based--faith in something unreal. There is no proof of evolution. Why do you think there are no fossils of the "Missing Link" being found? Because there are none. If the earth really was 4.5 billion years old, it would have already been gone, because the earth can only get weaker, not stronger. Same goes for animals; it is impossible for genetic codes to get more complex--therefore, species cannot become more intelligent or complicated.

If evolution were true, then how come bacteria isn't changing into fish? How come fish aren't turning into frogs? How come frogs aren't turning into monkeys? How come monkeys aren't turning into humans? How come humans aren't turning into higher forms? Because evolution is impossible; as earlier stated, genetic codes are not ever going to become more complex. Life cannot come from non-life; the only place that is possible is Transformers (oops sorry for being facetious).

We also cannot have one common ancestor. If so, then all of our DNA would be linked in some way. However, we aren't all linked together through DNA. Every living creature has common DNA with its kind and none other. If we all had a common ancestor, how come we all have different ways of language and communication?

Get in your hand a can of soda for me. Now what if I told you that billions of years ago, two pieces of metal came together and collided to form an aluminum can? Then a million years later, some paint splashed onto it from a nearby explosion. Then a few hundred million years ago, finally some sweet-tasting liquid flowed into it and the pressure from the air closed it shut. Wouldn't that sound ridiculous if I told you that was exactly what happened--it came from nothing--and that there was no creator? You see, for every thing you see, there has to be a creator. If you asked me where I got my computer from, and I answered, "It just appeared out of thin air," that would be illogical. Therefore, you cannot have this world without a Creator. Our universe is far too complex to just have poofed from thin air. There has to be a divine Being, a supernatural one, to have created the earth. That is God. Now before you go and attack me saying there's no "God," think of what you have faith in--evolution. You think there's no proof for God, but is there for evolution? There is proof of God--all you need is eyes to see and a brain that works. The proof is what you're living on... Planet Earth. Everything that is in the Bible has come true and the things to come eventually will come true.

And that's all I really have to say in support of creationism.
 
 meliantos  06 Dec 2011 20:06
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 You my friend, don't understand evolution.

Evolution is very real. There are missing links in the fossil records. We can compare that to a 300 page book with only 40 pages. Some gaps are large some gaps are very very small. Of all the billions of species that ever lived on Earth, only a few fossilize. One of the most compelling evidence is the location of where the fossils are found. You won't find a trilobite fossil where a homo erectus fossil (early human) would be found, Especially if you would look at where geographically our own human fossils are found, we can see that likely, we came from Africa. Our journey to Europe and China only shows that we are changing bit by bit.

"The Earth cannot get stronger, only weaker" I'm sorry, that has no relation whatsoever and I don't get what your "stronger" means. Ah, the complexity argument. Anyone who knows about evolution would know about how natural selection works. The good genes that are good at surviving survive while the bad genes die out. Therefore, what we have now is the current product of billions of years of this process. It does not imply that the creatures will get weaker. Besides, our complexity does not imply perfection. We are complex in regard to microbes and amoebae. However, we do have some body parts which appear to be of poor design. The human eye for example has its retina facing backwards and the vital nerves and blood vessels in front. Any good designer would place the photoreactive retina at the front, while the vital bits protected at the back. Similarly, our appendix has no purpose in the body. any designer would not put a waste of nutrients right there in a world where food is not so easily accessible. Our appendix seems to be a remnant of a digestive tract which seems to have the function of digesting plant life. It however has no use as of now.

From your second paragraph, as again, you do not understand. You can't expect change that massive in such a short period of time. Then again, we can't say that 2 modern animals can change to each other. That's just plain stupid. We can have a common ancestor which may have looked very different. A chimp and a fish would have the same common ancestor. It would have been a sea faring animal which may have looked like a fish but it would NOT be a modern fish. By the way, we have evolved from microscopic life. You yourself did it in 9 months.

A common example for evolution is where some researchers placed some lizards in different islands in the Mediterranean where they don't belong originally some 30 plus years ago. 30 years later, a different group of researchers came back and checked on the animals. They had begun to take on a more herbivorous diet instead of a insectivorous one, they had developed valves in their guts to facilitate this herbivorous diet, they have developed larger jaws, etc. As we can see, this is only a matter of 30 years. What can happen in a million? I

Actually, we do have similar DNA. If you had studied biology, you'll see that we share 95% of our genes with chimpanzees, quite a bit less with fish, and even much less with plants. Apparently, we DO have plenty of genes in common. Genes are digital data and can be read and we have done it.

We had a common ancestor, that doesn't mean we can't have different languages. That's because our civilizations sprouted from different areas! For example, Japanese and Korean languages have heavy Chinese influences. They are essentially variations in which they are spoken and written.

Hmm, for your allusion, you fail to notice that the aluminium can was manufactured by humans. You shouldn't take a man made object as a reference, it'll just sound like you want something perfect to result of all these "explosions" as explained earlier, we aren't perfect, this universe is complex, but it is extremely hostile to life. We are in a shooting gallery of comets, asteroids and blah blah. Our own milky way is in a collision course with the Andromeda galaxy. We could be wiped out any minute. Just because we are in a "godilocks zone" which can support life does not mean that the universe has willed life to proliferate forever.

About how something came out of nothing, where did God came out from? Nothing? You've explained nothing by attributing it to a creator, in which you create a bigger problem to explain. Who created the creator? Why is he here? He can't always have been here. That's something out of nothing right?

There is no proof of God, we can't definitely say there is God or no God. Yet, there is no evidence of him. We can say that he is quite improbable. Evolution has no proof as you say. We can't prove evolution is 100% correct, that's because we haven't found everything! If we've found a fossil in the wrong place, we can disprove evolution. However, as said earlier, the fossils are in where you would expect them to be if evolution were true. There is plenty of evidence for it, and the evidence keeps on mounting, which makes it much more likely than something that has no evidence.
by  Antares
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I don't see why Creationism isn't real because everything about evolution and all that hubbub are all theories that are still theories after thousands of years.
 
 Pyrus  06 Dec 2011 19:23
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 Theories are not hypothesis. The are scientific discoveries based upon evidence. Evolution has plenty of evidence which makes it much more likely then creationism. which has absolutely no evidence.
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We are only humans and we can only know what is availabe to us. We won't know if creationism is wrong or not until we die. If we die and we no longer exist than atheists are right, but if we die and there is a God or many gods that will judge us and send us to heaven or hell than theists are right, however since the dead can't come back from being dead and tell us if there is a creator or not, we the living will never know. I am a theist of no particular religion and i beleive we were created, but I don't know for sure and I won't know until I die, and until then we can only make assumptions based on what we believe in. This question can't solved because we are still alive in a world where science is the only logical explanation for everything...exept the unknown.
 
 Radev4  05 Jul 2011 19:44
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 I do believe you're discounting all the eye-witnesses, who died, were revived, and then went on to write books about their afterlife experiences and made millions of dollars.
by  Ballsalsa
 05 Jul 2011 19:58
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I think that is totally untrue. Religion can promote a lot of good things, and besides, if Christians are wrong, and if there is not a God, Christians lose nothing after they die. If Atheists are wrong and there is a God, they have eternity to lose while they burn forever. :)
 
 yusaki  19 Jun 2011 20:52
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 I would argue that if God is so cruel that he would condemn people to eternal torture, then it is better to defy him and suffer than worship him and be an accomplice.
by  Occultdude
 05 Jul 2011 20:25
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Look at the woodpecker. It is optimized for the repeated impact against trees, from its beak to its head to its tail feathers.

These features, according to evolutionary theory, would have had to develop in stages over a long period. Obviously, this could not have occurred. The first stages of this development would have been superfluous beginnings of anatomical changes. Those would have been bred out in offspring. In addition, a bird without these developments would not be able to drill into trees in the manner that a woodpecker does.
 
 Alton1  30 Mar 2011 19:14
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 So what if the woodpecker was just a generic bird at first, whose food source were the grubs hiding in the trees. At first, they might only be able to eat them when they find a natural hole in the tree, or if the wood was very weak and they could just peck at it like any normal bird.
Now lets say that one of these birds was born with a brain that could withstand more physical shock than other, allowing it to get to the grubs more easily. Because of this, it does not have to worry about food quite as much. The genetic trait is then passed on to it's children, and then their children.
Since birds without this adaptation will die of hunger more often because of the food being inpossible to reach, over the years the trait becomes visible in almost all woodpeckers.
this is called NATURAL SELECTION.
This is not that hard to grasp...
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I do not agree.
 
 CSinensis  19 Mar 2011 18:56
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 Deep...very deep. I mean, who could argue with that response?
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God did create everything! I am not saying that Evolution does not exist, it does(but only when God allows it), but the part about man evolving from monkeys, God made us both TOTALLY different!
 
 Dawnfire  24 Mar 2010 13:51
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Unless I miss the point by a mile, it's all based on individual belief systems. If belief require more credible teachings, that would kind of defeat the purpose of having a belief. I thought it was based more on faith rather than reasonable logic.
 
 Bacchus  25 Feb 2010 05:13
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There is only one GOD and evolution is only GOD improving on it's creations.
 
 benlittle  25 Feb 2010 04:18
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 creationism is something different. It says the world was created just as the bible said it. That's simply wrong. Medievial priests already said that you may not take the story of creation literal. Augustinus of Hippo already invented the theory of creation continua which is basically the theory of evolution
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Since iknow my position has been argued i want you to explain to me the evolutionary process starting from the beginning of species... But one thing i have learned is that the theory of evolution fromthe first lifform from the nexxt is altered scientist cant agree exactly on how animals evolved or explain exactly why there are still Chimpazees or why we can't seem to find the "missing link" because there isn't any...
 
 MM92  06 Dec 2009 06:51
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Faith is never wrong. God is never wrong. Therefore, this whole argument against God is wrong.
 
 joylove101  26 Oct 2009 11:52
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 Absolutes rarely exist; that is to say if one has ever existed.

How can you know faith is never wrong, when by definition, faith possesses no qualities what so ever to discover the actual truth?

It's simply empty, or mindless, reasoning.
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Who are you to say that a whole beleif is wrong? I know you are entitled to your opinion but dont call it asurd
 
 WelshyRhi  30 Jun 2009 13:40
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I'm on the fence here, because I believe in a creationism hybrid: God made the apes, then they evolved, the first ones were Adam and Eve.
 
 BradP27  17 Jun 2009 03:46
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 Adam and Eve were apes? Blimey!
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There are no facts in evolution, we don't know what Gods definition is for what all these scientists are wanting to claim is fact.

What is fact is Christians are persecuted almost everywhere, what is fact is they can not stand up in class and say hallelujah without the teacher telling them they are offending people.

People can argue God their whole life, and they will, its says they will in the Bible. Furthermore all you people can believe the intelligence of other people and say "These scientists are so much more smarter than you are, its great the things they have created cures etc, but that's just it. THEY created it, and God gave them the intelligence or ability to.

God gave us all the ability to believe and choose what we want, and while you want to believe in a History or Science Book that's fine but they always change, simply because Scientists can not stick to one theory, their theories are ever changing, the constitution is ever changing, and for the people that believe what all these scientists say, maybe you are just little lab rats they are testing their theories on.

I don't need religion to believe in God and I don't need theology or words to prove his exists.
Yet all you evolution buffs need facts to prove you came from a monkey, I laugh when I think about how much Darwin is laughing at all the people who believed in and follows his simple means of gaining a pay check.

We believe the Government is deceitful, corrupt, manipulative, they have their own agenda.

My question are who funds all these scientific researches and furthermore when the Antichrist if there is one appears, what facts will he give to why thousands of people disappear into thin air let me guess, Maybe Aliens, or a new way of evolving coming into play. Its okay people "God didn't return, we just lost all the children because their little bodies could not hold up to the new found pressure in our atmosphere right.
 
 cherie  02 Mar 2009 16:54
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 One question that came to mind when I read this was, if you don't need religion to believe in god as you stated, how did you come across the concept of god in the first place?
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If you would like to believe in evolution that is fine. But I have serious doubts. If we originally came from monkeys then why are there still monkeys? Why did they not evolve too? To me this just doesn't make much sense to me. Sorry.
 
 jaykaywy  28 Feb 2009 23:27
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 We didn't come from monkeys, we came from a common ancestor as the monkeys the we split in one point and evolved in seperate directions. A common mistake i've known people to make is to assume that everything would eventually evolve into a human like creature.
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Evolution is pseudoscience. There is no objective proof for it. It is just a theory that scientists have become so enamored by that they take it as fact. I am not a "Young Earth" creationist, I am an "Intelligent Design" creationist.. Evolutionists like to put all creationists in the same category, but there's a big difference between Young Earth and ID creationism even though we both reject Evolution.
 
 IdeasMan  13 Feb 2009 21:27
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 Does creationism have objective proof?
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It states quite clearly that God made the earth in 6 days and on the 7th day he rested. Anyone who tells you otherwise is HELL BOUND and have no respect for our creator. Of course creationism is correct.
 
 godfighter  03 Feb 2009 16:43
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God made all things. He is your Creator.
 
 Mystery  16 Dec 2008 01:50
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Yes, It is absurd to affirm only one "God". There are many religions in this world, each with their own god(s). Also, to deny the evolution (another belief system) would be absurd.

And I'm just curious as to the "more credible way"?!? Each person's opinions are different. Therefore what one person may feel is credible may not be so to another.
 
 SlyOne  29 Oct 2008 04:02
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 If I tried to pay for a meal with "Monopoly" money would you not be absurd to affirm that your currency was the only currency that was acceptable? If my opinion that "Monopoly" money is good why would you not accept it?
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Snore...snore...if you cant be a little bit more ignorant, go cut yourself.
 
 chrisby  07 Oct 2008 18:12
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No, i disagree. There is plenty of information in our scientific knowledge base that points toward a creator. Check out lee strobels "the case for a creator'
 
 created  21 Sep 2008 21:48
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 that was a great book, and very informative
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First of all, what are we debating here, Creationism, or the teaching of world religions?
Secondly, there has recently been a resurgence of militant atheistically writing, however, these works, do not go very far to prove atheism, or evolution. Looking from the outside, it's interesting to note that recently there has also been numerous books written by influential scientists, not necessarily religions people, who have been asking if it is possible that there is a creator or designer. These questions come from their research. Some examples are Michael Behe, "Darwin's Black Box", and Francis Collins book on DNA. Presently, the arguments are coming from both sides rather rapidly, and honestly, it would appear that those from the atheistic side are focusing on discrediting religion, while those from the theistic/deistic/agnostic side, are simply pointing out that scientific research seems to point in a different direction than the popular atheistic evolutionary point of view.
 
 Romains1  11 Sep 2008 20:53
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 Oh, you mean Behe, who was made to look like a complete fool at the Dover intelligent design trial when it was revealed he didn't have a clue what science said about anything? Or Francis Collins, whose conversion to Christianity came in the form of finding a waterfall frozen in three parts in the woods and magically coming to the conclusion it meant there was a God?

If those are the best examples you can come up with, your position is laughable.
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I'm against the idea that God created everything from dust but i believe that God or whatever did create the Big Bang, evolution and so on. I just find it to hard to believe, personally, that so many coincidences could cause such a perfect world(correct distance from the sun, not to do with human problems), with the exact distance needed for life to exist. That's just my view though. Is that sought of sitting on the fence?
 
 laphkus99  08 Sep 2008 17:29
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 Who said it was a perfect world?
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OK guys... Lets get some stuff straight. The first rule in Science is that matter and energy cannot be created or destroyed only transformed from one kind into another... So tell me if it was not created then there was no creator. Fair enough. BUT, if it was not created how did we come to be from a cosmic burp about 4.6 billion years ago, a little bit of slime which just became more and more - that's creating all over again. So both scenes involve creationism, but the thing it boils down to is faith. Hebrews 11:6 "Without faith, It is IMPOSSIBLE, to please God, those that come to him must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of those that diligently seek him!"
 
 nic_glutz  18 Aug 2008 19:55
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 We didn't come from a little bit of slime. A previous universe collapsed in on itself, causing an explosion, gravity made tons of the matter attract to one another to create planets. We evolved from tiny microscopic beings, we grew from the things we consumed, the things we consumed grew from light energy that came from the sun, we evolved due to natural selection. But i do want to know what created the first microscopic beings!!!!! Possibly a God? But not the christian one because he claims to have created man in the form we are in now.

Maybe minerals chemical reactions became microscopic plant life overtime after they became incased?? Then these became mobile, tose that became mobile became animal life, those that didn't became plats??? Jut theorising, but is good enough for me. Certainly an improvement on you are the result of thousands of years of inbreeding from two people.
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Evolution somehow implies that one species becomes another. In other words apes became humans. But we still have apes. As far as the mutations which occur today-Considered the concept that we probably made them possible. Who knows what we've created with all of the chemical we need to provide us with the "material things" we think we need. What other books do you know that inspire such emotions in one direction or another other than the bible. That in itself should tell you something. See, you may not listen but you know God is there becasue I don't care how mad you are-when you are about to make a bad decision you hear him telling you it's wrong. He's always there. If the voice in your head was "your" conscious, you'd have some control over it. You could make it think like you think, but that doesn't happen. That voice is from outside of you, from somewhere else. That voice always pushes for what is right and unless you just completely block it out, it's always there even though we don't listen. He won't leave us. Baby, He's real.
 
 T00TY33  23 Jul 2008 15:25
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 In case you haven't noticed, there is scientific proof for evolution. The biological and atanomical structures of chimpanzees are inceibly similar to humans. Added to this we can see layers of dead animals when we dig far enough into the ground. We see viruses evolving the human race has evolved, from our ancestors who rubbed sticks together to the pharoahs, to us now.
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First of all, who says that because there is a Creator there can't be evolution to an extent. When you go blind most people find their other senses are intensified. Isn't this a type of evolution? I don't believe in evolution as in a drastic change from a fish to a monkey and then to a human (if NASA and the top scientists wanted to prove this they could put bacteria on Mars and see if humans develop from it. The conditions there are better than the Earth was supposed to be like in it's earlier years.) I think that evolution can occur in minor stages like a species adapting to a new circumstance.
Second, how do you explain that a bunch of matter spread out gradually formed into a whole universe without some higher intelligence? If you can explain that to me and how by some miracle one planet got all the necessities for life while every other planet only got pieces of it then your theory might hold some water.
If you honestly believe that a universe can be created randomly without any explanation than why can't humans with all our intelligence make anything that lasts half as long.
Who said that just because God created the world doesn't mean he didn't use science. Science isn't something that is used for denying a higher power, it helps enforce it. Take the carbon dating that is used to prove the earth is billions of years old for example. In the Bible it talks about how the earth was created in seven days, who says that those days are the same length of our days? The truth of the matter is that how old the earth has no bearing on creationism.
You people say that creationism is "illogical" and flawed, but maybe you should look at your own theories. You have no proof. You say it's illogical, how is the Big Bang any more logical? A ton of matter randomly forming into planets. Think about it long and hard before you reply.
 
 shortdawg  02 Jul 2008 01:46
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Creationism is most certainly not wrong.

This debate totally refers to your theological affiliation, I suppose, but here goes.
I will using one of my very awesome analogies for this.
If I say something must have a cause, it has a cause.
I say the universe must have a cause.
Therefore, the universe has a cause.
Therefore, God exists.
This may sound a little closed minded... But think about it for a minute.
(www.allaboutphilosophy.org)
 
 XieXie  26 May 2008 18:42
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 You've really done your homework.
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I don't understand why?
 
 higack  25 May 2008 14:25
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I believe that creationism is correct. I realize it is a theory, but so is evolution. There is no proof that evolution is fact, yet it is taught in schools. Creationism should be given the same opportunity and people should be given the right to choose for themselves.
 
 weep4souls  25 May 2008 10:20
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 It's the fact that evolution is supported by more facts than creationism. That is why it is taught in schools.
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It's not completely accurate either way. Creationism can make sense if you stop thinking that everything that was translated from God to human ears wasn't perfectly written in the Bible. The main arguments that I have are the facts that God is infinite, so one day for us could be one thousand years for him/her. Maybe the evolution of homo sapiens was done by God, but just taken out of context by the very humans that heard it first. Seven days for the creation of the Earth is absurd, but how can you prove that God actually said seven days? Maybe Adam and Eve were the point of evolution where we discovered our consciousness? To argue that God doesn't exist because it's not logical is slightly childish, simply because all other "answers" aren't even finished ones. No one has still found a plausible solution to the big bang theory, and besides the creation of everything by a higher power, that theory is the only strong argument that nonbelievers have. I am not for or against this topic, but it just seems that my side of the argument fits better into the "against" category. Atheists don't have any more answers to the creation of the universe than Christians do. The only reason why atheists make sense is because their side of the argument always uses logic, and in this day and age, logic is the one and only true.
 
 ConvoPiece  21 May 2008 20:00
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 Not only logic, but they're comparing 3 pages of a book that wasn't about creation as it's main topic against millions of pages of He said , she said, rapped around swiss cheese logic
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