Do you think evolution has a place in the Christian faith or any religion?
Yes, I believe evolution has a place in Christianity or religion in general:
I feel evolution explains the “how,” and creation and Christianity explain the “why.” I feel evolution is an incredibly solid theory that scientists have been testing and reinforcing for over 150 years. I believe God put the universe into place and purposefully let it develop to what it is now.
– Christian-Catholic
I used to be Christian. Even then I believed in evolution. The first chapter of Romans says that God’s nature can be clearly seen in His creation. If God’s nature doesn’t lie, then science doesn’t lie.
– Agnostic
Evolution is actually stronger evidence to me that there is a God and that He created life, the universe, and everything in it. This is because evolution is controlled by something that scientists call chance. I call it fate, which I believe is controlled by God. Therefore, if evolution is controlled by fate, and fate is controlled by God, then God controls evolution. I’ve also been studying biology, which shows insane levels of organization in living things that could not have just come about randomly.
– Christian
How can you deny evolution? Evolution has proof; God doesn’t. God isn’t real. Christianity has no place in modern society.
– Nihilist
If God is as powerful as we believe, creating the process of evolution would be simplicity itself for Him. Given the evidence, I think God loves diversity – and what better way to have it come about?
– Christian
I don’t think the Bible should be taken literally. I strongly believe in a higher power and science. I believe in the hermetic law, “As above, so below.” Why couldn’t God be scientific, too?
– Pagan
I believe God uses microevolution, and I don’t believe in a stagnant creation. However, I do believe God created the earth out of nothing. I am not sure about a literal seven-day Creation.
– Christian
No, I think evolution and religion are contradictory belief systems:
God created the world and humans, while evolution says humans were formed by chance through evolving animals, so they are contradicting beliefs.
– Christian
Most religions have a creation story and the process of evolution would contradict these stories. Also, religions have a set structure and it is those creation stories and beliefs that created that particular religious system. Therefore, adding evolution to the mix would alter the structure.
– Pagan
For my faith, a literal interpretation of the Bible is necessary. I see evolution with my eyes and understand it with my mind, but the faith that the Holy Spirit has grafted to these mortal bones overrides any arrogant argument that my feeble reasoning could formulate. Those who attempt to reconcile their Christian faith with the logical argument of evolution are blinded by self-confidence. They should return to Scripture and blind themselves to the world with the confidence of Christ.
– Christian
It completely goes against the Bible and the fact that God created us. Adam and Eve weren’t monkeys!
– Christian
I believe humans, as well as all the other species, were created by God.
– Muslim
The Bible clearly states in Romans that death is a result of sin and therefore, there could not have been any death until the Fall of Man in the third chapter of Genesis.
– Christian
Maybe, I haven’t decided yet where I stand on the issue:
I believe that God created the earth and all of the animals, but how the Bible’s language is interpreted is controversial. For example, I’ve heard that the word for “day” in the Bible could be interpreted as years instead of a 24-hour period. I’m still deciding how evolution and fossil evidence can fit with the Bible’s language.
