What do you believe in--evolution or creationism?

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Poll question: What do you believe in--evolution or creationism?

There are many aspects of this neverending dialogue between science and religion, even in respect to what sect of religion you believe in. Most people of faith don't have a problem with evolution, and consider it part of their own beliefs. Creationism is mainly the choice of and evangelical fundamentalists who believe in the inerrancy of the bible--to me, it's a choice of utter insanity.

So I am asking how much credence do you put into evolution and/or creationism?

Please elaborate if there is no choice that matches your own.

[petronius]

1. I believe in both: evolution as a sound scientific theory, and I believe that

creationism exists as a nonsensical opinion some people apparently hold... ;)

[gateley]

2. I think it doesn't matter what I believe. We're here and that's

all that really concerns us now, IMO. :shrug:

That's what I 'voted' - not invested in either theory, really.

[Fire Walk With Me]

3. It's complex.

[Motown_Johnny]

9. Yes, it is complex, complex carbon chemistry

[Fire Walk With Me]

16. And a little more.

[Motown_Johnny]

19. Hydrogen?

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. I "believe" in evolution. (Ergo I recognize it as scientific fact.) I would like to believe that

maybe there is something out there.. some sort of "more" like the Force or something that connects all somehow. At least, I hope there is.

[catabryna]

5. +1

I understand. :hi:

[NRaleighLiberal]

7. well put - me too. n/t

[Raine]

15. Same here

and I really hope so too.

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. The fact it needs asking should trouble people

:hi:

Sagan comes to mind. And yes it matters since we will need good science to deal with the nightmare of global weather change.

[Tesha]

11. This week's "New Scientist" cover says it all.

UNSCIENTIFIC AMERICA
A dangerous retreat from reason

[Fuzz]

8. You don't 'believe' a fact. You can only deny it.

[Downwinder]

10. How about we are organic computers with binary DNA programing,

out of an ark (cabinet) containing DNA code transported by an ET.

[GoCubsGo]

12. I don't "believe in " facts. I accept them.

Evolution is a biological fact. It is a biological process just like mitosis, photosynthesis, respiration the Krebs Cycle, etc. Nothing to "believe in". It just is.

[LiberalAndProud]

13. Ancient astronauts

Shklovski and Sagan
A Dogū figurine from Japan (dated 1000–400 BCE). Ancient astronaut theorists suggest that these may represent extraterrestrial visitors.

In their 1966 book Intelligent Life in the Universe astrophysicists I.S. Shklovski and Carl Sagan devote a chapter to arguments that scientists and historians should seriously consider the possibility that extraterrestrial contact occurred during recorded history. However, Shklovski and Sagan stressed that these ideas were speculative and unproven.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_astronauts#Shklovski_and_Sagan

I don't personally subscribe to this theory, however both my husband and my granddaughter are convinced.

:shrug:

[chollybocker]

14. "Belief" means "I don't have the facts to back me up,

"...but I still have an opinion on the subject." Here, 'God' becomes the humble retreat for arrogant ignorance.

[cleanhippie]

17. I believe in neither.

However the evidence overwhelmingly supports evolutionary theory, so I accept that as the best possible explanation.

[Motown_Johnny]

18. self delete

[Puzzledtraveller]

20. I believe in objective truth(s)

but in reverence to the limits of human knowledge, well, what do we know anyway.

[NMMNG]

21. I don't "believe in" evolution

It's a scientific fact that I accept.

[darkstar3]

23. +1

[arendt]

22. I use evolution every day in my biotech job. Its not belief, its fact. n/t

[jimlup]

24. Yeah - absolutely and I felt kinda funny voting "Evolution" in the poll

simply because I don't believe in evolution - I know evolution to be true because of the overwhelming supporting evidence. It isn't even a legitimate question.

Sure - there are some epigenic realities. But as we begin to understand these we will find that ultimately they have an evolutionary basis as well.

[Enthusiast]

25. Despite every effort for over 150 years

evolution has not been disproven. Evolution has become the very foundation of modern biology. There are some questions about the details of how evolution works but the basic theory of descent with modification has a mountain of evidence to support it. On the other hand creationism has no evidence to support it.