I know, it was a joke. (Although I give you credit, not many people are willing to put personal identifying information out there where anyone can get a hold of it. Some would call that foolish...)
Also, several of my friends are practicing medical doctors, and they believe creationism makes more sense than evolution, as far as explaining our origins. One of them is one of the most respected oncologists in the Texas panhandle, and the other is a pathologist that also greatly admired and respected.
Well, good for them. Of course, being medical doctors, without more, establishes diddly squat in terms of credibility on this issue.
Moreover, I'd be willing to bet that their opinions on this issue has nothing to do with any medical training and education they received and everything to do with their religious convictions. The only question is: which flavor of Christian are they? Curious minds want to know... (I'm betting Baptist.)
Yes, they both graduated from accredited medical schools. No, they are not kooks or charlatans. No, they are not pushing books or videos to old widows on fixed incomes.
I'm sure their pillars of the community. Fine, upstanding men (and/or women). But that doesn't make their opinions on the question of the origins of our favorite African Great Ape, H. sapiens, scientific or even reasonable.
Nor does it change the fact that there are charlatans out there who are preying on the ignorance and/or religiosity of people like your friends. Those charlatans know, or should know, that what they're peddling as scientific fact is, at best, religious dogma and, at worst, nonsensical lies.
Any more questions?
Sure. (This is a serious question, one which I've yet to get any Biblical literalist to answer.) If the Bible said, "all cats reproduce by laying eggs" would you believe it to be factually true? And if not, why not.
It doesn't. But if it did, I would think that when it was written people called chickens cats:)
As for your concern about my personal information . . . well, there is no such thing as keeping personal information private anyway. But thanks.
I only posted it because I doubt you really thought I was a lawyer anyway. The so called academic elite in this country have sufficiently demonized and belittled evangelicals for so long that people now think we are idiots. I just post to say that there are plenty of smart people that subscribe to the THEORY of creation. I really don't care if people disagree with me. I just get tired of being talked down to like I am just a toothless brainless drone. I have actually read up on the topic, and it is my OPINION that there is room for discussion on this topic without resorting to condescending personal attacks. As far as I know, evolution is still a theory, is it not?
My pathologist friend was explaining to me some things about the human body that blew my mind the other day. He told me numerous examples of internal body parts that depend on one another. He said that there are so many things that cannot exist apart from another, that he could not begin to fathom how such distinct and complex organs could come into existence on their very own at all, let alone simultaneously. I was trying to follow him, and it was admittedly tough to keep up. I got the point he was making though.
He said that just one living cell occurring by chance is about as likely as a tornado hitting a scrap yard, and creating a 747 ready to take off. I'm not a scientist, but I know those are not good odds. Anyway, I am not throwing flame bait, just asking for your side to be a little less condescending. We are people too.