My Bullsh*t detector

[Rampant.A.I.]

Sure they do. They know for a fact that if they never see a caterpillar evolve into a grasshopper, or a dog evolve into a moose, macro evolution doesn't exist.

You see, to them, you have to be able to witness something to believe it to be true. That's why, every Sunday, they talk to an invisible sky person with male genetalia, and thank him for not having to sit through science classes.

Wow! You've met them? All of them? You know not only what they believe but WHY they believe it?

See I don't believe in creationism. I think life evolved over a few billion years. But I've met some pretty smart people who believe otherwise, and they believe for all sorts of reasons. So although I think they are wrong, I wouldn't know enough to infer their rationale's without talking to them first.

I can think of one off the top of my head who has a degree in podiatry, a masters degree in clinical biomechanics, and Jesus. Now I think he's wrong about the origin of the species and quite a lot of his theology. But I wouldn't say that he'd skipped "science class".

I didn't say all Christians think this way. It's clearly hyperbolic for a reason.

Every argument against evolution I've seen is based on a poor understanding of what the theory states -- usually as interpreted by a person's church -- and straw-man assertions not contained in the theory.

People are good at compartmentalizing. A good understanding of several areas in science is no guarantee they don't hold wildly unfounded beliefs in other areas.

I would wager he plugged his ears during the parts of Biology classes where they described the mechanics of adaptation, and simply refuses to recognize similarities between Humans and other Primates.

That is assuming your friend is not made-up to prove a point.

But then again, what do I know. I'm merely a longtime student of Comparative Religion and a fan of George Carlin.