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Debate Score:90
Arguments:63
Total Votes:119
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Is Evolution True?

Yes

Side Score: 60
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No

Side Score: 30
7 points

It is the best explanation of the origins of life we've come up with. In my mind that makes it effectively true.

It is a shame that there is such a small cost to believing that life snapped into existence at the command of some magical turtle or sky god. How can we argue against magic? Any evidence brought forward to these people can be explained away because they can just say the supreme wizard created the world that way. We observe evolution today? Well the almightily wizard made all the animals 6000 years ago then let them adapt. Fossil Record? Well either mr. wizard is reusing worlds or he created dinosaurs beside humans and decided they were a mistake. Not only that, fossilization apparently only takes a few thousand years to complete. Silly scientists must have their math wrong.

Think about how absurd that is. They are willing to believe a book written 2000 years ago over a community of intelligent people who have dedicated their lives to the study of geology. Why do they believe this book? Well the book claims it is the word of god. If that is good enough for you then why are you debating this? If the way you evaluate the truth of a claim is through checking the bible and not through observation and measurement then of course evolution is false.

Side: Yes
2 points

I can not believe we live in a world full of idiots spreading lies and outrageously defending that evolution is false !!! I have studied and still studying science for the past 7 year both at school and university. It strikes me the most that people who negate evolution DO NOT ACTUALLY understand the MEANING!!! go read about evolution and then debate your ideas. And by the way, I DO BELIEVE in god. I have studied the bible for years, and other religious scriptures like Koran and others. I only take the morals and basic principles from them, "the GOOD ONES" but I never mix religion with science. for those who are religious, please do not use religion against evolution, the two DO NOT MIX! like oil and water. but if you start debating against evolution using other SCIENTIFIC theories, then you are welcome. I have seen, TOUCHED, and studied true evidence supporting evolution. From fossil records, to actually doing experiments with microorganisms . Nobody in this world can tell me that what I saw and studied is WRONG. there are millions of others enlightened everyday as schools are expanding their teachings to include evolution in high schools. and to be honest, I think not allowing our children to study evolution is a CRIME. we are depriving them of the most basic knowledge, like 2 and 2 make 4. yes they can study religion, and I think they should. Morals and life principles are essential, otherwise what is the point of living. But we should teach religion in a way that does not contradicts real science, and science should not disprove religion.

Side: Yes
2 points

Why is there still a debate on this?

I'll summarize my argument in one sentence.

We've found evidence of evolution, but none of any gods.

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Side: Yes

We humans are proof of evolution, let alone all the other species, so to argue against evolution is to question the human race??

Side: Yes
thousandin1(1931) Clarified
4 points

While I generally agree with you, this... isn't reasoning. Replace the word 'evolution' with 'creationism' and it turns into an equally unreasoned unsupported theist argument.

Side: Yes
minimurph83(194) Disputed
1 point

We were not created, we didn't appear out of thin air? we evolved over millions of years, and were still evolving slowly now and will continue to do so until there is no more human race.

Side: No
1 point

All thousandin1 was saying is that one could just as easily postulate, "We humans are proof of creationism, let alone all other species, so to argue for evolution is to question the human race."

We all agree with you that evolution is the truth, just your argument was weak and lacked any evidence to back you up.

Side: Yes
minimurph83(194) Disputed
1 point

What thousandin1 is pointing out has no relevance to evolution and that's the question! creationism is a totally different debate perhaps he should start that debate up??

and to say my argument is weak is very shorted sited you clearly haven't thought about what I said very much and never has thousandin1, and what more evidence do I need to produce, look in the mirror you should see an evolved human!

Side: No
-1 points

False as it contradicts the Book of Genesis! Hope that helps!

Side: No
6 points

The Bible "cotradicts the Book of Genesis!" ref

Hope that helps!

Side: Yes
-1 points

In spite of what evolutionists would have us believe, there is no evidence to support the theory. The fossil record is a joke. Even some evolutionists admit that. There is also scientific evidence that suggests that it's impossible to add new DNA, which would be required for descent with modification. Every example we've seen is either a lateral or downward shift, or devolution.

Side: No
6 points

"The fossil record is a joke. Even some evolutionists admit that."

Name one. They wouldn't be evolutionists if they thought the fossil record was a joke.

"it's impossible to add new DNA"

Maybe you should review some of the debates that are on here and see if your claims have already been addressed.

Here is from my post about 9 months ago ref:

Evolution can

- increase genetic variety in a population

- increase genetic material

- create new genetic material

- create new abilities based on genes

There are lots of ways information is added to the genome:

- duplication (may or may not duplicate a full gene sequence)

- asymmetrical chiasma

- Trinucleotide repeats

- polymerase-catalyzed extensions (slippage)

- nucleotide and amino acid insertion

- frameshift mutations

- virus insertional mutagenesis

- polyploidy

Polyploidy has been found in the Red Viscacha-Rat, some frogs and toads (e.g. African clawed frog), salamanders, flatworms, roundworms, leeches, and brine shrimp, and many fish (goldfish, carp, neopterygii, trout, salmon, etc.) ref ref ref ref ref

frameshift events originate new gene segments: ref

observed formation of de novo genes in fruit flies: ref ref ref

more on de novo genes: ref ref ref ref ref

See also:

http://newscientist.com/article/dn13673-evolution-myths-mutations-can-only-destroy-information.html

http://faculty.washington.edu/wjs18/Newgenes.pdf

http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/CB/CB102.html

the tale of the Nylon-eating bacteria

Side: Yes
Anti-Homo(8) Disputed
0 points

Actually

Answersingenesis.org

Nice bringing us misconceptions about evolution.

Side: No
-2 points
-2 points
MuckaMcCaw(1970) Disputed
2 points

You realize that God isn't even a hypothesis, much less a theory, right?

Side: Yes
monomemo(1) Disputed
1 point

And what have you proven ?? haha on you. yes we have proven a lot. you just do not want to accept it . open your eyes and be more open minded. PLEASE. do not just say lies about evolution and discredit years of study and proofs. what more do you want.

Side: Yes