Does Darwin's theory of evolution contradict Catholicsm?

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edwest21 said:
That’s pure speculation. Nothing more. Some human kids today learn at a highly accelerated level, others don’t.
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You posted the link. I pointed to the content that shows how science self-corrects. One way is with “intriguing possibilities” that add to our knowledge. You can disagree with the science but summarily dismissing the science, which you have done a number of times, doesn’t add anything to our knowledge.
 
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It would seem not much has been advanced here in this thread. It is coming pretty close to being little more than sophistry denigrating the opposing sides views.
 
IWantGod said:
Why accept the universe could be billions of years old and not accept the theory of evolution?

You just admitted that a literal reading of genesis leads to the view that life on earth started 5778 years ago. In fact a literal reading of genesis implies a young earth and a young universe. But you are willing to make compromises when it suits you.

If God didn’t intend that creation should naturally evolve then what is the point of an ancient universe and an ancient earth? Why not create everything in one instant including life?
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You are making erroneous assumptions about what I believe. I outlined in post 402 my literal interpretation of Genesis. I believe it implies the planet earth and most of the universe were created before the “six days” of creation. So there were two different stages of creation. Don’t ask me why - it wasn’t my idea. There could be a huge gap between between Genesis 1:1 and the “six days”. When went on it that time we aren’t told. Maybe there was some other creation that God hasn’t told us about (and why should He? He tells us only what He wants us to know).
It doesn’t make sense.
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Everything God does is supposed to make sense to us humans? Good luck with that one.
 
rossum said:
One species of Green Warbler splitting into two separate species of Green Warbler is indeed speciation and hence macroevolution. Where before there was one species there are now two.
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Green Warblers becoming more Green Warblers is macroevolution - LOL!!! And you consider this to be solid evidence that bugs can evolve into humans? Why are Darwinists so embarrassingly bad at science?

In a billion years time, Green Warblers will have produced nothing more that more Green Warblers.
That is the way common descent works to form the tree of life.
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This is junk science dreamed up by charlatans; nothing but wishful thinking and wild Darwinist extrapolation.
 
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rossum said:
A deceptive god or a human misinterpretation of scripture. Which do you think is more likely?
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I’m not philosopher but I think your statement might qualify as a Fallacy of the False Dichotomy.
 
niceatheist said:
How do you propose to explain the twin nested hierarchy of life without evolution?
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Explain it? Who am I to explain why God created what He did? This is like asking, “Why did God choose to make the sky blue and grass green and a platypus?”

Do nested hierarchies rule out a literal interpretation of the Genesis creation account?

I heard that not all forms of life fall into nested hierarchies, anyway.
 
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Doubting the theory of evolution brings the atheists out of the woodwork. They don’t like to see their theology disrespected.
 
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How does a Catholic Darwinist go about explaining this away?..

“I beseech thee, my child, to look at the heaven and the earth and see everything that is in them, and recognize that God did not make them out of things that existed. Thus also mankind comes into being” - 2 Maccabees 7:28
 
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Glark said:
I’m not philosopher but I think your statement might qualify as a Fallacy of the False Dichotomy.
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Trichotomy perhaps:
  • Misinterpretation of Scripture;
  • Deceptive God (eg. planting fossils to fool us);
  • Scientist repeatedly thinking plant/animal fossils & paintings on cave walls etc are much older than they really are, or …?
 
Glark said:
How does a Catholic Darwinist go about explaining this away?..

“I beseech thee, my child, to look at the heaven and the earth and see everything that is in them, and recognize that God did not make them out of things that existed. Thus also mankind comes into being” - 2 Maccabees 7:28
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God made the universe from nothing. And it rolls on…
 
Glark said:
Everything God does is supposed to make sense to us humans? Good luck with that one.
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This idea that we cannot reason about Gods creative act is unfounded.

Its reasonable for God to create because God is love. But its not reasonable to think that God needs “time” to create. God can will everything into being including all life on earth in an instant without any interval of time. Its God we are talking about, not an intelligent designer.

The only thing that makes sense is that God intended for his creation to develop naturally - to act according to its nature. Evolution makes sense within that context. The potential existence of disease, viruses and other destructive elements makes sense within that context because things can happen by chance. It doesn’t make sense to think that almighty God needs time to do things and has to tinker with creation in-order to make it work.
 
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