Comments on: Silly Humans: What Darwinism is Not http://www.lowhero.com/science/silly-humans-what-darwinism-is-not The plural of anecdote is not proof. Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:29:27 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: James http://www.lowhero.com/science/silly-humans-what-darwinism-is-not/comment-page-1#comment-8 James Wed, 06 May 2009 01:23:17 +0000 http://www.lowhero.com/?p=78#comment-8 The Darwinism and religion "entry" is definitely the only one that is really "opinion". The others are attempting to be based around fact. But, I figured I would say it as it seems some people seem to leave that little backdoor open for the apologists. Because honestly, it is true. There is no way that you can believe in evolution and believe in any of the 3 big, sand-god religions. Period. It doesn't work. It quickly falls apart and ends up getting kicked around until it eventually ends with some form of faith. As we know, faith is not science. Even when taking the old testament as metaphor it still doesn't work as that requires personal interpretation that cannot be tested in science and is ultimately, as I said, based on faith. I would challenge anyone to argue with me about that entry because I know I will always win. That's why I chose to include it. The Darwinism and religion “entry” is definitely the only one that is really “opinion”. The others are attempting to be based around fact. But, I figured I would say it as it seems some people seem to leave that little backdoor open for the apologists. Because honestly, it is true. There is no way that you can believe in evolution and believe in any of the 3 big, sand-god religions. Period. It doesn’t work. It quickly falls apart and ends up getting kicked around until it eventually ends with some form of faith. As we know, faith is not science. Even when taking the old testament as metaphor it still doesn’t work as that requires personal interpretation that cannot be tested in science and is ultimately, as I said, based on faith.

I would challenge anyone to argue with me about that entry because I know I will always win. That’s why I chose to include it.

]]> By: Steven http://www.lowhero.com/science/silly-humans-what-darwinism-is-not/comment-page-1#comment-7 Steven Mon, 04 May 2009 00:13:49 +0000 http://www.lowhero.com/?p=78#comment-7 This is fantastic. I will probably end up using this as a reference for these common misconceptions. The most controversial point you make is this one: <i>Darwinism and religion do not (and cannot) mix.</i> Many religious people I know claim to adhere to evolution, using the argument that the Old Testament cannot be taken literally, but rather, poetically. Obviously there are a lot of philosophical implications (or more bluntly, double standards that root from that stance) but above all, I think it's a good sign for the future of our society that the evidence for evolution is making an impact in even the most dogmatic. This is fantastic. I will probably end up using this as a reference for these common misconceptions.

The most controversial point you make is this one: Darwinism and religion do not (and cannot) mix.

Many religious people I know claim to adhere to evolution, using the argument that the Old Testament cannot be taken literally, but rather, poetically. Obviously there are a lot of philosophical implications (or more bluntly, double standards that root from that stance) but above all, I think it’s a good sign for the future of our society that the evidence for evolution is making an impact in even the most dogmatic.

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