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Re: Problems with Darwin's theory
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Wed, 31 Jan 2001 03:10:37 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> Snippety Snip.
> ditto
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> But I'd be much more interested in your response to my question... why
> bother with this scientific creationist nonsense? Why do you creationists
> have this inexplicable need to try to prove a myth real in the face of
> overwhelming countervailing evidence?
Democracy, individual human rights and the concept of "property" are all
myths too, and myths with much shorter history in human culture than the
idea of a divine creator. They're also less rational than belief in God. If
we accept a literal understanding of the Bible as axiomatic, then
creationism makes sense as an undertaking.
The part I don't get is why a literal reading of the Bible and clearly
subjective[1] reading of the universe is preferable to a contextual
interpretation of religion and the simplest, most complete, understanding of
the world. Given that the divine is revealed in both words and nature, why
choose fallible human communication to the indefinitely refinable process of
science.
--DaveL
[1] Since it depends on a personal belief in God.
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| (...) Well, this is an interesting take! Do expound, sounds like fertile ground for discussion, unlike creationism. I would think that property and rights are inventions before I'd think they were myths. ++Lar (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| Snippety Snip. (...) Faked, faked... always with this faked. You sound like a broken record. Everything that you can't explain away must be faked, right? I found this quote from one of the creationist resources rather interesting((URL) By basing our (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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