tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post5984056747829633845..comments2023-11-03T07:07:55.456-05:00Comments on CoPhilosophy: Steven Sheffey (#8): The second InstallmentPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post-70227617092622233972015-12-05T15:37:20.763-06:002015-12-05T15:37:20.763-06:00Actually, there is plenty of evidence to support t...Actually, there is plenty of evidence to support the theory of evolution. The reason the theory of evolution is so widely accepted is because study of organisms shows that natural selection drives the creation of species from simpler organisms. Based on fossil records, there is evidence that humans also developed from less complicated organisms, I.E. pre-humans, commonly known as "cavemen". While the fossil record doesn't have direct evidence of the "missing link" between pre-humans and primates, most of that research is done within the field of molecular biology, where we find that the genome between humans and various primates share remarkable similarities. As with any scientific theory, it's possible that the theory of evolution may be incorrect. However, I'm far more inclined to agree with scientific conclusions, because I could go out and see the fossils and genomic records myself. There is documented scientific evidence. As for purpose, I don't believe we have some divinely mandated or external purpose. We exist because we were born, but there isn't some external purpose of meaning driving that. If we want to create purpose for ourselves, that comes from within. Personally, I believe my purpose for myself is to contribute to humanity's body of knowledge in some way before I cease to exist.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311526122552265874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post-32759889488440260642015-12-04T23:39:07.918-06:002015-12-04T23:39:07.918-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mariem Faraghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452912499672923849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post-73873719407860823622015-12-04T23:38:36.965-06:002015-12-04T23:38:36.965-06:00What makes you so sure that scientists have it all...What makes you so sure that scientists have it all right, even though they haven't found answers behind creation and little evidence exist to support their theories? Could they be wrong?<br />What purpose do we have if evolution is real?Mariem Faraghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452912499672923849noreply@blogger.com