(November 4, 2017 at 10:34 am)Khemikal Wrote: In fairness, most believers assume the mantle and language of evolutionary biology...even -they- don't believe the creation story anymore. They just can't seem to let go of the main character. They're stuck in the middle, wrong by reference to their own magic book and by reference to the theory they wish to adopt for being more palatable to their modern, secularized, minds.
Plus they're afraid of what would happen if they came out as non-theistic. It's part of the system here, and people will believe other people who claim to be religious based solely on that claim. Saves time and you're not "different".