(February 18, 2014 at 4:41 pm)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: That's a very cynical view.
The thing is, a simple lie is much more appealing than a complex truth. Christianity comes with a lot of payoffs and perks, and when people in positions of trust, who are offering such goodies, say "look at this science, not that science" its perfectly understandable that they do that. And the AIG version of science is much more accessible.
I think they reject the actual understanding of evolution because they don't want to expose themselves to it. Its hard, and complex and on some level they fear it will deprive them of some of they payoffs they get from their religion.
An anecdote to illustrate this - I used to have discussions / debates with my ex about religion and science (she's a Christian of a sort that I've not quite been able to nail down).
She'd present a fairly stereotypical view of science - that is to say, where she thought the science was in conflict with her faith, she went with the apologetic straw men (something can't come from nothing, evolution is just a theory, etc).
All of her information on what modern biology and cosmology had to say came from apologists. I tried to get her to read books from popular mainstream scientists - she wouldn't do it. The excuse was that they were all atheists and were putting their anti-god spin on the truth. She trusts the apologists.
