The same kind of faith is required to have faith in god that is required to have faith in Macroevolution.
Absolute rubbish. Faith (belief sans evidence) in God(s) is baseless and wholly reliant upon revelation, while belief in macroevolution is driven by evidence. '
God(s)' is not a theory, but a placeholder for the absence of one. The very best one might say is ...
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In contrasting the Western religions with science, the most important criterion of distinction is that the supernatural or spiritual realm is unknowable ... Given this fiat by the theistic believers, science simply ignores the supernatural as being outside the scope of scientific inquiry. Scientists in effect are saying: - You religious believers set up your postulates as truths, and we take you at your word. By definition, you render your beliefs unassailable and unavailable.
This attitude is not one of surrender, but simply an expression of the logical impossibility of proving the existence of something about which nothing can possibly be known through scientific investigation.
- Understanding Science: An Introduction to Concepts and Issues by Arthur N. Strahler
[This message has been edited by ConsequentAtheist, 11-22-2003]
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