Does the Theory of Evolution promote atheism?
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God is a concept that isn't humanly possible to understand, therefore Evolution can help very little to dismiss the possibility of a deistic god. Organized religions like Christianity often base their foundations on a holy book, the Bible in Christianity's case. When holy books present information that scientific theories like Evolution can falsify, the credibility of the whole of the text can weaken, the supernatural claims which have no evidence to support them from the very beginning of the religion's inscription can become less and less probable. To summarize, the Theory of Evolution can indeed promote atheism by lessening credibility. Side: Yes
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no, not the whole context of it, just what they interpreted wrong, which is alot of stuff, i agree religion shouldnt try to explain the scientific parts of the universe it should stick to matters of the soul, we can become more than human, we are after all, divine beings of the cosmos Side: No
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Not Christian =/= atheist. There are so many much more intellectually stimulating, factually non-brain cell destroying, and culturally beautiful in every way than Christianity. Even if you don't believe in god, there are many fascinating religions through which even atheists could learn a lot. Side: No
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The theory of evolution does make it seem less likely that there is a god just as much as anything else in the universe. The fact that 99% of the universe is pretty much inhabitable, space being completely incapable to sustain life, rarely allowing planets to form capable of sustaining life, this all powerful and all knowing being could have thought of a perfect and flawless universe filled with life and capable of satisfying that life, and then evolution comes, you ask, why does everything have to evolve? why couldn't have god created everything at the snap of his fingers without the need to keep improving on itself? If god was powerful enough to make it so that every living thing didn't have to evolve and make it so they all had equal chance of surviving without the need of evolution then why is there evolution? The creatures are all in a good position to where one doesn't have that much of a bigger chance than any other species to survive, all thanks to their forms that were a product of evolution, but couldn't have god created all the animals that evolved the way they are now, as they are now from the beginning? or coincidentally in the perfect forms that balanced out naturally to where all would keep on living? All in all whether you are talking about evolution, space, or anything about the universe it seems as though this is not a product of a perfect all-powerful, all-knowing being. Side: Yes
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Oh my god people, god cant just "snap his fingers" and perform miracles 24/7 do you know how bad that would upset the natural order of things? Evolution could be the process of a higher power that sustains everything, if everything was perfect our universe would be all out of whack, if god just made life easy there would be no point in lviing, because we wouldnt know what pain would be like, or loss, or struggle, or joy, or anything, wed be stuck in a state of not knowing shit. Just because we have scientific processes of things like evolution doesnt mean it wasnt the work of a higher power. Sure the universe is inhabitable. To us. That doesnt mean life hasnt been able to thrive in other environments. Scientists dont interfere with their experiments so why would a higher power? It wants to see how we play out, to learn from us and we can learn from it. Side: No
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god cant just "snap his fingers" and perform miracles 24/7 Then God is not omnipotent. if everything was perfect our universe would be all out of whack if everything was perfect our universe would be all out of whack No, if everything was perfect, then the universe would be perfect. You're assuming that a higher power exists, based on zero evidence whatsoever. Most people, when faced with this absence of evidence, would simply choose not to believe it or remain skeptical at the very least. Side: Yes
All established scientific theories promote atheism. They do so by demonstrating that the universe runs by predictable rules that does not require the interference of any deity and as a matter of fact, precludes any ability by a deity to interfere. As hard evidence of this phenomena, witness that the percentage of atheists in the scientist population tends to be much higher than the percentage of atheists in the general populuation. Side: Yes
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No, it promotes science. Science and faith are not the antithesis of each other. Science is the pursuit of knowledge in hopes that you draw closer to knowing the meaning of your existence. That in no way implies you cannot have faith or automatically do not have faith. Therefore no, it does not. It just promotes science. Side: No
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No. The theory of evolution, and the advancement of scientific understanding a whole, promotes the possibility that an atheistic world is possible, but it in no ways negates the possibility of a theistic world. There are two points I would like to make though. First of all, it depends how you define 'promote'. If the theory of evolution is false, it would probably fall in line with theistic beliefs more so than atheistic. But as it has been accepted as valid, it would be more accurate to say that it 'hasn't failed atheism', rather than it has 'promoted atheism'. As it is impossible to prove a non-existent entity false, all atheism can do is not fail any tests that would prove it false - this is just another of these tests. Secondly, the theory of evolution may go against certain religious views, without being against theism. Theism is perfectly accepting of everything that science has shown so far, yet the same cannot be said for all religions. Too often do people equate religion with theism, but there is a very significant difference. Side: No
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No. As a previous poster alluded to, faith and science are not antithetical to each other, just as capitalism is not the opposite of collectivism, it is the opposite of communism. The reason why 99% of scientists reject religion is they understand that in order to exist you must have matter. Needless to say, but God is not made of matter. Side: No
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I think this is a bit of an over simplification. Specifically: The reason why 99% of scientists reject religion is they understand that in order to exist you must have matter Energy is not made of matter. Do we question the existence of energy? Matter is just "solidified" energy. Side: Yes
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