In another thread, ICANT wrote the following:
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I do not see how anyone can believe in the Theory of of evolution.
My reply was:
1) As crash writes, people who accept the overwhelming evidence in favor of the ToE do just that. "Belief", like "belief" in gods, is not why people who understand a bit of Biology accept the ToE.
2) Do you really think that the hundreds of thousands of scientists who have been advancing our understanding Biology over the last 150 years at the most astonishing pace have all just been deluded? Since several of the main occupations of scientists are critically examining theory and trying to falsify hypotheses, are you also accusing all of those Biologists of being so poor at doing science that they have, to a person, missed the fact that the overarching, foundational theory that underpins all Biology is completely false?
It seems to me that many religious people who oppose the ToE are under the impression that others, including scientists and science-minded people, "believe" in the same way that religious people "believe" in gods.
I also have noticed that when religious people make such a claim, they do not realize that they are calling into question the integrity, intelligence, and basic professional competence of generations of scientists.
I would like those who reject the ToE to explain how they reconcile their rejection with the logical implications regarding scientists I have listed above.
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