Evolution Survey

[Transtic Nerve]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by The Unholy Newt [/i]
[B]Evolution is the process of life which involves one organism (example- ape) evolving into another (Human)
I'm not so sure on Creationism [/B][/QUOTE]

Evolution isn't quite that... vague.... it involved more the idea of "efficientcy"... ape involving into man is a highly efficent step that is yet to br prooven... but like... yeah... it deals with efficentcy and standard of life. The ancient horse used to be 10 times smaller than that of a modern horse... it's evolved so that it may be more efficient in what it does (whatever that is)

Creationism... that involves the idea of something being created... life for example, out of basically nothing. ALL scientists believe in creation of life. For thats the only way it could have happened, but not in the way you think of when one reads Genesis 1:1 - 2:4 or whatever the verses are... There are many theories of creationism.... the bubble theory, the underwater vent theory, the land ocean something like that theory... also and outer space theory which involves like a meteor carrying cells of life lands here, or even the more "non-accepted" theory of aliens... then there's the religious theories which are TONS... every culture basically has a theory on creation... what we call the "Creation Myths"... which can deal with Adam and Eve, Tawa and Spider Woman, to Greek gods and other cultures. it's VERY complex... so is evolution....

[conpiracymonki]

1) Gender: [b]Male[/b]

2) What do you believe in? : [b]Original Creation[/b]

3) Why? :
[b]Religious beliefs,
Scientifically factual,
and Common Logic[/b]

4) What is your religion ? [b]Islam[/b]

5) How strong are your religious beliefs ? [b]My life[/b]

6) Are you very familiar with any evolutionary theories ? [b]I guess so[/b]

7) Ethnic Background: [b]Asian (Desi)[/b]

8) Where have you lived most of your life ? [b]Manchester, UK[/b]

9) Have you ever taken a course in modern biology ?
[b]I dunno (does Biology as a lesson count?)[/b]

10) Do you believe in God ? [b]Yes[/b]

[Mina]

) Gender-Female

2) What do you believe in? :Both
3) Why? : Seem interesting

4) What is your religion ? Hindu

5) How strong are your religious beliefs ? Medium

6) Are you very familiar with any evolutionary theories ? Yes, Mostly darwin's

7) Ethnic Background- Aisan

8) Where have you lived most of your life ? India

[Roxie Faye]

[B]1) Gender:[/B] Female

[B]2) What do you believe in? :[/B] Both

[B]3) Why? :[/B] While I DO belive in the theory of evolution, some of the fossil finds do not prove how one species can more into another(I.E.: THey have no fossils of fish turning into lizards. no lizard likefossils with fins.) and therefore, I believe Creationism as well.

[B]4) What is your religion ? [/B] Roman Catholic

[B]5) How strong are your religious beliefs ?[/B] Very Avg. (my mom makes me go to church every sunday)

[B]6) Are you very familiar with any evolutionary theories ?[/B] Yes

[B]7) Ethnic Background (your nationality eg. Asian, caucasian, etc.): [/B] Myself, I'm Amerasian(that's a real ethnicity. i swear, on the census they have that). Amerasian is American Asian. I was born in america, but my father is chinese, andhence, imamerasian(i personally think i shouldn't be claissfied as that because my mom is irish, french, dutch, and german, but hey, that's what the government clasifies me as, go i'll jsut go with it ;))


[B]8) Where have you lived most of your life ? (if in US, please specify which state) [/B] I ahve always lived in the USA, but my state is not available.


[B]9) Have you ever taken a course in modern biology ?[/B] No. only in middle school

[B]10) Do you believe in God ?[/B] Yes.

[DeathKnight]

[color=crimson]1) Gender: Male

2) What do you believe in? : Creationism

3) Why? : haha... evolution... hahahah... sorry ...

4) What is your religion ? I hate religon. but, forced by parents, Jehovahs Witness.

5) How strong are your religious beliefs ? Non-existent

6) Are you very familiar with any evolutionary theories ? Yes

7) Ethnic Background (your nationality eg. Asian, caucasian, etc.): Mexican

8) Where have you lived most of your life ? (if in US, please specify which state) Texas.

9) Have you ever taken a course in modern biology ? No

10) Do you believe in God ? Someone up There Hates Me....[/color]

[James]

[color=royalblue]I just want to point out that [i]none[/i] of you seem to know anything about evolution.

Evolution doesn't mean ape turning into man...it means many millions of generations changing in tiny little ways over millions of years.

Of course it sounds dumb when you say "ape turns into man"...because that's not how it happens lol

Each generation changes just a little bit.

Just look at how dead trees turn into coal...and how mountains form from volcanoes over millions of years...this is all a process of evolution. No way to deny it.

Anyway, just thought I'd correct that for a few people...

Out of interest...to the person who originated this thread...what is the purpose of this specific survey? I mean, what subject is it for?[/color]

[Dan L]

1) Gender: [b]Male[/b]

2) What do you believe in? [b]Evolution: Yes.. Creationism: Unsure, I do not believe in creationism as in the sudden appearance of man, but perhaps as the kick-start that must have been necessary to begin life. [/b]

3) Why? [b]In my opinion, too many people take the bible to mean exactly what it says, I believe that there may be a lot of symbolism in there, as in most books.[/b]

4) What is your religion? [b]Uncertain[/b]

5) How strong are your religious beliefs? [b]Uncertain[/b]

6) Are you very familiar with any evolutionary theories? [b]extremely[/b]

7) Ethnic Background (your nationality eg. Asian, caucasian, etc.): [b]English, Caucasian (Note: Caucasian is NOT a nationality)[/b]

8) Where have you lived most of your life? [b]UK[/b]

9) Have you ever taken a course in modern biology? [b]If biochemistry at degree level counts, then yes[/b]

10) Do you believe in God ? [b]Didn't you ask 'What is your religion??[/b]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by gokents [/i]
[B]
i dont think that one animal became a totally different one[/B][/QUOTE]

You do realise, we all came from amoebas, right....

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by cloricus [/i]
[B]
4) What is your religion ? If I find a good one I might consider joining it.
[/B][/QUOTE]

That's just about the funniest thing I've seen all day...

[quote][i]Originally posted by James[/i][b]
Just look at how dead trees turn into coal...and how mountains form from volcanoes over millions of years...this is all a process of evolution. No way to deny it.[/b][/quote]

Er... sort of... but trees decaying is a chemical reaction that happens over time, and mountain formations are formed from random eruptions... evolution in living things is due to small changes like those, but also it depends upon the environment alot more, as certain changes are favoured by certain environments. Although, a new theory is that evolution is merely a product of luck....

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Here's a point.. lots of you say you disapprove of Western Religions... how many of you disapprove of the religion ([b]i.e. the belief[/b]), and how many of you merely disapprove of the organised religious groups ([b]i.e. the church[/b])...

[James]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Deus_Ex_Machina [/i]
[B]

Er... sort of... but trees decaying is a chemical reaction that happens over time, and mountain formations are formed from random eruptions... evolution in living things is due to small changes like those, but also it depends upon the environment alot more, as certain changes are favoured by certain environments. Although, a new theory is that evolution is merely a product of luck....

[/B][/QUOTE]

[color=royalblue]Yes, but they are the same thing.

Evolution is a combination of random changes in genetics (over many generations) and changes based on adaption.

It is known that evolution itself exists, in the sense that we know that species evolve over many millions of generations -- the fossil record is one of the best examples of this.

But we can see it all around us -- why do you think some of the many-centuries-old streets and doorways in Europe are so small?

Simply because older European civilizations were physically [i]shorter[/i] than today's civilizations. This is also part of the process of evolution.

Scientists also discovered that the Y chromisome is actually dissipating with each generation as well...once again, evidence of evolution. It's simply something nobody can deny -- it's 100% proven.

The only question mark is that we are still unsure exactly how all aspects work. But having said that, we're still unsure about how the brain works and we are still unsure about how to cure some diseases...it doesn't mean we don't know the function of the brain or the function of the disease.

Anyway, that discussion is kind of off-topic...from now on, I think everyone should just stick to answering the survey itself...I'm sure the member who posted it doesn't want to have his survey interrupted by discussion. It's easier that way.[/color]

[VP-Master]

Thanks to those that have responded to the survey so far. If about 5 or more ppl could take it, that would be awesome. Also, please remember to answer all 10 questions. Thx.

[Mist]

1) Gender: Female

2) What do you believe in? : Evolution

3) Why? : Scientifically factual Common Logic

4) What is your religion ? I don't think I have one.
5) How strong are your religious beliefs ? Below Avg.


6) Are you very familiar with any evolutionary theories ? Yes

7) Ethnic Background (your nationality eg. Asian, caucasian, etc.): Asian/ American


8) Where have you lived most of your life ? (if in US, please specify which state)

Arkansas

9) Have you ever taken a course in modern biology ? Yes

10) Do you believe in God ? I'm atheist. I believe that there could be such a thing as God, but I would not place faith in one being. Reminds me of communism. Ack!