RE: I 'believe' in Evolution
October 21, 2012 at 4:51 pm
(This post was last modified: October 21, 2012 at 4:51 pm by Whateverist.)
Let's see. You don't like using the phrase "believe in" to describe your acceptance of the theory of evolution. Good. That phrase taints anyone who uses it as backward and ignorant.
Consider what is known of the natural world. The question should be: "short of magic, how could life on earth have come to be as we find it?" Evolution is by far the best natural explanation yet conceived of. It fits beautifully with all the relevant evidence in every field.
So how should we express our endorsement of this theory? We accept it, advocate its acceptance by others, recognize its superiority to competing explanations, we have faith in its predictive powers as a theory. I don't know. But I refuse to say I "believe in it".
Consider what is known of the natural world. The question should be: "short of magic, how could life on earth have come to be as we find it?" Evolution is by far the best natural explanation yet conceived of. It fits beautifully with all the relevant evidence in every field.
So how should we express our endorsement of this theory? We accept it, advocate its acceptance by others, recognize its superiority to competing explanations, we have faith in its predictive powers as a theory. I don't know. But I refuse to say I "believe in it".
