evolotion, like other basis in science is a THEORY. theory based on scientific methodologies of observation. Darwin never said in his theory that man CAME from apes or monkeys. We evolved along SIMILAR lines. We are related, NOT the same.
Genetics which is one of the few sciences that is next to impossible to refute results has shown over extensive testing the GENTETIC conections of primates
this site covers the science briefly with some nice brief charts on respective gentic relationships
http://www.origins.tv/darwin/intro1.htm#Introductionwe are not the result of 2 monkeys 'doing it' in a bush to birth a human baby. it is millions of years of minor gentic changes with wide number of related species dieing out.
now, why do christians fear evolution so much? Because it lays direct doubt on the 2 principles of christianity
1. though the death and resurection of Jesus, it provides the 'faithful' thier evidance that man, though human form of christ, is connected to the divine. Greater purpose than our lives on earth, guarenteed immortality.
2. mankind will never acheive that imortality untill ALL of humanity are converted to christianity. i.e. christs 2nd comming to earth, revolations, end of the world, end of time, etc.
anything that questions these 2 princilples questions the entire basis of their faith, thier fear.
to say we evolved is to say we are not special, not devine. just random chance due to nature and enviroment. defuinatly something a 'christain' would never accept.
if as christans proclaim that god knows all, is infinate and 'works in mysterious ways' but it would be apparently unconcivable to christians, that god would work with gentics and let nature takes it course to let the most hardy and adpative of his/her creations survive while the weaker give way to those that survive and adapt
having faith does not mean you SHOULD be ignorant.
science isn't about truth, its about facts and theories based on facts which are considerd true UNTILL they can be proven (by scientific methodology) to be incorrect.
God cannot be proven or disproven. that is a question for truth, not fact.
what can (and should be IMO) be questioned is religion, ( im not talking about your faith), but the organization of religion and what it has/does do to manipulate the truth of your religion to keep your connection to that organization. the church is a very powerful economic and political power. anyone that would disagree with that hasn't payed much attention to the past 2000+ years of history.
the church has always used the 'fear for your soul' as the basis of its power and connection. any such large power would do anythign to keep and expand on such power. even manipulate the truth, cover ups even outright lie.
study not your religion but the history of the church.
even today you have many denominations that place their own meanings to various passages and ignore other parts entirely of the so called 'holy word of god'.
if it is the holy word of god then it has to be ALL true as-is. anything else, any excuses or interpitation or view point cleary indicats one thing. its not ALL the word of god. it is/has been manipulated by man. but, what parts? how can you belive one part and not another if its not all true? the only way to get the truth is you have to go back BEFORE the alterations. to pick apart 2000 years of manipulated truth is rediculous.
the only way to sort past the dogma is combind diciples of sciences to root out the facts in the religion from the centuries falsehoods. such reseach with facts would give more affermation to a TRUE faith then a false manipulated faith.
you should also not be ignorant to other relgions. no one religion holds ALL the truths to know of god. if god created everything and everyone, then god would approach each 'group' of people ( tower of bable ring a bell?) and teach them how THEY could understand best. Pride is the assumtion your religion is the RIGHT one. Faith in god and religion arn't the same. faith is your connection to god.
religion is a buisness, not faith.
