Graham
Reputation: 860
(Likers: 0 / Critics: 0)
Posts: 846
|
The theory of evolution properly defined – that is, divested of vague notions of progress - holds that random mutation, guided by natural selection, is the cause of biological change. This is how all scientific evolutionists understand the term.
As Catholics who believe in the providence of God, we accept that his almighty Will governs the world process down to the last detail. And so we cannot at all accept the concept of “random mutation”, and must also redefine “natural selection” to be consonant with the theological understanding of a nature open to super-nature. After making these principled corrections we are left with a theory of intelligent design, rather than evolution. We can state this as a sort of minimum.
Therefore, Catholics cannot believe in the theory of evolution. This is much to the chagrin of some faithful, who, in conformity with the times, heap scorn on their brothers and style themselves scientific. Personally I believe that even accepting the outline of geological, biological, and human history sketched by the modern sciences concedes to them an altogether undeserved authority. I also find arrogant talk of “destroying” belief in creation to be un-Catholic.
“Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise.”
|
|
| Posted Aug 6, 2012, 11:08 pm |
|
Ignored by: 0
|
|
|
Nishant
Reputation: 767
(Likers: 0 / Critics: 0)
Posts: 1,091
|
No, theology101, you must not disparage so easily what is taught by Our Lord Jesus Christ and handed down by the Apostles. Any ideology that opposes it, whether it masquerades as philosophy or science, is most assuredly neither but a specious error. Evolution, not natural selection, but universal common descent, is one such error.
The naturalistic account of the origin of life is not only that some species alive today share a relatively recent common ancestor, but that everything, from whales to banana trees, from penguins to protozoans to in a word, all species, extinct as well as current, all ultimately originated from a single cellled ancestor.
The single celled organism was itself, of course, so the claim goes, spontaneously generated. This they positively assert happened, and happened spontaneously by itself, with not a shred of evidence in support of it. They say this because it is the only option available to those who seem to have decided a priori that there can be no intelligent hand in bringing about our existence, which is an unjustified assumption.
There are many reasons to disbelieve in universal common descent, a simple one being that the transition from asexual to sexual reproduction goes against what evolution would predict.
The truth is modern science as we know it today originated amongst those who were Christian in profession, and almost always believers in creation. Modern scientists who are personal agnostics and atheists impose their own preconceived and arbitrary limits on science.
For the record, I did not "dislike" your post.
|
.........................
"There will be an Ecumenical Council in the next century, after which there will be chaos in the Church. Tranquility will not return until the Pope succeeds in anchoring the boat of Peter between the twin pillars of Eucharistic Devotion and Devotion to Our Lady. This will come about one year before the end of the century." ~ St. John Bosco, "Twin Pillars prophecy", A.D. 1862.
|
| Posted Aug 6, 2012, 11:25 pm |
|
Ignored by: 0
|
|
|
Mathieu
Reputation: 88
(Likers: 0 / Critics: 0)
Posts: 61
|
Here is a very scientific website concerning evolution and Creation:
Institute for Creation Research:
http://www.icr.org
Also, I just learned recently about bumblebees and tomatoes. I cannot for the life of me understand how something like this can occur by chance:
"In the 1980s commercial production of bumblebee colonies for glasshouse pollination was started. A honeybee hive would be too large, and also honey bees are unable to perform the "buzz pollination" required by tomatoes. The anthers of tomatoes will only release their pollen when they are vibrated at around 400 Hz. The bumblebees do this by grabbing hold of the anthers and vibrating their flight muscles without moving their wings..."
The necessity for a plant to need a specific frequency vibration for pollination, all happening by chance, spells instant death for that species. And the bumblebee just happens, by chance, to operate its flight muscles at the required frequency? Sounds, to my common sense, like it was all just too nicely planned...
|
|
| Posted Aug 6, 2012, 11:48 pm |
|
Ignored by: 0
|
|
|
|
|
