Why do Americans reject Evolution so much?

[JustAlex]

evolution and human evolution are two different things. and when did i say i did not believe in it?

How can you believe in evolution but not human evolution, that doesn't make much sense...

a couple of bone fragments does not equal proof of human evolution

There's A LOT more than just a "couple of bone fragments"...

Did you see the video I posted about Human evolution, that shows many evidence for it.

Seriously, if you really are interested in finding answers, watch the video it's only about 10 minutes.

when the first dna gene sequence was ran the scientist who accomplished it said he now believes in god. but that's not hardcore science enough for you

Please show me where you heard this, I would like to see it for myself.

Seeing as DNA is actually evidence for evolution and common decent....I find this hard to believe.

[shrewsbury]

do some research, but here are a few quotes

Francis Collins, the director of the US National Human Genome Research Institute, claims there is a rational basis for a creator and that scientific discoveries bring man "closer to God".

According to Collins, "One of the great tragedies of our time is this impression that has been created that science and religion have to be at war. I dont see that as necessary at all and I think it is deeply disappointing that the shrill voices that occupy the extremes of this spectrum have dominated the stage for the past 20 years." Collins plans to share his experiences in a book, due out this summer, titled The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief.

Random chance cannot account for the complex design of DNA. It is statistically and mathematically impossible. In the last 30 years, a number of prominent scientists have attempted to calculate the odds that a free-living, single-celled organism, such as a bacterium, might result by the chance combining of preexistent building blocks. Harold Morowitz calculated the odds as one chance in 10100,000,000,000 (ten to the one hundred billionth power). Sir Fred Hoyle calculated the odds that just the proteins of an amoebae arising by chance as one chance in 1040,000 (ten to the forty thousandth power). The odds calculated by Morowitz and Hoyle are staggering. Think of it this way, the chances of winning the state lottery every week of your life from the age of 18 to 99 are better than the odds of a single-celled organism being formed by random chance. The probability of spontaneous generation is about the same as the probability that a tornado sweeping through a junkyard could assemble a 747 from the contents therein. It is impossible. The evidence all points to the unavoidable conclusion that we not the product of chance or evolution, but the result of intelligent design.

[theonedru]

Francis Collins, the director of the US National Human Genome Research Institute, claims there is a rational basis for a creator and that scientific discoveries bring man "closer to God".

Which God does it bring us closer to? So many to choose from..........

[JustAlex]

OK, this is what I found about Francis Collins:

"Collins remains firm in his rejection of intelligent design, and for this reason was not asked to participate in the 2008 documentary Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, which tries, among other things, to draw a direct link between evolution and atheism. Walt Ruloff, a producer for the film, claimed that Collins was "toeing the party line" by rejecting intelligent design, which Collins called "just ludicrous"


BTW....you seem to miss the point of Evolution...

I clearly posted in this same thread the following:

YOU CAN BELIEVE IN GOD AND EVOLUTION!

And clearly Francis Collins has chosen to accept Evolution and Believe in God.

Quite frankly, I'm perfectly fine with that!

[JustAlex]

BTW.....there's also this about Francis Collins and Evolution.

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[Zimbow]

Wait, so if 99.9% of scientists support evolution, where is the .1%? Just doesn't make sense to have so much evidence on something that is overwhelming and not have 100% of a group into it. Is the .1% special or just different?

[JustAlex]

Wait, so if 99.9% of scientists support evolution, where is the .1%? Just doesn't make sense to have so much evidence on something that is overwhelming and not have 100% of a group into it. Is the .1% special or just different?

There will ALWAYS be a group of people that deny facts and evidence, for example:

There are several people around the world that deny the holocaust actually happened, one of the most notable is Ahmadinejad (President of Iran).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocaust_denial

Why do they deny something which there is overwhelming facts and evidence for?


Then you have all the conspiracy theorist who believe we never went to the moon, JFK was killed by the FBI/CIA/Communists/aliens....and of course the 9/11 conspiracy people.

[Zimbow]

I agree with you on the 3rd line down. At the same time I have faith in God, I won't throw the good book around and try to swing others beliefs. As for the conspiracy theories, I believe we did the moon and that's probably it. The others are for a later discussion, if ever.

[TheNati97]

all these quotes of scientist calculating absurd odds of dna happening randomly means nothing, unless you believe that there is nothing outside of this solar system. i for one think that the universe as a whole is so massive it could happen randomly ten to the one hundred billion times over and we still would not know about it.

[habsheaven]

all these quotes of scientist calculating absurd odds of dna happening randomly means nothing, unless you believe that there is nothing outside of this solar system. i for one think that the universe as a whole is so massive it could happen randomly ten to the one hundred billion times over and we still would not know about it.

Odds are a funny thing. When that "one thing" happens, the "odds" that it might happen really mean nothing.