it doesnt disprove God in any way. all it states is things change. doesnt mean God doesnt exist because things can change. Abiogenisis tries to disprove God however, and Big Bang theory tries to discredit the Bibles version of the start of universe(but cant be 100% God didnt use a Big Bang to start the universe).

No, it is not against God. God and the theory of evolution are not mutually exclusive. It is perfectly feasible for God to exist, and for the theory of evolution to be correct. However, it is harder to reconcile the claims of organised religion with the theory of evolution, and, unless you want to clutch at straws and/or apply a different interpretation of these religious texts to the ones that had been accepted for centuries, you have a hard time believing the dictates of religion, and also the claims of the theory of evolution.

The theory of evolution has nothing to do with God. It is science: the existence of God is a matter of belief.

No not at all. It just explains how life develops without invoking a deity. This doesn't mean there is no deity but just that it is not required to explain certain phenomena. It doesn't prove there are no gods as this is pretty much an impossible thing to prove. It does clash with literalistic interpretations of many creation myths however. As does most science and history.

Evolution does not oppose or prove/disprove the existence of an omniscient, omnipresent God. It does contradict the Christian Bible, however.

Absolutely not. Anyone who says it does has no understanding of what the theory of evolution posits and, therefore, is not qualified to argue the issue. The theory of evolution doesn't address how life began, merely that life is subject to changes over long periods of time, in efficient adaptation to environmental changes. . As for its inferred contradiction of certain elements of the biblical story of Genesis, that's a non-issue. All religions have their creation myths, and none is superior to any other. Christians themselves don't even agree on whether to treat Genesis as history or allegory. St. Augustine, a fairly unimpeachable source within the context of Christian theology, said over 1,500 years ago that God did not intend for Genesis to teach man about Nature.

The "theory" is not against God as it can be loosly applied to existing animals/plants and it does not correctly explain how life was created in the first place, life is changing all around us all the time and will continue to do so until the end of time. Life however, was created by God pure and simple.

With enough verbal gymnastics, you can work god into evolution, the Catholics do it. Evolution describes survival of the fittest and natural selection for the way we are built and work. The theory works because sciences like biology prove and predict various aspects of the scientific theory. Evolution doesn't require god but it doesn't preclude a divine force that may use the mechanics of evolution for creation. Evolution may not fit in the bible but may things in history, science, ethics, and logic don't fit in the bible either. It doesn't mean they don't exist, it just means biblical descriptions are less than accurate.

If you believe in the greatness, the mystery of "GOD" how could you doubt that it was all part of the plan - if that is the way you want to believe. Can't see how anyone could prove you wrong. +5

No. It is against a literal interpretation of the first book of Genesis, and that is all. It says nothing about the other books of the Bible, nothing about the gods of Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism etc.

neither. theye are two different things. Where the theory of evolutions is true is absolutely unrelated to whether there is a God. god could have invented evolution for all we know. Evolution certainly is contrary to literal interpretations of creation theories as described in books like genesis, but that is not the same as being against God.

The theory of evolution does not conflict with belief in God. It does contradict some of the teachings of the Christian Bible, however, specifically with how Genesis lays out the creation and naming of plants and animals of Earth. There are many who take the teachings of the Bible as allegorical, and consider evolution to describe the process God intended for life to follow. If God created the universe and life within it, he could have defined the "rules" by which life exists and evolves. Science seeks to understand and describe those rules. Unless you take the Bible as literal truth, Science and Religion don't have to contradict each other.

Hmmm. God created everything. Everything evolved. God works through time. Nope. No conflict.

the theory is real it does not need to be against god there are no gods to be against

That's like asking if the theory of gravity is against God. Both theories (gravity & evolution) are repeatably testable, measurable, directly observable, and causal. Now if you want to talk about hypotheses, that's another thing. We can start with the hypothesis of manmade global warming....

The bible with Adam and Eve starting the human race and then the Great Flood killing them all except Noah and family just doesn't make any sense. There are tens of thousands of living creatures to collect and preserve in the Ark. The collection is impossible let alone the preservation during the 40 days of rain without the lions eating everything. And where did the water go? The bible is outdated and not worth following word for word like some of the believers do. And stop using the word "faith" everytime you lose an argument. JMHO.

Look at it this way: Science can be viewed as saying that Evolution is HOW God does things. Religion can be viewed as saying WHY God does things.

evolution is not AGAINST HIM, it is OF HIM.....the theories are all men's.... the same as 'men's religions'....theories and doctrines of men.... why, HE knows man's 'tendancies'...how they are and always will be...

I don't believe so. I think that evolution conflicts with a literal interpretation of many holy texts, however, I do not believe that evolution conflicts with a belief in god. I know people who comfortably accept both.

Yes it is. The whole point of the Theory of Evolution is to explain the origin of the diversity in the living world without any need for God. If Evolution is true, what need is there for God?

uggghhh ... it's against the bibles as we know them, the christian one especially (if your particular flavour of christianity takes the bible as law)as it states that god is the designer, the grand puppet master holding all the strings, where as darwin said that things happen, freak mutations in a jenepool and there's nothing that can controll it, if these mutations are helpfull then they stay, if not, then they go ... nothing to do with a designer ... but ... religion is outdated, in the words of darwin "there is little room for religion in the scientific explination of all things" ... or something like that

It is not, as the theory of evolution is a product of the human mind and its inquisitiveness and its ability to find reason in the universe. And the human mind, its inquisitiveness and ability to find reason are not against God as they are creations of God. There is nothing in the universe and all of creation that is against God except the evils that human minds are susceptible to as described in the Commandments and cardinal sins, in a general sense. And since none of those describe scientific advancements, they do not therefore describe evolution as a sin. On the contrary, sloth is a sin, and therefore laziness of the mind, not using the mind, in not utilizing our inquisitiveness to find reason, in fact IS a sin.

They are just atarting to talk about it in our church round here, so they are getting used to the idea. logic I suppose?

The earth is super old, the stuff all ate eachother and inbread, you can make up any lie and its still half true.

No, it is not "against God." Like anything else, evolustion is either true or it is not true. If it is true, it is what God ordained for the growth and expansion of life. If it is not true, we don't need to worry about it anyway. Those who oppose what they think of as "evolution" would be wise to: 1. study it to make sure they understand it, and 2. devote their time to "loving God and loving your neighbor as yourself." If they did these two things, they would be helping themselves, helping the rest of us, and serving God the way he desires to be served. "STUDY TO SHOW YOURSELF APPROVED OF GOD!"

Evolution doesn't say there is no god. The only way in which it goes against the Bible is that it claims species change over time and given enough time - can change from fish to mammals (for instance). The Bible claims god made all creatures in their present form. . However, evolution and all science, seeks to find its answers based on evidence. So, unless evidence for god or his hand is found in any science, science will seek to find explanations that don't include any gods. +5

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No. Small groups of Atheists and Creationists are trying to make us believe that we have to choose between God and Science. This is not true. Most Christians do not take the stories of creation in the Bible literally. Catholics believe the book of Genesis tells religious truth and not necessarily historical fact. One of the religious truths is that God created everything and declared all was good. Catholics can believe in the theories of the big bang or evolution or both or neither. On August 12, 1950 Pope Pius XII said in his encyclical Humani generis: The Teaching Authority of the Church does not forbid that, in conformity with the present state of human sciences and sacred theology, research and discussions, on the part of men experienced in both fields, take place with regard to the doctrine of evolution, in as far as it inquires into the origin of the human body as coming from pre-existent and living matter - for the Catholic faith obliges us to hold that souls are immediately created by God. Here is the complete encyclical: http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/pius_xii/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xii_enc_12081950_humani-generis_en.html And here is the Address of Pope John Paul II to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on October 22, 1996 speaking of the Theory of Evolution: http://www.newadvent.org/library/docs_jp02tc.htm Here is an interesting article about Pope John Paul II's opinion in the matter: http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=4627 The Church supports science in the discovery of God's creation. At this time, the big bang and evolution are the most logical scientific explanations. As long as we believe that God started the whole thing, both the Bible and responsible modern science can live in harmony. Here is a nice list of Christian thinkers in science: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christian_thinkers_in_science The Clergy Letter Project an open letter endorsing the Theory of Evolution signed by over 10,000 clergy from many different Christian denominations: http://www.butler.edu/clergyproject/rel_evol_sun.htm With love in Christ.

no, but I personally think it's a load of crap.

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no it just proves the existance of God

It is neither pro nor con. It is simply an academic analysis of the methods he uses.

You know My brother iraq as a Biologist ,I don't accept this theory at all I think it makes no sense completely . I cant say it's against god but it's wrong ! in all scientific evidences !

Yes, the theory of evolution is against God: because It stands alone without the crutch of 'the need to believe in a/ny god', it dispenses god away, making it a mere concept, now unnecessary & surplus to the 'running of the universe'! * Score: Evolution 1: League of gods NIL

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