RE: When Atheists Can't Think Episode 1: No Evidence for God?
December 27, 2015 at 7:43 am
(This post was last modified: December 27, 2015 at 7:44 am by Whateverist.)
(December 24, 2015 at 12:46 am)AAA Wrote: I also know that you can be a christian and believe in evolution, but that doesn't change the fact that I see problems with the theory. Maybe I'm wrong, but I am not just going to accept a problematic theory because it is OK for my religion to do so. Also I don't think that design is insulting to the creator. Evolution is insulting to the creator. It paints a nasty picture for the creator. Years of misfits and suffering to bring us into the world is not a loving way to bring about humans. I realize that this does not determine the truth of either theory, but I would not want to worship the creator if He used evolution. However, I don't disagree with the theory on theological grounds, it is on scientific grounds.
You imply that people who believe in intelligent design are not real scientists. I think that this is the type of treatment that discourages people from questioning the scientific consensus. I'm sure that you realize the importance of differing takes on the evidence in science. Most breakthroughs occur when very few individuals question the current consensus and begin looking at the evidence and testing their alternative models. If we don't allow people to question the consensus, then we will no longer progress.
People who believe in intelligent design may be real scientists, but not if they seek to explain the world in magical terms. Science is only concerned with the natural. For religious woo to be a proper subject for scientific research it would have to be a natural phenomenon.
All you and your kind are doing is sifting through the findings of science for the bits which can be woven together to support your pre-existing conclusion that the natural came from the magical.
You'd be much better off to investigate your theology instead. Try to get away from the literalism which is cramping your understanding. Literal creation is a theological mistake. If you were doing the theology right, there would be no reason to reinterpret science at every turn.
