(August 19, 2016 at 10:26 am)RoadRunner79 Wrote:(August 19, 2016 at 10:24 am)Crossless1 Wrote: I have bolded the word where I think you and many others begin to go off the rails when it comes to evolution. You wouldn't describe yourself as a gravityist, would you? You're not choosing a political party, here. Too many Christians and Muslims see aspects of the world they perceive to be threats to their faith as "isms". Leaving aside those befuddled people who confuse biological evolution with Herbert Spencer-style social Darwinism, evolution isn't an ideology. That so many people think it is says more about their own world views than it does about the theory.
If you prefer I could say that I used to believe in evolution. Also, I don't see evolution as a threat to my religious beliefs.
Yes, I do prefer that wording, though I doubt you believed in the sense that you were persuaded. It's hard to go from actually understanding the theory and knowing about the multiple converging lines of well established evidence to saying something like, "I don't see any evidence to support evolution." I suspect, in your case, your belief was more in line with the sort of belief people bring to the table with their religions: trust based on 'authoritative' pronouncements rather than on a solid sense of the evidence.
As for you not seeing evolution as a threat to your religious beliefs, yay I guess. Not really sure what that's supposed to mean. GC doesn't see evolution as a threat to his beliefs because he is willfully ignorant on the subject and will cling to his YEC views at all costs. If that's something like what you mean, that's contemptible. On the other hand, if you are saying that, even if true, evolution doesn't really pose a threat to your beliefs -- i.e., you are not a YEC -- well, good on you. At least you have one foot planted in reality.