The Problem With Evolution Isn’t Religious

St. Paul American Coptic Orthodox Church of Houston · Oct 6, 2026 · 1m

Fr. Matthias Shehad discusses the challenges of accepting evolution purely on scientific grounds rather than religious ones. He questions the sufficiency of evidence supporting evolution as a process driven by random mutation, highlighting that mutations are mostly destructive rather than constructive. Fr. Matthias uses an analogy comparing mutations to explosions causing damage instead of creating complexity, emphasizing the difficulty in explaining how complexity arises from randomness. He critiques the scientific community's approach, suggesting that some theories rely heavily on…