Free Republic
Browse · Search
Smoky Backroom
Topics · Post Article

To: narby
I don't believe in space aliens.

Neither do I. So, other than thumbing your nose at God, were you intending to make a point?

288 posted on 11/29/2004 9:34:02 AM PST by newgeezer (for further reading on this subject, see Romans 1)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 252 | View Replies ]


To: newgeezer
I don't believe in space aliens. --- Neither do I. So, other than thumbing your nose at God, were you intending to make a point?

I'm getting tired of the foolishness on these Creationism threads and getting a bit sarcastic. The belief that God could not have created Evolution is about as dumb as the old arguments about how many angles could fit on the head of a pin.

If we must have "Intelligent Design" taught in Government schools, then obviously space aliens must be one of the possible designers. The fact that such discussions with young people in government schools are something that Creationists want to happen are by far the dumbest thing I've ever heard of.

Every generation thinks that they are the smartest. This generation of Christians believes itself to be smarter than Christians of 75 years ago, that fought against science and Evolution, and lost badly. That fight cost Christianity credibility in the 50's, and 60's as students studied the "monkey trial" and we are reaping the fruits of that failure today. Yet Christians are gleefully re-starting this fight, recently in Kansas, and refuse to comprehend how it will damage them in the years ahead.

A co-worker of mine, a Phd in mathematics, hates George Bush with a passion. The focus of his hatred is that George Bush is a Christian that he thinks will try to make his children pray in school and learn Creationism.

This is how Christians are damaging themselves (driving people away from God because of silly scientific arguments). And damaging their own interests (such as fighting abortion) by forcing the teaching of Creationism, which isn't even central to following God's will in any religious denomination I know of.

"Religion" won this last election, because it was about general decency, where pretty much everyone can agree on. But when Hillary Clinton makes the election on fighting Creationism, she will win. Because like Gay Marriage for the Democrats, Creationism is a looser issue for Republicans.

It might play in one corner of Kansas (like Gary Marriage in NYC), but that's as far as it will get.

314 posted on 11/29/2004 10:02:13 AM PST by narby
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 288 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Smoky Backroom
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson