Kevin123 writes:
My questions is for the people in the last category, the hardcore atheist/evolutionist. Why do you take time out of your busy schedule to argue with creationists who you consider dumb, uneducated or just plain delusional?
I don't disagree with anything in lyx2no's facetious reply, but let me offer a more sincere response. There are a couple different reasons why I spend the time to post here...
Reason 1: Because I see these dumb, uneducated, delusional creationists trying very hard to make everyone else as dumb, uneducated and delusional as they are. They are pushing their way into school boards, lobbying and bullying legislators, and striving to make everyone forget or misunderstand what the U.S. constitution really says about the separation of church and state.
I'll have none of that, and I'm going to push back. If I didn't have a palpable sense that these people pose a serious threat to my personal freedom and well-being, I wouldn't be posting against them. I won't sit by silently and let them get away with it. I'll answer them directly to explain as clearly as I can that their intention to shove their narrow-minded dogma down everyone's throat is untenable and unacceptable. Their assertions about the inerrancy of their biblical interpretations are ludicrous, and their ignorance, denials and misrepresentations of science are pathetic. And yet they feel both entitled and obliged to maintain and promote their idiocy because it is religion, and as religion (for no other reason), it is supposed to deserve and must receive special respect, even when it is obviously counter-factual.
Reason 2: Because there are some thoughtful, intelligent and well-informed theists and deists here whose opinions I respect, whose beliefs are tempered by evidence and reason, and I enjoy engaging them in discussions that are thoughtful, intelligent and well-informed. It's very enriching for me, and helps me to clarify my ideas about why it is that supernatural notions really are unnecessary in order for the human species to get on with its business of optimizing the chances of continued survival for life in general (not just for self-interested individuals, and not just for humans). This is a good forum, because there's more to it than creos and evos hammering each other.
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