Why do Americans reject Evolution so much?

[shrewsbury]

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

agreed

[habsheaven]

Just to throw this out there;

Some Bottle-nosed Dolphins are known to kill for sport, and play with the small mammals they kill, such a infant seals.

It's like watching a soccer game. They toss it back and forth, and never consume it.

It's a sign of their intelligence.

My family went swimming with Dolphins at the Hilton on the Big Island of Hawaii, and I got into a big argument with the girl who took us into the pool. I was trying to point out how smart they are, and that again, it was a sign of their intelligence, but she didn't want to hear anything that made her "pets" seem bad.


Also, I have seen crows mourn the death of companions myself. They are indeed very intelligent, and learn from experiences. When I go outside with my pellet gun, they hit the road, FAST. When I don't, they stick around & taunt me. lol

They know exactly what the pellet gun is......

Coincidentally, the "Nature of Things" on CBC is showing their program about crow's intelligence right now.

[TheNati97]

Christians believe in the Resurrection and other Biblical miracles, so why wouldn't they believe in an all-powerful being capable of things no other human could do?

To me it seems more preposterous that a single celled orgranism evolved into humans and that of all the thousands upon thousands of creatures that evolved from single celled organisms, only one, humans, are capable of evil.

Christianity has a very good explanation for why some humans take pleasure in the suffering of others, how does evolution explain that only humans have "evolved" this capability?

or maybe we are the only ones who can express an opinion on what one considers evil. at risk of sounding like an idiot what is evil in your book? examples welcome.

[1of23]

what is your definition of evolution?

[JustAlex]

what is your definition of evolution?

This was the very first post to this thread, I responded with the following:

Evolution: is any change across successive generations in the heritable characteristics of biological populations.

[JWinn]

Coincidentally, the "Nature of Things" on CBC is showing their program about crow's intelligence right now.

Hopefully, that will come around down here so I can watch it. I love that stuff.

Sorry to everyone to be off topic.....

[sublime420]

This country is still pretty backwards, just depends on how you look at it.