And let me add that this: do you think that evolutionists 'believe in' evolution in the way that religious believers 'believe in' God? If so, I'd say that you're mistaken. Scientists (those worthy of the name, anyway) entertain theories as 'current best explanations' of the facts in evidence, always subject to review and modification as new facts are discovered or old facts are re-interpreted. This is not the (common) attitude of religious believers with respect to belief in God.
And let me add that this: do you think that evolutionists 'believe in' evolution in the way that religious believers 'believe in' God? If so, I'd say that you're mistaken. Scientists (those worthy of the name, anyway) entertain theories as 'current best explanations' of the facts in evidence, always subject to review and modification as new facts are discovered or old facts are re-interpreted. This is not the (common) attitude of religious believers with respect to belief in God. Yes and Yes.
Yes, evolution is a belief system requiring faith. It is an interpretation of observations based on certain philosophical presuppositions, many of which are absurd.
The very fact that evolutionary theory is changing removes any sense of absoluteness about it. What is "true" today may not be "true" tomorrow. Therefore what is not true tomorrow is false today. Yet you'd have us believe it as fact regardless. Kleibold and Harris believed it as fact. I will not set aside my intellect in order to conform to the wishes of a few. If evolution is true, convince me and the other %54 of conservative, educated, successful Americans who are still waiting to be convinced.
| If reasonable people are not convinced, why not? Are they all ignorant, as you imply, or is the case for evolution anemic at best? |
As for the "attitude of religious believers with respect to belief in God," you should expect nothing less. God's existence is different than the evolutionary theory in many ways:
His existence is not theoretical. Evolution is. Theists do not mindlessly rule out the existence of things unseen. Naturalists do.
The existence of God automatically requires absolutes. Evolutionists fear absolutes.
An omnipotent omniscient eternal God does not and cannot change. Evolution is a Mexican jumping bean.