Evolution Topic

[sisyphus__]

I thought I'd make a good point about evolution I felt should be made.

The main area of evolution debate IMO is centered around non belief because of religious beliefs, and non belief because of religous beliefs (not counting this fact though, that it doesn't matter what the bible says in this instance whatsoever for example). That is to say people don't believe it because the bible says so. IMO you have no choice. You're faced with the bible and you are also faced with fact. You can't choose one side. You can't ignore fact. If you do you don't even pay it any attention which is wrong. Paying no mind to fact is like paying no mind at all!

So if you want to talk about evolution and its relating to real life please be aware that evolution is probably true because it's very hard to disbelieve in evolution ideas, like monkeys possibly be able to evolve into humans.

I imagine though it takes a long time for a species to change into anything at all. But, still think evolution exists.

I don't accept a single cell evloving into a human. So I don't know what to believe.
If one says a single cell evolved to a human I'd believe it, if they gave me sufficient facts.

Anyway I am only trying to get rid of a lot of stupid statements made in it's attack here.

[swarm]

Here is a must read site if you are serious about evolution: http://www.talkorigins.org/origins/faqs-evolution.html

For wikiholics:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introduction_to_evolution
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution

Please at least read the misconceptions page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_misconceptions#Evolution

[JDawg]

The problem is that theists (in the United States it is primarily the Evangelical Christian cults) who know absolutely nothing about the subject are told by their priest, publication, family circle, etc., that evolution is somehow a replacement to their faith; an alternative.

Aside from being completely wrong on all the critical elements of the theory (monkey-to-human one-step evolution, for example) they really over-estimate the power of evolution. It isn't a philosophy, it isn't a cult, it isn't a fantasy. It is simply the way things came to be, and how things are still today; it's the process. I fail to see how this encroaches on anyone's faith. That's always been what strikes me as so confusing about this issue.

[StrangerInAStrangeLa]

As absurd as The Holy Babble is, it yet says nothing against evolution.