Posted on 10/21/2010 7:55:43 AM PDT by Thunder90
The human brain did start its climb into the high CC range at the same time humans started hunting and cooking meat, providing the necessary protein for the growing brain. Interesting that you acknowledge that humans used to be a rather small brained lot, and evolved a larger brain - and yet you buy into Young Earth Creationism?
How do you reconcile the facts you know with the theology that the YEC’s want to believe despite the facts?
[YEC’s are out of touch, by their own willing ignorance and/or cognitive dissonance.
The human brain did start its climb into the high CC range at the same time humans started hunting and cooking meat, providing the necessary protein for the growing brain. Interesting that you acknowledge that humans used to be a rather small brained lot, and evolved a larger brain - and yet you buy into Young Earth Creationism?
How do you reconcile the facts you know with the theology that the YEC’s want to believe despite the facts? ]
I didn;t say I was a TEC, i was using them as an example on how Vegans thinks, and how hypocritial it is for vegans like this to put them down because of their own hypocracy.
[YEC’s are out of touch, by their own willing ignorance and/or cognitive dissonance.
The human brain did start its climb into the high CC range at the same time humans started hunting and cooking meat, providing the necessary protein for the growing brain. Interesting that you acknowledge that humans used to be a rather small brained lot, and evolved a larger brain - and yet you buy into Young Earth Creationism?
How do you reconcile the facts you know with the theology that the YEC’s want to believe despite the facts? ]
I didn’t say I was a YEC, I was using them as an example on how Vegans thinks, and how hypocritial it is for vegans like this to put them down because of their own hypocracy towards ignoring evolution as well.
You're seeing your faults in others, that's all. The only problem with the "YEC" folks is that they don't look at Genesis 1 verse 2 and read the original which say "... had become without form and void; ..." rather than "... was without form and void;...". Most do so out of a lack of study, a few do so in order to keep their points simple and to avoid having to make a detailed case for something other than the prevailing view. Genesis 1 describes the recreation of the world we now live in after an earlier state of being had been brought to ruin due to the actions of those who inhabited that earlier creation.
Whenever the original creation was, it was an act of God, one that didn't take billions of years (although it may have lasted for billions of years or mere days, the matter isn't addressed) and one that could be repeated at the drop of a hat were the Lord so inclined. The creation the YEC folks point to is actually something of a recreation, but a recreation so vast that save for the Word saying otherwise, it would seem to be initial Creation rather than a recreation. In fact, since the fundamental relationships between time and dimensionality were altered in that recreation, it is arguably a new creation just like the one that is spoken of in Revelation will be. It is not, however, "the" Creation as in the intial institution of the entire Universe by God.
You are obviously one of those folks who has adopted a position based on what your friends reward you for agreeing with and it shows. You are the very textbook example of cognitive dissonance or you wouldn't have felt the need to enter into this conversation at all. Your inability to grasp anything other than your preconceptions is extremely sad no matter what sort of ruse you hide behind as a means to make yourself feel "enlightened" and "educated" simply for decrying what another says.
Don't worry, people like you who post here usually end up with someone praying that they see the light which means you could well be in for some rough sledding in the near future as you're forced to give up your preconceptions and face reality. Hopefully, that confrontation with reality will occur prior to your assuming room temperature.
Regards
I have adopted the position of acceptance of the theory of evolution through natural selection of genetic variation because I know the subject and have studied it for years and work in the field professionally.
I am a Christian and have seen the light.
It is YEC’s who want to live in the darkness of their own delusion and ignorance.
The more you know the less likely you are to be a Creationist. Creationism is most common among the least educated segments of the population.
As your own pope and chief theologian you can “adopt” whatever you like and say it's accurate, true, the facts, or whatever else you want to call it based on your profession and studies. Many people "adopt" Christianity but not Christ so that's the way it goes for Protestants, they each have their own religion often with precious little connection to what Christ preached and lived.
"I am a Christian and have seen the light."
How special, I bet saying that helps your comfort level on occasion and even alters the course of discussions for you now and then. It isn't Christian to "adopt" something that contradicts the Word nor is it Christian to damn others who profess their faith as being misled because they're from among the “least educated segments of the population”. In fact, your even voicing that opinion pretty well proves my point regarding your preconceptions and cognitive dissonance as well as strongly implying you're the sort who stands and prays loudly in your church thanking God that you’re not like those unwashed masses.
FYI, Jesus Christ didn't incarnate and seek tenure at the University of Rome in order to make sure those with sufficient education would accept him and join him in frowning on those who were less educated. Just a little something you seem to have missed in your “Christian” walk in this world. The hallmark of an educated man is that he knows how much he doesn't know. Your real level of education is obvious and left as an exercise to the reader.
continue having a nice little duplicitous day
I am a Christian and have seen the light.
It is YEC’s who want to live in the darkness of their own delusion and ignorance.
The more you know the less likely you are to be a Creationist. Creationism is most common among the least educated segments of the population.
"If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me."
- John 5:46
The less you know, the more likely you are to be a Creationist.
Your entire post seems a futile exercise in reading my mind and telling me how I must therefore pray in Church, etc.
Do you realize what an impotent and ineffective slime that makes you look like?
Now continue with the predictable crap you learned in “The Big Coloring Book of Evolutionary and Anti-Christian BullChit”
Most major Christian denominations have absolutely no problem with acceptance of any scientific theory. Only the really wacky fringe ones.
And yes, it is predictable that I show you that the only cognitive dissonance and preconception is your own when you think that you have any idea what you are talking about.
But again, this isn't about me. Try to stay on the subject. The subject isn't me.
When you try to make it about me it makes you look like a pathetic slime.
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