Do you believe in Creation or Evolution?

Philippines
February 6, 2007 2:55am CST
I believed that God created the Universe, including the Earth and all the creatures in it, in seven days (can found in bible in the book of genesis). How about you?
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• United States
7 Feb 07
Of course I believe in evolution, as a more or less scientifically proven fact. I didn't know that people DIDN'T believe in evolution? I know that religious texts don't talk about evolution, but they also said that the Earth was the center of the universe and that everything went around it, so I thought it was agreed that the Bible was more a certain rendition of the world, not specific facts... Hm.
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• Philippines
7 Feb 07
Thanks for sharing your opinion and for the response. I think more people believed in creation than evolution. I'd like to hear more about people who believes in evolution I hope they share their opinion too. :D
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• Philippines
6 Feb 07
i also believe that God is the creator of every thing. it's written in the bible. i dont believe in the theory of evolution. is there anyone here believes that their ancestor's a monkey?
• Philippines
6 Feb 07
Lol... Thanks for the response :D
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@buenavida (9985)
• Sweden
7 Feb 07
There is so much proof of a great intelligence just around us so it is impossibe to think that everyting exists just by coicidence or by some atoms that decided to form all the insects, animals and humans and let the earth be full of trees and other growing things that give us everything we need for food, shelter and clothes. - A human brain is much, much more complicated than a computer. Is there anyone who believes that their computer started to exist just by a coicidence, some plastic and metal just happened to form a computer? - The evolution theory can not explain why we like beauty, art, music and many other things that are not essential for our survival. - There are many well known scientists that believe in an intelligent Creator even if some of them are afraid to admit it. If they did, they could lose a lot in reputation and support money and their career, so they keep quiet.
@buenavida (9985)
• Sweden
9 Feb 07
Sorry if I simplified a little, just the thought that all we see around us would have been created without any intelligent creator behind it all seems to me so absurd. Well, if the evolutionists don´t believe in coincidence, they must have some explanation for all these extremely complicated forms of life so why can´t they convince intelligent people and all scientists? Why do they have to make up evidence if they really have all facts? There are scientists who sincerely believe in an intelligence behind everything - they are just brave enough to admit it. Professor Leisola from Finland was quoted in a newspaper after he had studied the evolution theory and he thinks that it is unconsistent, and was surprised that no other academic person had found out about this. Then he understood that it would not be popular if someone started teaching what is considered a fact by so many. It could affect their career and support money. What sort of scientist are those who have to use a sort of authority pressure to make people believe what they think is the truth? If they had enough evidence for their theory, they would just show the evidence and people could believe them.
• Philippines
7 Feb 07
Yes you have a point there, they're afraid to admit the truth and just stays quiet. Thanks for the response :D
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@Fargale (760)
• Brazil
8 Feb 07
OK, let's go point by point here. Forgive me for not quoting, but I'll try to keep the answers in order: - You are misrepresenting the theory of evolution by saying that everything exists "by coincidence". Natural Selection is simply the opposite of coincidence. Look it up. - The same goes for when you cite "atoms deciding to form all the insects, animals" etc. Again, that is not what the theory of evolution states. You are inventing a straw man and attacking it. The path from a single cell-based lifeform to higher and higher life forms took millions and millions of years of incredibly small and slow changes. The "magical" process you describe correlates to creationism, not evolution. - Once again, saying that a brain formed "by coincidence" is a blatant misrepresentation of the theory of evolution. - Regarding art, music and etc, you are actually getting into the field of evolutionary psychology, which does postulate many possible explanations for that. I'm sorry, but you should really look it up. - There are many scientists who are deists, and that is absolutely no secret. Nevertheless, only a few negate the theory of evolution, because to do that they have to put their religious dogmas above their intellectual honesty and their respect for science and evidence. Yet, they exist, and their arguments - and the proper rebuttal and explanation for their shortcomings - is easily found on the internet. If you are sincerely willing to inform yourself more about the theory of evolution - and I think you'd gain much for it, to avoid misrepresenting it like in this post - you could try the website www.talkorigins.org .
@whacks (774)
• Philippines
7 Feb 07
I believe in creation - that God created the heavens and the earth and everything in them including man. I do not believe that man came from the apes. The evolutionists do not even know where the ape came from whereas God described in detail His work of creation.
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• Philippines
7 Feb 07
hmm, do you think after another 1,000 years human will evolve to something new? and also we have so many discoveries about bacteria and kinds of bacteria do you think another 1,000 years they will evolve again to another kind of apes?
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• United States
7 Feb 07
...yes, they do know where the "ape" came from. They have a very definite timeline, starting from bacteria.
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@Fargale (760)
• Brazil
8 Feb 07
Mankind has reached a point where there is very little selective pressure for more evolutionary changes. Not only that, but 1.000 years is a very, VERY short time when you're talking about the evolution of a species. You don't have to fear bacteria will change into a different, way more complex species in such a short time. But bacteria *are* continually evolving, even today. That's why antibiotics lose effectiveness with use.
• Thailand
7 Feb 07
I believe in the proven fact of evolution. There is far too much factual, scientificly proven evidence to support it for any thinking person to ignore it. I do not understand why it causes such great debate. It takes nothing away from god.
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• Canada
13 Feb 07
Lavera1, You're correct, evolution is theory. A scientific theory. Please check out the definition of the word so that you can verify that we're on the same page. http://wilstar.com/theories.htm "How can a bacteria evolve into a fish or a ape." It takes a VERY long time, with very minute changes taking place from one species to the next. "And if we humans were evolved from apes why are there still apes in the earth?" A common peice of misinformation. Humans and apes share a common ancestor, we didn't evolve from them. In other words, we share the same evolutionary tree which is backed up by DNA evidence. "All evolution is trying to prove is that God doesn't exist and plenty of evolutionist scientists have left that false religion and joined creation truth." Judging from your response thus far, you know very little about evolution. Do you have any credible evidence to support your claim of defecting scientists? As others have already mentioned, evolutionary theory and creation are two very different things. One claims to know how life and the Universe came into existance, while the other simply explains how species evolve through genetic mutation. Apples and oranges, but I digress.
@Lavera1 (896)
• United States
9 Feb 07
Yes all evolution is is theory. How can a bacteria evolve into a fish or a ape. And if we humans were evolved from apes why are there still apes in the earth? All evolution is trying to prove is that God doesn't exist and plenty of evolutionist scientists have left that false religion and joined creation truth. Infact science is proving each day that the bible is true.
• Philippines
9 Feb 07
definitely creation.
@jricbt (1454)
• Brazil
6 Feb 07
Just a clarification, universe origin has nothing to do with Theory of Evolution. And I do not believe in the creation as described in the bible.
@jricbt (1454)
• Brazil
7 Feb 07
Well, I don't know what do you want me to explain, so here are both : The Theory of Evolution deals only with life, altough how this life was originated is a related field of research, related because it is on biology, the Theory of Evolution deals with life, its changes over time, why it changes, etc. and on this planet, should we ever find another planet with life, it is a possibility that the Theory of Evolution as we know is aplicable there, but only this. And the origin of the universe is far older than earth (universe something around 15 billion years, and earth with 4,5 billion years or something) and again as the most modern theories say. Why I do not believe in the creation as related in the bible. First I do not have belief in the existence of any God, second the amount of fossil records, and genetic evidence is better explained by the Theory of Evolution. And another thing is : Why is the creationism as in the bible right and not other creationisms from other religions? For example, the bible states that men and women were created by god, why did this God created also chimpanzees with such a similarity?, Another thing, how could from a couple, one single couple, all the diversity that humans have , come? Did god created more human? Yes, No? If yes, is there any point in the bible were it is clearly stated, if not, why? See, lots of questions and a supernatural being where none is needed.
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• Philippines
6 Feb 07
Thanks for the response. Can you explain to us why?
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• Philippines
6 Feb 07
I believe in God and the Holy Bible as the Word of God which is the truth and therefore it follows that I believe that God created everything including man in 6 days and on the 7th day God rested or stopped His work of creation. I have started a discussion entitled Creation where I quoted the whole Chapters 1 & 2 of the Book of Genesis of the Holy Bible which show how God created for general information. I quoted such chapters from GENESIS & EXODUS (Greek to English) which is my translation from the Septuagint or LXX (Greek Old Testament) found at http://www.lulu.com/arseniajoaquin Should anybody want to know, pls go to my Profile and open the subject matter on Creation.
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• India
6 Feb 07
i also believe in god keep i t up.
• Philippines
6 Feb 07
Thanks for the response :D
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@kiwimac (323)
• New Zealand
7 Feb 07
I consider the Genesis account of creation to be parable rather than records of an actual event. I agree that the universe was created by God but I believe that God set in place natural 'laws' including those of evolution. So the Earth has taken 4.5 or so BY to become what it is now. I find nothing in science which contradicts God.
@ash2_hot (224)
• India
6 Feb 07
Even I believe in creation. Some =thing must be created first in order for it to evolve into something new.
• Philippines
6 Feb 07
Thanks for the response :D
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@solway (14)
6 Feb 07
How was "God" created?
• Philippines
6 Feb 07
God is Spirit, from everlasting to everlasting; nobody created Him. He says I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End (Revelation 21:6; 22:13)
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• Philippines
7 Feb 07
Definitely true, thanks for answering his question.
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• India
6 Feb 07
God didn't create the universe in seven days...He created it in six days! And I believe six refers to non-specified time, and not 24 hour duration.
• Philippines
6 Feb 07
Yes because of the seventh day He rested, thanks for the correction. I think 1 day to God is equivalent to 1,000 years to man. I just couldn't remember the verse where it's stated.
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• Philippines
6 Feb 07
The 1,000 years to a day is found at 2 Peter 3:8 which says: "And let not this one thing hide from you, beloved, that one day in the presence of the Lord is as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day" [quoted from THE WILL New Testament (Greek to English)].
• Philippines
6 Feb 07
Thanks for the response :D
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@Lavera1 (896)
• United States
9 Feb 07
Yes I believe in creation because it had to be an intelligent being to create the universe and hang the sun on nothing and set in orbit and it continues in that orbit to this day and also give us light and warmth. And He also put the ocean in the earth and set it's boundaries and told it not to overstep them. And look at the mountains that are still being formed and they hold water for us.
@erique (464)
• Indonesia
7 Feb 07
i still think about it till right now, i just can't find out which one is the true, if the God theory is true how with the discovery of fossil, and if the scientist theory is right how with the miss link , and how the universe not only milky way is created
• Philippines
7 Feb 07
Me too believe in creation. That God is the one who created everything. He is the one who made us. This is my belief for the bible tells me so. :-)
@merkava (1225)
• Philippines
7 Feb 07
Hummm..... it's like asking religion or scientology. I'm believe in creation. You have to create something first and the next process after creation is evolution. Man alone has created a lot of things, mostly material things... money, plastic, insta-food. If man, a simple being, can create those what more to God!? God is too fantastic for the human mind to comprehend.