The theory of evolution as proposed by Charles Darwin is a very tempting idea to believe in if you are looking for answers for creation of universe/earth/life etc, but what are the moral / social / spiritual consequences of believing in it?
My reasoning is that just like a mathematical theorem any scientific proposition should hold good no matter what sphere of life we apply it to.
If I were to believe that species evolved as a result of natural selection then I should also be prepared to accept this as a basis to explain and deal with moral, social, economic, environmental issues around me.
Let me again tell help of mathematics and prove it by reductio-ad-absurdum.
Let us assume that the hypothesis that species were evolved through natural selection and not through a divine process is true.
If this hypothesis is true then:
Environment : The highly evolved (mentally) human race's adverse impact on the environment is not due to lack of moral responsibility towards the environment but due their superior mental abilities. Man's superior mental abilities is enabling him to use the environment to his own advantage. Moreover there is no need to try and stop mankind from abusing the environment because nature will find its own course to survive because it has been doing so for billions of years. So no more raising environmental awareness etc because nature will protect itself rather than we protecting it.
Justice: My sense of justice ( Do not kill, Do not steal) is only because of my highly evolved mind which has given birth to a conscience within me. So this sense of justice we carry is only a moral paradigm created by humans and which is relative to other species. This further means that ideas like Do not Kill are not absolute but relative. Animals kill, and sometime their own species and off springs. So if we decide to kill someone , then we are not doing anything wrong because we maybe only in an alternate moral paradigm as against the generally accepted moral paradigm by humans. So killing someone should not invite the harshest punishment because the killer probably has not evolved enough to understand that murder is wrong.
Economic: Seeking economic well being for the people at the bottom of the socio-economic pyramid is going against the law of nature of survival of fittest. The ones at the top are at the top because of their superior skills and abilities or superior pedigree which again is resulting from process of natural selection. So the ones at the bottom of the pyramid anyways will be terminated in the evolutionary processes.
Social: The whole idea of racism comes from theory of evolution. Only when we believe in evolution we can explain that certain races (subspecies) evolved better than the other hence their superiority/inferiority. The question of superior or inferior race does not arise if we believe that entire mankind came from a single man, Adam.
The above points must have made amply clear why I don't believe in evolution. If theory of evolution had merit it should have had held good in all sphere of our life.
Theory of evolution basically me make me feel irresponsible towards my society, my environment and my Creator. Everything and anything happening around me is only by chance so nobody is to be blamed for it. There is no need to struggle to make a difference because eventually nature will find a way.
In the words of Jesus an orange tree will bear only oranges not apples. Similarly a unsound theory will not produce sound results. For example, Calculus was developed extensively by Newton before we could fully understand our universe, but even today calculus holds good in explaining the movement of celestial bodies.
Perhaps Darwin was astonished to see the similarities between man and nature but isn't it due to the fact that only One Creator created it. God has his own style just as a painter has his own style or pattern of painting. Darwin would had never done this mistake if instead of concentrating on similarities between man and monkey he would had concentrated on the differences between man & monkey.
My reasoning is that just like a mathematical theorem any scientific proposition should hold good no matter what sphere of life we apply it to.
If I were to believe that species evolved as a result of natural selection then I should also be prepared to accept this as a basis to explain and deal with moral, social, economic, environmental issues around me.
Let me again tell help of mathematics and prove it by reductio-ad-absurdum.
Let us assume that the hypothesis that species were evolved through natural selection and not through a divine process is true.
If this hypothesis is true then:
Environment : The highly evolved (mentally) human race's adverse impact on the environment is not due to lack of moral responsibility towards the environment but due their superior mental abilities. Man's superior mental abilities is enabling him to use the environment to his own advantage. Moreover there is no need to try and stop mankind from abusing the environment because nature will find its own course to survive because it has been doing so for billions of years. So no more raising environmental awareness etc because nature will protect itself rather than we protecting it.
Justice: My sense of justice ( Do not kill, Do not steal) is only because of my highly evolved mind which has given birth to a conscience within me. So this sense of justice we carry is only a moral paradigm created by humans and which is relative to other species. This further means that ideas like Do not Kill are not absolute but relative. Animals kill, and sometime their own species and off springs. So if we decide to kill someone , then we are not doing anything wrong because we maybe only in an alternate moral paradigm as against the generally accepted moral paradigm by humans. So killing someone should not invite the harshest punishment because the killer probably has not evolved enough to understand that murder is wrong.
Economic: Seeking economic well being for the people at the bottom of the socio-economic pyramid is going against the law of nature of survival of fittest. The ones at the top are at the top because of their superior skills and abilities or superior pedigree which again is resulting from process of natural selection. So the ones at the bottom of the pyramid anyways will be terminated in the evolutionary processes.
Social: The whole idea of racism comes from theory of evolution. Only when we believe in evolution we can explain that certain races (subspecies) evolved better than the other hence their superiority/inferiority. The question of superior or inferior race does not arise if we believe that entire mankind came from a single man, Adam.
The above points must have made amply clear why I don't believe in evolution. If theory of evolution had merit it should have had held good in all sphere of our life.
Theory of evolution basically me make me feel irresponsible towards my society, my environment and my Creator. Everything and anything happening around me is only by chance so nobody is to be blamed for it. There is no need to struggle to make a difference because eventually nature will find a way.
In the words of Jesus an orange tree will bear only oranges not apples. Similarly a unsound theory will not produce sound results. For example, Calculus was developed extensively by Newton before we could fully understand our universe, but even today calculus holds good in explaining the movement of celestial bodies.
Perhaps Darwin was astonished to see the similarities between man and nature but isn't it due to the fact that only One Creator created it. God has his own style just as a painter has his own style or pattern of painting. Darwin would had never done this mistake if instead of concentrating on similarities between man and monkey he would had concentrated on the differences between man & monkey.
