Posted on 02/28/2002 6:35:58 PM PST by Heartlander
Im tired of these atheists knocking on my door holding the Book of Darwin
The THEORY of evolution. Hey, Nice THEORY! No, really a beautiful story about how man might have been created. The Darwin bible though has been interpreted by many to soot their own beliefs. They preach this stuff as it were fact and leave out the most important word of any THEORY - the word IF.
I mean you never hear them say, IF the Evolution of life on earth proceeded in two stages: chemical and biological. Life on earth must have developed from inorganic materials- what else was there for it to come from? The first stage in the development of life, therefore, was the production of a reproducing cell from materials at hand on the early earth. This process is called chemical evolution.... Once a living, reproducing system was present, the process of natural selection took over to produce the wide variety of life that exists today. This from the gospel of evolution.
They state this mumbo jumbo as if it were fact. They always leave out IF. I mean, its a darn THEORY isnt it? Heck, they even ridicule those who believe otherwise. They hide behind this so called faith in Darwin. Although Darwin was just a prophet of their science.
Hey, dont get me wrong, I appreciate science. I even think that evolution is an interesting THEORY but why should we preach about Darwin in our schools. I mean evolution is thoroughly compatible with religion-when the object of worship is evolution; and we must keep a separation between religion and state. It doesnt say that in the Constitution, but hey, it sounds like a darn good idea!
Dont get me wrong, some evolutionists are starting to understand Intelligent Design. But there is still a majority that thinks evolution has somehow disproved the existence of God. Wow, even their prophets Darwin and Nietzsche understood the dangers that posed.
I am an American and believe that everyone should worship as they chose, but keep your Darwin propaganda out of my childs school and my countrys laws. It's like some kind of ACLU / 700 club.
I believe that the "science" of evolution should be taught with a section of the curriculum devoted to the religious versions of the origin of man.(when you get to that part)
This teaches the science and balances it with the religous doctrine.
If that works for you I won't knock it.
I open the door, fully dressed, including sidearm, then my hundred pound dog, stops barking, and starts trying to push the screen door open, even the bravest evangilist forgets their lines.
Good logic! The fact is, the argument will always be the same!
Seriously? Sheep herders didn't even lend a hand?
BTW, I am not a religious man.(no church for me) I do believe in God. (or a higher power)
I have found this to be comfortable to me. I have been critisized by religious folk,(especially baptists) for being that way and I just ignore them.
I've heard that if you offer them a beer .. that works also .. lol
That could be true. But first ID must have a working theory that can make testable predictions. It doesn't. If evolution is a theory (which it is and it isn't), then ID is a conjecture. The main ID workhorses spend 95% of their time writing anti-evolutionary screeds for the Discovery Institute or they appear on Dr. James Dobson's show (like Phil Johnson did last week), or they spend time talking to church groups, or they spend time talking to Congress. But never do you hear about the next great Nature paper that will be released about the first accurate measurements of Complex Specified Information, or any new announcements of any new progresses in ID theory. Is that because the main brains of the think tank are too busy influencing public opinion when they should be trying to make ID an actual scientific theory? Why is ISCID offering $100 to the best ideas posted to their site? It can't be because scientists are flocking to their banner, right?
ID has a lot of work ahead of it, if it is to be determined that it can be a viable theory. But that work only can be done when there are people there to work on it. All of those people are too busy doing other things, it appears. Maybe they should reexamine their priorities, eh?
Neither have I. Only in government schools, liberal universities, on tv from Friends to Discovery channel, most magazines, and most mainline newspapers. Other than that it hardly preached at all.
Sloppy writing or a freudian slip?
Evolution does not own the facts they belong to science. Science has facts that may be interpreted to suit evolutionary theory. They might also be interpreted to suit creation theory or the "Maritians did it" theory. Evolutionists ARE arogant in this area
Mel
I don't see how you differ from the one you accuse. Here's the evidence for Evolution you provide:
Evolution has facts that back up the theory, making it the MOST likely explanation of how we got here. The fossil records etc,...
That's all you offer? It's not a very convincing and compelling argument. Sorry
I've often wondered what kind of reception an evangelical Objectivist would get door-to-door. Probably lots of people would stop to listen, just because it'd be sooo... unusual.
"Hello, ma'am. I'm Jenny, from the Westside Objectivist Fellowship. Have you been wanting more rationality in your life lately? Here, have a pamphlet..."
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