"Of course, I can't help but notice how folks who hate religion find a home in their theory of evolution. Coincidence?"
Huh. That's a pretty broad brush.
I am a firmly Bible-believing Christian. Coverted from Judaism, in fact. I know my Bible well and believe it.
I also happen to believe that evolution and Genesis will square just fine, once all the details are worked out.
The problem, IMHO, are two: (1) close-minded people who are "too smart" for the Bible and (2) close-minded people who are so pharsitical in the manner they interpret very vague and confusing scriptures that they cannot bear to part with pre-conceived notions.
For the first group, I pray.
For the second group, I remind them of the Jews who were looking for a military conquering messiah 2,000 years ago. They had pretty good scriptural arguments for that concept. They also had collective agreement.
And they were collectively damn wrong.
That could use reposting. So I did.
And I agree with you on that: religion and science are not enemies but completely different spheres of understanding.
My point is that the sort of folks who despise religion seem to cling to the theory of evolution with a very fervent faith. I can't help but notice that some of the same folks bolstering evolution by mocking Christianity on this thread are the same folks who rail against us Christian barbarians when we pass laws banning "gay marriage." Odd coincidence!
"For the second group, I remind them of the Jews who were looking for a military conquering messiah 2,000 years ago. They had pretty good scriptural arguments for that concept. They also had collective agreement.
And they were collectively damn wrong."
Actually you singularly wrong. The military battle took place exactly as foretold (that's a historical fact even if you don't believe the Bible) in 70 A.D.