Posted on 07/28/2009 4:33:32 PM PDT by GodGunsGuts
My friend Paul Nelson has the patience of Job. He writes that evolutionists, such as PZ Myers and Jerry Coyne, “need to think about [their theological arguments] more deeply.” In one moment evolutionists make religious arguments and in the next they claim their theory is “just science.” Their religious arguments, they explain, really aren’t religious arguments after all. Gee, that was easy. In light of such absurdity, I don’t have much confidence that evolutionists are going to think more deeply about this. But it would be nice if they would stop misrepresenting science. And it would be nice if they would stop using their credentials to mislead the public. In short, it would be nice if they would stop lying...
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Christians of all people know how difficult it is to stop sinning. What makes this author believe non-Christians can stop it?
The point is, the very top positions of science are almost all occupied by evo-atheists. No wonder Creation/ID scientists can’t get a fair shake.
The main difference between the two groups of deniers is that only one of them has control of many school boards across the nation - and, consequently, access to or even virtual control over generations of young minds. Scary.
If America is in decline, a large part of the blame should go to the extremists on both sides who are pimping various forms of anti-intellectualism - ghetto/thug "culture" from the Far Left and religious extremism from the Far Right.
"Learning is a white man's thing!"
"Learning is an atheist's thing!"
Same rant. Same lie. Same consequences. I'm an evolutionist. I'm also not an atheist. One of the many billions of things that creationists fail to understand about evolution is that it is simply a way of explaining how different species arose. It is not a religious (or anti-religious) statement. It is not an argument for or against God. It's just biology.
It’s supposed to be built right into their code of ethics, as science cannot progress if everyone starts lying about their work...but your point is well taken.
+1
It’s not Creationist spam, it’s ID spam.
Coyne’s argument, however silly, is still his argument and can be dealt with pro and con since that's what the grownups here do.
Pay attention and learn, and we'll call you Oztrich Adult.
Thanks for the ping!
Molecular evolution & The God of Abraham, Issac and Israel, form a nice theory.
What's the criteria we're using for "fair"?
Read “Slaughter of the Dissidents.” Then you will know what I mean by “fair.”
I'm not playing your propaganda game. If you can't come right out and tell me what you mean by "fair" then it's a stone waste of time talking to you.
Are Creationists delusional?
Thank goodness for that!
No, creationists believe creation is as it appears to be—created; whereas the Temple of Darwin says creation appears to be designed for a purpose, but it’s all just an illusion. As such, the creationists are behaving rationally, whereas the evo-atheists are delusional.
Is evolutionary biology (the modern synthesis) a dogma? No, no more than the law of gravity. Is it an anti-religion religion? No. Evolutionary biology says nothing whatsoever about God. It says that we can adequately explain the observed fact of descent with modification without invoking God or a creator, but it by no means denies the existence of a creator. Some biologists think that evolutionary biology provides evidence against the existence of God, just as some think it allows for a god. I think you may with intellectual honesty believe anything you like regarding God, provided that your belief does not contradict known scientific fact.
You’re thankful that you can’t explain, in your own words, what you mean by “fair”, and that it takes a 450 page book, written by someone else to do it for you?
You’re thankful that you can’t explain, in your own words, what you mean by “fair”, and that it takes a 450 page book, written by someone else to do it for you?
Outstanding post.
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