World Religions and Beliefs - Evolution

Evolution

What do Evolutionists believe?

Why is EVOLUTION on a website about religions, after all, isn't evolution based purely on scientific evidence and facts?

Despite the fact that many strongly oppose the idea of Evolution being a religion, it is undoubtedly a world-view. It is a world-view that in most cases replaces the traditional world-view that any religion may cause. So, although this website isn't called "World Views of Choice", Evolution is definitely a contender for the belief and world-views that people hold.

If Evolution isn't classed as a world religion, perhaps it should be. It is probably today's most followed world-view as it is taught in most Universities. Evolution does have obvious inconsistencies with most world religions though. It doesn't involve religious traditions, a higher being, or any requirements. This adds to it's appeal to many who are frustrated with religious requirements, a higher authority, accountability and dry traditions. If Evolution is a religion, what is its "God"? Some Evolutionists joke that their God is "science", "luck", "chance", "millions of years" or simply "themselves".

Evolution is taught in most Colleges and Universities around the world. But does that make it truth? Is Evolution an attractive solution to a world that is looking for a world to live in where there are no eternal consequences, a life with no accountability or guilt? Is guilt a bad thing or does it help us to think twice before doing the next bad thing? Is Evolution based on unproven theories? Are there gaps and missing links to the theory of Evolution and the Big Bang? If there are gaps and missing links, why have so many accepted this theory and is acceptance with out facts basically the same as having faith in religion? Many Evolutionists passionately and almost religiously defend their belief, so has Evolution therefore become a religion?

Atheists will often say that faith in a God or a Creator indicates a weakness in a person; that faith is a crutch for weak minded people. But it could perhaps more aptly be said that Atheism might be a crutch for people who are avoiding reality and unwilling to admit that they will be held accountable by a God who sees everything that they do by a God who has set his laws in every one's heart (ie: murder is wrong, stealing and lying are wrong etc).

If we are all just advanced apes and it is survival of the fittest, why does our conscience ache when we see injustice, rape and oppression? Or is what the Bible says true: Mankind was made in the image of God (knowing right from wrong / with a conscience; Conscience means "with-knowledge").

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