Has my great, […] great grand father been an APE?
Posted by SanSan , Wednesday, April 14, 2010 10:41 PM
Since Darwin questioned the truthfulness of the bible his supporters and these who follow God’s word have been at war. Who can convince the people?
For almost everyone the question, how life came into being, is very central, so it is extremely important not just to listen to what someone says, but also to research on the other side, to compare evidence and ideas. I must confess that I find most of the Creationists’ arguments little convincing. Most of them do not bear deeper examination.
Let me come back to the points I mentioned earlier:
- The age of earth and Universe…
The big bang theory is difficult to comprehend, especially for the majority of people who have not studied any science. However there is evidence, which supports this theory. Young-Earth Creationists use the fact that this theory is so inconceivable, to demonstrate how absurd the evolution theory is (in fact it has NOTHING to do with evolution).
The Question about the age of the earth is very essential for most Creationists. The University of Minnesota also released a study revealing that high school and college students are more likely to believe in evolution if they accept the fact that the earth is 4.5 billion years old.
Fossils of long extinct dinosaurs seem to be a key problem for Young-Earth supporters but they argue that they used to live alongside Man before Noah’s Flood killed most of them. To support their model and to demonstrate that Creationism and science does not have to disagree, they open museums and the like.
- Are transitional fossils missing…?
The claim that there are no transitional fossils between species or classes of animal life is wrong. Of course the fossil record is not complete and might never be, but we have enough evidence that evolution took place, even in the human history (like Lucy and Ardi).
- Can complex organs evolve…?
It sounds plausible that a designer could have created complex organs but evidence now proves that they CAN evolve. If we look at early fossils or simple modern life forms, we also can see how they developed from very basic to highly complicated structures.
- So what about morals…?
The need of a religion to maintain moral is NOT a reasonable evidence for the truth of its doctrine. I
also do not see a problem in answering the four questions of life without god.
It is also debatable if religion really does make you a better human? During my research I discovered an interesting YouTube video. The man holding this lecture is Dr. Kent Hovind, also known as Dr. Dino; a Young-Earth creationists and now in jail…
I do not mind that my early ancestors were apes; I actually think ancestors who evolved from tiny protozoa all by themselves are quite honorable. Creationists like to argue: “Do you want to decent from a monkey?” Well… Do YOU want to decent from a lump of mud?
Sorry, just had to comment on this one too! Just about the noah's arc thing. Are they serious with that? When I was a kid I knew these bible stories such as noah's arc, jonah and the whale, david and goliath were all stories. I knew this when I was child, yet there is a part of the population who really believe that these things happened? Cannot. Comprehend.
Two of every animal in the world, on a boat, while the world is flooded, with an old guy named Noah. I mean, how big is this boat?
Also, I don't think you stated it, but what are the 4 questions of life?