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Originally Posted by EDBTZ12
I cannot explain how god got into power but there has to be something that explains how the human body and this earth was formed. Everyone has their choice of what to believe in and that's fine.
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Everyone has a choice, but there's also the evidence to consider. All the evidence points towards all life on earth having a common ancestor. If you'd like some resources about this let me know, I can provide books, websites, etc. The scientific community is not arguing about this, and even most Christians accept evolution.
The only people rejecting evolution are those who adhere to a specific literal translation of the Bible.
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Originally Posted by EDBTZ12
It's impossible to disagree with anyone's opinions because it is impossible to prove them wrong or even prove it right.
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I disagree, if you find a hoof print in your front yard, it could have been a horse, a zebra, or a unicorn. Lets assume that all look identical for now. Whatever left the hoof print is gone now. While you can't prove what animal left the hoof print, would you say that all three (horse, zebra, unicorn) are equally likely? If not, why not?
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Originally Posted by EDBTZ12
Without people believing in religion i think this world would be a lot worse.
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If this were true then primarily atheistic nations should be cesspools and have a far lower standard of living; and that's very visibly untrue.. quite the opposite in fact.
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Originally Posted by MoneyGuy
It's nice to see a discussion like this where the athiests have not called we believers morons. I'd urge any non-believer to read The Language of God by Dr. Francis Collins, why headed the human genome project. He's one of the most respected scientists in the world and looking the incredible complexity of the universe turned him from an athiest to a Christian.
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I have that book and I'm not convinced that that's actually what converted him, but it is an interesting book (I haven't finished it yet though).
However it is interesting to note that Collins accepts and supports evolution, and he's an evangelical Christian.
Even Micheal Behe, poster child for Intelligent Design and someone who often speaks for the Discovery Institute, key witness during the Kansas trial, also does not deny evolution! He just contends that at specific points an external designer intervened to nudge things along. But Behe accepts a 4.5 billion year old earth, and common descent.
If these Christians who have dedicated their lives to the field accept evolution (for the most part, choosing to believe that some external force guided the evolution), why can't the rest?