My dumbass parents doubt evolution

[Violet]

Oh god. Can I call troll on one post?

* Violet quietly whispers in Summer's ear, "Yes. But use your singular troll post wisely. I would recommend starting your own thread."

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The beauty of science is that it doesn't require belief.

Absolute crock. How is knowledge made different by the subject matter within?

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Why elitist? Because these scientists have studied evidence, are published, and have advanced college degrees?

Argument from authority (and establishment) much?

Nothing has all the answers, religion or science... but science has a peer-review process and replicable evidence, and is constantly advancing. Sorry scientists don't like arguments that don't have any supporting evidence.

Therein lies all of what makes scientific knowledge special... not that it doesn't contain faith regarding the system, belief in (at least) the likelihood of truth, or confidence in the theory... but that it has consistent results.

And what more in this psychotic world can we ask for but consistency?

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Belief is something you have in something if you have insufficient evidence but still think it is so.

i.e.

I believe my wife is upstairs

(goes and has a look)

Yep she's upstairs, now I know my wife is upstairs.

Which is wholly in your head. You've established that your wife is upstairs... but your eyes might deceive, or you might be dreaming, or you might be dead. The horror!

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Yo Original Poster:

Even if you do get kicked to the curb, or suffer horribly, you will have at least learned from the experience. Everybody's going to die sometime, your death will come sooner or later.

We all live different lives, and thus is our advice colored. For me, my lack of christian faith was utterly irrelevant to my life, I was open about it regardless, but I didn't really care. Instead, I got to contend with being transgendered, and with being someone else's property. Fuck what people who didn't live your life say, or maybe listen closely, or maybe half-listen to them.

You're the player, every one of our characters (however decorated) is a non-player character. Our opinions can only influence you as much as you allow them to.