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(September 4, 2013 at 6:34 pm)Stimbo Wrote: Even other xtians think he's a joke. Here's a review of his latest Wollyhood blockbuster Evolution vs. God by Evangelical xtian Tyler Francke.
Quote:Its goal is not really to show us wayward, misguided evolutionists the error of our ways, as the filmmakers claim. How do I know this? Well, ask yourself: If you wanted to make a documentary that convinced its viewers that a scientific claim accepted by most people is, in fact, incorrect, how would you go about it?
You would probably do a ton of research, gathering all of the relevant, canonical materials on the subject, while also locating a handful of accomplished experts in the field who support (or are, at least, sympathetic to) your view and who will agree to appear in your documentary. Then you would make a film that explains, in detail, where the prevailing theory fails to explain the available evidence and why an alternative scientific theory better fits the observable universe.
Of the many, many possible ways to make an effective documentary, perhaps the last one you would choose would be to go up to random people, put a camera in their faces and ask them a series of leading questions about an incredibly complex topic (interspersed with non sequiturs like “Are you a good person?”), until you get at least a few of them to arrive at your preconceived conclusion.
You wouldn’t use this technique, because it’s not very convincing. And it’s dishonest and unfair and fallacious and other even more colorful words. Unfortunately, this sums up the basis of “Evolution vs. God.”
It's awesome to know that there are christians out there who see this sort of drivel for what it is. Maybe they're even in the majority. I have no way of knowing.
It's unfortunate that such voices will likely be drowned out by the bleating of their intellectually challenged brethren.
(September 4, 2013 at 6:43 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:
(September 4, 2013 at 6:34 pm)Stimbo Wrote: Even other xtians think he's a joke. Here's a review of his latest Wollyhood blockbuster Evolution vs. God by Evangelical xtian Tyler Francke.
It's awesome to know that there are christians out there who see this sort of drivel for what it is. Maybe they're even in the majority. I have no way of knowing.
It's unfortunate that such voices will likely be drowned out by the bleating of their intellectually challenged brethren.
Well not all christians are stupid
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
September 8, 2013 at 12:12 pm (This post was last modified: September 8, 2013 at 12:14 pm by Cyberman.)
It's not necessarily a question of being stupid. Probably the majority of religious people are above average intelligence, at the very least. It's more to do with gullibility, a short-circuit in critical thinking that makes a person accept without hesitation anything that some figure of authority tells them if it reinforces jealously-guarded beliefs, especially if it's reinforced in turn by other authority sources ("a lie told often enough becomes the truth", but more effectively to a mindset that desperately wants that lie to be truth in the first place).
Remember, 'stupid' isn't not knowing something; it's not even wanting to learn.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
(September 8, 2013 at 2:56 am)Lemonvariable72 Wrote:
(September 4, 2013 at 6:43 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: It's awesome to know that there are christians out there who see this sort of drivel for what it is. Maybe they're even in the majority. I have no way of knowing.
It's unfortunate that such voices will likely be drowned out by the bleating of their intellectually challenged brethren.
Well not all christians are stupid
No kidding? Because I didn't imply that they were.
(September 9, 2013 at 1:00 am)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:
(September 8, 2013 at 2:56 am)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: Well not all christians are stupid
No kidding? Because I didn't imply that they were.
Wasnt saying you though they were, I was just making a observation. Captain obvious to the rescue lol
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.