Science/Environment Explaining evolution and natural selection.

[Pie eyed]

I don't personally see any reason I can't be both a Christian and accept theory of evolution by natural selection. I am fascinated by evolution. I understand anger towards people who would try to stamp out evolution in schools and teach creationism instead - these people are the enemies of anyone with a brain in their head. But IMO the dichotomy of evolution vs Christianity is false and blown wildly out of proportion.

So true.

 

[Partridge]

One day you'll learn science is nothing but a tool. Thor likes his hammers. With that tool you can build a house but you can also smash someones head in. So ask yourself, what is the purpose of science claiming evolution? Is it building a house or smashing someones head in? i would say its smashing someones head in because it still hasnt proven there was no creator.

Thor never existed either.

 

[little graham]

Thor never existed either.

You can't prove that.

 

[Procrastinator35]

Thor never existed either.

LOL....Yet you're talking about him all the same & most of us are aware of whom it is you are speaking of....Funny that!

 

[little graham]

LOL....Yet you're talking about him all the same & most of us are aware of whom it is you are speaking of....Funny that!

Can you use the principle of common law when studying all religion?

 

[Procrastinator35]

Can you use the principle of common law when studying all religion?

The context has more to do with the collective psychic realm of humanity....People who imagine this numinous world to count for nought, are merely kidding themselves.

 

[little graham]

The context has more to do with the collective psychic realm of humanity....People who imagine this numinous world to count for nought, are merely kidding themselves.

Equaly people who hold all their faith in it are kidding themselves.

 

[Procrastinator35]

Equaly people who hold all their faith in it are kidding themselves.

Faith is a many splendid thing.....That aboriginal Dreamtime, you are so fond of, resonates in that same realm lg....Embrace it son.

 

[darth_timon]

Thor never existed either.

Then who was it who fought alongside Iron Man in New York?!

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[Total Power]

How is this discussion related to evolution and natural selection? never in doubt for the believers to take this thread off topic with their rubbish

 

[Pie eyed]

Thor never existed either.

Serious!!

FAAAAARRRRKKKKK!

 

[Pie eyed]

How is this discussion related to evolution and natural selection? never in doubt for the believers to take this thread off topic with their rubbish

The subject of evolution is strangely one of the incredibly few times where a religious idiot will disagree with his Pope?
Go figure.
There is far, far more dissent over subject of evolution within most Abrahamic religions than that of child rape.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

Wrong:.... The religious approach is always psychological & is looking for meaning/purpose in life....Nice try but.

Seems like a rudimentary understanding of psychology in the sense that you're making a whole lot of presuppositions about the capacity for humans to be self aware creatures capable of introspection and useful intuition.

I'm not convinced there is a clear distinction between ought and is statements. Living your life with meaning and purpose isn't particularly useful if you don't know what it is to be alive and how you're meant to engage with a world you can't comprehend in the slightest.

That's not to say one can't find meaning as a human, rather that the meaning is diminished.

 

[CM86]

Thor never existed either.

"I'm Thor!" He cried.
The horse replied,
"You forgot your thaddle, thilly.".

 

[Chief]

Poor evidence. Writing, drawing, singing, theology all drawn from man's imagination does not necessarily make it so.

"God" is a construct of man's mind.

Humans alone practice religion because they’re the only creatures to have evolved imagination. We alone have the capacity to imagine other worlds.

Sensing the predator in the tall grass.

The animal just pisses off and doesn't have the brain capacity to apply that extra layer of imagination.

The human runs off then thinks... hang on there is nothing there. Why did I think there was something there? Where did that feeling of another presence come from? It MUST be something because I am me and I know what I know: and what I know is that SOMETHING was in that tall grass. I thought of my dead uncle this morning. Maybe it was him telling me he is watching over me? If that is it... where does he live? How did he get there? Who are his friends in this other world? Who leads his tribe?

What does he know that I don't know? How can I use this to get more food and a better wife?

 

[Pie eyed]

Faith is a many splendid thing.....That aboriginal Dreamtime, you are so fond of, resonates in that same realm lg....Embrace it son.

Ignorance polished and dressed for company.

 

[Procrastinator35]

How is this discussion related to evolution and natural selection? never in doubt for the believers to take this thread off topic with their rubbish

 

[Total Power]

Thats a good creationists guide to evolution , Kent Hovind will be proud of you

 

[Procrastinator35]

Thats a good creationists guide to evolution , Kent Hovind will be proud of you

Thought you'd like it.

That's the 'mutations' version....LOL.

After all....We can only take Charles at his word.

 

[Total Power]

Thought you'd like it.

That's the 'mutations' version....LOL.

After all....We can only take Charles at his word.

Afterall sharks having limb bones ye know, just happened.

 

[Procrastinator35]

After all, sharks having limb bones ye know, just happened.

Is that your way of admitting that you're stumped.

 

[Total Power]

Is that your way of admitting that you're stumped.

Not at all

 

[Procrastinator35]

Not at all

Second one looks like a Salamander.

Often wonder how/why the crocodile survived, when all the other dinosaurs were wiped-out.

 

[Total Power]

Second one looks like a Salamander.

Often wonder how/why the crocodile survived, when all the other dinosaurs were wiped-out.

Many scientists are now suggesting life arose on earth several times. Which might be true. Consider how 65 million years ago almost everything was wiped out

 

[Total Power]

This is a good article

https://www.newscientist.com/articl...sily-that-it-started-not-once-but-many-times/