Science and Religion

[ETHICSTUDENT]

Re: Science and Religion

As an athiest, i dont belive that per say.

However, as an objective outsider, i would have to ask, on what basis do you belive that?

Please understand that, as above, i look for proof in everything before committing myself to it; the idea of 'blind' faith; believing in somthing without any evidence is alien to me.

(Im trying not to offend anyone, ive seen what people have done to less open minded athiests on this forum before)

[Nobar King]

Re: Science and Religion

For one, God created the Earth. Do you believe that?

[ETHICSTUDENT]

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Most of the threads had deviated from their origional point, and had decended into minor religious disputes.

Mostly, however, everyone on this website seems to accept the reasons why everyone believes in Creationism, and therefore the other threads on this website are far too specific for an outsider like me.

Although i could, and to an extent, have, infer the basis of your beliefs from individual arguments about, for instance, the banana, or the eye, i would much prefer to have a collection of your basic reasons for belief, to remove the chance that i have judged them wrongly.

That is to say, i would still like to have examples like the banana and the eye posted here, but individual debates on very specific topics are hard for me to untangle fully.

[Nobar King]

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Did you read any threads here that enlightened you at all? Can you post them here? That would save the other members some time having to look them all up for you.

[ETHICSTUDENT]

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I'm still a long way to go before i have an intelligible piece of writing, but i will post it on here once i do.

I am aware that it is not a 'do your homework for you' site, i just wanted to be able to give an objective view of Evolution and Creationism in my report, and, being brought up within 50 miles of London into a non-religious familly means that my knowledge of creationism is only what i have gained from my own research; whilst i am passionate about Evolution, and so have passionate views about it, i am not so on the subject of Creation, and therefore i would love to have some empassioned opinions on that subject, in order to create an unbaised piece of work (for once!).

[Nobar King]

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This is not a 'we do your homework for you site'. That said, you write like an intelligent fellow. Are you really from England?

How about posting a draft of your paper so the pastors here can comment on it?

[ETHICSTUDENT]

I am a Philosophy and Ethics student in the UK. For my AS exam i have to write an essay discussing the divide between Religion and Science, with particular reference to Evolution and Creationism.

As an Athiest, i firmly belive that Evolution is the most credible theory for the birth of life, but i do not indend to discuss the reasons for this in this thread; others exist for that purpose.

Evolutionists may accept Darwin’s theory of Natural Selection, they may then come to accept that another part of the theory, say Group Evolution, is also true, because of new evidence. Creationists cannot believe that God created the world in seven days, but then start to believe later that He made Eve out of Adam’s rib because of new found ‘faith’. Because Evolution is a theory that is still being proved, accepting it is easier than taking a ‘leap of faith’ and believing Creationism outright. Statistically then, most individuals within society would opt for the theory of Evolution, and therefore society generally becomes pro-evolutionist, and, by default, anti-creationist.

Whilst I am a firm 'acceptor' of Evolution, I have a much stronger 'belief' in the freedom of speech and belief, and so, I do not wish to bias my report too much towards Evolution. To that end, I would like to hear your views on why the divide exists between religion and science, and any thoughts you might have on the subjects raised above. Do you believe, or accept, another form of Evolution could fit in with Creationism, such as Lamarckian Evolution?

Before posting this, I read many of the other threads on this site, and I can see that this website, and [Landoverian Baptism?] in general attracts individuals both very strong in their faith, but also, to an outsider, extreme and fundamental in their beliefs. I am not here in order to incite argument or debate, and, whilst I recognise the fact that my 'acceptances' may conflict with your beliefs, I hope that you can maintain an objective view in regard to this thread.