Edit: This was an old Facebook post from my previous Facebook profile
Reading for my Anthropology quiz tomorrow, and I am continually
fascinated by the theories that are presented in this and my Sociology
texts.
Right now we're discussing evolution, and the idea is that,
during the early years evolution was thought to be an upwardly moving
chain of events, the base being barbarianism (is that a word?) and the
top being civilization as it was known at whatever time the study came
out. But now we know that evolution isn't always linear, which gives
credence to my idea that evolution and Creationism MUST exist together
or perhaps in tandem. (Kind of supports the whole "Nature vs Nurture"
debate, where the end result was found that both exist together.) At any
rate, I still don't believe that we "evolved" from apes or chimpanzees
or whatever but I can see where we might have had a common ancestor.
After all, if we came from them, then why are they still here? Maybe
that's over-simplifying things, but, hey, I've got a lot to learn still.
my friend Kyle says of this post:
Well,
you are exactly right. Modern apes and humankind simply share a modern
ancestor. We didnt come from them and they from us. We are brothers and
sisters of the same parent.
DJ, my athiest friend, suggests caution:
My
advice is to not forge reality to fit a preconceived idea or belief.
Trust evidence and rationality and you can draw empirical conclusions to
all of life's little mysteries.
Alma, my Methodist friend who is a fellow Sociology student, adds this:
Here's
another kink in the evolution/creation debate that was offered up by a
friend at church a few weeks ago: If you believe that God is capable of
creating the world, then isn't He capable of creating a world that
scientifically appears to have been around for millions of years? I'm
with you, Becca, that the two must exist together or in tandem.
DJ, ever the "realist", responds:
With
all due respect, there is no kink of any kind. There is no credible
evidence for Creationism that stands up to scrutiny. If there was, it
would be considered a science. The moment you begin to indoctrinate
impressionable minds to irrational thought is the moment you destroy
that persons ability to discover truths
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