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Should a Catholic Accept Evolutionary Theory Without Qualifications?

lol at this photoshopped pic

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The article doesn't say much other than that evolutionary theory may contradict catholic dogma.

But it doesn't say why catholic dogma is a better account of our origins than evolutionary theory.

Perhaps the church in which people celebrate the wonder of god, and the classroom in which we document the evidence of our past are two different places?
 
People should accept the theory of evolution for the same reason they should accept the theory of gravity, the germ theory of disease, the atomic theory, the theory of general relativity, etc. The word "theory" when talking about concepts like the theory of evolution by definition means "a framework which details the mechanism that explains a set of independently observed and confirmed facts". For example - Fact: the earth revolves around the sun; Fact: apples fall from trees; Fact: the moon influences the tides; and the theory which explains all these facts is the theory of gravity. Another example - Fact: human beings have in their genetic code an error-riddled gene for synthesizing vitamin-C, and those same errors in the same exact place are found in the genome of the other great-apes; Fact: human chromosome #2 is the result of a fusion of 2 different chromosomes as shown by telomere duplications and inactive centromeres, which map exactly to two different chromosome pairs in the genome of the other great apes; and the theory which explains these facts (and proves humans share common ancestry with the other great apes) is the theory of evolution.

No amount of religious dogma, beliefs, or arguments will change facts - they are objectively true and do not depend at all upon personal creed. Evolution is true, and the theory of evolution has withstood over a century of scientific scrutiny, and new discoveries made have only strengthened the case for common ancestry.
 
As a man of Believe but also a man of science,yes you should. No-one will know how difficult that was to post as for "mythology"
Please would you guys just for once give it a break with the demeaning comments,thanks.
 
The Catholic Church accepts that Evolutionary Theory is compatible with belief in God:

http://catholicism.about.com/b/2007/08/04/evolution-and-catholicism-compatible-pope-says.htm

Almost 11 years ago, Pope John Paul II, in an address to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, caused quite a stir by declaring that "new knowledge has led to the recognition of the theory of evolution as more than a hypothesis." Some Catholics, particularly traditionalists, believed that the Holy Father was stepping outside of his competence in making judgments on scientific matters. Others, including Catholic scientists, welcomed Pope John Paul's reaffirmation of the traditional Catholic principle that "Truth cannot contradict truth." In other words, to the extent that the theory of evolution has a solid scientific basis, it must be compatible with Catholic doctrine.
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As a Catholic, I do not have to believe that Man evolved from Apes, as Man has a far greater Intelligence than that of the animal world, far greater than the supposed ancestry with Apes, and as a Catholic, I do not, and am not required to believe that Man was created within a literal 7 days time table as stated in Genesis account of Creation. I do believe that there was a literal Adam and Eve who are mentioned in the book of Genesis. I do believe that Creation took a lot longer than the Genesis time table. Could God have done his creation in a literal 7 days? Yes, he could have if he wanted to, because he has the Power to do so.


To believe or not to believe in the Theory of Evolution is not a requirement for my Salvation.
 
Then with all due respect my friend you should broaden the reading material that includes more than just doctrine.
Science has proven that man did indeed originate in Africa,and many speculate that the garden of Eden was indeed somewhere in Iraq or Iran.
 
Evolutionary science is very powerful.
If you understand evolution, you will be very skeptical about supernatural stuff out there.
 
When I was in Catholic high school, science was taught by the scientists (those with either a masters or PhD in any given subject) and religion was taught by the priests. There was no overlap. It was left to each student to decide for himself what part god played in the creation of the universe and in evolution.

However, belief in biblical literalism (stories like "Adam and Eve," "Cain and Abel," and "Balaam's Talking Donkey") was highly discouraged.
 
Love me 2 said:
As a Catholic, I do not have to believe that Man evolved from Apes, as Man has a far greater Intelligence than that of the animal world, far greater than the supposed ancestry with Apes, and as a Catholic, I do not, and am not required to believe that Man was created within a literal 7 days time table as stated in Genesis account of Creation. I do believe that there was a literal Adam and Eve who are mentioned in the book of Genesis. I do believe that Creation took a lot longer than the Genesis time table. Could God have done his creation in a literal 7 days? Yes, he could have if he wanted to, because he has the Power to do so.


To believe or not to believe in the Theory of Evolution is not a requirement for my Salvation.
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If what you say is true of Catholicism, then you should not be a Catholic, because it is leading you away from knowledge and into fantasy.
 
kallipolis said:
This is your statement:

My question is: how so? In other words support your assertion...can you?
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I haven't heard anyone yet who understands evolution also believe water turns into wine, man walk on water, raise the dead ...etc.
 
Telstra said:
I haven't heard anyone yet who understands evolution also believe water turns into wine, man walk on water, raise the dead ...etc.
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Conflating two or more totally different topics might well suggest that you are easily confused..:D
 
kallipolis said:
Conflating two or more totally different topics might well suggest that you are easily confused..:D
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ummm what are you talking about?
Have you heard anyone believe in evolution also believe in miracles ? I haven't !!
 
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