Is Evolution a Religion? Is Evolution a Religious Belief System Based on Faith? Both of which are good questions, which Austin Cline answers in his article Is Evolution a Religion? Is Evolution a Religious Belief System Based on Faith?, posted on ABOUT.com. In his article he breaks down why the newly common claim that Evolution is so, is in fact not so. Cline uses his knowledge of to be or not to be, in which one must have characteristics for such things and evolution just does not seem to have aligning characteristics to be a religion. Cline speaks of 8 characteristics that distinguish evolution from religion and why they are important distinguishers.
Thinking about religions and these characteristics should pop up in your head. If they do not, …show more content…
Cline’s first characteristic for defining a religion is the belief in supernatural beings. These beings, usually referred to as gods, are the basis of most religions, yet evolution claims nothing about any such beings. Therefore, it is quite irrelevant to the evolutional theory. The second characteristic mentioned is sacred vs profane objects, places and times. Religion finds all kinds of different things sacred and important for worship while evolution does not. There is no different between a “sacred” or “profane” object, place, or time when looking into evolutionary theory. Cline’s third characteristic of religion is the rituals focused on sacred objects, places, and times. Evolutionary theory makes no claims whether or not rituals in praise of supernatural beings are needed or mandatory, because there is no way to prove a supernatural being's existence. Only faith guides the religious and since science is based fact and testable subjects, faith plays no part in therefore, they do not mean anything to evolution. Such rituals are not important and are not supported by the terms of evolution. A fourth characteristic is having a moral
Thinking about religions and these characteristics should pop up in your head. If they do not, …show more content…
Cline’s first characteristic for defining a religion is the belief in supernatural beings. These beings, usually referred to as gods, are the basis of most religions, yet evolution claims nothing about any such beings. Therefore, it is quite irrelevant to the evolutional theory. The second characteristic mentioned is sacred vs profane objects, places and times. Religion finds all kinds of different things sacred and important for worship while evolution does not. There is no different between a “sacred” or “profane” object, place, or time when looking into evolutionary theory. Cline’s third characteristic of religion is the rituals focused on sacred objects, places, and times. Evolutionary theory makes no claims whether or not rituals in praise of supernatural beings are needed or mandatory, because there is no way to prove a supernatural being's existence. Only faith guides the religious and since science is based fact and testable subjects, faith plays no part in therefore, they do not mean anything to evolution. Such rituals are not important and are not supported by the terms of evolution. A fourth characteristic is having a moral