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If you believe that Darwin is wrong then does it follow that you are a religious fundamentalist?
I've asked previously for any examples of atheists that believe that Darwin was wrong and the Theory of Evolution is invalid. I cant find any. If Darwin cannot hold up to unbiased scrutiny then you should have doubters regardless of their religious beliefs. Since I cant find any, does it follow that if you argue that Evolution is not valid then you must be a religious fundamentalist?
Senor Os: I did NOT say that if you are religious than you must believe that evolution is unproven or false. What I asked is if you believe that evolution is false does if neccessarily follow that you are a religious fundamentalist...But thanks for playing anyhow.
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- HerodotusLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Well, does your logical proof then hold up to Flat earth vs Spherical Earth arguments? How about gravity or aeronautics? An idea being widely accepted does not put it in to doubt.
It is only as a matter of supporting their faith that ANYONE forwards Creationism.
- 1 decade ago
Don't be ridiculous. I can provide you with plenty of examples of Christians, very faithful people, who nevertheless accept evolution as scientific fact. It's a shame that you let your religion get in the way of being a thinking human being. Not everybody does.
Evolution *has* stood up to unbiased scrutiny for a long time now. The only people who have any doubts are the biased scrutinizers, like yourself.
Edit: Okay, fine. No, it does not necessarily follow that if you argue evolution is not valid that you must be a religious fundamentalist. That said, there are very, very, very few people arguing against evolution that are doing so for any reasons other than religion.
- 1 decade ago
Darwin's Theory of Evolution IS a religious belief. A believer in "evolution" (as an explanation for the creation and variety of life) is a religious fundamentalist.
On an objective, scientific level, the Theory of Evolution is not any more sound, or supported by scientific evidence, as any alternative theory.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
There are people who criticise Darwin from a scientific viewpoints. Many scientists think evolution occured in sudden leaps, not gradually. But no serious scientist doubts evolution for the same reason that no serious scientists thinks the Sun revolves around the earth.
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- UnafraidLv 61 decade ago
No, atheism and evolutionism do not go hand in hand. There is no proof of either. I am not a fundamentalist and I believe in creationism rather than evolution.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Here's a website of atheists who believe that evolution (or at least abiogenesis) is wrong.
Source(s): http://rael.org/rael_content/index.php - PragmaticAlienLv 51 decade ago
You should base your assertion that Darwin is wrong based on scientific facts and not on religious beliefs.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
no, i once read the blog of an atheist who presented all kinds of proofs against evolution. it was pretty strange.
- ?Lv 44 years ago
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