RE: Visiting
September 29, 2015 at 5:16 pm
(This post was last modified: September 29, 2015 at 5:40 pm by TheRocketSurgeon.)
(September 29, 2015 at 4:44 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: In your second comment, I am skeptical of common descent evolution with a slight leaning against it, and think that the neo-darwinist views are fairly bankrupt. (Neither for theological reasons for the most part). I look forward to some interesting conversations with you, and do hope that you can teach me.
Well, I'll be glad to answer any questions you have, via PM or in the forums, as you prefer. By the way, being skeptical of something is a practice that we smile upon, here.
I may have quit the field for my favorite hobby, but I still love biology. If I may recommend a book, rather than trying to tackle such a complex field (or a wide array of fields, really) that evolutionary biology encompasses, I think you would be well-served to buy and read The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief, by evangelical Christian (also former head of the Human Genome Project, and Science Adviser to the last two U.S. Presidents) Dr. Francis S. Collins. I'm glad to answer your questions, but most people simply aren't asking the right questions, due to a huge amount of misinformation floating around out there (especially online) about what science actually says, and what we know about the subject. That book is what my Christian fiancee gave to me, a few years ago, when I first asked her how she could be a Christian and an evolutionary biologist.
By the way, you still haven't told me about what bike you ride!
I have a '96 Honda CBR900RR, a 2013 Harley CVO 110ci Anniversary Edition Road King, and am working on a custom Café Racer based on a 72 BSA Rocket3 750cc triple engine... in between riding and working on customers' bikes, of course.
Addendum: I see you did answer about the bike. My bad, I just missed it.
A Christian told me: if you were saved you cant lose your salvation. you're sealed with the Holy Ghost
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
