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If I may, it seems the Evos start out with some sacred cow biases. One is that spiritually inclined folks are all anti-science, fearful of new things, and adamantly anti- intellectual.

They tend to think we didn't get out of the 8th grade, all live in Bill Clinton's Arkansas, and believe whatever our parents told us to believe.

Most people here that I know are nothing like that, from the Catholics to the Mormons, to the AOG, the Presbyterians, and the Jewish believers, the Buddhists, Hindu, and Zionist Conspirator who is unique unto himself, and from what I can see, well thought of around here.

If you want science, Alamogirl and bettyboop have posted threads that venture into such subjects as particle physics,and beyond, which most of us follow quite well, appreciating the complexity with which they can tie science to theology.

We choose not to believe in evolution or we choose to believe in it. It really does come down to a respect for one's beliefs, and evolution is just another belief, an opinion. If we choose to believe differently, others must respect that and no more force it upon us and our children than one would force Islam upon us

If I may, it seems the Evos start out with some sacred cow biases. One is that spiritually inclined folks are all anti-science, fearful of new things, and adamantly anti- intellectual.

They tend to think we didn't get out of the 8th grade, all live in Bill Clinton's Arkansas, and believe whatever our parents told us to believe.

Meanwhile, evos (at least those on the Left) defend the creation myths of "indigenous pipples" in the name of "multiculturalism" and attack chr*stianity for altering the ancient supernatural worldviews they would supposedly have treated as sacrosanct and part of Mankind's Glorious Heritage.

Zionist Conspirator who is unique unto himself, and from what I can see, well thought of around here.

Wow. I'm pleasantly surprised to see that I'm "well-thought of" but very unpleasantly unsurprised to learn that I'm "unique unto [my]self." Oh well. Why should my life change now?

We choose not to believe in evolution or we choose to believe in it. It really does come down to a respect for one's beliefs, and evolution is just another belief, an opinion. If we choose to believe differently, others must respect that and no more force it upon us and our children than one would force Islam upon us

That I agree with up to a point. G-d, being G-d, has the right to demand submission and worship. In a meaningless universe there is no logical reason to demand that anyone believe anything.

If you want science, Alamogirl and bettyboop have posted threads that venture into such subjects as particle physics,and beyond, which most of us follow quite well, appreciating the complexity with which they can tie science to theology. I am aware of the efforts of Alamo Girl and bettyboop, and I understand that they are very sincere. But with all due respect, what they do has no relation to real, actual science. They simply don't have the background in either science or theology. That's why I prefer the writings of Pope Benedict. He is a brilliant man with a deep enough knowledge of both to be able to tackle the issue from a position of authority.

We choose not to believe in evolution or we choose to believe in it. It really does come down to a respect for one's beliefs, and evolution is just another belief, an opinion. If we choose to believe differently, others must respect that and no more force it upon us and our children than one would force Islam upon us. I respect that. What I do not respect is the existence of "zot" threads where "evilutionists" are banned, accompanied by rejoicing from the peanut gallery. Looks for a while that that was the direction this thread was going. Perhaps not?

If I may, it seems the Evos start out with some sacred cow biases. One is that spiritually inclined folks are all anti-science, fearful of new things, and adamantly anti- intellectual. They tend to think we didn't get out of the 8th grade, all live in Bill Clinton's Arkansas, and believe whatever our parents told us to believe.

LOLOL!!! Many Evos are all "attitude," with little or no actual thought going on. They seem to be allergic to evidence contrary to their preconceived notions.

Back in the 1970s, Pope Paul VI observed (paraphrasing) that the biggest problem with modernity is that Man had stopped thinking.

That certainly seems true enough: For evidently we act as if the "authorities" should do all our thinking for us. (The "authorities" especially recommend this.) Thus we are to be relieved of one of the most critical responsibilities of the human being....

So to let "authorities" like the folks hanging out at the "climate change" unit of East Anglia University look after our interests....

I'd just like to remind Natural Law: Both Einstein and Bohr insisted that science is a public enterprise.