For those who believe in evolution and heaven?
924847
If indeed there is a heaven of sorts.....some kind of afterlife.....I could only imagine all living beings would eventually end up there....from the beginning of life.\nG*d is this theory would not be an entity like an old man sitting in heaven making decisions but more of a spiritual force.\nThe writing of the bible or invention of any of the worlds religions would only effect this hypothetical afterlife in that they may push a persons consciousness in one direction or anothers, if indeed this consciousness survived death. It is possible though that only the life force itself continues and the consciousness itself ceases to exist at the time of death.
1093141
I believe in what you believe it seems. I don't think the evolutionary theory is an excuse though. Satan had to do something to give non-believers a way to think without the Lord in their life.Now the monkey thing may be wierd or stupid,but if you didn't believe in the Lord, what would you believe to prove He doesn't exist?
705253
Christian, but not the "We are better, so fuck you all" kind. I follow the doctrines of universal reconciliation, theistic evolution, universal correctness, and eternal salvation.\n\nI also believe in infinite universes and cryptozoology.
96948
i guess if you believe in evolution because they are a mammal that breath air. but if you believe that God created everything then that would be a different story, right?
1127161
I believe in God. I have a 165 IQ and I know that evloution is one of the world greatest theories. \n\nEvolution has been able to predict many things, and it is used in science for the production of new drugs as well as many other areas of biology studies. \n\nIt is a pretty lame christian that has to reject evolution to believe in God. God is, God created the universe. I don't have to know every detail of how he did it to believe in him. Anyone that has some understanding of God or is guided by the holy spirit can read genesis and understand that it explains that he is the creator. It was not meant as an instruction manual of how he did it. \n\nScience explains the physical world around us. There are many theories that explain our universe. Many are replaced and other theories are revised to reflect later knowledge. It doesn't mean they were not good theories. The test of whether a theory is good is does it advance our understanding of the the world around us.\n\nIt is in that aspect the theory of evolution is outstanding. It has expanded our knowledge of the biological world tremendously. It stands as one of the great pillars of science equal to einstein's theory of relativity or pascal's calculus.
340817
Oh good grief.\n\nHow can someone not believe in evolution?  The evidence is freakin' everywhere.\n\nFirst off: evolution is not incompatible with creation theory.  You just have to widen your theological perspectives and stop being a tool.\n\nSecond, there is a host of evidence for evolution.  Just look at the biological tree.  Life has trended from simple life to complex.  There are also fossil records that demostrate quite concretely (excuse the pun) that creatures have changed over the centuries.\n\nIf you write such glaring evidence off as some sort of "demonic trickery" then I truly have to wonder about your gullibility.  I mean, some people seriously need to think about the full rammifications of their religious beliefs.
304551
Tell you what.  Spend six weeks in a biology lab with some species with very short life/reproductive cycles--say, drosophila or flatworms--and they'll be your witnesses to evolution.  Is it easy to argue against the existence of something one can actually see happening in front of one?  For example, how do you explain the constant mutation of the flu virus.  It's not a point of theory--it's an observable fact.  So, how does that happen, if there's no evolution?  You see my point:  we don't need "witnesses," because we have real empirical evidence.\n\nBut in any case, it doesn't matter what I believe or what you believe.  There is room both for your cosmology and for mine in the world.\n\nWhat does matter is what is taught in school.  As of yet, right-wing Christian evangelicals have not succeeded in imposing their particular worldview on the entire country by changing our laws into Evangelical Christian shariah, and our schools into Evangelical Christian madrassas, despite their repeated efforts.  Until that time, it does matter that science, not religion, is what we study in science class.\n\nBy the way, try reading other eye-witness accounts to the creation of the world.  Upon what basis, other than your community's belief, is your religious creation myth more demonstrably true than that of Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, Parsis, Baha'is, Jains, etc.?  Show me the legitimate, objective, neutral, non-theological criteria that proves your book's eyewitness account more true than theirs, and you might have made a real point.  Until then, not really.\n\n(By the way, any answer that says the Bible has the true answer "because the Bible says so" would not count as a reason outside your faith system.  I'm not saying you're wrong--just that that's not science.)
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To tell you the truth, you could group together the finest of the christians and discover that they each have different belief systems.  In other words, believing or not believing in evolution won't make a dent in one's christianity.  It is irrelevant to the more important or greater issues of life.\n\nEven the most fundamental has certain beliefs which are unfounded in the sacred scriptures, many doctrines will only be clear on "that Day."\n\nSo yes, definitely, one can be a christian and also believe in evolution, just as well as a pious or religious christian who believes in killing in the name of God.\n\nThe same goes for the other religions which also claim disbelief in evolution.
529829
God and evolution are not an antithesis.  God spoke life into existence but he also placed within each creature the ability to adapt and evolve.  \n\nI do not believe there is life out there. However, even if there were it wouldn't change my belief in Christ.  I'd say what a wonderful Creator we have and move on.
184603
Wow - yes of course people have thought of it, that's why you have so many choice in religions or the neo-popular near athiest ideologies associated with Godless science by way of the theory of Evolution, which provides absolutely NO answers and especially NO comfort for what you're looking for.  Not ragging on Science, but nobody I know curls up with test tubes and litmus paper when they go to bed at night, and if we evolved and continue to evolve based on ridiculous odds why bother to have any order in our societies at all?  But I'm biased, I favor intelligent design.  And I do believe in a benevolent creator...although how and what escapes me....\n\nHonestly? If you haven't ever tried religion, it might not be a bad idea to look into one that you can agree with, but fair warning, there are SCADS of goofy people therein.  Of course, there will be scads of goofy people anywhere life takes you.... \n\nIt just sounds like you need to believe in something or fall in love to get your mind off the downer side of things.
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I believe that both creation and evolution rely on religious belief and are supported by scientific observation.  The fundamental beliefs vary as well as the interpretation of the scientific facts.\n\nAs for your points:\n\n1.  I would agree that Creationism does not fit the description of a testable, repeatable, scientific theory... but neither does evolution.  However, there are theories as to how observable scientific facts fit together to support both creation and evolution.\n\n2.  Some "believers" WILL accept evidence against their religion and some NON-believers WILL NOT accept any evidence supporting religion.  But this is irrelevant and does not lend scientific credibility to either side.\n\n3.  There are theories supporting both creation and evolution that allow for error and are peer reviewed.  In fact, many theories for both sides are continually modified, updated, or rejected based on new evidence.  In this way both ideas are very similar to all other pure scientific fields.\n\n4.  When talking about the origin of the universe and life, ANY theory must have its origin in belief of something that was not observed, cannot be repeated, and will not happen again, as well as the assumption that something existed in the first place to start it all.  Creationists believe in God and creation while Evolutionists believe in the Big Bang and a monstrously long list of extremely statistically improbable occurrences that take place in an amazingly perfect order.  Almost sounds like it needs "divine intervention"...
804610
I am with you. I dont belive in any of it.  No God, heaven, hell, religion, afterlife, higher power...period.  It is the ultimate hoax, the greatest "story" ever told.  In the Bible it states that many of HIS followers eluded to the fact that Jesus or God himself asked them to sacrifice a life, fast...etc.  If ANYONE went and sacrificed a life TODAY, they would be found guilty of murder by the very people who will go that Sunday and pray in church with the Bible in their hand.  It is the ultimate form of hypocritical existence.   They say you must have FAITH to believe.  Well, if I was a religious man serving under the beliefs of God, I would have FAITH in a man who said he has repented his sins, he did it in the name of God and then I would set him free.  So, to all of those who judge, who convict a religious crime based on societal evidence, you have sinned equally in the eyes of YOUR GOD.  So, I am with you brother.  There is NO evidence, proof or otherwise to suggest a supreme supernatural power exists.  Evolution DOES on the other hand exist and it is proven to have existed LONG before any so called God, creator, or Hell existed.  We are born, we live and we die.  It is that simple.  You have to be strong to accept that kind of fate and I DO accept that.  Belief in God is for those who fear death and the impending nothingness that follows.  They cant accept that or figure out our beginning, so they SAID this and that happened.  The billions who have been fooled.
811541
I don't say that evolution does not exist, I say that however life came to be, God put it there. In other words, if there is evolution, God started it. Maybe there was a Big Bang, but God started it. That's all.
837403
I don't believe in heaven, I'm an atheist.\n\nBut if there is a heaven I am definitely going.  I'm a great guy and do nice things, I let spiders out instead of crushing them and hold doors open for old people.  I'm nice, and I don't believe God requires a particular religion or belief to get in.  It's all about your actions, not what you profess to believe.\n\nBut I'll probably accept Jesus into my heart right before I die, just to be sure.
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God and evolution can go hand in hand. If you believe that God created all life, then you must believe that same God created the bacteria from which all life has been scientifically suggested to have evolved from. So when you say "Life" I assume you are specifically referring to human life. Genesis tells us that God created Adam and Eve. It also says that they gave birth to 2 sons, Cain and Abel. Therefore, if you indeed believe every word in the new testament, you have to believe that incest is okay, because no other children they had are documented yet here we are today. Eve was only one female that God created. If they had more undocumented kids, which they must have under the circumstances, then a crucial part of the story was left out, but incest was still involved in order to populate the planet. I prefer to believe that I evolved from bacteria than from incestuous biblical characters, but that's just me. Many creatures in this world survive without any organs at all. They are called single cell organisms and it has been scientifically proven that they indeed have evolved over millions of years to create higher forms of life. If your religion requires you to follow every documented word blindly, then do so, but not if it means sacrificing common sense or intelligence in the process of believing what you have been programmed to believe.
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Physical evidence? As in the sort of evidence that shows evolution is true (fossils, modern animal morphology, distribution of modern animals, DNA, etc.)\n\nNone.\n\nBut, if people want to believe in a god. Or two. Or several. They have that right. And the vast majority of people who do believe do not need the sort of scientific proof to be certain they are right.\n\n\n(And just a comment above, the world and life are very much NOT put together perfectly. Just for starters most of the DNA we have is not good for anything, only a small amount is for genes. This makes sense from the pov of evolution, but not from a instant creation. Unless god is sloppy.)
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Well, since both reincarnation and creation are religious beliefs, while evolution is a scientific theory, it's comparing apples to oranges. They are in whole different realms.\n\nI'd like to point out that the poster above me (Paganfire) is mistaken. Her explanation of evolution is actually that of thermodynamics. Biological evolution is descent with modification. Many people lump all the theories of science together as one 'belief', but they are not beliefs, as they are built on evidence.