[Debate] Evolution. Were we really envolve from monkeys?

[AnglePrey]

No, I'm sorry but you don't understand. Stating that we share a common ancestor from 4 to 8 Million years ago with Primates is nothing like saying that Human beings are monkeys.

In other words you and your cousin, if you happen to have one, share a common ancestor - this common ancestor is ether your Grandparents or your Great-Grandparents. Does this mean you and your cousin are the same people? No, you could differ in a multiplicity of ways — privilege, looks, charisma, hair color, eye color, skin pigment, genetic anomalies, personality, environmental pressures, dietary restrictions, IQ, esthetic tastes & vocation. All of those things that make you two different happened in the span of two to three generations.

Now imagine what could happen to the offspring of two such cousins after 6 million years, where in the genetic mutation and drift, dietary constrictions & differing migratory patters carry them in to two distinctly differing species. It's really not that hard to understand — long periods of time where genetic material is passed on followed by punctuated equilibrium.

Do you understand?


That's fine, though it doesn't have any barring on the subject at hand.

my mistake if i didn't let you understand that i understood. by saying evolution calls us monkeys, i didn't mean monkeys specifically. i meant animals in general. to say we're just another branch of an animal is to say we have no right to consciousness because we should be like all the other branches that came from similar ancestors. we're different from animals for no apparent reason. that in itself is enough to realize we're privileged with something we shouldn't have, which often sparks in the belief of some sort of creator. but for sceince's sake, i'll say it's not enough. even if we have similar dna or whatever with apes, personally i'm not buying it, but my personal stance isn't what i want you to get out of what i say.

if you read my first post you'd make an easier connection when i said it's easier to deny science than god. the belief in god has everything to do with everything, even if you don't realize it. religion ruled society until the enlightenment era, then came philosophy, scientology, and now new age philosophy. it has controlled history, caused wars, etc. but that's not why it's important. it's important because we as humans have a hunger for knowledge. that hunger is also described as the desire to be gods ourselves. science is merely what we use to chase knowledge. so when we develop scientific explanations to replace our beliefs (as john locke & others did), we're really trying to get that god-like dominion we feel we should have. the same dominion the bible says we already had from the beginning. i hope this makes sense.

[Germanicus]

I believe in evolution. Black people are the missing link between apes and human.

Woooaah! Intolerant, much?

[Typhon]

Aaaaand there goes the thread. >.<

[Germanicus]

Aaaaand there goes the thread. >.<

You mean the thread was still legit before that?

[thepizzaguy]

If evolution is true don't yu think it will be possible for a highher being(God) to initiate?

[theRPGdude]

I never knew this debate will go on like this. Love your comments guys I read through them all. And I have a religion and I don't believe in evolution at all. I believe in God and that he created us to live on this earth forever. And I like how you guys are talkig and debating that was fun to read. And there is a element of truth to what we all say. In all we don't k ow what to believe anymore and it can go either way. Just saying what people saying that it's a theory nothing else. Awesome comment there! No conclusive evidence and just plain dumb. Darwin was crazy.

[Germanicus]

I never knew this debate will go on like this. Love your comments guys I read through them all. And I have a religion and I don't believe in evolution at all. I believe in God and that he created us to live on this earth forever. And I like how you guys are talkig and debating that was fun to read. And there is a element of truth to what we all say. In all we don't k ow what to believe anymore and it can go either way. Just saying what people saying that it's a theory nothing else. Awesome comment there! No conclusive evidence and just plain dumb. Darwin was crazy.

....I argued for two days for this.... F@#$ you, troll. F@#$ you.

[peteriscoo]

I never knew this debate will go on like this. Love your comments guys I read through them all. And I have a religion and I don't believe in evolution at all. I believe in God and that he created us to live on this earth forever. And I like how you guys are talkig and debating that was fun to read. And there is a element of truth to what we all say. In all we don't k ow what to believe anymore and it can go either way. Just saying what people saying that it's a theory nothing else. Awesome comment there! No conclusive evidence and just plain dumb. Darwin was crazy.

I hope that at some point in your life you end up graduating junior high and try opening a biology text book. Knowledge bro, the absolute most valuable thing in existance (except for refined petroleum products maybe).

[theRPGdude]

Guys I'm not a troll I really wanted to know what you guys know. I just joined this base less then a week ago and I love every day I'm here. All of you guys are so welcoming and the threads are awesome. Just wanted to see your comments

Thanks man. I do thank you for your concern even though I'm a college student. But I love biology. And I'll grab a book and sit down and read. All your comments guys were outstanding. Please I noted this as a debate so understand?

[Darth Wignus]

Well this topic has been on my mind for quite a while. And I found no cuclusive evidence to the matter. Turns out there's no evidence supporting that we really envolve. We basically who made from a high being. Evolution denotes that life's were made by chance. That's everything just suddenly happen. It's false. If you look around you and see the marvelous thugs in the world it makes me wonder. Were we really created by nothing? Or were we designed? This is not a rant this is a debate on what YOU think. I honestly don't know. And I was wondering if you guys have studied this or believe in God. Cause me I honestly don't believe it. Just seems a bit to far fetched if you ask me. So what you guys think?

Did you get your info from a coloring book? No evidence... Evolution happens everyday and all the time even now bacteria, viruses and animals are making the small changes which will lead them to become a whole new creature. We didn't evolve from monkeys you idiot we share a common ancestor with them. That's not the same thing. That's why there are monkeys now and us now but the common ancestor is long dead.

[peteriscoo]

If you want to start a scientific discussion thats one thing, its actually a great thing to sit down and learn just a little bit more. But starting a scientific discussion just to say "thanks for the comments but I never planned on critically analyzing them from the start" thats trolling lol.

My advice: Go to college an be an art major if you dont want to end up with any critical thinking skills. Maybe just skip college and get a job that doesnt require much thinking in general

lol jk, you're young and naive. Im probably being to harsh on you. Enjoy you're blissfully ignorant view of how the world works before youre force to grow up

[theRPGdude]

We can see the beautiful things in this earth. It's nice. Just how creative things are. And I agree. Maybe there's something evolving in a way. Thanks for the comment. Please don't try to write me down. I'm only human.

[Germanicus]

We can see the beautiful things in this earth. It's nice. Just how creative things are. And I agree. Maybe there's something evolving in a way. Thanks for the comment. Please don't try to write me down. I'm only human.

You brought up a touchy subject, let everyone hack at each other, and than flipped out your own side. You got balls kid. Thanks for letting everybody beat each other up, lol.

[peteriscoo]

Just remember that a man's spirituality needs to be completly seperate from his pursuit of knowledge. Never let one impede the other

[theRPGdude]

Well evolution is a controversial topic. A good debate. Only reason I was not there to join was my grandmother died.

[Fujin]

I never knew this debate will go on like this. Love your comments guys I read through them all. And I have a religion and I don't believe in evolution at all. I believe in God and that he created us to live on this earth forever. And I like how you guys are talkig and debating that was fun to read. And there is a element of truth to what we all say. In all we don't k ow what to believe anymore and it can go either way. Just saying what people saying that it's a theory nothing else. Awesome comment there! No conclusive evidence and just plain dumb. Darwin was crazy.

Those 4 sentences are the biggest load of crap I have heard all week. You clearly do not know what a scientific theory is. The word "theory" makes you think it's some sort of purely hypothetical explanation that someone thought of in the shower! A scientific theory, still requires tonnes of proof to even get accepted into the scientific community. A scientific theory rests on a very solid foundation of facts and data. The reason why they are teaching evolution in schools is because there is so much evidence for it. There is no other explanation out there which has the same amount or more evidence than it. The evidence is 99% conclusive, and quite intelligent for a matter of fact. Darwin was not crazy.

I doubt you will actually take anything I say into what you think, so perhaps it is best you stay in your cave and ignore the world around you.

[Megatolium]

If you believe in evolution you might as well throw every respected religion away.

[NeedAnime]

we were created by plot no jutsu

And somebody had to make the plot.

[NeedAnime]

Those 4 sentences are the biggest load of crap I have heard all week. You clearly do not know what a scientific theory is. The word "theory" makes you think it's some sort of purely hypothetical explanation that someone thought of in the shower! A scientific theory, still requires tonnes of proof to even get accepted into the scientific community. A scientific theory rests on a very solid foundation of facts and data. The reason why they are teaching evolution in schools is because there is so much evidence for it. There is no other explanation out there which has the same amount or more evidence than it. The evidence is 99% conclusive, and quite intelligent for a matter of fact. Darwin was not crazy.

I doubt you will actually take anything I say into what you think, so perhaps it is best you stay in your cave and ignore the world around you.

Yes but if we go back to the big bang ? someTHING had to go KABOOM lol , and saying that it's stupider to believe that there was someone before everything else , rather than that there was something before everything else is just weird.

[Syllogism]

Wow, what an absolute retard. How can you possibly live your life with such blatant disregard to basic knowledge?
For starters, earths gravitational field affects planets like mars, if you wanna preach the young earth theory, at leat realize that your argument is invalid, especially since the moon only moves at less then a centimeter a year.

The oceans aren't salt because of the water cycle, ya know, that diagram you had in fourth grade? There was a river and it wad the sunny, the water evaporated up and the clouds filled up and it rains? Yeah, that one.

3) charles darwin never said that.
4)monkeys are still evolving
5)people closer to the equator are darker skinned because of evolution and adaptation, but there is a theory that humans first evolved in both africa and asia, hence why asians and others have slightly different features.
5)that's by far the worst thought ever. Evolutionists didn't invent chemicals nor the perception of them.

^Exactly this, couldn't have said it better even if I tried. *****

[Fujin]

Yes but if we go back to the big bang ? someTHING had to go KABOOM lol , and saying that it's stupider to believe that there was someone before everything else , rather than that there was something before everything else is just weird.

I'm not quite sure why you're quoting me on that, as my post only had to do with scientific theories. What you're thinking of is not science, but atheism. All that science states is that there was a large expansion which was the creation of our universe, which originated from a single point. Science does not have anything to say about what happened before this, it may never be known. On the other hand, atheists believe that there wasn't a god who created us, simply by the fact that there is no evidence for it. It is the equivalent of opting out of a vote. Anyway, whatever the true cause of creation of the universe may be, it will be weird, how can it not be? The cause is undefinable if we compare it to our regular laws.

Just remember science says nothing about what lead up to our creation, but only what has happened after. That is the reason why it is possible to still believe in a god and practice science. Too many religious people feel threatened by science, when they should be adopting it.

[Caliburn]

~Closed

It's very obvious that a lot of people who posted in this thread are trying to discuss a topic that's way out of their league as they simply lack the ability to do so.