Quote Originally Posted by Stemis516
im curious as to how evolution attempts to explain this and human nature
Then to be honest you should really learn more about it rather than trying to debate with people over a topic you don't understand fully.

Earlier on you called me uneducated (by default) as I stated evolution was fact - but to be honest I am degree educated in Genetics and Microbiology so that's not really accurate . I wouldn't normally bring that up but this thread has encouraged me to think differently and be blunt about a few things.

I'm sort of surprised and a bit alarmed at the sort of responses these threads get - here in the UK the scientific culture is very different and also the general mentality towards issues of religion are very much subdued. The fact this thread is even in "Spirituality" is kind of ironic, but anyway.

From age 15 in the UK when we first started learning this in biology we also discussed creationism and earler "ideas" of how evolution worked e.g. "Are giraffes tall because they stretch a lot" that kind of stuff. We picked at the flaws in Darwins theory, how things have changed and how intelligent design fits in. We really had a pretty holistic approach - after considering all the arguments evoltion comes up trumps and doesn't require faith.

What you are really debating is the origin of life on this planet and NOT evolution. That is a whole different story. I personally think its time that evolution was just accepted in the U.S as the evidence is overwhelming and really there is no logical justification to teach creationism as a "theory" or masquerade it as science in any way. I would lose my job before teaching crap like that.