Denouncing religions ? [New to debate]

Non sequitur.Your statement seems to suggest that creationists do discount/reject all interpretations of the Bible other than their own and, by implication, all religions other than their own.

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What does death have to do with it? I was responding to your opninion on the origin of the soul.If you explore these forums, you might encounter the idea that the soul (if it exists) develops some time after birth. Some might say that the soul is a function of mind and so it develops as the mind develops.Some, such as you, might say that a newborn won't go to hell because it's soul is still "clean". Others might say that a newborn won't go to hell because it has no soul yet.If the soul develops from nothing, like all our other organs, then the origin of the first life is irrelevant.So, by rejecting evolution on religious grounds, you are rejecting any religions that allow for a different origin of the soul.

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There is nothing in that Genesis passge that suggests that our soul is the image of God's soul - only that we (in general) are an image of God (in general). Since we are talking about the hypothetical development of the soul, the "image" metaphor would require a discussion of the development of God.You probably don't want to go there (and it would be off-topic). That kinda is the topic, though. By tying your Bible and yours alone in with the question of evolution, you're effectively excluding every religion but your own. Only your Bible is right about the soul, so evolution must be wrong. I already mentioned that I think the soul/spirit/mind of an individual develops some time after birth. It's a learning process, social, environmental. It's not primarily biological, so it doesn't matter whether we evolved from chemicals or if some god zapped us into existence.Edited by Ringo, : Ye olde spellinge.

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As far as I understand it, psychology explains the mind something like that. It is my opinion that the soul, if it exists, is a function of mind. If it is not a function of mind, can it be shown to exist?

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The question in this topic is:

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Is Creationism an attempt to denounce other religions by "scientifically" proving the holy scripture of Christians to be correct, thereby proving the holy scriptures of other religions incorrect? (Message 1)

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Whether or not the soul does exist is irrelevant. I have tried to show that there are concepts of the soul that differ from yours.I responded to (what I perceived as) your assertion that the soul "disproves" evolution. Are you are saying that your (supposedly Biblical) concept of the soul is correct and other concepts are incorrect because evolution is incorrect?

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You're still not answering the right question: Are you trying to prove religions other than your own incorrect by your stand on evolution? Does your stand on evolution invalidate other religions?

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How about a simple "yes" or "no"?Does your stand on evolution invalidate other religions?

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The whole thing. Every word that procedeth out of the mouth of Darwin, plus the neoDarwinist Testament. No waffling about micro/macro.Does your stand on evolution invalidate other religions?Yes? No?

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So your answer to the OP question - as it applies to you personally - would be "No".
(You could have spared us the tap-dancing.)Next, do you think that other Christians believe that their religion invalidates evolution?

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I'm not asking you to think "for" other people. I'm asking you to think about other people. I'm asking you, "What are your conclusions?"Do you think that other Christians believe that their religion invalidates evolution?(Please, can you stop all the evasions and just discuss the topic?)

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