Evolution and Nursing

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I just want to see how people feel about evolution on the nursing community. This is no way bashing thread. I just want to see if any people choose not to believe in evolution and be in nursing

I believe in both... I believe that everything was created by God. However, over time God has allowed living and non-living things to evolve or change and other things to go extinct - all according to His purpose and design. There are many vestigial structures in the human body we no longer need. I do not think a devine creator would have given us useless parts unless we needed them at some point. Also whether you believe they are living or not, viruses evolve, change, and become more resistant all the time.

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I believe in special creation.

That said, it would be nice to see how origins relate to nursing in the first place. Whether you believe that you were created by God, evolved from a soup of sterile chemicals, or emerged from sea ice under the licking tongue of a giant cow, what bearing does your belief have on how you do patient care?

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I so want to get involved in this discussion but my posts would be deleted because I would just upset so many people.

My opinions are well known about the bible and god so in reply to the OP,

Evolution is fact, anything else is superstition.

"Whether one believes in evolution or Creation, Nursing care should be provided with respect to all people." - absolutely correct.

"If we evolved, then the Bible is a lie and I should just toss it."

Yes.

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Specializes in Hospice.

Evolution = Science

Creationism / Intelligent Design = Not Science.

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What does anyone's personal beliefs have to do with being a nurse? I mean really.

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This is a great question that I have asked my science profs and will only answer personal beliefs and does in no way determine the good from the bad. As a Christian, I believe some things evolve. It seems closed minded to refute science and / or history.

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Evolution is fact, anything else is superstition.

The theory of evolution still has so many gaps it, attempted to be given credibility by a lot of creativity. It is not conclusive so it cannot be fact. Creation, at least, is backed up by history.

"If we evolved, then the Bible is a lie and I should just toss it."

Yes.

Until they can say without any doubt and the gaps are filled in WITH FACTS, I'll hang on to my Bible.

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Seriously.....?

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I'm curious, what "facts" are in the bible?

You would rather 'believe' some bronze age desert nomad writings than modern science.

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GrumpyRN said:
I'm curious, what "facts" are in the bible?

You would rather 'believe' some bronze age desert nomad writings than modern science.

And that's your perogative. But what does the personal beliefs of any of us have to do with nursing? We can't impose our beliefs on anyone.

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loriangel14 said:
And that's your perogative. But what does the personal beliefs of any of us have to do with nursing? We can't impose our beliefs on anyone.

The OP specifically said this wasn't to be a bashing thread. So I agree with you. Nurses are held to high professional standards, regardless of their faith or lack of faith in a higher being.

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What are you talking about "my prerogative" (note spelling)? I asked a question.

I notice you conveniently ignored that I had written this - "Whether one believes in evolution or Creation, Nursing care should be provided with respect to all people." - absolutely correct.

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