Evolution or God????. . . .

[beachguy in thongs]

Sorry for being a retard. CCC's make me a nutjob. I don't see a need for a god anymore. If you believe god can exist forever, then why not take a step down and believe the universe we know and can see can exist forever. I think it's all very interesting that we came to be. Amazing in fact. But I don't see the need for something intelligent making us. I think its just as likely we're coincidence made as it is god made. I kind of hope I'm wrong though, because I don't like the idea of nothingness, not that I'd recognize it to dislike it when I'm in it. I want a soul. If I don't have one though, it doesn't matter too much, because I'll never know in that case.

I'll either not know until I'm dead, or never know. But in the words of socrates
"Why fear eternal paradise and why fear nothing?" in some other language.

I clicked I believe in evolution, because I definately believe in evolution. I'm not sure about god though, and I'm leaning towards doubt and just ignoring the possibility and living a life according to my moral standards.

It sounds like you listen to God and obey him, but you won't tell anyone. That one sentence is kind of funny, "I don't see the need for something intelligent making us". Think of an option for that sentence . Maybe there are hundreds, thousands of universes made by different Gods, and the Milky Way was the creation of one of the slow Gods. In that case, we should be concerned for Our God and give him support. I'm sure some people know what's it like getting picked last for a pick-up game.

[beachguy in thongs]

The question is invalid, anyway. You don't "believe" in evolution, just like you don't "believe" in relativity, or "believe" in electricity. These, along with evolution, are concepts that simply are, they exist. I don't "believe" in a tree because whether I believe in it or not, it's there.

Electricity has long been seen as the conduction of electric stuff. :stoned:

[derstig]

Having studied Evolution and related subjects as a Cellular & Molecular Biologist, there are obviously no doubts in my mind as to the validity of the Darwinian theory of Evolution..

[Oneironaut]

I really don't get how people can just ignore the heaps of paleontological, genetic and anatomical evidence there is for evolution just because some ancient text says the Earth was created in 6 days. If you really take this story seriously, you actually believe that the Earth existed before the stars did, which means you have to throw out huge heaps of astronomical evidence too. If you believe that the Earth is 6,000 years old or so, you have to throw out all modern geology. Eventually the person who believes the Bible to be literally true will end up rejecting all modern science, hence the war on science that's coming from the religious right in this country. These people are trying to introduce their religious superstition into our science classrooms so they can destroy science as we know it.

And the ironic thing is that they're supposedly doing it in the name of science. They actually call it "Christian Science", even though there's no science involved whatsoever. Science means you look at the evidence and draw conclusions from that. When the evidence contradicts your previous conclusions, you modify them. Christian "Scientists" never modify their ideas; they take as dogmatically true anything that is said in the Bible and try to cram the evidence into an account of history that will agree with that.

There's a reason all respectable scientists reject the Bible as an ancient work of fiction, because that's apparently exactly what it is. It rejects all kinds of observable, verifiable evidence. You have to be either really scientifically ignorant or really self-delusional to embrace creationism. Fortunately it seems to be the former, which could perhaps be solved with better science education. If we can successfully defend science education, that is.

[CocaCola]

I can't believe some people believe that all matter and energy just somehow manages to exist in a very orderly fashion WITHOUT something beyond this phyiscal materialistic reality fashioning and guiding it (aka God)

What I can't believe is that people think that God is actually a being of some sort.

[Sir Les]

I believe In God .
It is too evident that something of intelligent design is at work behind the seens!
If the evolution of man came from ape, why has it stopped?, where is the link?
And what caused the evolution to happen?..was there intervention of unknown design responsible for our making?
Where did the D.N.A come from?
These questions haven't been answered by science!
And the only way they ever will be answered, is when God comes down for a visit!
according to the Bible, this is suppose to happen, so we will see the the truth unfold as written.
All will be brought in to the light....

[PukkaSkunk]

was gonna write about 20 paragraphs i felt all inspired and shit, then i got blazed so fuck it i cant be bothered.










I AM GOD

[CocaCola]

I believe In God .
It is too evident that something of intelligent design is at work behind the seens!
If the evolution of man came from ape, why has it stopped?, where is the link?
And what caused the evolution to happen?..was there intervention of unknown design responsible for our making?
Where did the D.N.A come from?
These questions haven't been answered by science!
And the only way they ever will be answered, is when God comes down for a visit!
according to the Bible, this is suppose to happen, so we will see the the truth unfold as written.
All will be brought in to the light....

What do you mean evolution has stopped? I'm freaking alien, bitch!1

[CocaCola]

And why is Evolution and Creationism always pitted against each other? Is it so impossible to concieve the possibility that maybe a higher force created the "elements" to help the universe process it's self through evolution? Well, that would explain just about everything!1 But oh nnnoooo... it was only God!1

Why is God always looked at as a being or "consciousness" apart from humans and animals and everything else? Wouldn't it be more plausible to say that God is the collection of everything as a whole and that it all connects at the one point it started? NOPE! God is the one that created everything and we are his servent!!1 No,... I think the point is to be servents to your fellow man and creatures and even the environment (as it's all one). Think on the planets level... ouch, more garbage... oh shit, not another hurricane caused by shifts in the stabilty of my core because of nukes!1 OH NOES!

"With knowledge comes wisdom and understanding, and with wisdom and understanding comes empathy and unconditional love". - Me, I think.

[beachguy in thongs]

was gonna write about 20 paragraphs i felt all inspired and shit, then i got blazed so fuck it i cant be bothered.










I AM GOD

Was gonna write, too, now I feel all inspired to blaze, thanks. :stoned: