If the theory of non-theistic biological evolution were true along with the big bang theory then why does humankind have a tendancy to worship some sort of higher power(s)? .. It is an overwhelming majority. The argument I am making is that if there is no creator(s)as some suggest then why would man even sense or long for a creator. According to evolution as I understand it this couldn't happen since there never was a creator. There seems to be an internal error in the theory of evolution.
I have wondered the same thing and to me it speaks very loudly that our beliefs are not totally unfounded. I was reading the works of a late 19
th century critic of evolution. He made some critical points that I don't think should be overlooked. He questioned why the unity of religions and what their inner-meanings behind them were. Similar questions were spoken about by CS Lewis and other authors. But according to evolution, all religions were evolved or invented by humanoids for some inexplicable reason or to explain lightning or some other natural phenomenon. But I'm not speaking about merely physical elements. There are far more similarities than dissimilarities-- too much to be mere coincidence, some would say.
If the evolution of man was some slow and arbitrary happenstance we should expect to see some fortuitous results and not any kind of homogeneity between the religions. We would expect them to be widely divergent and perhaps would be perplexed to see if different cultures, separated by oceans and mountain ranges, agreed on great and important points, especially on points which could not be clearly arrived at by reason.
What in reason, the question goes, teaches us that an animal sacrifice is a proper way to worship God, especially when it could be viewed as unmerciful, barbaric, and down right bizarre? How could unassisted reason ever arrive at the conclusion that God(s) is/are properly worshipped by the immolation of innocence? We could certainly grant that one section of the anthropoids might have stumbled on the idea, but how can we account for its prevalence or its universality among different cultures? Perhaps it is by revelation-- a revelation that man only had a shadow of an idea. Afterall, isn't animal sacrifice merely a symbolic gesture?
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The earliest extant records of the Egyptians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Hindus and Chinese speak of sacrifices long in vogue. This unity of religions on the point of animal sacrifices bespeaks revelation and not evolution." -Robert Williams
He also made mention of the division of time into weeks of 7 days, prevalent among many ancient cultures. Why a division of weeks in intervals of seven? Why a division of days at all? Could this not hint at something more than pure coincidence?
"The Babylonians observed the 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th of each lunar month as days when men were subjected to certain restrictions; the king was not to eat food prepared by fire, nor offer sacrifice, nor consult an oracle, nor invoke curses on his enemies. They also observed the 19th of each month. It was customary, therefore, in the days of Abraham, for the Babylonians to offer sacrifices and to observe the 7th day as especially sacred. This can only be accounted for upon the assumption, that God had revealed to the human race that creation occupied 6 days or periods, and the 7th was to be observed--all of which was doubtless handed down by tradition." -Dr. J. Drummelow
There are hints of an original religion with the division of time, Sabbath days, sacrifices, the existence of priests, temples, etc.
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