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Re: Problems with Darwin's theory
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Wed, 31 Jan 2001 04:03:15 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Low writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > Snippety Snip.
> > ditto
> > 
> > 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.

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



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(...) 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 (...) (26 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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