Why Do So Many Have Trouble Believing In Evolution?

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  • he still stands
    he still stands Posts: 2,835
    antares434 wrote:
    no ... humans are actually apes

    oh, ok I see that "ape" is just a generic term for the superfamily of Hominoidea, which includes humans, chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas, etc

    thanks, I naively thought that "ape" was an actually species. :oops:
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  • SweetChildofMine
    SweetChildofMine Posts: 842
    I did a google image search for hairy men. All I saw was banana. :oops:
  • satansbed
    satansbed Posts: 2,139
    mikepegg44 wrote:
    satansbed wrote:
    tbh it makes america look like a laughing stock

    supposed world powers =\= allow teach creationisim in biology class


    it isn't just america

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/ ... reationism


    difference is that the government doesn't support it, while a lot of the states do

    and a more recent link

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/201 ... ent-design
  • satansbed
    satansbed Posts: 2,139
    Godfather. wrote:
    nobody has proven evolution from ape to man have they ?
    so really this topic has answered its self thru the few comments that have already been posted, and maybe someday someone might find the "missing link" some people are hoping for but personally I doubt it, there is no DNA match in the slightest between man and ape that I know of which would be huge in this debate to even start talking about evolution of this type.

    Godfather.


    thats because thats not how eveloution worked
  • mikepegg44
    mikepegg44 Posts: 3,353
    satansbed wrote:
    mikepegg44 wrote:
    satansbed wrote:
    tbh it makes america look like a laughing stock

    supposed world powers =\= allow teach creationisim in biology class


    it isn't just america

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/ ... reationism


    difference is that the government doesn't support it, while a lot of the states do

    and a more recent link

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/201 ... ent-design

    does this mean our government is a better reflection of the people for better or worse :lol:

    that is a good point about the government not vs the public schools here. I don't think it is as wide spread as some make it seem though. I never heard peep one about it in school.

    and that is a great article, hope for the future
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  • catefrances
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    he still stands wrote:
    antares434 wrote:
    no ... humans are actually apes

    oh, ok I see that "ape" is just a generic term for the superfamily of Hominoidea, which includes humans, chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas, etc

    thanks, I naively thought that "ape" was an actually species. :oops:


    hmmm... what did you think an ape looked like???? :think:
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  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    The conflict of faith versus science...if a creation believer used their mind, they can reach a place where there is no conflict between God creating all that we know and the process of evolution.
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  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    he still stands wrote:
    antares434 wrote:
    no ... humans are actually apes

    thanks, I naively thought that "ape" was an actually species. :oops:
    Only in the Tarzan books by Edgar Rice Burroughs are there a species simply known as "apes"....Tarzan was raised by a tribe of what EBR identified as "Great Apes"....bigger and more advanced than gorillas or chimps or orangs. :ugeek:
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • Smellyman
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    Godfather. wrote:
    nobody has proven evolution from ape to man have they ?
    so really this topic has answered its self thru the few comments that have already been posted, and maybe someday someone might find the "missing link" some people are hoping for but personally I doubt it, there is no DNA match in the slightest between man and ape that I know of which would be huge in this debate to even start talking about evolution of this type.

    Godfather.

    If humans descended from monkeys, how come there are still monkeys?
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    Smellyman wrote:
    Godfather. wrote:
    nobody has proven evolution from ape to man have they ?
    so really this topic has answered its self thru the few comments that have already been posted, and maybe someday someone might find the "missing link" some people are hoping for but personally I doubt it, there is no DNA match in the slightest between man and ape that I know of which would be huge in this debate to even start talking about evolution of this type.

    Godfather.

    If humans descended from monkeys, how come there are still monkeys?

    humans didnt descend from monkeys... nor did they descend from apes. they share a common ancestor that is all.
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  • Godfather.
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    catefrances wrote:
    Smellyman wrote:
    Godfather. wrote:
    nobody has proven evolution from ape to man have they ?
    so really this topic has answered its self thru the few comments that have already been posted, and maybe someday someone might find the "missing link" some people are hoping for but personally I doubt it, there is no DNA match in the slightest between man and ape that I know of which would be huge in this debate to even start talking about evolution of this type.

    Godfather.

    If humans descended from monkeys, how come there are still monkeys?

    humans didnt descend from monkeys... nor did they descend from apes. they share a common ancestor that is all.

    who or what is the common ancestor ? I'm not trying to stir the pot just really interested in who or what you guys think is this common ancestoe is.


    Godfather.
  • he still stands
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    Godfather. wrote:
    who or what is the common ancestor ? I'm not trying to stir the pot just really interested in who or what you guys think is this common ancestoe is.


    Godfather.

    read this: http://www.amazon.com/Origin-Species-Ch ... _lmf_tit_2

    it is pretty accessible and will answer all your questions.
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  • Godfather.
    Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    Smellyman wrote:
    Godfather. wrote:
    nobody has proven evolution from ape to man have they ?
    so really this topic has answered its self thru the few comments that have already been posted, and maybe someday someone might find the "missing link" some people are hoping for but personally I doubt it, there is no DNA match in the slightest between man and ape that I know of which would be huge in this debate to even start talking about evolution of this type.

    Godfather.

    If humans descended from monkeys, how come there are still monkeys?

    I like your reply. :thumbup:
    but I thinbk that some are moving in a different direction of evolution, I'm not clear of what they're refering to
    but am truley interested in reading their theory/ideas of this
    Godfather.
  • Godfather.
    Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    he still stands wrote:
    Godfather. wrote:
    who or what is the common ancestor ? I'm not trying to stir the pot just really interested in who or what you guys think is this common ancestoe is.


    Godfather.

    read this: http://www.amazon.com/Origin-Species-Ch ... _lmf_tit_2

    it is pretty accessible and will answer all your questions.
    thanks' I read it and by the end of both reviews it was clear his ideas are theory(not knocking him or them) a book of ideas and some findings ,cabbage and rock pidgens etc.

    Godfather.
  • he still stands
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    Godfather. wrote:
    Smellyman wrote:
    Godfather. wrote:
    nobody has proven evolution from ape to man have they ?
    so really this topic has answered its self thru the few comments that have already been posted, and maybe someday someone might find the "missing link" some people are hoping for but personally I doubt it, there is no DNA match in the slightest between man and ape that I know of which would be huge in this debate to even start talking about evolution of this type.

    Godfather.

    If humans descended from monkeys, how come there are still monkeys?

    I like your reply. :thumbup:
    but I thinbk that some are moving in a different direction of evolution, I'm not clear of what they're refering to
    but am truley interested in reading their theory/ideas of this
    Godfather.

    i think he was trolling... not sure... it's the most cliche and least rational argument made by creationists that makes people who understand evolution :lol:

    like I said, read Darwin's "Origin of Species." that's a lot more efficient and complete than me explaining it to you second-hand.
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  • he still stands
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    Godfather. wrote:
    thanks' I read it and by the end of both reviews it was clear his ideas are theory(not knocking him or them) a book of ideas and some findings ,cabbage and rock pidgens etc.

    Godfather.

    my god...

    i know you haven't read it
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  • satansbed
    satansbed Posts: 2,139
    Godfather. wrote:
    thanks' I read it and by the end of both reviews it was clear his ideas are theory(not knocking him or them) a book of ideas and some findings ,cabbage and rock pidgens etc.

    Godfather.

    The scientific definition of the word "theory" is different from the colloquial sense of the word. Colloquially or in the vernacular sense of the term, "theory" can refer to guesswork, a simple conjecture, an opinion, or a speculation that does not have to be based on facts and it need not be framed for making testable predictions. Scientific theories also contain speculation at first, but they develop over time and many are rejected as they are specifically crafted for the purpose or function of being testable. In this way, theories can be constructed using logic, models, or schemes for generating testable hypotheses with precision.


    there is a masive difference between theory and scientific theory


    this is also a good post on it
    http://thinking-critically.com/2010/07/ ... efinition/
  • BinauralJam
    BinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    Aleins mixed there DNA with Bigfoots and got Us. Seriously. :ugeek:
  • satansbed
    satansbed Posts: 2,139
    BinauralJam wrote:
    Aleins mixed there DNA with Bigfoots and got Us. Seriously. :ugeek:
    probably as valid a theory as creationism
  • he still stands
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    satansbed wrote:
    BinauralJam wrote:
    Aleins mixed there DNA with Bigfoots and got Us. Seriously. :ugeek:
    probably as valid a theory as creationism

    I don't know... it is probably more valid because aliens almost certainly do exist whereas God...
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