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RE: Creationist finds fossils, still not convinced
May 30, 2015 at 6:29 pm
Interestingly, the same people who state that their creationist interpretation of the evidence is valid, are also the ones who insist that any interpretation of their magic storybooks other than theirs is obviously foolishness at best and a satanic conspiracy at worst. They want to have their cake and ours as well.
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RE: Creationist finds fossils, still not convinced
May 30, 2015 at 6:33 pm
(May 30, 2015 at 6:29 pm)Stimbo Wrote: Interestingly, the same people who state that their creationist interpretation of the evidence is valid, are also the ones who insist that any interpretation of their magic storybooks other than theirs is obviously foolishness at best and a satanic conspiracy at worst. They want to have their cake and ours as well.
It's basically selective solipsism; everything outside of the bubble of what they want to be true is naught but fantasy, whereas everything inside is strictly true, because they said so. Only it's more frustrating than regular solipsism, because normal solipsists at least have the good grace not to demand that everyone else's reality is just a construct of their perception.
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RE: Creationist finds fossils, still not convinced
May 31, 2015 at 5:25 am
I think I've worked out where he's coming from.
He was certain that the fish was just something buried by a caveman's pet t-rex.
This way, everything stays nice and fuzzy and no belief laws were broken.
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RE: Creationist finds fossils, still not convinced
May 31, 2015 at 7:06 am
It's scary that people like the person in the news article exist. I'm sure other people are as worried as I am. So I guess his god is weak because Satan was able to put those bones in his garden to try and confuse him?
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RE: Creationist finds fossils, still not convinced
May 31, 2015 at 9:21 am
I'm quite surprised the guy didn't try and destroy it or hide it rather than turn it over. Props for that at least.
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RE: Creationist finds fossils, still not convinced
May 31, 2015 at 9:33 am
(This post was last modified: May 31, 2015 at 9:33 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(May 30, 2015 at 2:52 pm)AFTT47 Wrote: At least he did the right thing and alerted the right people to the discovery. Damned if I can figure out his thought process for doing so.
Probably thought there was coin to be had, what with the atheist/NWO/scientific conspiracy against god and all. Money just has to change hands in an arrangement like that, eh?
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RE: Creationist finds fossils, still not convinced
May 31, 2015 at 11:21 am
(May 30, 2015 at 2:32 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I'm sure the asshole thinks the devil put them there to trick him....cuz the devil has nothing better to do than trick idiots.
There is a good chance this is what he believes, back in the stupid days for me this is what we were told by the "leaders" of the churches I had gone to
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