...and for the others to die off, right?
True. I wasn't trying to say that evolution will stop, I was pointing out why not every single monkey has evolved. Sorry if I worded it improperly.
Atheism Thread
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the whole monkey thing is only theoretically^^ but for a mutated population to rise theres 2 possibilities: rivalry leading to extinction of one species in the same habitat or avoidance by using different resources
I'm a big stickler for believing in stuff with evidence behind it, it's just the way I was brought up I guess. I'm in a mostly catholic family but my parents never taught me what to think, but how to think. That's how I think it should be, a lot of issues with religion has been the forcing of it on people and its literal interpretation. Religions to me are basically at their core moral guidelines, and I really dislike when people take things that were relevant a ridiculously long time ago literally in a very different world. It violates the very moral guide the religion itself is and that's my only problem with religion.
One thing that grinds my gears is when people say "Nope, big bang - Religion can't be true" and 90% of these people can't explain the big bang other than it was a 'big bang'. I'm yet to meet the other 10% but they must be there somewhere. There are some parts of the bible that are inherently flawed, time scale being the biggest one yet there are also some parts (many ancient civilizations say the same/similar 'things') that point towards theories we are only beginning to understand - religion and science really aren't that far apart! Some speak of the 'dark age of science' yet what was alchemy?
But I'm an atheist because I was brought up an atheist, much in the same way many people are religious because they were brought up around a religious atmosphere.
But I'm an atheist because I was brought up an atheist, much in the same way many people are religious because they were brought up around a religious atmosphere.