Gallup Poll:Only 4 in 10 Americans Believe In Evolution

[Indeependent]

God invented evolution, idiot. Bigoted functional moron racist haters of the GOP base are going to have a problem with her....

Genesis clearly disagrees with you.

 

[Auld Phart]

25 percent don’t believe

Gallup Poll :Only 4 in 10 Americans Believe in Evolution

Stupidity of the American Right

did you not understand my comment?

 

[Mashmont]

As a Catholic, I have no problem with evolution.
My big question is: Is outer space infinite? Because if it is, that is mind-boggling.

 

[buttercup]

As a Catholic, I have no problem with evolution.

Of course you don't.

 

[Mashmont]

Of course you don't.

And I don't see evolution as inconsistent with the bible in the least. The 6000-year dilemma is easily remedied: God's time is not earthly time. There. Now you can I can agree.

 

[buttercup]

And I don't see evolution as inconsistent with the bible in the least.

Except for that it says the exact opposite. I have to say, your posts keep confirming what I said on that other thread about the Catholic Church. I'm not going to get off topic though, so I'll leave it at that.

 

[Mashmont]

Except for that it says the exact opposite. I have to say, your posts keep confirming what I said on that other thread about the Catholic Church. I'm not going to get off topic though, so I'll leave it at that.

The 6000-year dilemma is easily remedied: God's time is not earthly time. There. Now you can I can agree. But in truth, as conservative Christians, we have far more in common than we don't, so we should unite against atheism, which I see as the real threat to mankind.

 

[francoHFW]

Except for that it says the exact opposite. I have to say, your posts keep confirming what I said on that other thread about the Catholic Church. I'm not going to get off topic though, so I'll leave it at that.

Religious nut ignoramus....change the channel... so many religious leaders say you're nuts....

 

[buttercup]

The 6000-year dilemma is easily remedied: God's time is not earthly time. There. Now you can I can agree. But in truth, as conservative Christians, we have far more in common than we don't, so we should unite against atheism, which I see as the real threat to mankind.

I didn't say anything about the length of time. Again, I'm not going to get off topic here, I just wanted to make the point that nearly all your posts confirm what I said on that other thread about the CC. Sad but true.

 

[Mashmont]

I didn't say anything about the length of time. Again, I'm not going to get off topic here, I just wanted to make the point that nearly all your posts confirm what I said on that other thread about the CC. Sad but true.

This IS the topic of the OP. Evolution and the 6000 history of earth. And the bible explicitly says God's time is not man's time. It's an easy resolve.

 

[buttercup]

This IS the topic of the OP. Evolution and the 6000 history of earth. And the bible explicitly says God's time is not man's time. It's an easy resolve.

No, the topic is the amount of people who don't buy evolution. Not the bible and not the Catholic church. I will say though, it's not surprising to me at all why you believe the way you do. 1 Corinthians 2:14 comes to mind.

 

[Mashmont]

No, the topic is the amount of people who don't buy evolution. Not the bible and not the Catholic church. I will say though, it's not surprising to me at all why you believe the way you do. 1 Corinthians 2:14 comes to mind.

My conversation has to do with evolution which is the topic of the OP. Why do you believe earth is 6000 earth years old, since the bible says God's time is not man's time? Odd that you would evade that question. instead, you just want to insult my faith. Christians are supposed to promote understanding and listening.

 

[Dagosa]

Gallup Poll :Only 4 in 10 Americans Believe in Evolution

On Darwin’s Birthday, Only 4 in 10 Believe in Evolution

Nope.

 

[Dagosa]

Since the Left decided to reject God and needed a substitute.

Just your god, the rest are fine. Your’s is a PITA.

 

[sparky]

~S~

 

[buttercup]

My conversation has to do with evolution which is the topic of the OP. Why do you believe earth is 6000 earth years old, since the bible says God's time is not man's time? Odd that you would evade that question. instead, you just want to insult my faith. Christians are supposed to promote understanding and listening.

Wow, in addition to the other stuff, I'm sad to see that you are also dishonest. I never said how old I thought the earth was. I already told you that wasn't what I was talking about, yet you keep persisting with a strawman that YOU put forth. If beating strawmen is your thing, then I'll leave you to argue with others, I'm not interested.

And no, again, the topic of the thread is how many people don't buy into evolution, not evolution itself. There are plenty of other threads on that topic.

 

[Mashmont]

Wow, in addition to the other stuff, I'm sad to see that you are also dishonest. I never said how old I thought the earth was. I already told you that wasn't what I was talking about, yet you keep persisting with a strawman that YOU put forth. If beating strawmen is your thing, then I'll leave you to argue with others, I'm not interested.

And no, again, the topic of the thread is how many people don't buy into evolution, not evolution itself. There are plenty of other threads on that topic.

OK, so you do not believe earth is 6000 man years old? Since you do not believe in evolution, how old do you think earth is, and where do you get your biblical justification. I honestly want to see why you do not believe in evolution, since you saw fit to belittle my belief in it.

 

[Seymour Flops]

Evolution is nothing more than mutation. There are two kinds of mutation. There is adaptive mutation where the mutation is in response to surroundings, like blue eyes that are superior where there is snow glare.

Really?

That is extremely interesting.

So some mutations are not random at all, but are actually in response to environmental conditions? If that is true, that is a big shift from Darwin. It is a far better idea that could be a testable hypothesis. Where can indeed about that?

The Darwinian* explanation is that when a random mutation occurs it either benefits the organism, harms the organism of his neutral.

How Does the DNA determine that a specific mutation such as blue eyes in a snowy environment will be beneficial and then mutate to produce that trait?

Do Eskimos/Inuits have blue eyes?

*neo-Darwinian actually

There is spontaneous mutation which starts out as a genetic defect. If it kills the individual it is not passed on. If it is beneficial it expands through the tribe.

That's the Darwinian version, which is extremely unlikely to be true.

We really should start teaching biology again.

We should teach critical thinking and open-mindedness about biology and every other subject.

 

[Seymour Flops]

Stupidity of the American Right

Amazing part is 36 percent have no opinion

Not so surprising, really. Life on Earth originated long ago and there are no living witnesses to it. Any attempt to explain how life came to be will either be guesswork or based on the written records. Nearly all the written records are about one creation story or another. The current gueses are mainly some version of Darwinism.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Really?

That is extremely interesting.

So some mutations are not random at all, but are actually in response to environmental conditions? If that is true, that is a big shift from Darwin. It is a far better idea that could be a testable hypothesis. Where can indeed about that?

The Darwinian* explanation is that when a random mutation occurs it either benefits the organism, harms the organism of his neutral.

How Does the DNA determine that a specific mutation such as blue eyes in a snowy environment will be beneficial and then mutate to produce that trait?

Do Eskimos/Inuits have blue eyes?

*neo-Darwinian actually




That's the Darwinian version, which is extremely unlikely to be true.

We should teach critical thinking and open-mindedness about biology and every other subject.

There is a species of moth in London that developed mutated wings that made them look like they were spotted with soot. This helped them blend into sooty buildings and survive. This is now an entirely different moth from any other moth.

To answer your question. It was recently discovered that all blue eyed people came from one single person that had a mutated gene resulting in blue eyes. This person was most likely from Scandinavia. Eskimos are so closely related to Mongols, they likely would never mutate a blue eyed gene. We don't know, of course, but there might have been other factors. The ancient people populating these northern regions were an ocean going lot. Inuit is not so that might have done something to the mutated gene.

Most mutations are not beneficial. The carriers die or are sterile. Biology is a fascinating subject. Some schools have eliminated biology completely. It's a shame.