Quotes about Theory of Evolution

We completely reject the theory of evolution. Votes: 4

My theory of evolution is that Darwin was adopted. Votes: 4

The theory of evolution, like the theory of gravity, is a scientific fact. Votes: 4

The worst censors are those prohibiting criticism of the theory of evolution in the classroom. Votes: 4

Essential to the theory of evolution is the premise that everything has come into being by itself. Votes: 4

The theory of evolution is totally inadequate to explain the origin and manifestation of the inorganic world. Votes: 4

The proposition that humans have mental characteristics wholly absent in non-humans is inconsistent with the theory of evolution. Votes: 4

The 'science' for which the United States is respected has nothing to do with the unscientific and baseless theory of evolution. Votes: 4

Today the theory of evolution is about as much open to doubt as the theory that the earth goes round the sun. Votes: 4

A major fault, for example, is the fact that, along with the materialist principle, Darwin introduced into his theory of evolution reactionary Malthusian ideas. Votes: 4

Of course, there is no reconciliation between the theory of evolution by natural selection and the traditional religious view of the origin of the human mind. Votes: 4

The theory of evolution by cumulative natural selection is the only theory we know of that is in principle capable of explaining the existence of organized complexity. Votes: 4

Today, the theory of evolution is an accepted fact for everyone but a fundamentalist minority, whose objections are based not on reasoning but on doctrinaire adherence to religious principles. Votes: 4

Some people would claim that things like love, joy and beauty belong to a different category from science and can't be described in scientific terms, but I think they can now be explained by the theory of evolution. Votes: 4

We humans have a tendency to see ourselves as completely different from other animals, and the way in which large segments of the public continue to reject the theory of evolution is just one symptom of that malaise. Votes: 4

What we should be teaching are the problems and holes and I think there are legitimate problems and holes in the theory of evolution. And what we need to do is to present those fairly from a scientific point of view. And we should lay out areas in which the evidence supports evolution and the areas in the evidence that does not. Votes: 4

I see nothing in the theory of evolution inconsistent with an Almighty Creator and Protector. Votes: 3

A curious aspect of the theory of evolution is that everybody thinks he understands it. Votes: 3

I think it's a theory, the theory of evolution and I don't accept it as a theory. Votes: 3

Remember Henry Adam's jest that the succession of presidents from Washington to Grant disproved the theory of evolution? Votes: 3

Of course the theory of evolution would be vacuous if it offered a glib explanation for every inexplicable act. Votes: 3

More cases of loss of religious faith are to be traced to the theory of evolution. . .than to anything else. Votes: 3

Even if it were true that evolution, or the teaching of evolution, encouraged immorality that would not imply that the theory of evolution was false. Votes: 3

The German Fuhrer, as I have consistently maintained, is an evolutionist; he has consistently sought to make the practices of Germany conform to the theory of evolution. Votes: 3

There's a joke in everything, the trick is finding it. The best compliment a joke can get is what Huxley said about Darwin's theory of evolution - 'Why didn't I think of that?' Votes: 3

anyone who writes about "Darwin's theory of evolutionin the singular, without segregating the theories of gradual evolution, common descent, speciation, and the mechanism of natural selection, will be quite unable to discuss the subject competently. Votes: 3

But I think schools also ought to be fair to all views. Because, frankly, Darwinism is not an established scientific fact. It is a theory of evolution, that's why it's called the theory of evolution. Votes: 3

Satan is behind the theory of evolution. Satan hates God and us. Satan is the father of all lies. So he wants nothing more than to make every human being alive believe lies about God, ourselves and how and why we exist. Votes: 3

In the theory of evolution there is no talk of God and no Bibles are used. They're not looking for higher powers, extraterrestrials, or anything else that could be found in the science fiction section, because they are not dealing with fiction. Votes: 3

When the theory of evolution destroyed the picture of God as the supreme Creator, confidence in God as the all-powerful Father of man fell with it, although many were able to combine a belief in God with the acceptance of the Darwinian theory. Votes: 3

Darwin didn't walk around the Galapagos and come up with the theory of evolution. He was exploring, collecting, making observations. It wasn't until he got back and went through the samples that he noticed the differences among them and put them in context. Votes: 3

The theory of evolution also had a very great effect in alienating science from religion and creating a world in which one could go about studying the wonders of creation without ever having a sense of wonder in the religious sense of that term. Votes: 3

I think that the theory of evolution is the most unscientific, faith-based, fundamentally brainless idea that ever had the misfortune to come out of a human mind. To compare it to true science is a joke. There is nothing even slightly scientific about it. Votes: 3

To be sure, Darwin's theory of evolution is imperfect. However, the fact that a scientific theory cannot yet render an explanation on every point should not be used as a pretext to thrust an untestable alternative hypothesis grounded in religion into the science classroom or to misrepresent well-established scientific propositions. Votes: 3

I myself am convinced that the theory of evolution, especially to the extent to which it has been applied, will be one of the greatest jokes in the history books of the future. Posterity will marvel that so very flimsy and dubious an hypothesis could be accepted with the incredible credulity it has. Votes: 3

I was brought up to understand Darwin's theory of evolution. I spent hours and hours in the Natural History Museum in London looking at the descriptions of how different kinds of animals had evolved, looking at the sequence of fossil bones looking gradually more and more and more and more like the modern fossil. Votes: 3

Darwin's theory of evolution is a framework by which we understand the diversity of life on Earth. But there is no equation sitting there in Darwin's 'Origin of Species' that you apply and say, 'What is this species going to look like in 100 years or 1,000 years?' Biology isn't there yet with that kind of predictive precision. Votes: 3

The likelihood of the formation of life from inanimate matter is 1 to a number with 40,000 noughts after it (1040,000).... It is big enough to bury Darwin and the whole theory of evolution. There was no primeval soup, neither on this planet nor any other, and if the beginnings of life were not random, they must therefore have been the product of purposeful intelligence. Votes: 3

It {Darwin's theory of evolution] was a concept of such stunning simplicity, but it gave rise, naturally, to all of the infinite and baffling complexity of life. The awe it inspired in me made the awe that people talk about in respect of religious experience seem, frankly, silly beside it. I'd take the awe of understanding over the awe of ignorance any day. Votes: 3

If a person doesn't think there is a God to be accountable to, then-then what's the point of trying to modify your behavior to keep it within acceptable ranges? That's how I thought anyway. I always believed the theory of evolution as truth, that we all just came from the slime. When we, when we died, you know, that was it, there is nothing Votes: 3

The theory of undirected evolution is already dead, but the work of science continues. Votes: 2

Theories of evolution must provide for the creative acts which brought such theories into existence. Votes: 2

Evolution is a fact. It is the best explanation of what is known from observations. It's a theory as powerful as the theory of gravity. Votes: 2

The shelves of many evangelicals are full of books that point out the flaws in evolution, discuss it only as a theory, and almost imply that there's a conspiracy here to avoid the fact that evolution is actually flawed. All of those books, unfortunately, are based upon conclusions that no reasonable biologist would now accept. Votes: 2

The theory [of evolution] is a scientific mistake. Votes: 0

Neither evolution nor creation qualifies as a scientific theory. Votes: 0

The evolution theory is purely the product of the imagination. Votes: 0

Evolution is a theory with more holes than a Dutch dam of swiss cheese. Votes: 0

The problem Creationists identify is with the word 'theory', not with the case for evolution Votes: 0

The Theory of Evolution has more holes in it than a dam made out of Swiss cheese. Votes: 0

I think Darwinism as a theory explaining evolution within species is incredibly brilliant - just unbelievably, incredibly brilliant. Votes: 0

Well, evolution's just a theory.' And, I'm thinking to myself, 'Well, thank goodness gravity's a law.' Votes: 0

In the science, Evolution is a theory about changes; in the myth it is a fact about improvements. Votes: 0

Evolution is just a theory? Well, so is gravity and I don't see you jumping out of buildings. Votes: 0

One of the great breakthroughs of evolution theory is that you start with simple things and they will grow into complexity. Votes: 0

Anthroposophy is not a game, nor just a theory; it is a task that must be faced for the sake of human evolution. Votes: 0

I never say that evolution is a fact. Evolution is a theory. It's much more important than a fact, because theories explain things. Votes: 0

It has become inordinately difficult even to begin to think about constructing a naturalistic theory of the evolution of that first reproducing organism, Votes: 0

Theory of Evolution (Summary)First, there were some amoebas. Deviant amoebas adapted better to the environment, thus becoming monkeys. Then came Total Quality Management. Votes: 0

Evolution as such is no longer a theory for a modern author. It is as much a fact as that the earth revolves around the sun. Votes: 0

Evolution is a bankrupt speculative philosophy, not a scientific fact. Only a spiritually bankrupt society could ever believe it. Only atheists could accept this Satanic theory. Votes: 0

Evolution is an organizing principle and when we call it a theory, we mean it's a theory, we don't mean that it's a belief that someone holds. Votes: 0

If we are going to teach creation science as an alternative to evolution, then we should also teach the stork theory as an alternative to biological reproduction. Votes: 0

Evolutionary game theory is a way of thinking about evolution at the phenotypic level when the fitnesses of particular phenotypes depend on their frequencies in the population. Votes: 0

[Evolution Theory] is the motivating factor for guys like Hitler and Stalin and George Bush, by the way, who is a Satan worshipper, like we don't know that. Votes: 0

There are two theories of evolution. There is the genuine scientific theory; and there is the talk-radio pretend version, designed not to enlighten but to deceive and enrage. Votes: 0

Evolution is not a fact. Evolution doesn't even qualify as a theory or as a hypothesis. It is a metaphysical research program, and it is not really testable science. Votes: 0

Those who cavalierly reject the Theory of Evolution, as not adequately supported by facts, seem quite to forget that their own theory it supported by no facts at all. Votes: 0