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Mon Nov-29-04 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
| 41. Doesn't this sez it all? |
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I believe our Heavenly Father invented man because he was disappointed in the monkey.
- Mark Twain in Eruption It now seems plain to me that that theory ought to be vacated in favor of a new and truer one...the Descent of Man from the Higher Animals. - "The Lowest Animal" MT Man has been here 32,000 years. That it took a hundred million years to prepare the world for him is proof that that is what it was done for. I suppose it is. I dunno. If the Eiffel tower were now representing the world's age, the skin of paint on the pinnacle-knob at its summit would represent man's share of that age; & anybody would perceive that that skin was what the tower was built for. I reckon they would. I dunno. - "Was the World Made for Man?" MT  |
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| -Why does Evolution Matter? | bryant69 | Nov-29-04 02:44 PM | #0 |
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it's a dividing line between rational thinking and |
sui generis | Nov-29-04 02:48 PM | #1 |
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You know, I think that |
ixat | Nov-29-04 04:51 PM | #33 |
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Why can't evolution just be accepted as |
Lucky Luciano | Nov-29-04 02:49 PM | #2 |
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"Why can't they be satisfied with the idea that god created evolution?" |
BlueEyedSon | Nov-29-04 02:54 PM | #8 |
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Would this be acceptable? |
StClone | Nov-29-04 03:20 PM | #17 |
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Why not? |
NCevilDUer | Nov-29-04 03:29 PM | #19 |
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No, because there is no creator, silly! |
BlueEyedSon | Nov-29-04 03:31 PM | #22 |
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Yeah but I am trying to develop an argument |
StClone | Nov-29-04 03:39 PM | #25 |
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Their logic is circular and starts (and ends) with their faith |
BlueEyedSon | Nov-29-04 04:04 PM | #26 |
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Are we quoting Bill Hicks here? ;) |
ixat | Nov-29-04 04:53 PM | #34 |
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Just as an aside, |
Yupster | Nov-30-04 01:34 AM | #46 |
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If God created "man" ... which "man" did He create? |
TahitiNut | Nov-29-04 10:17 PM | #42 |
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Reason v. Faith. |
BlueEyedSon | Nov-29-04 02:50 PM | #3 |
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So it's wedge issue? |
bryant69 | Nov-29-04 02:52 PM | #5 |
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We must present people with another way of thinking and let them decide. |
BlueEyedSon | Nov-29-04 02:56 PM | #9 |
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And if they decide to keep their current way of thinking? |
bryant69 | Nov-29-04 03:12 PM | #16 |
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Then we are all doomed to live in a regressive, repressive |
BlueEyedSon | Nov-29-04 03:32 PM | #23 |
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We must present the best science as we know it |
Fleurs du Mal | Nov-29-04 04:29 PM | #31 |
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Let's start with the one cell amoeba! |
0007 | Nov-29-04 06:15 PM | #37 |
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I think so |
Fleurs du Mal | Nov-29-04 04:27 PM | #30 |
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Agreed |
Fleurs du Mal | Nov-29-04 04:36 PM | #32 |
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It matters in a science class. |
UdoKier | Nov-29-04 02:52 PM | #4 |
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One reason: |
H2O Man | Nov-29-04 02:52 PM | #6 |
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A complicated matter |
sparosnare | Nov-29-04 02:52 PM | #7 |
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The argument usually centers around what should be taught to kids |
lightbulb | Nov-29-04 02:59 PM | #10 |
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I'm not sure |
bryant69 | Nov-29-04 03:11 PM | #15 |
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Biology teachers did not create this issue's political importance. |
BurtWorm | Nov-29-04 03:00 PM | #11 |
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Critical thinking and scientific method vs. blind faith |
IrateCitizen | Nov-29-04 03:01 PM | #12 |
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Why does understanding stuff matter? |
L0cke | Nov-29-04 03:04 PM | #13 |
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the big picture is critical thinking |
Bill McBlueState | Nov-29-04 03:08 PM | #14 |
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Why do the Founders matter? |
sandnsea | Nov-29-04 03:26 PM | #18 |
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Good question! |
Zhade | Nov-29-04 03:30 PM | #20 |
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If it wasn't for evolution |
xerox | Nov-29-04 03:30 PM | #21 |
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It's a psycho-socialogical litmus test |
The White Tree | Nov-29-04 03:34 PM | #24 |
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"the littoral truth" is very shallow compared to deep ocean truth. |
TahitiNut | Nov-29-04 10:23 PM | #43 |
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lol.... |
mike_c | Nov-30-04 02:30 AM | #49 |
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Simple |
essarhaddon | Nov-29-04 04:21 PM | #27 |
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Because it is well-confirmed science |
Fleurs du Mal | Nov-29-04 04:22 PM | #28 |
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Well, that's actually a sociologically sound approach. |
ixat | Nov-29-04 05:01 PM | #35 |
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I like "Santa Claus in the Sky" |
bryant69 | Nov-29-04 06:06 PM | #36 |
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I don't believe in evolution |
Fleurs du Mal | Nov-29-04 10:02 PM | #40 |
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Same reason everything else you learn in school matters. |
DrWeird | Nov-29-04 04:25 PM | #29 |
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Because it makes sense of biological data. |
Jim__ | Nov-29-04 06:44 PM | #38 |
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Editorial from LA Times |
ogsball | Nov-29-04 09:35 PM | #39 |
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Doesn't this sez it all? |
0007 | Nov-29-04 10:12 PM | #41 |
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Fundies: since we're god's creation, we're "under god's authority:" |
KnowerOfLogic | Nov-30-04 01:07 AM | #44 |
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It matters because if our heads are going to be good for anything |
bbqshoes | Nov-30-04 01:21 AM | #45 |
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it matters to me because denying the fundamental reality... |
mike_c | Nov-30-04 02:28 AM | #47 |
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Fundamentalists are afraid of death |
LastLiberal in PalmSprings | Nov-30-04 02:29 AM | #48 |
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