New Posts For Thread: Why bother with evolution?http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43991/26901165/Why_bother_with_evolutionA recent national survey of American high school biology teachers found that only something like 28% of them actually teach evolution in their classes. The findings were published in the January 28 issue of Science magazine:www.themoneytimes.com/feaYes. We have observed new species in real time, and there's a good possibility that the rate of speciation will speed up as the environment changes in the next few decades.Google phrases like "observed speciation."Here are some results to look at:wwwhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43991/26901165/Why_bother_with_evolution?post_id=494516593#494516593Yes. We have observed new species in real time, and there's a good possibility that the rate of speciation will speed up as the environment changes in the next few decades.Google phrases like "observed speciation."Here are some results to look at:wwwTue, 03 May 2011 18:41:01 -0500Darwin addressed this issue in 'Origin of Species' at a time when evidence of transitional forms was pretty scanty. Despite the scarcity of fossils, paleontologists have since discovered many intermediate forms that creationists have claimed could nohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43991/26901165/Why_bother_with_evolution?post_id=494512417#494512417Darwin addressed this issue in 'Origin of Species' at a time when evidence of transitional forms was pretty scanty. Despite the scarcity of fossils, paleontologists have since discovered many intermediate forms that creationists have claimed could noTue, 03 May 2011 17:47:30 -0500I know that it isn't the right language to use; species don't turn into other species..... but what are some examples of specific species ultimately descending from specific different species? Do we have any clear data? I'm not talking about closelhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43991/26901165/Why_bother_with_evolution?post_id=494499989#494499989I know that it isn't the right language to use; species don't turn into other species..... but what are some examples of specific species ultimately descending from specific different species? Do we have any clear data? I'm not talking about closelTue, 03 May 2011 15:26:32 -0500Solf,You never heard that from me. Aquinas used Aristolean logic.My personality is such that I need very little delineated in stark black and white. I do believe within reason that man has dominion over other animals and that animals should be handlehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43991/26901165/Why_bother_with_evolution?post_id=486187549#486187549Solf,You never heard that from me. Aquinas used Aristolean logic.My personality is such that I need very little delineated in stark black and white. I do believe within reason that man has dominion over other animals and that animals should be handleWed, 16 Feb 2011 22:20:41 -0600Well, Mc, if all creationists did was honestly oppose science, it would not be much of a problem.But what they have done is set up this elaborate hoax called creationism, which they pass off as science. That they feel the need to do this to retainhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43991/26901165/Why_bother_with_evolution?post_id=486185837#486185837Well, Mc, if all creationists did was honestly oppose science, it would not be much of a problem.But what they have done is set up this elaborate hoax called creationism, which they pass off as science. That they feel the need to do this to retainWed, 16 Feb 2011 21:50:07 -0600NATAS: As it stands today, the Theory of Evolution is the unifying theory for many different aspects of biology, and it is the cornerstone idea that makes it possible to understand the whole.So, yeah, I think it would be a bad idea not to teach it.Mhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43991/26901165/Why_bother_with_evolution?post_id=486184173#486184173NATAS: As it stands today, the Theory of Evolution is the unifying theory for many different aspects of biology, and it is the cornerstone idea that makes it possible to understand the whole.So, yeah, I think it would be a bad idea not to teach it.MWed, 16 Feb 2011 21:26:21 -0600Jane -One of (many) problems with Christianity is that humans are deemed to have a soul but nonhuman animals (and plant life) are said to be 'soulless,' I guess you could say. But, what is a soul anyway? We know that soul is defined as the animatinghttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43991/26901165/Why_bother_with_evolution?post_id=486182057#486182057Jane -One of (many) problems with Christianity is that humans are deemed to have a soul but nonhuman animals (and plant life) are said to be 'soulless,' I guess you could say. But, what is a soul anyway? We know that soul is defined as the animatingWed, 16 Feb 2011 21:08:15 -0600N. " As someone has pointed out the Catholic Church has given its stamp of approval to the theory. If I understand their position correctly they take a dualistic approach. They agree that human beings as a speices have evolved from other species.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43991/26901165/Why_bother_with_evolution?post_id=486169577#486169577N. " As someone has pointed out the Catholic Church has given its stamp of approval to the theory. If I understand their position correctly they take a dualistic approach. They agree that human beings as a speices have evolved from other species.Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:15:30 -0600Absolutely.Absolutely.Asolutely not!All of modern mediciine and biology is based on the facts of evolution. To leave it out would be like teaching only grammar but leaving out spelling. They kids would know where the words go but not how to spell thehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43991/26901165/Why_bother_with_evolution?post_id=486167645#486167645Absolutely.Absolutely.Asolutely not!All of modern mediciine and biology is based on the facts of evolution. To leave it out would be like teaching only grammar but leaving out spelling. They kids would know where the words go but not how to spell theWed, 16 Feb 2011 19:00:38 -0600I am not suprised that most teachers in the US and most people in the US do not "believe" in evilolution. It is my understanding that according to the latest polls most people in the US "believe" in God. Now believing in God and in the theory of nahttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43991/26901165/Why_bother_with_evolution?post_id=486166785#486166785I am not suprised that most teachers in the US and most people in the US do not "believe" in evilolution. It is my understanding that according to the latest polls most people in the US "believe" in God. Now believing in God and in the theory of naWed, 16 Feb 2011 18:53:42 -0600