tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237645758186878833.post8783126273473892557..comments2023-04-03T03:14:29.617-07:00Comments on Atheism and Me: How My Teacher Helped Religious Parents Understand EvolutionAmer Bekichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12160082457152144684noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237645758186878833.post-62470310303078362912014-02-25T18:59:42.120-08:002014-02-25T18:59:42.120-08:00Please don't do stuff like this. This is the k...Please don't do stuff like this. This is the kind of bollocks theists paste around the place, like that 'US marine' who hits the lecturer at school, or the other nonsensical non sequitur bollocks laden cool story bro stories clearly pushing an agenda that only people who ALREADY AGREE WITH THE IDEAS PUT FORWARD would ever like, post, or read, and would otherwise offend the sensibilities of any rational person not blinded by fucking propaganda.@bashpr0mpthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02289121296693999318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237645758186878833.post-7272161755789278202014-02-25T16:28:50.834-08:002014-02-25T16:28:50.834-08:00It's not part of any argument. It's just a...It's not part of any argument. It's just a nice quote that summarizes the idea, whether it was said by Aristotle or Vinny the garbage man isn't really important.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09200999408497558254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237645758186878833.post-19742081459142240492014-02-25T14:37:28.677-08:002014-02-25T14:37:28.677-08:00That quote from Aristotle is "disputed",...That quote from Aristotle is "disputed", ie, he quite probably never said it. And why do you need arguments from authority anyway? black michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232225925068310874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237645758186878833.post-70806913919160266942014-02-25T13:13:10.303-08:002014-02-25T13:13:10.303-08:00Funny thing about Wikipedia - sources are cited. C...Funny thing about Wikipedia - sources are cited. Clicking the footnote link take you to a link to the study summary, which also contains links to the original study, as well as the questionnaire itself.<br /><br />What you are saying ("...it is a survey of 2000 Christians..." is simply untrue.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14442412384545383259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237645758186878833.post-5085718167919318412014-02-25T13:12:28.645-08:002014-02-25T13:12:28.645-08:00I know there are religious people that believe in ...I know there are religious people that believe in evolution, but still not sure why/how they believe in god. There's no proof of god, and the fact that some people follows stories and laws written down in the iron age is just baffling. Heimaeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355069249441324006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237645758186878833.post-35985830626142024932014-02-25T11:57:27.773-08:002014-02-25T11:57:27.773-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Hi, I'm Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09165284934091310101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237645758186878833.post-30146730481290600582014-02-25T11:15:03.494-08:002014-02-25T11:15:03.494-08:00Wikipedia is not a reliable source! If you were to...Wikipedia is not a reliable source! If you were to read the actual study you are quoting you would know that it is a survey of 2000 Christians from different faiths and in no way represents the nation as a whole. Only 31% of the 2000 "white evangelists", :black protestants", and catholics that were surveyed believed in creationism. Don't assume you are reading facts, ever.Cab312https://www.blogger.com/profile/10206881434558421708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237645758186878833.post-59166482663128557452014-02-25T11:13:41.684-08:002014-02-25T11:13:41.684-08:00"Damm these atheists, making fun of a being t..."Damm these atheists, making fun of a being that I believe in who has as much proof of existance as any other fairy tale!!"drkztanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08098944413236020318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237645758186878833.post-86484963692627852272014-02-25T10:35:00.775-08:002014-02-25T10:35:00.775-08:00Pockets? In the United States, 31% of the total po...Pockets? In the United States, 31% of the total population believed in young earth creationism, another 22% believed in intelligent design, and only 32% accepted the scientific theory of evolution, with 15% abstaining.<br /><br />Given that the first two are modelled around a theistic being, there would presumably be no atheists in those groups, and so the subsections of the religious community which reject evolution would be even an larger percentage than those percentages of the total population, which is already more than half.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level_of_support_for_evolution#United_StatesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11279960982446178245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237645758186878833.post-1537932967053694082014-02-25T10:33:46.782-08:002014-02-25T10:33:46.782-08:00I don't need science to know vinny G is a piec...I don't need science to know vinny G is a piece of shit full of little pieces of shit. So science is not the only way to knowledge.<br /><br />Science is a craft that has been shown time and again to be by far the most reliable means for performing incremental search of knowledge. To properly apply the craft of science one needs to start from a foundation, built by prior practices of science, sufficiently robust and close to the point of search to support the search.<br /><br />Where science would appear to falter is where science has not yet reached the step capable of supporting a particular search, yet those claiming to practice the craft of science uses the jargons of science to pretend science has offered rewards for the search.<br /><br />At any given stage, science can not be properly applied to all possible searches, only those seaches which can be properly conducted from the base science has already up to that moment.<br /><br />Given infinite time for diligent practice, can science bring all knowledge that can conceivably be gained within its reach? Possibly. Can science provide all possible knowledge now? No. Can other means provide it where science fails? That depends, when other means appear to provide knowledge not yet attainable by science, by what standard do you judge such knowledge to be real and would not be overthrown when science does get around eventually to put that knowledge within its reach?amerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12497402925341545059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237645758186878833.post-20695280157357823362014-02-25T10:33:09.267-08:002014-02-25T10:33:09.267-08:00So Obviously you don't know that only about on...So Obviously you don't know that only about only 32% of atheist even talk about religion. Some atheist like myself don't care about your "beliefs" or why and what makes you believe these things. Since we are just giving opinions with you saying that "the religious community doesn't oppose evolution" is pretty wild since the religious community is so big.... There are over 4,200 religions I don't think you are at liberty to make this claim. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08154750176360917357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237645758186878833.post-11228781282615463212014-02-25T10:00:13.908-08:002014-02-25T10:00:13.908-08:00Please don't take generalized statements as a ...Please don't take generalized statements as a personal attack on all religious persons. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11076315242335857712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237645758186878833.post-54677555323438169892014-02-25T09:53:58.171-08:002014-02-25T09:53:58.171-08:00The 'religious community' doesn't oppo...The 'religious community' doesn't oppose evolution, just pockets of fundamentalists within it. As a religious person, i am often embarassed by thei. willful ignorance - just as I'm often nonplussed by atheists who pillory a caricature of what I believe, rather than admitting that science, like the intellect itself, has its limitations. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11529996601266024459noreply@blogger.com