Can Evolution Encourage Belief?

The incompatibility of Darwin’s theory to faith is often assumed. What is understood to undermine belief in this model? What is your take: Can evolution encourage belief? Why might God choose evolution as a means for creation?

According to the material, the two challenges in Darwin’s theory of evolution are that it undercut the idea that God directly designed all creatures and that it challenged notions of humanity’s uniqueness.

 

I do believe that evolution can encourage belief. First, for someone who finds a literal interpretation of Genesis to be too difficult for belief, evolution provides a physical means by which we can understand how God created. Secondly, the vastness of God’s creatures – their uniqueness and wonderfulness is a product of evolution, so that to me is inspiring.  Third, humanity is unique among God’s creatures. We share many characteristics in common with other creations, but we are still uniquely made. The idea that evolution brought us to this point is amazing and inspiring.

 

God created a physical world and God placed physical creatures in it. Evolution means that God created a system that adapts to the world around it. I think this flexibility and adaptation speak strongly for evolution being a way that God created the world.  And I think a physical world needs a physical means of creation.