Evolution vs. Intelligent Design

Started by Netto Azure February 15th, 2009 11:52 AM
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Which do you support?

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To celebrate last week's Birthday of Charles Darwin let us go back to this never ending public debate on Evolution or Intelligent design (or Creationism, etc.) and also because PC likes controversial stuff. XD

From Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online:

evolution (noun)
1: a process of change in a certain direction <tumor evolution and progression — I. J. Fidler et al>
2 a: the historical development of a biological group (as a race or species) : phylogeny b: a theory that the various types of animals and plants have their origin in other preexisting types and that the distinguishable differences are due to modifications in successive generations
and

intelligent design (noun)
Date:1847
: the theory that matter, the various forms of life, and the world were created by a designing intelligence

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I support evolution, but I'm not saying why because then it'll eventually conclude into a huge argument....

Oh, what the heck? I support evolution becuase it's kinda hard for me to believe that some random supreme being or beings created everything. Unless you think of atoms, cells and molecules as gods....*shot*
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I "support" intelligent design, if not outright creationism. I used to believe in evolution years ago when I was an atheist, but stopped after I started to think it was illogical and unfounded. But now I firmly believe that whether it all came into being in a short period of time or changed and morphed over a long period of time, God had a hand in the making of this world. I believe in a God that creates laws for the universe to follow, a God that set this world into motion, a God that created all that exists, and a God that intervenes in the lives of man. I believe in a Supreme Architect of the Universe.
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I believe strongly in evolution. Unlike the theory of "intelligent design," it actually has scientific evidence to back it up.

The idea that some magical creature that exists somewhere far away that none of us have ever made contact with before created all life on this planet just seems..ridiculous to me.

Not to knock any of the more religious people here, though. You're entitled to believe whatever you want; don't let me try and persuade your views.
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Neither.

I find it hard to believe that someone snapped their fingers and created life, but I also find it just as hard to believe that microscopic life magically appeared, then somehow became fish that eventually sprouted legs and started walking on land.

I honestly don't care either way. We're here now, and probably have better things to worry about, so I try not to spend too much time wondering why.

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Well, since Evolution is the most backuped theory (Scientific theory: set of laws based on real evidence and in experience, highest level of "fact" a scientific claim can be) in History, while Creationism is backuped by a 2000 years old book... I'm going with the first one.

If science can ever prove the second one, then I'll start looking at it from a more respectful point of view, though.

PD: Kenji, great way to look at it XD

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I more or less support evolution. After all, it fits right alongside with natural selection :3 (and I just like to mention natural selection every so often XD)

I never really knew there was such a debate, but yeah, I place my money on evolution, even though this isn't a betting thing and whatnot. I just felt like saying that XD
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I'm not really one for evolution at all. I just don't see how if we evolved from primeapes primeates, then why aren't they still evolving?

I don't really have much more to say, except that I'm a full-on Creationist.
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I'm not really one for evolution at all. I just don't see how if we evolved from primeapes primeates, then why aren't they still evolving?
Well technically, humans are considered primates, so...

If you're talking about the idea that humans evolved from apes, then that's actually not true. The theory of evolution states that humans had evolved from the same common ancestor as apes, which branched off into several different organisms, humans being one, and apes being another.
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Well technically, humans are considered primates, so...

If you're talking about the idea that humans evolved from apes, then that's actually not true. The theory of evolution states that humans had evolved from the same common ancestor as apes, which branched off into several different organisms, humans being one, and apes being another.
Ah, I see. I never knew that.
I guess that makes more sense though.

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Between the two, I support evolution. Evolution has scientific evidence to prove the theory. The constantly-changing and newly-forming strains of bacteria and viruses are an example of evolution occurring right this very minute.

The idea of a deity creating man has been kept through centuries, through most, if not all religions, but since both major and minor variations are present, there is no way to prove that your religion states the fact correctly. Intelligent design lacks basic proof to prove its own theories, something I've noted since I was young.

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I'm not really one for evolution at all. I just don't see how if we evolved from primeapes primeates, then why aren't they still evolving?

I don't really have much more to say, except that I'm a full-on Creationist.
You've got a lot to learn.


I support evolution because it has so much evidence (DNA, viral resistant microorganisms)
While intelligent design has very little.

*looks at all the atheists* It looks like I'm not the only one who is a member of America's most distrusted minority on PC.


P.S. Intelligent Design was first coined in a book called "Of Panda's and People" and was originally stated as creationism, but to try and get it into the school system, the word creationism and such, was replaced with "intelligent design"

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I support Evolution. Human species survived through genes and so does animals. I really don't believe that there's this "God" who created us all. Everything in this universe existed mysteriously. Everything has ending and you can do nothing to change that.

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I always support Darwin's natural selection, on how an organism adapt and evolve at certain times, whether the condition is favorable for their survival. Intelligence comes next after the evolution of man.

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I support both to an extent. I believe in evolution, not the Adam and Eve story - but...even though I follow evolution I still believe God to be the start of it in some fashion.
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I'm another one of those weird people who believes in both Christianity and evolution. The way I see it: God's a programmer, not a painter. In his infinite wisdom, God made a system that would use a combination of random variables and survival of the fittest to have intelligent life develop on its own over time. The story of Adam and Eve would represent the time when humanity had evolved to the point that they could contain a soul and have free will.
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Netto Azure

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I'm another one of those weird people who believes in both Christianity and evolution. The way I see it: God's a programmer, not a painter. In his infinite wisdom, God made a system that would use a combination of random variables and survival of the fittest to have intelligent life develop on its own over time. The story of Adam and Eve would represent the time when humanity had evolved to the point that they could contain a soul and have free will.
I agree completely with what you have said. Finally someone has put into context what I believe. I've been looking for a way to reconcile both and you've done it.

I should have put 2 more options in the poll. Since I voted for evolution. XD
Could a mod add: Both, and No opinion. =P

Edit: It's quite the misconception that the use of the word "Theory" is the same as we use it in everyday language. It's different in the scientific community.

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I'm a bit mixed opinion here.

I throw my faith into "intelligent design". I use to be a agnostic, at least during my freshmen year when Biology was really playing it's roll in my courses. Now I just don't find evolution, the best place for my faith, for one it's still a theory with gaps, and problems with even fossil records from what I've learned. Even if it is true I would firmly believe that it was God's way of creating life, evolution just seems too "perfect" when it comes to species evolving, that divine intervension must have happened. I rather believe in my religon that man has trusted for hundreds of years (Catholic), than theories.

Plus-
I find absolutly no love in the science of evolution.
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Evolution or a combination of both, where a "higher being" may have created the world, but they allowed it to develop, change and evolve untouched and entirely on its own.
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