pDo you believe in the theory of evolution?

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Yes, I do

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No, I don't

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Envirominer endorsed hwyangel

v Yes, I do
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FDG voted

v Yes, I do
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v Yes, I do
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v No, I don't
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DIAMONDG81 voted

v Yes, I do
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gmhaze1950

v No, I don't

I believe that spiecies evolve but I do not believe that an ape becomes a man. If so, there would be no more apes, they would all be men. That is just an example. There is no evidence that the species cross that gap. Yes, a bird may grow a different beak to eat certain fruit but he does not become a man.

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aladinsane endorsed ir0nw0lfe

v No, I don't
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1971tennessee voted

v Yes, I do
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EastCoastMan voted

v Yes, I do
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Knight80 voted

v No, I don't
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Jen13411

v Yes, I do

I have a degree in Human Evolutionary Biology so I'd say that's a yes. However, I don't believe that the theory of evolution necessarily precludes the existence of a "creator." As a society we've been able to rectify biblical inaccuracies with scientific knowledge before and we should be doing the same again.

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Christine voted

v Yes, I do
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Reanna voted

v Yes, I do
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BDS endorsed Vila_Restal

v Yes, I do
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EdVet voted

v Yes, I do
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9MileTrucking voted

v Yes, I do
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GuitarGuy19 voted

v No, I don't
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east2west

v No, I don't

I dont think we came from monkeys.

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dethkat666 endorsed Vila_Restal

v Yes, I do
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v Yes, I do
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capurafarol endorsed Keyjo

v Yes, I do
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v Yes, I do
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v Yes, I do
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Linebacker66 voted

v No, I don't
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v No, I don't
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hancel voted

v Yes, I do
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JenniferLoni voted

v Yes, I do
Jun 7

mikev9359

v Yes, I do

Of course I believe in evolution. But that doesn't rule out creation either. What I mean is, we still haven't found the "missing" link so it is possible both are true to some extent. If you give some credit to what the Ancient Alien Theorists say, then both theories can be true. Albert Einstein said it best: Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.

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catiz

v Yes, I do

Evolution and god might not be separate. I believe in both.

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USN-22 voted

v No, I don't
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stevesampson voted

v No, I don't
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skspls voted

v Yes, I do
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JTHEM

v Yes, I do

I call my guy a "comfort mammal" but he is unlicensed.

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AnnieMc voted

v Yes, I do
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Crazycon312 voted

v No, I don't
Jun 4

busseja

v Yes, I do

It tracks the Bible perfectly if you dissect the Bible's metaphors. No conflict at all.

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luna11 voted

v Yes, I do
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songbird endorsed Keyjo

v Yes, I do
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Knoll37 voted

v Yes, I do
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Jackon

v No, I don't

The Holy Scruptures that were found. The Dead Sea scrolls. That is where most of the Bible came from. They were tested in science labs to determine their age. If you people will take the time to study what all not just parts but All of the prophets wrote down all those hundreds of years ago and then it all came true. Most all of them wrote about Jesus coming the first time. Down to where he would be born and how he would be born where and how he would be killed. I used to not believe until I tried to study it for myself and one day I just up and prayed for wisdom. Well I got it and then I met Him. People their is only One Way. And that Way Is Jesus Christ. The Son of G...

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aledar voted

v No, I don't
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Qavvavak voted

v Yes, I do
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Goose endorsed DABurroughs

v No, I don't
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reneecollins07 voted

v Yes, I do
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Texasbuzz voted

v Yes, I do
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Hvggbb

v Yes, I do

It's a observable provable law of nature no one can deny that

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Carach voted

v Yes, I do
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BeamMeUpScotty voted

v Yes, I do
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Philof endorsed Keyjo

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gmhaze1950

v No, I don't

I believe that spiecies evolve but I do not believe that an ape becomes a man. If so, there would be no more apes, they would all be men. That is just an example. There is no evidence that the species cross that gap. Yes, a bird may grow a different beak to eat certain fruit but he does not become a man.

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FDG

You obviously don't know how evolution works. The example you gave is terrible and it just doesn't work that way. Give it a little more book time; you'll come around.

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gmhaze1950

@FDG What makes you qualified to know what I know? This is not a scientific forum. I kept it simple for people like you.

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FDG

@gmhaze1950 I am qualified because I read it. No matter how simple you kept it, it still isn't correct.

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gmhaze1950

@FDG Show me one example of species bridging the gap and I will concede and you will be famous.

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FDG

@gmhaze1950 I'll show you MANY examples. I won't be famous because this is already well known information. However, you will concede and do more homework to fill in your knowledge gaps. These are just a SMALL example of what is out there. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_human_evolution_fossils

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Jun 17

Jen13411

v Yes, I do

I have a degree in Human Evolutionary Biology so I'd say that's a yes. However, I don't believe that the theory of evolution necessarily precludes the existence of a "creator." As a society we've been able to rectify biblical inaccuracies with scientific knowledge before and we should be doing the same again.

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Jun 17

JimCO55

@Jen13411 : If there was a creator then why would there be any need for Human Evolutionary Biologists?

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Jun 17

Jen13411

@JimCO55: I didn't say it was my personal belief which I keep private. However, I think the argument that one must choose between evolution and religion is a false choice as many people I know and studied with were able to rectify both.

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Jun 14

east2west

v No, I don't

I dont think we came from monkeys.

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FDG

Of course not! It was a common decent of an ape like species. Put in the book work and you'll get it.

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Jun 7

mikev9359

v Yes, I do

Of course I believe in evolution. But that doesn't rule out creation either. What I mean is, we still haven't found the "missing" link so it is possible both are true to some extent. If you give some credit to what the Ancient Alien Theorists say, then both theories can be true. Albert Einstein said it best: Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.

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catiz

v Yes, I do

Evolution and god might not be separate. I believe in both.

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Jun 6

JTHEM

v Yes, I do

I call my guy a "comfort mammal" but he is unlicensed.

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Jun 4

busseja

v Yes, I do

It tracks the Bible perfectly if you dissect the Bible's metaphors. No conflict at all.

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FDG

You make me chuckle.

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Jackon

v No, I don't

The Holy Scruptures that were found. The Dead Sea scrolls. That is where most of the Bible came from. They were tested in science labs to determine their age. If you people will take the time to study what all not just parts but All of the prophets wrote down all those hundreds of years ago and then it all came true. Most all of them wrote about Jesus coming the first time. Down to where he would be born and how he would be born where and how he would be killed. I used to not believe until I tried to study it for myself and one day I just up and prayed for wisdom. Well I got it and then I met Him. People their is only One Way. And that Way Is Jesus Christ. The Son of G...

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FDG

They make pills for that, you know.

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Jackon

@FDG do you have any. Don't know why you would say such a thing. Are you afraid to check it out for yourself ? Study the Dead Sea scrolls. Where they came from and what all sciencetist says about them. You will change your mind about that theory of yours which is just that a theory. The Word Of God is a living book and their are 66 books that they kept and that's what we all call the Bible. But their were many Many other books that were written. Maybe God can reason with you but you have to be willing. I'm about to spend thousands of dollars on a cyclone fence to go around my whole property. I welcome you to come over for a weekend of bible study. Also you can learn ...

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FDG

@Jackon First, when you say, "it's just a theory", that shows ANYONE with ANY understanding of how Science works that you no NOTHING about it. A theory in Science is the highest level an idea can reach. Once you understand that, you will know how wrong you are by saying, "it's only a theory." That makes you sound stupid. Don't do that. Second, I know quite a bit about the DSS and it has done NOTHING to change my mind about factual science. You can't change facts. You just can't. What does "a living book" mean? If other books were written, why aren't they included in the bible? Don't you think it would be beneficial to have the complete story?

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Jackon

@FDG google in science what theory is. Your wrong and I'm not stupid. Google it. It says its a assumption after testing and not a fact. It's a assumption. If you know about the scrolls then you know when Isaiah was written. It is a Dead Sea scroll and its one of the 66 books in the bible. If you know how old the scroll is then when you read it you will know that that man Isaiah did indeed write it at that time. Well when you read the words that he said it all came true. You see Isaiah was Gods prophet and everything he wrote down came true except that that hasn't happened yet and that's the disappearance of well me and others Christians. He wrote about Jesus and how h...

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Hvggbb

v Yes, I do

It's a observable provable law of nature no one can deny that

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May 27

AlexNWA

v Yes, I do

That's like asking if you believe in Gravity. Its fact whether you believe it or not. That is the beauty of science, its not based on believe despite the evidence, it is knowing because of the evidence.

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Middle0road

v No, I don't

I think some of the discoveries of "evolution" ARE valid and that species CAN Evolve by modified body characteristics based upon generational changes in climate, environment, and species culture. However, I am a firm believer in the Book of Genesis and in Christ who was with God in the beginning. I believe generally in scientific discovery but have grown skeptical of Carbon Dating methodologies and their accuracy the further back you try to date something in the Historical timeline. I also believe there may be "other" plausible explanations that may explain prehistoric and Pre human life and earth and artifacts dating. For instance; perhaps God simply created a 200...

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JimCO55

@MiddleOroad : Well by that reasoning, how do you know that anything existed before you were born ... perhaps god thought up all the history and events, even making old people to remember the more recent events? And that the entire world and universe will cease to exist the moment you die? You have to realize that carbon dating is just one dating system that can be correlated with tree rings and ice cores to check for accuracy. That scientists didn't just set out one day to disprove the existence of god. For instance, Copernicus wasn't tasked with disproving the church belief that the earth was the center of the universe ... they just wanted a better explanation of ...

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Middle0road

@JimCO55 I did not say carbon dating had NO merit. Simply that it makes sense that the larger carbon dating time frames have significantly more room for different variables to affect the formulaic output and increase the possibility that it is inaccurate over said larger time intervals. As for the rest of your question. It is a leap of faith I suppose; and one I will gladly step out of the boat to take. I can not say I have the same faith in Humanity or the science it has created. We are not all-knowing beings. Nor will we EVER be. We are curious seekers of truth and knowledge with an ability for love and compassion or for vengeance, anger, and immense evi...

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JimCO55

@Middle0road : Well carbon dating isn't accurate beyond 50,000 years because of its half life, that is where other radio metric dating with far longer half lives comes into play. So while yes there are larger errors possible, in the time frames we are talking about ... 250 million years ago, give or take a few million years, is not that big a variable. True about humanity but we have made great strides in not just science and medicine over the last few hundred years but of how we view other humans. Slavery was so well accepted that bible gave advice on how to treat them, so while it does still exist, very few will defend it as a natural order or right. WW ll brought...

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Middle0road

@JimCO55 I too feel human ingenuity is a strong asset we have over other species. I just do not feel we are great enough at anything to place ourselves in the seat of God. And try as I might, I truly do not see how the world And Universe we have before us was created without the hand of the almighty stirring the ingredients to arrive at the perfect creation that supports life as we know it.

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llDayo

v Yes, I do

I voted yes but there's no belief involved. Acceptance of it as the best explanation of the scientific data is the way to describe it. Belief implies it is something supernatural.

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May '13

Smart3

v Yes, I do

It's not a belief.

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May '13

Gatnos

v No, I don't

Theory is not fact until proven. Evolution has not been proven, nor will it ever be. If we were to take a model T Ford and park next to it the next year's production model and then the next and so on to the latest model, we would have a line of cars that, in step wise fashion would have appeared to have "evolved" from a very simple design to a very complicated design. However, what we would be looking at is intelligent creativity at work. Recorded human history is fact and it specifically states that what Darwin called "evolution" is in fact intelligent design, not an accident.

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May 26

futuremaestro

The problem is that this "theory" has more concrete evidence using the principles that move our real world we live in than the belief that maybe if we wish hard enough that some god did all of this. And if this god cared enough for his creations he would have a hand in their continual evolution and betterment towards his image which we are apparently made in. So I'll stick with the science till he cares enough to show me his science...

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Gatnos

@futuremaestro His "science" is all around us. All you need to open your eyes and see, open your mind - the more you learn the more wondrous it all is. These things could not have happened by accident. There is intelligent design behind it all.

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futuremaestro

@Gatnos still no facts. Talk to me when god decides to show you the DNA blueprints and how he did it.

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Gatnos

@futuremaestro I think someday we will figure it out. Those secrets are not given to us freely, we really have to work at it.

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futuremaestro

@Gatnos then in essence we are aiming for the same end through different means. And whereas we have different veiw points I commend you for your beliefs...

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May '13

Zach

v Yes, I do

They are mixing belief with fact. The fact is that animals evolve. The theory is that they evolved from nothing. I do not believe that living beings just came into existence. It makes more sense that there was a designer. If you think about it like a computer, 0s and 1s mean nothing, unless there is something that decided that it means something. It seems only natural that DNA is the same, for a strand of DNA means nothing unless it is decoded. Plus the odds of all of that falling into place on its own too astronomical to be a coincident

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May '13

Aftermath

v No, I don't

I just clicked No I don't, but now, after thinking a minute, that may be where democrats come from.

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May '13

jorgy

v No, I don't

I don't have enough faith to believe in evolution. No evidence at all. Isn't really science since it breaks the laws of thermodynamics and can't be observed, tested or recreated in a lab. Evolutionists are the prime environmentalists who want to save the earth. Their designed efforts to preserve species, save trees, protect the environment and change the air quality, is either hypocrisy of their belief in evolution or their subconscious conviction that design is how it all began. If they believed evolution, they would do nothing about the air and birds and butterflies or water since it is evolving as it should and doesn't need their help. Adaptation and mutation ...

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May '13

PaulUK2901

v Yes, I do

32% of the US doesn't believe in science. Lmao!! You couldn't make it up. Cars, electricity, and transistors must really confuse them!!

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May '13

Bill2E

v No, I don't

The earth was here before creation and the bible acknowledges this fact. I don't believe the bible tells everything about creation only the story of Adam and Eve forward. We don't know what was here 2 million years before creation, and I would not hazard a guess. Evolution is a theory, not a fact and people don't look at other alternatives for the explanation of dinosaurs or other phenomena that predate creation.

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gherlone

v No, I don't

not as an explanation of the diversity of species or origin of humanity or other species. it is well documented in scientific fact as a mechanism for adaptation, but has failed every test as a mechanism of origin. the large gaps in evidence that exist all center on the transition from one species to another which has never been observed (which is the basis for science). that said, the various creationist and intelligent design theories are at least as lacking. I do not 'believe in' any of these theories, as they all require faith, vice documented scientific evidence.

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Vila_Restal

v Yes, I do

Whats belief got to do with it? Its a scientific fact. Stubbornly disbelieving it won't make it any less true. If you choose not to 'believe' Newton's Laws of Gravity and think you can fly - you'll still end up on your ass.

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Aug '12

Keyjo

v Yes, I do

Yes, I believe in evolution. I also think that evolution and the Bible can cohabitate amicably. God could have created the world by means of evolution: in fact it appears that's just what He did.

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Aug '12

ir0nw0lfe

v No, I don't

Evolutionary records had huge gaps in its evidence. There are too many educated guesses filling in those gaps. It would be like handing someone a dicitionary with a word or two on every other page and expecting them to be fully fluent in the language. I believe in adaptations within a species but not that men evolved from apes. Furthermore, explain why neanderthals who have a 20% larger brain cavity died out? Following evolutionary theory they should have been smarter and evolved to survive. I wish @laserwhite would chime in here. He does a very good job of explaining the flaws of evolution. I believe in intelligent design.

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Lobster01

v No, I don't

If you belive in God the answer is No.

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Aug '12

NormalFlora

v Yes, I do

Evolution is the only reasonable explanation for the data. Evolution has been tested and confirmed by millions of graduate students in genetics, biology, zoology, primatology, immunology, comparative anatomy, physiology, paleogeology, radiometrics, embryology, physical anthropology, and DNA tracking. To ignore the evidence is to refute all reason.

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DABurroughs

v No, I don't

Evolution within a species is clear cut and observable. The theory that species can evolve into another species is a leap of faith that makes the most die hard religious people look scientific.

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Aug '12

soldier-1980

v No, I don't

The bible is God's word,there is where to find the truth and answers to how creation started.

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Aug '12

Wilberhum

v Yes, I do

Of course I believe in evolution. The facts are so obvious. You have to be waring 'Faith Blinders' to deny it. It is sad when religion is used to stop knowledge.

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Roger

v Yes, I do

It is a terrifying reflection of the state of American culture and politics that this poll even exists.

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Aug '12

hwyangel

v Yes, I do

But not as the origin of life only the process.

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