@ Ken, just because one doesn't
believe in creationism does not mean one lacks human decency where they become immoral.
Belief in creationism does nt preclude one from being a great doctor, engineer, chemist, computer scientist, etc..
It just goes to show you, I guess, that even Christian scientists who believe
in creationism don't know everything.
It takes just as much faith to believe in evolution as it does to believe
in Creationism because of one simple fact not one of you were there so who is right!
Reading all of these posts there is an obvious pattern in that those that don't believe
in creationism seem more threatened and less reasoned than those that do.
If you only counted people who «believe»
in creationism as people who have even a basic understood of what creationism, the arguments used to support it, and how it differs from evolution, that number would be very small, indeed.
First, it is incorrect to say that most Americans believe
in Creationism when fewer than half do (46 % according to the study).
I suspect it's because people who believe
in creationism never, ever read anything that might counter their beliefs.
To believe
in creationism today, however, is truly absurd, and shows that some people will believe in anything if they think it means they will live forever.
No amount of logical gymnastics, and the religious do take them to Olympic levels to try and defend the indefensible, can fully explain away all of the glaring
inconsistencies in creationism.
I sure would of loved to live in a family that didn't believe
in creationism in at least some form.
Like you said, the belief
in creationism holds back American science and education akin to Europe in the dark ages.
A majority of Christians do not believe
in creationism so stop using that as an attacking point.
Roughly half of Americans believe
in creationism despite overwhelming evidence of the biological processes we know as evolution.
The defunct Hall of Exploration of Baltimore's Columbus Center is slated for reincarnation —
in a creationism museum near Cincinnati.
Creationism and Evolution are explored by Dr Adam Rutherford Dr Adam Rutherford investigates the idea that the teaching of evolution is being threatened by a
rise in creationism amongst religious students.
But, Christians are the ones that are ignorant, close - minded, and believe in fairy - tales in their eyes for
belief in Creationism.
If there were such info then not too many people would believe
in creationism because of the evidence staring them in the face.
@hawaiiguest [Re post] Reading all of these posts there is an obvious pattern in that those that don't believe
in creationism seem more threatened and less reasoned than those that do.
Of course there are many Religious Right advocates that do not accept historic or scientific facts and believe
in Creationism over proven Evolution, believe the earth is 5000 years old instead of Billions reguardless of the fossil and rock record.
You get guys like Nye, et al, who in their defense of evolution, make these wide sweeping claims that belief
in creationism is somehow going to undermine the very foundations of science.
i am sorry that we think you are silly for believing
in creationism.
Why would a sane, reasonable person believe
in creationism?
I learned about evolution in Catholic school and went to mass on Sunday so most Christian religions do not believe
in creationism.
@devin, «You get guys like Nye, et al, who in their defense of evolution, make these wide sweeping claims that belief
in creationism is somehow going to undermine the very foundations of science»
If all the people in the US who believe
in creationism were «raptured» into «heaven», the average IQ in our country would spike.
Some believe
in creationism, some don't, but christians can't be too picky about other Christians» beliefs, lest they all look stupid.