Comments on: Creationism Tops Evolution

By: Kevin Swope

Kevin Swope — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:51:35 +0000

I have been pondering for a long time why people have the belief that all humans came from Adam and Eve, that the Earth is only 6,000 years old. Then it just occurred to me. It’s complete and utter ignorance. Ignorance comes from uncertainty. People fear the unknown. With this belief system they have everything mapped out. It’s all black and white. If you believe this you will be saved and go to heaven. Everyone else will go to hell. They like to think they have everything crystal clear. That is why they are often ignorant to geological facts, evolutionary finds and so forth. They choose to ignore any evidence that the Earth is indeed older than 6,000 years because they are comfortable where they are. They don’t want to step into uncertainty. The perfect example is Galileo, he claimed the Earth was round and was banished by the church. The simple and obvious reason, is because people are afraid.

By: Gil Stone

Gil Stone — Sun, 05 Feb 2006 18:59:59 +0000

Regardless of whether humanity truly evolved from blobs of jelly and monkeys, Creationists cannot prevail in the ongoing debate about our origins. Their position is fatally flawed. You see, the Creationist position fundamentally relies upon the premise that the Judeo-Christian Bible is the Word of God. If it’s not; if the Bible is just a book, then there is no Creationist position. Recently, a lawyer embarked upon a mission to become the greatest Christian on the planet. In his quest he made a profound discovery. He discovered that the Bible is unequivocally not the Word of God. His argument is compelling. After reading his thesis, I am both shocked and embarrassed that I spent my whole life as a Christian and a Creationist. And while his thesis does not invalidate the so-called theory of “Intelligent Design,” it absolutely dismantles the theory of Biblical Creationism. You can read his Thesis at http://www.InDefenseOfGod.com/

By: tdaxp

tdaxp — Sun, 30 Oct 2005 17:16:32 +0000

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By: Teyecoon

Teyecoon — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 08:49:39 +0000

The most pathetic thing about most people that have the nerve to call themselves a Christian or Catholic in this country is that everyone that I have spoken with somehow believes that they can pick & choose the aspects of “their” religion that they believe (kinda like a smorgasboard) and ignore the things that sound a little “far-fetched” to them. That’s like someone calling themselves a “white supremist” but wants to make exceptions for a few of their black and jewish friends. You either believe ALL the teachings that make an organization what it is or you are NOT a member nor follower (not to mention whom are void of true and full faith)! BTW, you are also not a “member” of a belief system simply by birth! I don’t understand how “non-practicing Christians” can call themselves that simply because their parents are (believers of) Christians!? Oh…the insanity of needing to belong!

By: Angel H. Wong

Angel H. Wong — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 22:19:52 +0000

A “Christian scientist” falls in the same oxymoron category as “Military Intelligence.”

And besides, the only reason these religious activists don’t support evolution is not because it attempts against their Bible but for the sole reason all churches hate each other: They don’t like it because the preacher/reverend/priest of the church they attend did not invented it.

Remember the immortal words of Karl Marx “Religion is to society as masturbation is to sex.”

By: Floyd

Floyd — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 05:46:47 +0000

Those that don’t believe in quantum mechanics must also not believe in the existence of neon lights, mercury lights, sodium vapor lights, lasers, LEDs, electronics (TVs, computers, etc.) and other common technologies that work because of quantum mechanics.

I believe the Bible has some wisdom in it, but it certainly wasn’t written by . In many cases the original author’s name is also the name of the book he wrote. Fundamentalism is thus a logical fallacy.

it should also be noted here that many Christian religions do not consider the Bible to be a source of good science, as the authors of those books knew almost nothing about science or the scientific method.

By: Pat

Pat — Mon, 04 Jul 2005 17:59:13 +0000

I don’t believe the statistics. The small group I have informally discussed this with would seem to support evolution alone in schools by at least 90 %. Among the people I know there seems to be little support for teaching creationism in schools.

By: Matt Livingstone

Matt Livingstone — Mon, 04 Jul 2005 16:41:39 +0000

So the religious right in the US now wants to push Creationism to the top of the political agenda… Sorta like those radical Muslims tend to do with their Anti-Amercian beliefs.

Amercians JUST DON’T GET IT!
They call A young man who picks up a gun for his religion in IRAQ is called a terrorist
but
A young man who picks up a gun for his country (who believes that “their” god created man) in the USA is called a patriot!

Yup can’t understand why half the planet is pissed at the the USA!?

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 04 Jul 2005 13:05:05 +0000

71 + 45… It all makes sense now! Bush voters, vote early and often! That’s how he keeps winning elections.

By: Eduardo

Eduardo — Mon, 04 Jul 2005 08:06:10 +0000

I really hope this creacionism thing stays in the US ……

By: Teyecoon

Teyecoon — Mon, 04 Jul 2005 00:43:44 +0000

The “invalid” figures are easy to explain as the article states. The less educated people tend to believe in “magic” as opposed to taking on the difficult process of learning. This is a direct result of the deteriorating educational system in this country and a result of intense levels of immigration from poor uneducated countries.

It’s pretty sad that so many people would choose to told that something was done “magically” for everything that they couldn’t explain. The real question is why so many people are willing to believe other ignorant people who believe they have all the (one) answers?

By: Dan McKinley

Dan McKinley — Sun, 03 Jul 2005 23:26:56 +0000

John Dvorak Benefits from the Public Stupidity he Decries

By: Dan McKinley

Dan McKinley — Sun, 03 Jul 2005 22:29:41 +0000

Yes, the masses are pretty stupid and uninformed. John, you’re not helping the situation at ALL with the horoscope advertisement on your page.

By: Mike Voice

Mike Voice — Sun, 03 Jul 2005 22:01:49 +0000

That said, I suspect that, in fact, the charts are misrepresented and the lower chart is some sort of subset and the top chart should have benn cited with “and/or” rather than “and.”

I also wonder if it might be a sign of pragmatism on the part of some Christians, with the hard-core 45% wanting Creationism only, while the total rises to 71% when you add the pragmatists who want Creation taught, but know they can’t eliminate the teaching of Evolution.

The original article seems to back the idea that the two questions were asked seperately, not as an either/or choice.

“Bush voters are much more willing to want creationism to replace evolution altogether in a curriculum (just under half favor that), and 71 percent want it at least included. “

By: Alan C

Alan C — Sun, 05 Dec 2004 05:15:06 +0000

I am a “bible believing” Christian but I allow that Genesis CH1 is more about theologyand symbol than science.

In High School I had a biology professor who was downright hostile to the Christians and wouldn’t allow any discussion about creation in the class.

But then, at university (public), I had the most freeing experience. My geology professor near the beginning of the course said, “I’ve read the bible and I see nothing in there that contradicts the scientific record.”

Man, that helped me so much more than my high school teacher.

So — for me at least — it was very helpful to discuss creation in the classroom. In fact, that professors openess to talk about it, freed me up to accept the science without feeling like my faith was being challenged.

(BTW, I was raised as a fundamentalist Christian but am not anymore.)