Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Islam does not oppose the teaching of evolution. It is accepted as fact by many Muslims. The only exception being the origin of man. We do not believe man evolved from a lower life form, but everything else did.
Although some Muslims do confuse evolution with creation and that is where any dispute comes into play.
Islam does not oppose the teaching of evolution. It is accepted as fact by many Muslims. The only exception being the origin of man. We do not believe man evolved from a lower life form, but everything else did.
Although some Muslims do confuse evolution with creation and that is where any dispute comes into play.
Question: I grew up Christian but also believing in evolution. I never saw a conflict between the two, as I understood the Biblical creation story as a metaphor for mankind's growing in wisdom and understanding and the problems that go along with it, rather than as a literal account of God getting angry at people for stealing his apples on the advice of a snake.
So to what degree would you say this kind of understanding of the Qu'ran as metaphorical rather than literal exists in the Muslim world? Is it more of a Shia or Sunni thing, or maybe more prevalent among Western Muslims, or does it even exist at all?
Question: I grew up Christian but also believing in evolution. I never saw a conflict between the two, as I understood the Biblical creation story as a metaphor for mankind's growing in wisdom and understanding and the problems that go along with it, rather than as a literal account of God getting angry at people for stealing his apples on the advice of a snake.
So to what degree would you say this kind of understanding of the Qu'ran as metaphorical rather than literal exists in the Muslim world? Is it more of a Shia or Sunni thing, or maybe more prevalent among Western Muslims, or does it even exist at all?
The Qur'an is taken as being literal in most matters. It is considered to be literal that man was made from clay, in human form. However, most scholars that I speak with seem to believe that if someone disagrees, it would not be a sin.
There is no conflict in the Quran regarding the Evolution of all life forms except humans. Provided the evolution is not presented as being the creation of life.
Question: I grew up Christian but also believing in evolution. I never saw a conflict between the two, as I understood the Biblical creation story as a metaphor for mankind's growing in wisdom and understanding and the problems that go along with it, rather than as a literal account of God getting angry at people for stealing his apples on the advice of a snake.
So to what degree would you say this kind of understanding of the Qu'ran as metaphorical rather than literal exists in the Muslim world? Is it more of a Shia or Sunni thing, or maybe more prevalent among Western Muslims, or does it even exist at all?
It must exist to a cosiderable degree if it was felt that it was even necessary to conduct this project. If evolution was a problem among a negligible sector of the Muslim population, would the project have been proposed, at all.
The Qur'an is taken as being literal in most matters. It is considered to be literal that man was made from clay, in human form. However, most scholars that I speak with seem to believe that if someone disagrees, it would not be a sin.
There is no conflict in the Quran regarding the Evolution of all life forms except humans. Provided the evolution is not presented as being the creation of life.
That is a hell of a big exception don't you think? You have once again proven to me how backwards religion is...Clay indeed!
Leaving humans out of evolution misses the boat. From Michael Shermer, "The preponderance of evidence from numerous converging lines of scientific inquiry — geology, paleontology, zoology, botany, comparative anatomy, molecular biology, population genetics, biogeography, embryology, and others — all independently converge to the same conclusion: evolution happened". And that we humans are part of it. The DNA in every cell of your body shares genes with nearly every other organism on earth. Human and Chimpanzee DNA is 96% the same. We are cousins, man. It is clear to anyone who is familiar with all the evidence.
Leaving humans out of evolution misses the boat. From Michael Shermer, "The preponderance of evidence from numerous converging lines of scientific inquiry — geology, paleontology, zoology, botany, comparative anatomy, molecular biology, population genetics, biogeography, embryology, and others — all independently converge to the same conclusion: evolution happened". And that we humans are part of it. The DNA in every cell of your body shares genes with nearly every other organism on earth. Human and Chimpanzee DNA is 96% the same. We are cousins, man. It is clear to anyone who is familiar with all the evidence.
Actually we share a larger percentage of DNA with Bonobos. One time thought to be a sub species of Chimpanzee.
While DNA is strong evidence of man and apes having nearly identical building materials does not prove they came from the same ancestors.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
If evolution was a problem among a negligible sector of the Muslim population, would the project have been proposed, at all.
