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Rioku_Zanketa January 24th, 2009 7:45 AM

Then does that mean we're doomed to genetic disorders forever? I came upon that solution before, and it just made me wonder: If we came across humanoid aliens, and we produced offspring would that make our offspiring have an incredibly smaller chance of contracting disorders from birth?(given that the aliens don't have any themselves...) Does that mean Adam and Eve were siblings? I mean, I know they were made from god, but I didn't think the rules applied like that.

Yamikarasu January 24th, 2009 9:16 AM

Oh jeez, another religion thread.

My opinion is that there is no such thing as supernatural, everything should logically have a naturalistic cause and explanation for why it happened/exists/does what it does. Until there is evidence that says a supernatural being must have created everything, I have no reason to believe that explanation.

So I would say the "Big Bang," although of course the Big Bang must have had a cause if it is actually the explanation as to the birth of the Universe. Evidence seems to point to some sort of "explosion" so I'll believe that. Now it is humanity's job to figure out what caused the Big Bang, and to keep looking for naturalistic answers until we can accurately explain the whole of existence.

Just seems like a better plan then "Goddidit," IMO.

Jessie January 24th, 2009 6:43 PM

I don't know. All that matters is that I'm here.

JK. I'm leaning towards the Big Bang theory. But who knows? (We don't, that's for sure.)

WriteThemWrong January 24th, 2009 8:55 PM

There are just some things we don't need to know and this is one of them.

Haza January 24th, 2009 9:03 PM

Im not sure what to believe. Science is convincing and makes a lot of sense with evolution and al but God is in the back of my mind.

Ultraviolence January 24th, 2009 9:05 PM

I can't choose between Science or Religion... Science says we came from single celled organisms, and Religion says God created us.

Aegis January 24th, 2009 9:07 PM

I'm not sure what I believe :/ Like it has been said several times in this thread, there isn't a way to know for sure, so I just keep my mind open to new ideas. I wasn't really raised a certain religion, since my mom is Christian and my dad is pro-evolution, so I kind of saw both sides of the coin. So, yeah, not a Christian, but not totally against the idea of a god either. *shrug*

Ezzo! January 24th, 2009 10:58 PM

Well, I think God created us. I used to think that we evolved from monkeys or whatever, but then I thought that if we evolved from them, how come the monkey's aren't still evolving into humans? But I didn't Google it yet so idk, lol.

Haza January 24th, 2009 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ピチュー (Post 4309444)
Well, I think God created us. I used to think that we evolved from monkeys or whatever, but then I thought that if we evolved from them, how come the monkey's aren't still evolving into humans? But I didn't Google it yet so idk, lol.

Monkeys dont just change in a day. Evolution takes more years than a you can imagine

Ezzo! January 24th, 2009 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by - H A Z A - D I V O - (Post 4309462)
Monkeys dont just change in a day. Evolution takes more years than a you can imagine

In that case, I'm undecided. I'm curious on why they started to change in the first place though.

Capt. Couch January 24th, 2009 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ピチュー (Post 4309444)
Well, I think God created us. I used to think that we evolved from monkeys or whatever, but then I thought that if we evolved from them, how come the monkey's aren't still evolving into humans? But I didn't Google it yet so idk, lol.

Like I said before, humans never evolved from monkeys, it was a separate evolutionary split from a common ancestor, or so we have concluded. Monkeys will continue to evolve into different species of monkeys instead of humans, or so it goes.

And as for why they changed: simple "errors" in DNA (starting from germs and microbes) which just occur naturally (which is why we have diseases such as Down's Syndrome that we are born with) cause the creation of something a little bit different than its parent, but it eventually changes into something entirely different after enough "errors."

One thing that has always irked me about creationism is not the fact that the human race simply appeared at God's command, but the fact that no life outside of earth is mentioned (but then again, I am an atheist and have disagreed with the concept of creationism to start with, so...). Considering the vast size of the universe, it's more than likely that extraterrestrial beings exist. Only until recently (within a year ago), it was considered a sin under the Christian faith to believe in aliens because it directly contradicted the Bible, but it wasn't talked about much so as to dance around the views of a changing society.

LethalTexture January 25th, 2009 1:50 AM

We did evolve from primates, that is to say Apes, actually. I believe a Chimpanzee's DNA is 99% the same as a human's, or somewhere around that mark.

We came to Earth on a meteor/comet as microscopic lifeforms and evolved from there. Simple.

Kazukii January 25th, 2009 2:26 AM

This is pretty much the same as my old thread but yeah, wtf xD
Ehmm, I'm a believer of the Big Bang Theory.

Aether January 25th, 2009 7:46 AM

I do believe we were created by a higher power, but one god? I don't think so.

Metatron January 25th, 2009 10:31 AM

I don't know, and to be honest, I don't really care. I'm not a religious person, and I don't really believe in "God," but I do honor the possibility of a "creator."

But given the choice, I would say that the "Big Bang" theory is probably the most scientifically accurate explanation.

ShadowofTime01 January 25th, 2009 10:47 PM

I used to think that "God" could have created the Big Bang, but I recently was thinking about how rational the universe is, how there are physical laws that bind us to this level of existence. Everything can be brought back to science and logic. And then you see and read about God in the Bible, and he is not logical, not rational. How could a God like that create a universe with such order.

I like to believe that I'm looking for a greater truth in this universe, but I also believe that if this truth is god, than he is removed from our plane of existence. Also on that note, I don't think a being of a higher dimensional order can exist before the lower dimension do...


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