(August 22, 2016 at 11:58 am)RobertE Wrote:(August 22, 2016 at 8:49 am)SteveII Wrote: Did I call anything related to God creating the world a 'fact'? No, so you are answering my question with "you don't have any facts either"?
Therefore I have to stand by the default response, unlike you. If you cannot give proof that God created the universe, earth, the species and of course, all the nasty bacteria and viruses that kill people, then you have to accept the consequences of being ridiculed. Personally, I don't mind christians, muslims, sikhs or hindus on this forum, since some are nice to talk to. However, when it comes to evolution, you stand by a 2,000+ year old theory that the world was created in 7 days. For example, what makes Noah so special that he has to live to hundreds of years old, when even today, the life expectancy of someone who lives in Sierra Leone is around 49 years of age for a male? As for evolution in itself, it is still happening. Have you ever asked yourself as to why elephants have smaller tusks compared to over a 100 years ago? Here is an article that shows that God isn't behind this miracle of nature. Without realising it, poachers have indeed inadvertently aided evolution and proved Darwins theory.
You continue to ascribe beliefs to me for which you have no basis for. I never said I was a literal 7-day creationist. Actually, I don't believe I have even suggested I do not believe in some sort of evolutionary history. I wanted to discuss, in a reasonable way, what our knowledge consists of and what conclusions can be drawn from it.
