Religion – your views
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Which has some weak points, but is based on a thing which seems to be true.
Anyway, each time I find a die-hard evolutionist, I try to make her/him watching Idiocracy. If this person finds this movie stupid (as most of evolutionists do for some reason) and then continues to be evolutionist, this is obvious that somebody makes no logic there.
Anyway, each time I find a die-hard evolutionist, I try to make her/him watching Idiocracy. If this person finds this movie stupid (as most of evolutionists do for some reason) and then continues to be evolutionist, this is obvious that somebody makes no logic there.
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Of course, i think that Creationism shouldn't be thought in a scientific classroom. It's not science.
But it should be thought in a Religious class. Yes, you may find the idea stupid. But there should be classes about the different Religions to prevent huge misunderstanding in the future.
And, Creationism isn't a theory, it's a belief, some people see it as a fact, and some as nonsense.
Oh, and every theory has some holes in it, that's what makes it a theory. And who knows ? There could have been a crocoduck, but it didn't survive because it wasn't fit enough. That Creationist is jut being ignorant now.
But it should be thought in a Religious class. Yes, you may find the idea stupid. But there should be classes about the different Religions to prevent huge misunderstanding in the future.
And, Creationism isn't a theory, it's a belief, some people see it as a fact, and some as nonsense.
Oh, and every theory has some holes in it, that's what makes it a theory. And who knows ? There could have been a crocoduck, but it didn't survive because it wasn't fit enough. That Creationist is jut being ignorant now.
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Joshua822 said:
I do not find this stupid at all. In fact, I would encourage schools to teach kids about Creationism and Intelligent Desing in a Social Studies or Religious Education class, as long as they don't present it as a valid option to the Theory of Evolution, but rather expose it as the politically and religiously motivated bullshit it is.
Joshua822 said:
Actually, no science (except math) can ever become more than a theory, it doesn't matter if there are any holes in it or not. And btw, there could never have been a crocoduck like the one Kirk Cameron is talking about. There could have been an animal which resembles the one on the picture (although it is highly unlikely), but it would not genetically be half duck, half crocodile. The Theory of Evolution does not at all predict the existance of such an animal, anyway, so Kirk Cameron's argument is just a straw man.
The most recent common ancestor shared by the duck and the crocodile is most likely this:
The archaeopteryx, which lived during the Jurassic Period.
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Not sure what whole crocoduck business is about, but well, it's common knowledge birds are linked with reptiles.
And well, Tobbe, it's obvious that religion is religiously motivated.
And well, Tobbe, it's obvious that religion is religiously motivated.
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Theories/hypothesees? There may be some subtle differences there but generally the two describe a controversial belief. There have been several instances where I could nitpick you guys for using incorrect words in incorrect circumstances, but to be honest, as long as the message is clear I'm not bothered.
Anyway, if some people want to support a theory, that's their personal decision. Schools or any other agencies should not preach a belief as fact but as theory, or if you like, as belief. Deluding children by making them believe in God seems almost criminal as it's simply a way of cataloguing clueless kids into the religious branch - I mean, most walk straight out when they hit puberty anyway. Evolution? Well, that's solidified now but I still believe this should also be taught as an IDEA. I personally support it, and I think only deluded people don't, but that doesn't mean people can't be subjected to their personal view. As I said in the God discussion, if people want to believe a supernatural being created human life forms, that's fine by me.
Anyway, if some people want to support a theory, that's their personal decision. Schools or any other agencies should not preach a belief as fact but as theory, or if you like, as belief. Deluding children by making them believe in God seems almost criminal as it's simply a way of cataloguing clueless kids into the religious branch - I mean, most walk straight out when they hit puberty anyway. Evolution? Well, that's solidified now but I still believe this should also be taught as an IDEA. I personally support it, and I think only deluded people don't, but that doesn't mean people can't be subjected to their personal view. As I said in the God discussion, if people want to believe a supernatural being created human life forms, that's fine by me.
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Xenon said:
*sigh*
No. A hypothesis is basically an educated guess. A theory on the other hand:
United States National Academy of Sciences said:
I advise you to watch this video as well:
For those of you who are interested in science, and particularly the origin of the Universe, life, and the species, I recommend the rest of this series:
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Speaking of crocoducks...
...Dolphin-emu!
...Dolphin-emu!
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There's already one.
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I think that Tobbe found the symbol of this whatever-pedia (a'la Mars symbol) funny. But how? I dunno.