RE: The Watchmaker: my fav argument
March 25, 2021 at 1:30 am
(This post was last modified: March 25, 2021 at 2:46 am by vulcanlogician.)
(March 23, 2021 at 9:54 am)John 6IX Breezy Wrote: That's because I don't study psychology; I study cognitive science. It's slightly different, but confusion is understandable.
So I guess no Freud or Jung then? Your loss.
Seriously man, I think you are too smart to be denying evolution. Not all Christians deny evolution. Not all Christians posit design. Design is a very bad argument now that we've been able to examine the fossil history. And I'm one of the people who thinks it was a very GOOD argument when William Paley made it back in the day. But since we've had a good look at fossils and the cosmic microwave background-- no. Terrible argument.
Have you heard of Biologos? Google it. I might be wrong, but I think biologos is what C.S. Lewis believed. It is not design. It accepts all of what modern science has discovered concerning evolution. But it's still Christian. I think you should give it a look-see and learn what it's all about.
And even if you DO want to stick with design. Please don't be an evolution denyer. The theory is WAY too good. There is simply too much evidence for it. Argue that God was the designer of the system that allowed microbes to evolve into complex life. It's far better.
If you want to be a Christian, take up your cross and follow Jesus. Don't be a contrarian about things that were settled in science long ago. Aside from that, doesn't your religion encourage truthfulness and honesty? Do some research. See how reasonable it is to accept evolution as a very, very, very good theory. The honest thing to do is admit how good the theory of evolution is. This design stuff is SO dishonest. It's manipulating people to believe in something that's decidedly false... just taking advantage of the fact that 1/3 or more of people didn't really pay attention in biology class. It's predatory.
I think you are an honest person, Breezy, but design is not an argument that is pushed by honest people (nowadays, anyway, in the post-Paley era). The only reason you accept it is because you are taking dishonest people at their word. Please go look up biologos and chat with some people about it, and stop this "irreducible complexity" nonsense. You can do better.
