[quote] [b] Why Is It So Hard For Mankind To Accept The Truth Of God On Intellegent Design? [/b][/quote]
For the simple fact : Evolution works. Intelligent design has no evidence, no explanatory power, whatsoever. It tells us nothing of the how and why. You can deny evolution, but it fits nonetheless. We know the how, we know the why. We can even control it to a degree that allows predictions. Why would you drop something that works, for a hypothesis that has nothing to offer ?
@JimboSaturn [quote] Evolution makes everything make sense. Creationism does not. [/quote]
How does the evolution theory make sense? How long will it take for humans to evolve?
Humans have never stopped evolving and continue to do so today. Evolution is a slow process that takes many generations of reproduction to become evident. Because humans take so long to reproduce, it takes hundreds to thousands of years for changes in humans to become evident.
@sree251 Evolutionary theory best describes how and why the life forms are they way they are today. The questions of how long it took us is a a question of time frames. I guess it took upwards of 4 billion years from the beginning of life to modern day humans. Correct, evolution is an ongoing process.
@JimboSaturn 4 billion years, you say. How long does it take the human ear to take shape on your head? Who was around to make observation and take measurements of the ear and pass it on to the next scientist to the present time?
Do you actually tell your kid this to make sure he grows up to be an atheist?
@sree251 We have fossil records and comparative anatomy. There is no "human ear" , we evolved from a common ancestor to other great apes who already could hear and had ears. Similarly, apes are mammals who already evolved to have ears as well. What you really need to ask is when did the ear or hearing develop in species. Mammals evolved from amphibians who evolved from fish and fish could hear.
There doesn't need anyone there to document something for it to be real. We can see the results of years of slow change on our planet everywhere.
I let my daughter decide for herself what to think.
@JimboSaturn [quote] There doesn't need anyone there to document something for it to be real. We can see the results of years of slow change on our planet everywhere. [/quote]
Results of slow change (over millions of years) can be seen, you say. How do you deduce that what you see is the result of slow change? Is it deduction or assumption?
@sree251 One can deduce through the fossil record and gene science. It's all very enlightening and simple really if you try to understand. Once you do, your eyes will be opened to the truth and you will no longer need superstition.
@sree251 What logic is used for creationism? Assumption or deduction? I'm curious how one could posit an supernatural being we have no evidence exists created it all
@JimboSaturn [quote] One can deduce through the fossil record and gene science. It's all very enlightening and simple really if you try to understand. Once you do, your eyes will be opened to the truth and you will no longer need superstition. [/quote]
Truth is the real fact about something that has practical value. What practical value do you derive from accepting the theory that human beings evolved from other life forms?
@sree251 I disagree that the real facts are measured by their practical value, although evolution has a great practical value explaining life on this planet and how it came to be; its such a useful theory. I can ask you, what practical value does the alternatives have? I would say the understanding of how life works has a lot more practical value than 4,000 year old creation myths.
@JimboSaturn [quote] What logic is used for creationism? Assumption or deduction? [/quote]
Creationism is neither assumption nor deduction. Life, as we live it, just is. We are born into it from nothing. The need to know is a compelling drive to make sense of our disturbing existence. Not all find it disturbing, though. Some love it.
@JimboSaturn [quote] I disagree that the real facts are measured by their practical value, although evolution has a great practical value explaining life on this planet and how it came to be; its such a useful theory. [/quote]
Evolution theory is useful because it provides an alternative to the belief in creationism.
[quote] I can ask you, what practical value does the alternatives have? I would say the understanding of how life works has a lot more practical value than 4,000 year old creation myths. [/quote]
How life works is a mystery. Evolution theory offers an alternative to creationism. It provides a worldview for those who are content with a material reality constructed by science.
@JimboSaturn [quote] I'm fine with existing. [/quote]
You don' have a choice living in this dump of a world. This is it, whether you are fine with it or not. People have been raising families living in landfills for generations. It's life, and they are fine with it.
@sree251 [quote] What fact? Evolution is a theory. How does it work? [/quote] Yes , evolution is indeed a theory. Over 150+ years old and still going strong. God isn’t even close. At best he’s a hypothetical. No one can get the story straight on him. And he doesn’t do anything to clear things up. You can check out YouTube for videos on how evolution works, just try something other than Ken Ham.
@sree251 Most people already know this. A theory is the best you can get in science. It contains proven fact, assembled into a working model, that explains how things work. Nothing is 100% in science, but somethings work, and somethings don’t. The ones that work, they become theories.
@DocSavage [quote] The ones that work, they become theories.[/quote]
The ones that work are no longer theories.They become laws. An example is Newton's law of gravity. Those that don't work are theories. Examples are Einstein's theories.
@sree251 Not quite. Some things become laws, but theories usually have a few gaps here and there. Gravity is not a law, it contains certain facts, but there are still some things we don’t know about gravitational theory. There are also gaps in germ theory, and atomic theory. Each theory is understood more or less, but there are still a few blanks to fill in. For example. Extinction. What causes one life form to evolve and adapt, and another to die out completely? Science has limits, that’s why people spend lifetimes trying to expand them.
@sree251 While we’re here, I’m curious as to where you’re getting your information. You seem very uninformed on the scientific method and the amount of effort it takes. Things like “Peer Review” just past you by. When ID was rejected in court, one of the main reasons, was they failed to do any research on the claims they made. You keep tossing up criticism, without any credibility.
