Question:
Does evolution conflict with Christianity?
2020-12-19 09:36:35 UTC
Does evolution conflict with Christianity?
89 answers:
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2020-12-21 14:25:53 UTC
No because evolution does not explain ever single species on earth.  I agree with evolution to some extent because there is evidence.  Also, different Christians have different views on creation...did we all come from Adam and Eve, were Adam and Eve just one couple in addition to other couples all over the world or are they just a metapher?



The answer to you question depends on the individual.  The way that I see it is which God is more powerful?  A God that had to create each individual living thing on earth.  Or a God that set a whole chain of event in motion through evolution.  I think the latter.  God set evolution into motion. 
2020-12-21 12:27:02 UTC
Yes.

Evolution is a proven fact

Christianity is a faith based cult with no evidence of anything.
?
2020-12-21 05:02:38 UTC
It doesn't have to conflict.     Christianity says that God made all living things.   Fine.

Evolution is just a detailed account of HOW God made all living things.  A biblical 'day' can mean a billion years.
Disneys Mickey
2020-12-21 00:27:42 UTC
If you want to  believe in evolution.........ok.  Your choice.  Sign up for "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader (Jeff Foxworthy) and see how that goes.

  The 5th Grader will ask you:   "How can there be any elements (periodic table)  if there is no eternally existent Creator ? For anything to  exist at all, there has to be God, who has been eternally existent"   



One of the great Kings recognized  "Creation"....ie:  a Creator and stated the following:  "The heavens declare the Glory of God, ........and the earth speaks of his ways. (loose translation)  
?
2020-12-20 22:52:01 UTC
Reality usually does conflict with any religion with supernatural (or magic) claims
Roberta B
2020-12-20 18:57:50 UTC
Genesis chapter 2 clearly states that God created man from the dust, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul, and the woman was made from the man.  Jesus repeated that in Matthew chapter 19.  



You either believe what Jesus believes or you don't. He said, If you remain in my word, you are really my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.  John 8:31-32



Evolutionists weren't there, and there are many, many flaws in the evolution doctrine.  Just Google a few of them, as they are pointed out by many legitimate biologists.
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2020-12-20 14:47:47 UTC
King James Version Bible





Genesis Chapter 6



4. There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare [children] to them, the same [became] mighty men which [were] of old, men of renown.
nineteenthly
2020-12-20 11:24:56 UTC
No it doesn't.  The Bible is not to be interpreted literally, and wasn't until recent centuries.
Paul
2020-12-19 15:14:25 UTC
It conflicts with the biblical misinterpretations of many Protestant denominations, but it does not conflict with the teaching of the original and true Christian Church, the one Church Jesus Christ founded, to which He promised the fullness of God's truth. Truth cannot conflict with truth.
choko_canyon
2020-12-19 09:38:49 UTC
It doesn't necessarily have to and Catholic Christians don't think it does, but some Protestant Christians have decided that it does, so they reject it out of hand.
Not Applicable
2020-12-23 14:51:09 UTC
No , it doesn't. Next question...
?
2020-12-22 07:48:10 UTC
god created evolution
2020-12-22 05:53:30 UTC
Nope, not if you know the history of biblical interpretation.
Pirate AM™
2020-12-21 19:52:58 UTC
Yes it does.  Christians try to rationalize it by thinking that "a thousand years like a day  to God" but are clueless about  that would cause many more problems than it tries to solve; then there are those that try to claim that the creation stories are metaphorical and in doing so they ignore the scriptures that refer to creation as a literal event. Finally, when we look at theistic evolution (i.e. God used evolution) not only does it present a massive number of theological problems with every claim made about God, but the simple fact is that everything we've observed and have evidence for shows that it is a completely natural process and adding a god, gods or even hyper-intelligent aliens is no different than saying 1+1+0+0+0+0....= 2 (the infinite number of zeros representing gods....)
Jeancommunicates
2020-12-21 19:00:35 UTC
The Monkey to Man chart conflicts with Christianity.
?
2020-12-21 08:31:43 UTC
All i can say is that we are not in position neither to assess nor to deny the GOD's existance .

Evolution in the way it has been proposed so far, is full of "black holes"..Such enormous bing bang who generated eveything is as realistic as the GOD's existence 
Entropy
2020-12-20 19:01:38 UTC
Only if you insist on taking the Bible literally.  Many view the bible as merely metaphor, especially the creation myth.



But the entire creation myth is complete nonsense and requires disbelieving dozens of scientific fields ranging from physics to astronomy to geology to biology and more.
juanita
2020-12-20 09:35:43 UTC
Yes, The Bible’s account of creation is trustworthy and evolution is simply a theory​—one not supported by the evidence.
antonius
2020-12-20 06:20:35 UTC
Yes, and for believers to try to claim that people did not understand 'god's natural law at the times mentioned in the bible, it is just a total imposition to make such a statement. I have to ask such a person to explain what the hell was god or Jesus dong at that time; they surely must not have known either.
2020-12-20 06:16:17 UTC
Only with a very superficial understanding of it.

The message of Christ can be summed up as love for God and for your human brother, who is like yourself.

Jesus' message is about different questions than science's.
robert2020
2020-12-19 23:01:30 UTC
Yes. It certainly conflicts with a LITTERAL reading of the Bible. And if the bible isn't literally true, then it's just a story.
2020-12-19 21:39:59 UTC
No, it only disproves the literal interpretation of the Bible's creation myths.

Christianity can survive that.
2020-12-19 21:20:24 UTC
it is not a competition fact is fact myth is myth now prove a side 

not accepting a side is also a choice ,, unknown is unknown that is a fact 
BJ
2020-12-19 19:53:55 UTC
Many who do not believe in the Bible embrace the theory that living things emerged from lifeless chemicals through unknown and mindless processes.



Supposedly, at some point a bacteria-like, self-replicating organism arose, gradually branching out into all the species that exist today. This would imply that ultimately the mind-bogglingly complex human actually evolved from bacteria.



The theory of evolution is also embraced by many who claim to accept the Bible as the word of God. They believe that God produced the first burst of life on earth but then simply monitored, and perhaps steered, the process of evolution. That, however, is not what the Bible says.
?
2020-12-19 19:48:54 UTC
God very clearly said He spoke the universe into existance and did it in 6 days.  Either you accept that evolution is true and God is a liar.  Or you cling to God
2020-12-19 17:43:10 UTC
Of course it does. God can't lie. 



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Before the flood everything lived ten times longer, that's why tusks, antlers, fangs, trees, bugs and reptiles grew huge. Reptiles never stop growing as long as they live. Dinosaurs were simply massive lizards that lived to be very old. Fossils were created when minerals entered the tissues of plants and animals, turning them into stone. 



The mud also solidified under the crushing forces of billions of tons of water. Stone cannot be dated: once around the sun is a year; you cannot hold up a rock and decide how many times it has been around the sun.



When a fish dies it rots or gets eaten. It does NOT turn into a fossil. But there are fish fossils everywhere on the planet, even on the tops of mountains. Every fossil is the result of the world wide flood. Period. We did not evolve. 



The Bible says God gave "green things" to the creatures before the flood: they were herbavores; nothing ate meat. You’ll never find the fossilized remains of any land animal with the remnants of another animal in it’s stomach. It was only after the flood that God decreed that meat would be added to the menu (possibly for population control).



Tigers are born without teeth. Sabertoothed tigers were not born that way. We tell how old a tiger is by the length of their fangs. The pre-flood tigers lived for hundreds of years.



Before the flood the world was like a terrarium: air extracted from bubbles trapped in fossilized sap prove the air had 50% more oxygen pre-flood. Everything lived longer because of the air quality and relatively perfect atmosphere. Adam lived until he was 930. Noah was 600 when he built the ark. The real ark of Noah has been a tourist attraction in Turkey since the 70's. Look it up. It landed exactly where the Bible says it did, "in the mountains of Ararat", as in "the mountainous region known as Ararat....". Not ON Mount Ararat. It never said that.



You've heard of bacteria 'evolving'? No such thing: simply, the hardier bacteria were never killed off by the antibiotic in the first place. The weaker bacteria were. All that's left is 'resistant' bacteria. They were never subject to antibiotics to begin with. They never 'evolved'.



Trees like this one are found all over the world. They were buried upright during the flood. You don’t think it grew through ‘billions of years of rock’ do you?
Barney
2020-12-19 17:39:54 UTC
Yes, it does.  The Bible describes the creation and preparing the earth for man to inhabit as progressive over 6 periods of time called days (not 24 hour days).  In each day God used his holy spirit (his power) to progressively bring about all that we see around us  Each thing was created according to its kind.  So each kind (reptiles, mammals, etc)  were created on the appropriate day.  Science (not evolution) agrees with this.  Contrary to what some claim the fossil record supports not evolution from one kind to another over millions of years, but rather the sudden appearance to fully developed kinds just as we see today.

You can find much more information on the website www.jw.org which is the official website of Jehovah's Witnesses.
2020-12-19 14:04:16 UTC
Evolution is real. It's going on continuously. 





Christianity has yet to show evidence that anything contained within it is real or accurate. It's a religion. You might as well ask if you have to choose between Christianity or gravity. 
?
2020-12-19 10:50:09 UTC
No, it does not.

AND

If your questioned is based on the creation of everything in 6 days, then please read the undermentioned verses.



2 Peter 3:8-9  ‘But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.’This means God actually allowed the evolution to complete its course only then he chose Adam and Eve from the already existing homo sapiens ( Mud/earth) and granted them with superior intelligence, reasoning etc., (breath of life), to be his spiritual children.  
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2020-12-19 09:45:53 UTC
As Christianity (and religion in general) is in decline...and God isn't bailing it out...I would posit evolution is happening.
2020-12-22 06:27:28 UTC
Evolution is made up by man and monkey, and now God sent Jesus Christ to tell us God is real then he died on the cross for our sins and to get to heaven we accept Jesus in our hearts 💕, we get to go to Heaven 😇 when we seek the Lord every day in some way! Maybe read the Bible for one hour in stages to be with Lord as we don’t sin for an hour, we have to be holy more minutes then sinning less times 
Stonewall
2020-12-22 03:24:29 UTC
I believe most living things can evolve through selective breeding but dogs will remain dogs and apple trees will remain apple trees. Man will always be man but nothing else will ever have his ability to reason but he didn't evolve this way. An all powerful, all knowing, ever present God created him this way. Does evolution conflict with Christianity? YES.
2020-12-21 22:27:45 UTC
God gave all creatures the natural transition of evolvement to make them adjust to their environment and survive.
angel
2020-12-21 15:00:11 UTC
During a general audience held at the Vatican in April 1986, Pope John Paul II stated: “As far as the doctrine of faith is concerned, we see no difficulty in explaining the origin of man’s body by means of the hypothesis of evolutionism.” Why not? Because such Catholic “doctrine of faith” holds that, apart from the body, man has an immortal soul. The church contends that this soul, and not the body, was directly created by God.

According to Genesis 2:7, however, when God formed man out of the dust and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, “the man came to be a living soul.” Man was not given a soul but became a soul, a living person. (Compare 1 Corinthians 15:45.) At Ezekiel 18:4 we are told: “The soul that is sinning—it itself will die.” This indicates that the soul is the person, not some immaterial part of him that lives on after his body dies.

On the surface, it may seem that there is no problem in accepting an evolutionary origin of man’s body. But in doing this, the Catholic Church has rejected the Genesis account of creation, a record that Jesus Christ himself accepted as true. (Matthew 19:4-6) Whose viewpoint should a Christian accept?

For more information JW.ORG
2020-12-21 11:15:04 UTC
Genesis is mankind's history. God created the earth, Animals. then Adam and then Eve. We except this teaching. Anything outside of bible teaching is not from God. Genesis 1,2; Roman's 1:20; Revelation 4:11



The actual word Evolution was never used in Hebrew Nor Greek. (Evolution) wasn't spoken By bible writers Inspired by God. 2 Timothy 3:16,17



Please prove me wrong by finding a Scripture with the word evolution. The word creation is found.Thanks
2020-12-21 08:34:16 UTC
No Christianity is the Truth



evolution is still a Theory
?
2020-12-21 01:20:43 UTC
“The common claim that no conflict exists between modern neo-Darwinism and orthodox biblical Christianity is contradicted by the conclusions of many of the most eminent biologists living today. Furthermore, a survey by Graffin of leading biologists found that they strongly disagree with the claim that evolutionism and Christian theism involving a personal God are compatible. Further, they can articulate valid reasons for their conclusion.

(Greg Graffin completed a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology at Cornell University under Professor William Provine).



Almost every scientist in his study recognized the unbridgeable gap between evolution and theism.



I have no respect for many evolutionists who apparently can parrot the patent anti-Creationist nonsense from propaganda web sites and not provide a coherent case for evolution. This also shows lazy scholarship and I have little respect for one who lets somebody else do their thinking for them.



It is utterly inconsistent to claim to be a follower of Christ and at the same time deny His teachings. If your theism is one which gets its knowledge of God’s actions and purposes from a literal reading of the Bible, you have a conflict. You cannot accept Genesis literally and evolution. That is a fact (Ruse 2007, p. 15).



If, as some assert, the clergymen who accepted evolutionary theory were driven to it by fear of ridicule, or of not being thought abreast of “the trend of modern thought,” it was not only cowardly on their part, but grossly inconsistent with their Christian profession.



If sin is just a metaphor then there is no need for a real savior is there?



This is why so called Christians who assert Adam and Eve are just metaphors so they don't 'look stoopid' to their atheist buddies demonstrate they are even more idiotic than the atheists they are trying to curry favor with.



It is very sad that your teachers were more concerned with teaching you what to think (interpreting the facts/evidence for you) than teaching you how to think (how to evaluate the facts and interpret them for yourself).



Perhaps you should actually take a critical look at the evidence rather than just the load of crap you were spoon fed in school.



The volume of observational evidence contradicting the Big Bang model is such the model is unsustainable. A few observations that could be interpreted to support individual elements of the model - or be explained in several other ways - is just not enough for intelligent people to buy in to the model.



Sadly, few professing Christians really believe the Bible in its entirety. They may believe that the Bible has moral value and they may even believe much of biblical history—such as the death and resurrection of Christ. However, when secular scientists tell them that we know the world is billions of years old, they crumble.



Many Christians simply will not believe the history recorded in Genesis 1, no matter how clear the text is, because they place more faith in men than in God. They will either reject Genesis outright, or worse, they will “reinterpret” the Bible to match the secular notion of billions of years. However, when someone “reinterprets” the clear meaning of the words to accommodate outside notions, it simply means he does not believe the words.



How many ways does evolution conflict with Christianity?



1. The material of evolution cannot produce something immaterial; that would be an absurdity; only God can.



2. Matter cannot cause matter to exist; another absurdity. Only God can.



3. Evolutionists believe primordial slime can yield intelligent life when time and chance are added. Christians believe in creation from Genesis, where only God can create life.



4. Evolutionists believe in abiogenesis, even though science has proven this impossible a thousand times over empirically. Creation is the only valid explanation with evidence of the origin of life, and the origin of life and the universe from Genesis agrees with our belief, literally.



5. Evolutionists believe in the Big Bang, w/o any valid empirical evidence to confirm.



6. Evolutionists believe in millions/billions of years; Christians believe we were created 6000 years ago. The “deep time” idea flows out of naturalistic assumptions, not scientific observations. Old age of millions/billions of years is not a scientific measurement or observation, but an assumption about the past. In the end, evolutionists have an arbitrary (not absolute) OPINION about millions/billions of years, not a time machine that measures time.



7. Evolutionists use unproven assumptions to come up with dates; Christians use the Bible confirmed by secular science.



8. Evolutionists believe Noah and Moses and Adam and Eve are myths; not real. Christians read Genesis plainly; literally, these people were given genealogies to prove they were real and confirm their recall.

According to Nelson Glueck a Jewish scientist, and universally esteemed as one of the greatest archaeologists, said that no archaeological discovery has ever contradicted the Bible. That’s 100% correct over how many millennia? Science can’t correct itself fast enough every day. Evolution has hundreds of problems: 

A dozen evidences against evolution

https://answersrip.com/question/index?qid=20190601211213AAB9pHn
Dane
2020-12-20 21:55:08 UTC
Yes Evolution conflicts with a literal interpretation of the first few chapters of the book of Genesis.  Not to mention that Jesus does very clearly hold a literal interpretation of a literal Adam and Eve.  Evolution is certain and hence the bible cannot be literally true and Jesus could not have been an almighty all-knowing entity.  He was quite clearly wrong on this regard and realizing this was one of the final straws that broke the back of my previous Christian faith.
NEVER SUBMIT... to evil
2020-12-20 08:49:10 UTC
The theory of evolution does not conflict with The Instruction of The Creator God to those of The Body of The Church He commissioned....... there are however..... many who claim the title of Christian who do error in their understanding of both God's Instruction and the  theory of evolution..... those errors do make it seem that conflicts exist...... but, the truth is that the evolution process was put in place by The Creator God... to govern thedevelopment of both plant and animal life on Earth....... that said... evolution does not apply to man kind..... 
?
2020-12-20 06:29:30 UTC
It contradicts the bible... but that does not really mean much considering the fact that it is a book that claims that Bats are birds, the earth is flat and that space is water.
2020-12-20 05:59:54 UTC
There is exactly ZERO evidence of "evolution".
F
2020-12-20 04:04:25 UTC
Well it must if everything as created in 6 days.
?
2020-12-20 01:25:18 UTC
Not necessarily but I believe in creation
?
2020-12-20 00:12:18 UTC
Indeed it does! If you read Genesis chapters 1 and 2; 2 Timothy 3:16, 17 and John 4:24 you can see why.
Stan Dalone
2020-12-19 18:57:47 UTC
No, it only conflicts with a specific literalist interpretation of the Bible.



Worldwide, most Christians accept evolution because it best explains the available evidence, following St. Augustine's advice not to insist that the Bible is true when it's been proved false in places.  Mainstream Christianity sees evolution as the way God chose to have his Creation unfold.
Campbell Hayden
2020-12-19 18:05:54 UTC
The answer to your question, is 'no'. 

 

Evolution "began with" Christianity. Christianity has 'evolved' 

from a virgin birth to a full-fledged hatred of those who wish 

to live their lives without the aid of Jesus Christ and the Bible. 



Christianity conflicts with the inherent decency of Existence. 
2020-12-19 17:55:59 UTC
Evolution is a big problem for know-nothing science deniers because they are disgracing their cult.



Evolution is also a big problem for Christians who accept science, because Jesus was a know-nothing creationist. These Christians worship an idiot.
Mike W
2020-12-19 17:39:22 UTC
For me, there is no conflict, but that shouldn't be a satisfactory answer for you.  It's up to you to decide if the two conflict.  It's not a question that has an easy answer.  
Robert De Angelis-Italy-United States
2020-12-19 11:14:24 UTC
Your atheist evolution goes all the way to the bend, there it ends! Ours continues in the straight, with parallel lines!
Little Ms Sunshine
2020-12-19 09:47:20 UTC
Evolution isn't a religion, it's an observation. 

Religion is the study of God's spiritual laws. Science is the study of God's natural laws. They're all God's work. When the Bible was written, people hadn't discovered God's natural laws yet...so, if anything, Christianity conflicts with evolution, not the other way around. 
formeng
2020-12-23 01:39:53 UTC
Not necessarily. Many Christians believe that evolution is one of God's methods of creation.
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2020-12-22 04:28:20 UTC
Cultures are made by God in this world. We remember God by saying My God, My Father, My Allah, My Wahh Guru etc. God wants us in different cultures. 



However, trinity is not teaching of any past saint of one God and, 5 books of Moses are a lie in which it is written flat earth and 4 corners of this world. Christian’s bible not only includes the recorded statement of a past saints but also the text of their religious leaders. The prayer that they speak in churches is not written by any real saint. 



Few people have salvation in their fate, many do not because of their deeds. So in darkness true path does not unlock for many. When a man does not get the true way he makes the story and starts living in an illusion of his mind. This is why we have fake text in old Scriptures. 
?
2020-12-22 04:14:16 UTC
Of course it does . God created M A N  , not ape into man.   that ape could restructure its cells into that of a man would be as Fred Hoyle said; compatible to that of a tornado sweeping through a junkyard and assembling a Boeing 747 ! Evolution is still snd always will be a theory  not a fact. 
2020-12-21 16:38:11 UTC
No since there is no evolution...GOD MADE ALL LIFE BY SPEAKING!!
Apologia
2020-12-21 06:18:06 UTC
It depends what you mean by "evolution".  There is evidence for microevolution (small scale evolution), but not for macroevolution (large scale evolution from one species into a completely new species).  So if you mean Darwinian evolution, I would say that Yes, it does conflict with the Bible.  The Bible says that God created each creature according to it's own kind.  Also, the Bible says that God made Adam from the dust of the ground, and that Eve was made from a piece of Adam's side.  If life could evolve on it's own, what need would there be for God?  If the scientific evidence and the biblical evidence both showed that God used evolution, then I would believe it.  But neither the Bible nor science support darwinian evolution.  Instead, the scientific evidence shows that life appeared early and suddenly in Earth's history.  And also, the transitional forms that should be there are not there.  If you want to read about scientific evidence for God I recommend the Reasons To Believe website:  www.reasons.org 
Special EPhex
2020-12-21 04:04:03 UTC
I don't think so.  I've always assumed "God created the dinosaurs", and think denying evolution on the ground of Christianity, is small minded and limiting.  
Ralph
2020-12-20 21:24:34 UTC
The fact of the matter: Yes: Nothing has ever evolved, and nothing will ever evolve, everything has a creator and that creator is God The Lord Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Evolution is fake science because God controls the weather and everything that has the breath of life.
Land-shark
2020-12-20 19:04:08 UTC
Not at all. God cloned Adam to make Woman and thereby the rest of us. Evolution is the perfect mechanism to keep life refreshed and able to cope with the conditions on a changing planet like ours. Naysaying it is disrespectful of the Creator.
Jim V
2020-12-20 18:37:10 UTC
No ... and yes.



It depends on what you mean by "Evolution".



If you mean:

- Natural Selection

- Adaptation

- Microbial gene variability

- even speciation



... then, no, there is no conflict with Christianity (or, in general, God as Creator).



If you mean that the mechanisms listed above can account for the increase in biological information that causes new phyla and/or organs; then we do have a problem.  Natural mechanisms cannot account for these results.



Nor can natural mechanisms produce even the simplest life to start with.

I'll go even further to say that natural mechanisms cannot even produce one simple protein necessary for life.



And if you mean that evolution can produce person-hood, reason, free-will choice, morality and the understanding for the need for justice (basic ingredients of Christianity) then you have an "ivory tower" understanding of Evolution (that Evolution can explain everything) ... and yes, there is clear conflict here.
2020-12-20 15:27:56 UTC
For those who do believe that the bible is literal yes it does.  I wonder how those who do not believe it is literal can actually decide which bits they wish to accept as literal and those things they decide ARE not literal.

Apart from parables (which the bible makes clear are stories with a meaning from which we are to learn something) I accept the bible as literal and follow it's teachings.  I believe that Adam and Eve and their large family were real people and that Noah's flood actually happened in the way the bible states that it happened.  I don't argue with people who choose to believe differently from how I believe but do feel sorry for them because of their lack of faith.
?
2020-12-20 14:28:22 UTC
Evolution isn't sentient.  It just is.
?
2020-12-20 13:17:43 UTC
No it does not!

Evolution is an ongoing process just like everything else which exists!

I do not find it conflicting, that my great, great, great... grand fathers had been apes. They would still have had a soul!
Robin W
2020-12-20 11:39:57 UTC
Yes.  if evolution is true (it is) and man evolved from earlier apes (we did), then there was no Adam and Eve, no Garden of Eden, and no "original sin" that gets passed on to every human.  There is no reason for a savior to sacrifice himself to himself to "redeem" us.
Chris Ancor
2020-12-20 08:23:15 UTC
Yes, of course.  Early Xtians had never even heard of evolution.
Just Asking
2020-12-19 21:30:31 UTC
In every way.

It also conflict with reality.
Brayden
2020-12-19 19:26:03 UTC
Christians are not united on this question. Some believe theistic evolution. Some believe the evolution is between one genre of animals. Some may deny any kind of evolution. I guess they believe at least Genesis 1:1 that God created the Heavens and the earth. If God did not directly create something (say humans or animals), God must have indirectly created them or guided the creation of them. I think as long as you believe God is the ultimate creator of the universe, you will be in line with most Christians.
Jackolantern
2020-12-19 16:54:43 UTC
To me it does. And probably always will.
?
2020-12-19 13:07:40 UTC
Only with a literal interpretation of Genesis. 
Other sheep
2020-12-19 11:20:16 UTC
Ezekiel 44:23 

And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.
Father Jack Hackett
2020-12-19 09:38:21 UTC
No it does not. The vast majority of Christians accept evolution.
?
2020-12-22 03:43:19 UTC
The pioneers of the theory of evolution were racist white men.  They believed apes turned into black people who eventually "evolved" into white people.  When you see illustrations of man rising from apes it almost exclusively ends with a depiction of a white man.



These racist founders of the theology of evolution had no computers.  Nothing remotely like we have today.  They were using rudimentary tools to make biased guesses about prehistory. 



The majority of what is called "evolution" is scientific fact.  What the founders of evolution saw as an upward cycle of natural selection was in fact a decaying genome producing more survivable traits.  The survivability of offspring is the result of decay.  The laws of thermodynamics are not suspended to create a magical formula in which species transition.  It is nature favoring decay and degeneration that leads to more survivable offspring.



The history and recent discoveries make evolution at odds with science.  To believe in evolution is to believe in a religion posing as science.
2020-12-21 17:14:52 UTC
No evolution has nothing to do with christianity God created all living things as said in the Bible
?
2020-12-21 16:45:09 UTC
The idea that some animals evolved(within their kind) by means of changes to their environment over time doesn't go against the Bible. When Jehovah God created the animals, He made them according to their kind, birds, fish, canines, felines, etc. (Genesis 1:21 & 25) Within those base set of creatures was the DNA needed that could create the varieties over time that are on Earth now. Something similar was done with Adam and Eve-Within them was the DNA information for all races of mankind. (Acts 17:26) Man didn't evolve into their current state; but different groups of mankind did tend to stick with each other more so than others once they divided from Babel, and at that point the racial division truly began. (Genesis 11:3-9)
mostafa
2020-12-21 15:41:05 UTC
No, Judaism does... Evolution is questionable theory... They like to call it Fact with many evidences nobody can see... I don't agree it is any possible thing. But yes, Only Judaism Has the Logic & Truth to show it is wrong..
2020-12-20 21:08:29 UTC
Orthodoxy = the only true faith; Roman Catholics tried one cup - one spoon ritual and got sick with Bubonic plague; if heresy enters Orthodox monastery then monks/nuns will get sick with flu/tuberculosis (for instance); Orthodox churches who closed for COVID or had disposable cups/spoons or dipped spoon into alcohol are no longer brides of Christ (now they serve Satan and honor Satan's new COVID religion). Don’t go into UFO to be “healed” by evil demons; demons never do good.
john10001
2020-12-20 21:02:48 UTC
Yes, it does. It also conflicts with science and has zero proof.
Verulam 1
2020-12-20 12:13:07 UTC
To some extent yes.  I do believe that scientists have managed to find a way to accept evolution within religion (not necessarily Christianity tho.)



I'm currently wading through Dan Brown's Origin.  
?
2020-12-20 03:57:31 UTC
It conflicts with the Bible, but if you consider the definition of Christianity, they are not mutually exclusive.
?
2020-12-20 02:25:08 UTC
Evolution WITHIN ANY GIVEN SPECIES, is a Scientific FACT.





People who try to use that FACT to try to explain how all life got on this planet, is 100% FICTION.





NO species has EVER created a NEW type of species, is a Scientific FACT.





It amazes me to no end, that those who believe in evolution to create all life on this planet, totally ignore those two Scientific FACTS. NO, not even to discuss them.





Now, if there is actually NO God, then they would have to use whatever small facts that they have to try to explain how all life got on this planet, i understand that. Since it is a Scientific FACT that evolution does occur, that is what they run with, saying "That must be how all life got on this planet, through evolution" That is 100% an Hypothesis, an opinion, a guess. NOT based on any Science whatsoever. But must have been the answer how all life got on this planet, if a God did not exist.





So i understand why Atheist MUST believe that evolution is what caused all life on this planet, because their is NOTHING else they can use to explain it.





HOWEVER: If we are talking Science, and NOT hypothesis's, NOT opinions, NOT guesses, then:





Evolution WITHIN ANY GIVEN SPECIES, is a Scientific FACT.People who try to use that FACT to try to explain how all life got on this planet, is 100% FICTION.





There is NO Scientific evidence whatsoever that suggests one species can create a NEW species other than the species it's parents are.





Species "Y" will ALWAYS produce variants (mutations and such) of species "Y".





Species "X" will ALWAYS produce variants of species "X"





Species "Z" will NEVER produce any other species than a variety of species "Z"





These FACTS are scientifically PROVEN to be TRUE.





With the Scientific Evidence we have today, there is absolutely ZERO proof that evolution explains how all life got on this planet. ZERO, NONE, Notta. NIL.
Harry
2020-12-20 00:21:25 UTC
It Conflicts with the first verse of Gods word
coffee_pot12
2020-12-19 19:08:41 UTC
evolution is satan's lies...Christians and real scientists follow the truth of science and creation...
Jimmy C
2020-12-19 18:23:03 UTC
Evolution conflicts with a literal translation of the Bible, but if you accept that the Bible is a collection of stories, myths and accounts describing events and beliefs from two thousand years ago, and christianity is based on the teachings of Jesus, you can be a christian who accepts science, including evolution. 
capitalgentleman
2020-12-19 15:47:14 UTC
In the minds of some it seems, but, not for most of us.



- Theologian
User
2020-12-19 13:29:53 UTC
It conflicts with the particular..."school" of Christianity known as "Creationism".



The theory of evolution does not conflict with Christianity as a whole.
2020-12-19 11:29:57 UTC
Evolution debunks Christianity on every level. 
?
2020-12-19 11:04:28 UTC
There exists variation within a kind. (Ge 1:21, 24) For example, among the "big cats," we can cite the leopard, black panther, lion, tiger, and jaguars. That shows "variation," which some prefer to call "microevolution." With all the variation above, they are fundamentally "cats."



So God created animal kinds, not individual species. However, the kinds were created separate from one another. A "kind" does not evolve into a different "kind." There can be variation within the dog "kind," the cat "kind," the human "kind" etc. But a dog does not mate with a cat and vice-versa and produce another form of life. Therefore one "kind" of animal does not evolve into another "kind."



As to how the humankind came about the Bible is clear: God fabricated man from "the dust of the ground," the same elements found in the earth´s crust: nitrogen, hydrogen, carbon,

oxygen, calcium, phosphorus etc. Next, it "breathed" into his cells "the breath of life," the spirit. Then, man became a living person, a living soul. - Ge 2:7.



He gave that man a name: Adam. After that, he made Eve out of one of Adam´s ribs; from the rib components, of course. That rules out the possibility of Adam descending from an ape-like, "banana-eating" ancestor. Far from that: Adam was made in God´s image: a reasoning individual with specific qualities and feelings, and with high consciousness and intellect. - Ge 1:26; 2:21-22; 1 Cor 11:7.



Nonetheless, it had been prophesied that "in later times, some would fall away from the faith, paying attention to misleading inspired statements and teachings of demons." Fulfilling that prophecy, many "Christians" have fallen into the trap of trying to fit Bible truths into the sophisticated, materialistic view of the philosophy of Evolutionism. True Christians reject that, and do not push Satan´s lying, misleading agenda. - 1 Tim 4:1; Romans 1:18-22; Re 12:9.
Nous
2020-12-19 10:26:21 UTC
Pope Francis says the theories of evolution and the Big Bang are real and God is not “a magician with a magic wand” putting an end to the “pseudo theories” of creationism and intelligent design! So the Catholic Church, Church of England and mainstream churches all accept the big bang and evolution!



Lord Carey the former Archbishop of Canterbury put it rather well – “Creationism is the fruit of a fundamentalist approach to scripture, ignoring scholarship and critical learning, and confusing different understandings of truth”!
?
2020-12-19 10:21:16 UTC
Yes. Anyone that says it doesn't, doesn't know enough about Christianity or evolution. 
2020-12-19 09:39:30 UTC
But of course



God don't need no stinkin' evolution.





Exodus 20:11 KJV — For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.





He has panache and flair.


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