RE: Creationist offers $10,000 to anyone willing to challenge literal interpretation of Genesis in court
March 30, 2013 at 1:51 pm
(This post was last modified: March 30, 2013 at 1:52 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Many people, due to being brought up in a culture in which our grammar has been influenced by our ancestors (or others) notions of "god" often interpret evolution as a replacement for that creative force, and then leverage language (both internally and externally) that serves to obfuscate and confuse their understanding of evolution. We talk about what evolution creates, how species are formed, how they are designed, how the fittest survive, or the hilarious notion that some things are more or less evolved - as though it were a ladder leading up to us. Subtle linguistic landmines. I can imagine that it would be even worse for someone who actively believes in [insert divine creative force here] to separate the tics of their language from the specifics of the subject.
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