Why do creationists say that evolution is a theory in crisis? Doesn't the Bible prohibit lying?

Question

Why do creationists say that evolution is a theory in crisis? Doesn't the Bible prohibit lying?

Answer 1

I believe it does but it does not  prohibit of stupidity. As a matter of fact, I think it encourages ignorance and power - quite the dangerous combo. Wouldn't you agree?.  

Answer 2

IRev. Albert Einstein, you forgot to mention that ~98% of all life and earth scientists ACCEPT evolution. Just because most people in the U.S aren't educated about evolution, doesn't mean it's in crisis.

Answer 3

But they lie to themselves that they're not lying, so it works out fine.

Answer 4

One, if you say something that is not true, but you believe it to be true, you are not lying

Two, despite popular belief, just because you are a christian does not mean you are a perfect person

Answer 5

the bible prohibits many things christians ignore to further their agenda

Answer 6

They are only pushing their own agenda and if that poll quoted above has any basis in fact then the government of the USA has done the most marvelous job of destroying the education system and poisoning the media of that country.

Evolution is a fact, creationism is superstitious stuff and nonsense believed in by a handful of people in two countries. The USA and Turkey.

Do Americans that believe in that tosh have any idea of how they are viewed by the people of the developed world ?

I guess they just don`t care, but, for all of those Americans that are up to date with the rest of the planet, I feel sorry for you to be tarred with the same brush as those creationist fellows.

Answer 7

well, yeah......umm....i know its like, proven, but its never really been explained to me exactly why the call it a theory. they have evidence. lots of evidence. they have fossils that actually show evolution. and yet after all that, its still called a theory. why? if you know, could you email me?

Answer 8

No! Of course not! They're not lying!

They're leaving off the "management" at the end.

Answer 9

No actually it only prohibits " bearing false witness against your neighbor " .

Answer 10

Because it is and the Bible has always stated the truth without any scientific confirmation.  That is what the truth is unchangeable and one that we can rely on no matter if we lived in Adam's day or ours or our children 1,000 years from now..

You if you think this is an ignorant or flippant answer look at the sites below about creation and evolution.  Make up your own mind.

Answer 11

The Bible does not prohibit lying (although God may be keeping score),   but the reason why creationists can get away with such wildly ignorant statements is that most folks (especially young Americans) don't understand enough general science, geography or mathematics to distinguish fact from c**p. This is the same reason that spam works so well - apparently there's a sucker born every minute.

-Belief in various forms of pseudoscience is common in both the United States and other countries.

-70 percent of Americans cannot read and understand the science section of the New York Times.

-87% of college-educated Americans cannot find Iraq on a map

-65% of college-educated Americans cannot find France on a map

-the New York Times reported on August 30 2005, that 20% of the U.S. population believes that the Sun revolves around the Earth.

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind06/c7...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/200...

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/ge...

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/roper2...

http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/...

Answer 12

Hasn't stopped them so far,at least when it comes to lying to themselves  

Answer 13

Well they are not lying on purpose. They are just stupid. If Genesis had starred Sasquatch and the Easter Bunny, they would still believe in it.

Answer 14

Evolution may contradict biblical scripture, but it does not mean that God does not exist.  Focusing on moral issues is more important to God than dwelling on something written in the Bible.

Answer 15

ummmm, noooooooo, it really is "a theory in crisis", because more and more scientific evidence is being found that refutes evolution. The theory is crumbling. Creationism has withstood 6,000 years of scientific inquiry. It's not about to fall. Evolution is only about 200 years old, and evidences started accumulating over 100 years ago that began to chip away at it. It won't last.  

Answer 16

I don't even have a comment....this is a stupid question. Evolution is already PROVEN to be an aburd theory. Its impossible. Creation is the answer.  

Answer 17

There is just too much proof in science.

Answer 18

Because Many scientist are starting to find evidence against evelution . And because many who don't want to accept this evidence want to put their fingers in their ears and say la la la la la I cant hear you la la la la I can't hear you does not make this evidence go away. Many of these scientist are non believers not necessarily creationist who have been published in peer reviews and are now being black listed for taking a contrary stance to the biggest lie ever promoted.

Hope this helped...God bless you !

Answer 19

There have been lots of obvious "sins" on the news involving clergy.

Answer 20

Silly person... The bible IS a lie.... how can it prohibit it?  lolz

WOW, IRev, that are some terribly scary statistics... yikes!  Thanks for pointing out those harrowing details.

Answer 21

LATEST NEWSWEEK POLL:

91% of Americans believe in God.    Almost half of all Americans reject the theory of evolution.   82% of Americans say they are Christian. One-third of all college graduates say they ACCEPT the Biblical account of Creation AS FACT.....according to latest Newsweek poll  --  March 30, 2007.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17879317/sit...