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What's up with creationism?

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What's up with creationism?
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RE: What's up with creationism?
January 16, 2016 at 12:57 pm
That's awesome Smile

I think we will see a trend of more and more theists (in secular countries at least) accepting evolution.
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RE: What's up with creationism?
January 16, 2016 at 1:34 pm
(January 16, 2016 at 12:53 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I believe in evolution. However, those who do believe in creationism also have some interesting scientific evidence to back up their claim. King posted about it once, but I forgot where.

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RE: What's up with creationism?
January 16, 2016 at 1:37 pm (This post was last modified: January 16, 2016 at 1:37 pm by Longhorn.)
Ghhhhh....the term 'believe in evolution' again. We hates it!
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RE: What's up with creationism?
January 16, 2016 at 1:41 pm
I don't think the writers of Genesis thought that their story really happened, they just made up a story based from Babylonian creation myths.

But then  Archbishop James Ussher constructed a chronology of biblical timelines that moved the myth into real world dates where we get the 6,000 year old age of the Earth from.

Ussher's chronology showed that biblical stories about creation, flood myths, etc. were absurd, but instead of people realizing the bible was telling absurd stories, they thought it was science telling absurd stories. Thus young-earth creationism was born, a branch of religion that seeks to deny reality and force any scientific evidence into a biblical box.
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RE: What's up with creationism?
January 16, 2016 at 1:46 pm (This post was last modified: January 16, 2016 at 1:47 pm by ErGingerbreadMandude.)
I would like to know why it is that you "believe" in evolution CL, if you don't mind. Is this a new emerging trend among Christians to "believe" in the theory of evolution, a new cool thing perhaps?


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Holy shit, CL. Remember that female friend I told you about? You are EXACTLY like her. I swear to god.
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RE: What's up with creationism?
January 16, 2016 at 1:51 pm
(January 16, 2016 at 1:37 pm)Vic Wrote: Ghhhhh....the term 'believe in evolution' again. We hates it!

Lol, what's the better way to say it? "I am confident that evolution is true?"  Tongue
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RE: What's up with creationism?
January 16, 2016 at 1:54 pm (This post was last modified: January 16, 2016 at 2:02 pm by Homeless Nutter.)
(January 16, 2016 at 12:53 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I believe in evolution. However, those who do believe in creationism also have some interesting scientific evidence to back up their claim.[...]

Uhm, no - they don't. Not a shred. And they're not looking for it either. Their entire strategy is saying made-up nonsense with arrogant confidence and a smug expression on their faces, hoping that no one in the audience knows anything about actual science. Which they usually don't, because - America. :/
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RE: What's up with creationism?
January 16, 2016 at 1:55 pm (This post was last modified: January 16, 2016 at 2:18 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
Pool, personally I don't see the conflict between evolution and the belief in God. We learned about evolution during science class in my Catholic grade school, so with me, there's never been a conflict. The scientist who developed the theory of the big bang was a Catholic priest.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly." 

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RE: What's up with creationism?
January 16, 2016 at 1:58 pm
(January 16, 2016 at 1:55 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Pool, personally I don't see the conflict between evolution and the belief in God. We learned about evolution during science class in my Catholic grade school, so to me, there's never been a conflict. The scientist who developed the theory of the big bang was a Catholic priest.

LOL. You're so cute <3
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RE: What's up with creationism?
January 16, 2016 at 2:00 pm
(January 16, 2016 at 1:58 pm)pool the great Wrote:
(January 16, 2016 at 1:55 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Pool, personally I don't see the conflict between evolution and the belief in God. We learned about evolution during science class in my Catholic grade school, so to me, there's never been a conflict. The scientist who developed the theory of the big bang was a Catholic priest.

LOL. You're so cute <3

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"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly." 

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