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"If you accept Darwinism you have to be atheist!" Do you agree?
(This is a RE homework question for GCSE students) 'Give reasons for your answer, showing that yo have thought about religious point of view.'
Thank you xx
the exam board call it Darwinism
28 Answers
- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
Darwin was a Christian himself. Darwinian evolution is accepted by many Christians, including the Catholic and Anglican churches.
Evolution certainly knocks the pillar out from under most of Genesis, but so do other sciences (astronomy, geology etc.).
If you feel you need to make the case for evolution leading to atheism, then you would have to consider it as a long-term societal development (teaching of evolution eroding religious beliefs, highlighting some errors in the bible, leading to more questioning etc.), not as some blinding revelation that Christians get when evolution is explained to them.
- 9 years ago
Nope because if you think of it Christians think created everything so he created Darwinism so really no.
Sorry if these facts are wrong I'm antagonistic so I'm not a expert
- 9 years ago
I don't accept Evolution (calling it Darwinism is ridiculous), I understand why it is true. Christians and other Religions are entitled to their own opinions, they are not entitled to their own facts. Facts are universal, and Evolution is a fact. It isn't a theory like as in a guess, that would be a hypothesis. Theory in the realm of science is as close to a fact as you an get. But unlike religion, Science leaves room for growth, and new information. People kling to their religion even in the face of facts and willfully deny them. It's ridiculous. But to answer your question, people can believe whatever they want. The catholic church accepts evolution, so no, you don't have to be an atheist.
- ?Lv 69 years ago
no, evolution doesn't disprove the existence of there being a "god" it only disproves the god created man in an instant
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- 9 years ago
No you do not have to be an atheist. I don't have a reason for thinking that, except I have met people who accept evolution as being correct who are Christian.
- SylvanDLv 79 years ago
No, you just can't be a literalist Christian. There's plenty of room for an overseer in Darwinism.
- thomasLv 79 years ago
No, Darwinism explains HOW evolution occured. It doesn't say that there couldn't be a will behind it.
Think of it as as art project.
A sculptor doesn't simply create something. They start with basic materials, combine them into workable clay, slowly shape the clay in stages & finally have a finished product. With evolution each generation is simply one stage in the creation.
With Darwinism it is possible to believe in a creator. However since the christian texts are very specific about the time frame & such of creation which clearly is against Dawinism they clash. There could still be a creator, just not THAT creator, or simply a misunderstanding of the religious texts.
- 9 years ago
Not. At. All. Accepting Darwinism and evolution does not make you an atheist. You can still believe God sparked the big bang, or whatever else you decide.
- KENNETH DLv 79 years ago
No Darwin was a Christian and still held fast to his beliefs. His theory is just that a theory not necessarily a fact
- Anonymous9 years ago
What is the entity behind natural selection? Modern science is absurd.