Question:
My son admitted to me today that he believes in evolution. What can I do?
charlie
2015-03-14 20:04:38 UTC
First I'm going to sue the school, but is there any way my child can be salvaged?
46 answers:
?
2015-03-15 06:23:24 UTC
ask the child to give you their reason as to why and allow them to get a better understanding as to why or why not it is or it is not so possible
?
2015-03-15 20:56:56 UTC
Don't do anything. A person can believe in evolution and God and the Bible. The Catholic Church has accepted evolution. If you respect his beliefs, he will respect yours. I personally am very religious but I also believe in theories that are called irreligious such as evolution and string theory. There is nothing wrong with someone having slightly different beliefs than you even if he is your son. He has the right to think for himself and you have to respect that right and the right of a school to educate your son on a well proven and respected scientific theory. If you want to see how anyone could possibly believe in evolution please research the Grants, a married couple affiliated with Princeton University. Please do not sue your school, it will only give Christians a worse name than they already have.
?
2015-03-21 17:01:05 UTC
Evolution is real.

your wanting to sue the school because your son is realizing that not everything in this world can be done by a book then kudos to him.

if evolution was not real then take your computer, your cellphone and toss em out the window. go Amish.

Crazy women.
2015-03-18 12:47:33 UTC
Tell him to make his own life choices, and iff the school has helped him to be a more unique and talented individual then you cannot sue them... Can you explain to me why you believe in a THING known as GOD with no physical evidence except for a book that some drug monkeys probably wrote back in the 1900, RATHER THAN A BIOLOGICAL PROVEN FACT WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
?
2017-04-21 10:46:43 UTC
I believe god created evolution there is real proof of it. With real evidence
abramir134
2017-04-21 09:26:35 UTC
I don't understand
2017-04-21 08:23:29 UTC
God forbid you should have any children..... *chuckle*
?
2017-04-21 03:39:48 UTC
Omg big ******* deal your kid has a mind of his own , cry about it
?
2017-04-20 23:06:41 UTC
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?
2015-03-14 20:11:44 UTC
While evolution may be an incomplete and perhaps misleading theory, the idea that things evolve is present in out own experience, our learning, our growing up. All things evolve, once you realize this, you realize the magnitude of the consequences of your actions. You can explain reality in your way to your child still. If you speak truth, there is no need to worry or get upset.
dude
2015-03-15 16:59:23 UTC
Educate yourself with your son. Read different sides of the story. Be open minded about learning. Even the Church believes in Science. You cannot be shaken if your faith is strong enough.
?
2015-03-16 03:03:36 UTC
Evolve
Steven
2015-03-18 18:40:53 UTC
Agree with him that Creation THEORY is a fraud created by ignorant bigots 5000 years ago.
mikey
2015-03-16 21:23:29 UTC
Don't do anything. That's the best thing to do. Continue to love him. My family neglected me and still does. It hurts.
The Lightning Strikes
2015-03-15 13:41:51 UTC
Tell him that The evidence for evolution is and has been interpreted from a Philosophical and ideological Bias, The answers given by adherents to Evolution here in R&S is proof of the bias and agenda, Atheism has to have an alternate explanation—other than a Creator—for how the universe and life came into existence.

Darwin once identified himself as a Christian but as a result of some tragedies that took place in his life, he later renounced the Christian faith and the existence of God. Evolution was invented by an atheist.

The evidence for evolution is and has been interpreted from a Philosophical and ideological Bias, The answers given by adherents to Evolution here in R&S is proof of the bias and agenda, Atheism has to have an alternate explanation—other than a Creator—for how the universe and life came into existence.

Darwin once identified himself as a Christian but as a result of some tragedies that took place in his life, he later renounced the Christian faith and the existence of God. Evolution was invented by an atheist.

What is sad is that Christians are falling into this Trap and trying to fit evolution into the Bible (Theistic Evolution) thinking they can make it fit.



Lee Stroble in his video listed below “ The Case for the Creator” stated (5 min. 28 sec into the video) The Case for a Creator

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajqH4y8G0MI



That “There is no way you can Harmonize Neo Darwinism with Christianity, I could never understand Christians who would say “ Well I believe in God yet I believe in Evolution as well” You see Darwin’s idea about the development of life led to his theory that modern science now generally defines as an undirected process completely devoid of any purpose or plan,”. Now how could God direct an undirected process? How could God have purpose in a plan behind a system that has no plan and no purpose? It just does not make sense.

It didn’t make sense to me in 1966 and it doesn’t make sense to me now.

The Apostle Paul wrote to His Son Timothy stating that “ in 2 Timothy 4:3-4 “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, [because] they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn [their] ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.”



Those Christians who believe in evolution have no idea how that effects their theology.

What is theistic evolution?

http://www.gotquestions.org/theistic-evolution.html

http://carm.org/secular-movements/evolution/theistic-evolution



Eternity is a Long Time to be wrong about this





What Hath Darwin Wrought?

http://www.whathathdarwinwrought.com/
?
2015-03-14 20:07:54 UTC
Tell him he's an idiot. There's no need to "believe in" evolution. He should be accepting it based on the evidence.



You're absolutely right. His school should have made that distinction clear from the get-go.
vulcan_alex
2015-03-15 19:13:43 UTC
You should do nothing!!! Folks can't be properly coerced into believing religion if that is what you are talking about.
2015-03-18 10:07:56 UTC
You don''t do anything because you want him to understand facts to make his best decisions.
2015-03-15 13:09:09 UTC
Your beliefs shouldn't crush his beliefs, let him believe whatever he wants. My mom used to force me to go to church and I f*cking hate that sh!t, the most boring pointless piece of controlling BS.
Atsa me Atsa you?
2015-03-17 05:02:40 UTC
You should be proud, you have a very smart son.
Fruth
2016-12-12 18:45:10 UTC
be pleased he doesn't believe in ghosts and space aliens in his bedroom at night.
?
2015-03-14 20:12:15 UTC
Great, your son can look at the facts and make his own mind up, despite having evidence-rejecting (because it threatens my religion) parents!
Art Bacon
2015-03-16 04:27:41 UTC
You should congratulate your son for being, obviously, the first educated person in your family.
Matthew
2015-04-05 13:52:39 UTC
You should be pretty proud that he understands how life science works.
2015-03-14 20:41:17 UTC
You can get an education. Show him you actually are a critical thinker. Get over your backward knowledge. But I have a feeling you made this all up and you are a fraud.



Let's talk about evolution but on my terms. A person poses a rhetorical question on Y!, usually with no knowledge of evolutionary principles. S/he may provide unreferenced quotes, misquotes, made up quotes, misstatements, YouTube videos, or Creationist websites. S/he usually doesn't know that evolution has NOTHING to do with the origin of life, which is the science of abiogenesis. And the person's only alternative, whether stated or not, is a supernatural origin (Creationism) for the species diversity we see today.



So.... thanks for the opportunity to present references to readers that might never have seen Creationism exposed as a non-science, and evolution shown as very much a falsifiable set of predictions and mechanisms to explain the diversity of life on this planet. In 150 years of research in the fields of biology, biogeography, geology, molecular biology, anthropology, paleontology, population genetics, and others, the theory of evolution has been modified (see below for the definition of a theory), but never falsified.



If I were to suggest only one thing for you to read, it would be the 2005 court case where Creationists pushing Intelligent Design wanted it taught in the science curriculum of public schools as science. The conservative judge, after hearing evidence in a court of law, including testimony from the leading Creationists, ruled that Creationism was a religious approach and not scientific. Creationism/Intelligent Design did not use the methods of science and had no evidence to support it. Here is the full judge's decision which prohibited the teaching of ID in the science curriculum:



http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/dover/kitzmiller_v_dover_decision.html

and http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/intelligent-design-trial.html



and a quote from his conclusion: "In making this determination, we have addressed the seminal question of whether ID is science. We have concluded that it is not, and moreover that ID cannot uncouple itself from its creationist, and thus religious, antecedents."



Also you should see the position of the National Academy of Sciences. If you haven't heard of them: http://www.nasonline.org/about-nas/mission/ "The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a private, non-profit society of distinguished scholars. Established by an Act of Congress, signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, the NAS is charged with providing independent, objective advice to the nation on matters related to science and technology. Scientists are elected by their peers to membership in the NAS for outstanding contributions to research. The NAS is committed to furthering science in America, and its members are active contributors to the international scientific community. Nearly 500 members of the NAS have won Nobel Prizes, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, founded in 1914, is today one of the premier international journals publishing the results of original research."



This is part of a statement by them about evolutionary theory.... http://www.nas.edu/evolution/TheoryOrFact.html "The formal scientific definition of theory is quite different from the everyday meaning of the word. It refers to a comprehensive explanation of some aspect of nature that is supported by a vast body of evidence.



Many scientific theories are so well-established that no new evidence is likely to alter them substantially. For example, no new evidence will demonstrate that the Earth does not orbit around the sun (heliocentric theory), or that living things are not made of cells (cell theory), that matter is not composed of atoms, or that the surface of the Earth is not divided into solid plates that have moved over geological timescales (the theory of plate tectonics). Like these other foundational scientific theories, the theory of evolution is supported by so many observations and confirming experiments that scientists are confident that the basic components of the theory will not be overturned by new evidence. However, like all scientific theories, the theory of evolution is subject to continuing refinement as new areas of science emerge or as new technologies enable observations and experiments that were not possible previously"
backinbowl
2015-03-17 15:04:11 UTC
Thank your lucky stars that he inherited his brain from somebody else!
?
2015-03-14 20:23:59 UTC
Jeez people it isn't that big of a freaking deal. You can't and should not force him to believe something.
2017
2015-03-17 16:12:54 UTC
He is entitled to his own opinion. Does he blast you for your opinion
2015-03-15 05:31:43 UTC
So many sad no life trolls on here, get a life.
Kevin7
2015-03-16 19:37:52 UTC
He has a right to his opinion
?
2015-03-14 20:06:02 UTC
He will tell you that he believes in your imaginary friend to make you feel better. I have been telling my parents that for decades.
Danforth
2015-03-27 11:20:09 UTC
Tell him, "That's wonderful news!"
Invisible Pink RN
2015-03-14 20:06:29 UTC
2/10



You fail at trolling.
military supporter
2015-03-14 20:09:33 UTC
Congratulate him for breaking out of the brainwashing you forced upon him.
?
2015-03-14 20:05:31 UTC
This is a troll attempt to get people riled up, don't fall for it
?
2015-03-14 20:19:54 UTC
Ask him for verifiable, reproducible evidence. If he has to think about it, he will change his mind.
CHARY
2015-03-14 20:15:59 UTC
Yes; Continue to love him and pray for him. Nothing is impossible for God and you to do. Jesus won the ultimate war against Satan, now we must study his word daily and pray daily sometime quoting the word of God over our situation until the victory is manifested in what ever you are going through. May God bless and save you and your family, in Jesus name I pray. Sister C.
Lotte
2015-03-16 02:59:25 UTC
Leave him. Let him go his own path.
el atlatl
2015-03-15 15:51:16 UTC
Your son is smarter than you.
?
2015-03-15 20:52:58 UTC
Call the police .. Immediately !
2015-03-14 20:07:08 UTC
Chuck a bible in his face
Grillparzer
2015-03-14 20:09:25 UTC
Salvaged or savaged?
2015-03-14 20:07:24 UTC
Take him out of school so that you can home school him yourself.
?
2015-03-14 20:07:11 UTC
I don't think this is true
2015-03-14 20:06:35 UTC
Stoned to death
ronbo
2015-03-14 20:06:38 UTC
pray


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