Why evolution is a crock.

Originally posted by lucifershammer
You said this on page 4:

"By some curious paradox, some of the most unapologetic, unreconstructed racists I've met are also of intransigently fundamentalist persuasion."

That's not quite the same as "trying to paint all Fundamentalist Christians as apartheid-supporting racists", is it?

Originally posted by Wayne1324
Science doesnt say that the world is older than 6000 years?

Everything in science is a theory?


Unless I am taking this post too literally, you should go back and slap your science teacher.

Scientists never claim absolute knowledge. Unlike a mathematical proof, a proven scientific theory is always open to falsification, if new evidence is presented. Even the most basic and fundamental theories may turn out to be imperfect if new observations are inconsistent with them

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
The more flexible religions are able to deal with evolution in their own way. It's only the truly bone-headed who feel so threatened by evolution that they respond with hilarious aggression.

Hopefully they'll be selected against

Originally posted by Nordlys
That's not quite the same as "trying to paint all Fundamentalist Christians as apartheid-supporting racists", is it?

Not quite -- you're right.

If BdN claims that he wasn't even hinting at a correlation between the two, I'm happy to admit my induction was faulty and apologise.

EDIT: Suppose I said:

"By some curious paradox, some of the most vicious, unrepentant rapists I've met are also of intransigently atheist persuasion."

What would I be implying here?

I think all three of us know this game; I'm the only one calling it out. But, as I said, if I'm wrong I'm only happy to apologise.

Originally posted by lucifershammer
Not quite -- you're right.

If BdN claims that he wasn't even hinting at a correlation between the two, I'm happy to admit my induction was faulty and apologise.

EDIT: Suppose I said:

"By some curious paradox, some of the most vicious, unrepentant rapists I've met are also of intransigently atheist persuasion."

What would I be implying here ...[text shortened]... the only one calling it out. But, as I said, if I'm wrong I'm only happy to apologise.

You should apologize, since there really are racists that use Christianity as their hook to get converts to their racist persuasion.

Originally posted by lucifershammer
Suppose I said:

"By some curious paradox, some of the most vicious, unrepentant rapists I've met are also of intransigently atheist persuasion."

What would I be implying here?

You'd be implying that you know quite a few rapists, which is interesting. Where'd you meet them?

Now, the conjunction of racism and Christianity is, to me, paradoxical. That some intransigent atheist should also be a vicious, unrepentant rapist would strike me as no more than coincidental, since mere atheism doesn't preclude appalling behaviour.

Well done for figuring out the South African connection, by the way. I found it amusing that a troublesome South African should crop up on a day that another South African had opened a thread apparently just to cause trouble.

Is there anything else to be squeezed out of this non-issue?

Originally posted by Nordlys
That's not quite the same as "trying to paint all Fundamentalist Christians as apartheid-supporting racists", is it?

Of course it is, if your defensive paranoia overrides your common sense.

Originally posted by frogstomp
You should apologize, since there really are racists that use Christianity as their hook to get converts to their racist persuasion.

I'm more bemused and amused by this silliness than offended, so no apology is required!

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
I'm more bemused and amused by this silliness than offended, so no apology is required!

Actually you may be on to something here, since Christ never showed any racist tendencies, why do some " Christian " denominations?

Originally posted by lucifershammer
That's a secularist myth. Galileo's peers knew full well what to expect when looking through "his" telescope.

Next you'll be telling me Columbus faced opposition from people who thought the Earth was flat.

I think you know full well what I was implying and that was to get him and maybe you also to read the link I provided, it may give believers such as yourself with at least a an inkling of what we who (putting it mildly) do not believe. It should at least give you some personal insight as to what we feel is so wrong about christianity.

Originally posted by frogstomp
Actually you may be on to something here, since Christ never showed any racist tendencies, why do some " Christian " denominations?

Better stay away from Matthew 15:24-26.

Originally posted by kirksey957
Better stay away from Matthew 15:24-26.

Better that you should stay away from the communion wine bottle.

Originally posted by sonhouse
I think you know full well what I was implying and that was to get him and maybe you also to read the link I provided, it may give believers such as yourself with at least a an inkling of what we who (putting it mildly) do not believe. It should at least give you some personal insight as to what we feel is so wrong about christianity.

You don't honestly think that the Jesus in that link you provided had any resemblance to the Jesus of Christianity, do you? It was a mere caricature portraying Jesus as a fanatical lunatic. Whenever did Jesus say, "An angel is an angel...it has wings"?

Originally posted by frogstomp
Actually you may be on to something here, since Christ never showed any racist tendencies, why do some " Christian " denominations?

He apparently is ardently anti-goat.

Originally posted by frogstomp
Better that you should stay away from the communion wine bottle.

Say some more.