Posted by messadivoce on September 6, 2005, at 23:17:37
In reply to Re: Evolutionary Theory and Creationism » messadivoce, posted by alexandra_k on September 6, 2005, at 17:34:15
<But once again... Intelligent design theory is not a legitimate scientific alternative to evolutionary theory.>
Alex, you and I are not going to agree on this. I believe that it is...I just wish I could recall all the evidence I've read on this subject. I hope that someday I will be able to put my facts in order better. That may be something for me to work on and read up on.
It takes a lot of faith to believe that everything from the human body to penguins to platypuses (sp?) just happened, randomly and without a Designer. I think it takes more faith to believe that than it does to believe in a Creator. Either theory takes a tremendous amount of faith.
Not to say I don't believe God couldn't use evolution if he wanted to...
Putting all evidence aside, from either theory, I just find it really hard to believe that everything that exists in earth was a random series of events. It's not out of the realm of possibility that a beautiful designed sculpture or painting was made by someone. Why is it out of the realm of possibility that our fabulous bodies were created by someone? I don't understand why that's not a viable alternative.
If scientists are looking for God's literal "fingerprints" then they aren't there. If they are trying to "prove" the existance of God, they can't.
But if they try to prove the lack of a God, they can't to it either. So they have to have faith that no God exists.
It takes faith either way, Evolutionist or Creationist.
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