Re: Why are Muslims against Evolution?!?
According to my knowledge of intelligent design theory - it is that God enabled creation through evolution which has been mapped by the neo-darwinian theory of evolution. So if we are to assume the two - yes they are compatible … my point earlier was that intelligent design as a theory is not the same as the idea coined by Einstein “God does not play dice” … He was merely recognising a God - impersonal yet intelligent. There is a major flaw in his idea of God however that is another discussion.
Stressing again … “Intelligent Design Theory” is a “creationist” response to “evolution without God” … It so happens that evolution does not prove anything … it cannot prove itself nor cannot disprove God … in this way the creationists have attempted to hijack evolution from the atheists … they say “ok .. evolution may be true, but it was God doing the evolution all along” …
With that said we will have to see if “intelligent design” is conflicting with scripture … we can’t just say … yes we agree to evolution but evolution doesn’t deny God … we have to reason it … we have to say … ok let’s give evolution due regard. Is it or is it not confirmed by out scripture. Can we adopt evolution on the basis that it was instigated by an Intelligent Designer?
We can’t just make the claim “Intelligent Design Theory” is true without consulting scientific research for evidence or proof (as we would for evolution) and we can’t speak for God without consulting our scriptures … (as we would in our faith) … In the aim to grasp at saving the concept of God by accepting “intelligent design theory” without the ground work is being rash and hasty … and it demonstrates a lack of strong faith and conviction in our scriptures, and an impulsive acceptance in second hand science mostly championed by “godless” people who I will say will not hesitate to mix fabrications or extortions in to their research. Let’s cross examine before we accept.