I'm with allan on this.
One word: evidence.
If there were no evidence for evolution whatsoever of course it would seem unlikely. Evolution is not a theory of chance.
See my sig.
The point is there is extremely strong evidence.
It would be very implausible if there was no evidence and no reason to think evolution was scientifically true.
They just need to understand and accept the evidence.
But they don't. Because of course the whole thing about fundamentalism is they don't ever change their mind no matter what the evidence. If they do then its not fundamentalism. As Dawkins says the difference between being passionate and fundamentalism is that you can be passionate and still change your mind if the evidence changes. With fundamentalism everything in the world could oppose your view and you still wouldn't change your mind.
With fundamentalism, all the evidence can support evolution - and you can even see that and acknowledge that - but as a fundamentalist, you won't change your mind. Because when evidence contradicts your holy book - you throw out the evidence not the book. Because that's fundamentalism. Sticking to the fundamentals of your beliefs (a holy book) no matter how strong the evidence contradicting them is.
That's of course, beyond passion. That's passion + extreme ignorance. Passion and never changing your mind. No matter how illogical and delusional.
Evf
One word: evidence.
If there were no evidence for evolution whatsoever of course it would seem unlikely. Evolution is not a theory of chance.
See my sig.
The point is there is extremely strong evidence.
It would be very implausible if there was no evidence and no reason to think evolution was scientifically true.
They just need to understand and accept the evidence.
But they don't. Because of course the whole thing about fundamentalism is they don't ever change their mind no matter what the evidence. If they do then its not fundamentalism. As Dawkins says the difference between being passionate and fundamentalism is that you can be passionate and still change your mind if the evidence changes. With fundamentalism everything in the world could oppose your view and you still wouldn't change your mind.
With fundamentalism, all the evidence can support evolution - and you can even see that and acknowledge that - but as a fundamentalist, you won't change your mind. Because when evidence contradicts your holy book - you throw out the evidence not the book. Because that's fundamentalism. Sticking to the fundamentals of your beliefs (a holy book) no matter how strong the evidence contradicting them is.
That's of course, beyond passion. That's passion + extreme ignorance. Passion and never changing your mind. No matter how illogical and delusional.
Evf
