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Originally posted by Christian1:
Lud, I can answer you ALL in one simple statement. I believe in creation, THAT DOESN'T MAKE ME RIGHT. And proabilities don't make Evolution (a belief) science. The most rediculas part of your argument is that you WILL NOT admit that Evolution is a religion and not science.
Again, Science is used to test and observe. Evoulion does not do this, Evolution is a belief, the same as creation.
Oh, I will answer one question specifically. If others want to learn about creation and see it's proof look out side. The earth did not just "poof" and appear, someone or something created it. Look around you. The house or building you are sitting in and the computer you are typing did not just "poof" and appear, someone or something created it. Look at how perfect these things are. These perfections do not happen by chance. Imagine if someone told you that there was a hurricane and then "poof" the gods of evolution gave a brand new p4 2ghz with 256mb of ram and a 24x CD-RW. I'm sorry, that is how rediculas I think your belief is when you call it science.
One more point, "poof" is a evolutionist's favorite word. "poof" sound alot like MAGIC!
The bible's divine intervention is not something "I" can prove. I wasn't there. Nor were you to prove aginst it. But oh yeah, I forgot, I'm not calling my belief......SCIENCE.
Sorry, but evolution is a science, not a religion. Evolution observes, theorises, predicts, observes, revises theories...and so forth. This is precisely what a science is supposed to do. On the other hand, a religion...
religion Pronunciation Key (r-ljn)
n.
1. Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe.
2. A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship.
3. The life or condition of a person in a religious order.
4. A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader.
5. A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion.
Now, in what way does evolution satisfy the above definition? It doesn't. Oh, you can do what creationists who maintain this line normally do when confronted with an actual dictionary definition, and claim that evolution qualifies as a religion under definition #5 - which, technically, it does. Of course, so does bowling, or fly fishing, or any other activity humanly possible. If that's what you mean - that evolution is a 'religion' in the same way that bowling is a 'religion', then you're right. But I doubt that that's what you mean. And if it's not, then sorry, the dictionary does not support your position. Unless you are using the word to mean 'an activity pursued with zeal', evolution is not a religion. Sorry.
Oh, and 'poof' isn't an evolutionists favourite word, either.
And, sorry again, but 'creation' and 'creationism' are two completely distinct things. You mention things like the earth, houses, buildings...none of those things have anything to do with evolution. Two of them are built by humans, and the third (the earth) was, possibly, created by a creator of some sort - the origin of the earth is the domain of astrophysics. Again, it has nothing to do with evolution, so I don't quite know why you mentioned it.
By the way...I don't mean to sound patronising, but have you actually studied evolution? Know anything about it? How it works? How it (supposedly) makes things go 'poof'?
[This message has been edited by toff, 02-13-2002]
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