Evolution: is it necessary to know how life ultimately began in order to study and debate the evidence that evolution has since occurred? [Spirituality & Religion]
If you think it is, why do you think so? Can you explain that reasoning for me?
I ask because i've encountered a creationist's position that the evidence for evolution can be ignored if we don't know how life began. I point out that the theory of gravitation still allows us to study the interactions of matter without knowing how it came to be but this apt comparison appears to be ignored.
Since i've received no explanation from the parties involved, i'm coming to YOU! So. Thoughts?🙂
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SW-User
Although I am a universal believer that there is an ‘essence’ have it ‘Maker’ if you wish, I still teach science and believe the evidence to be overwhelming indeed so I leave everyone with this light hearted soundtrack 😂
🐒 Our whole universe was in a hot, dense state Then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion started, wait The earth began to cool, the autotrophs began to drool Neanderthals developed tools We built a wall (we built the pyramids) Math, science, history, unraveling the mysteries That all started with the big bang! Hey! Since the dawn of man is really not that long As every galaxy was formed in less time than it takes to sing this song A fraction of a second and the elements were made The bipeds stood up straight, the dinosaurs all met their fate They tried to leap but they were late And they all died (they froze their asses off) The oceans and Pangea, see ya wouldn't wanna be ya Set in motion by the same big bang! It all started with the big bang! It's expanding ever outward but one day It will cause the stars to go the other way Collapsing ever inward, we won't be here, it won't be hurt Our best and brightest figure that it'll make an even bigger bang! Australopithecus would really have been sick of us Debating how we're here, they're catching deer (we're catching viruses) Religion or astronomy (Descartes or Deuteronomy) It all started with the big bang! Music and mythology, Einstein and astrology It all started with the big bang! It all started with the big bang! 🐒🐒🐒
'In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. ' Yes it started with the Big Bang! Incidentally not with the steady-state theory as many atheists had always believed @SW-User
