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Originally Posted by Eboni Khan  I really don't understand how the church can turn its back on creationism. What are they going to teach the kiddies in Sunday School? Are they planning on ignoring Genesis? |
Easy: if you focus on the aspects of Christianity that tell you how to interact with other human beings and how to be a contributing member of society, you gain some leeway regarding the historical validity of Christian mythology.
Just as evolution-denying Creationists often give me the impression that their obsession with the Book of Genesis enables them to ignore other aspects of Christianity, such as paying taxes or telling the truth.
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Originally Posted by Eboni Khan Evolutionists seem to deem creation as completely impossible, but creationist are support to accept evolution. They do seem incompatible of one is treated as completely ridiculous and the people that believe it are bible thumping idiots. |
What exactly do you mean when you talk about "creationists"? If you're talking about people who believe in the existence of a higher being that has somehow influenced the development of life on this planet, then you're wrong simply because most evolutionists not only do not reject the concept of such a being, but in fact are religious people - Christians, Muslims, Jews... whatever - who embrace this idea in their personal beliefs. Like
Professor Ken Miller, who is a devout Christian and widely known for his opposition to creationism.
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I talk about creationists, I'm thinking of people who propagate the idea that religion and science cannot coexist and who are not only rejecting the theory of evolution, but rational thought itself.
Here's an example:
This isn't just a random guy propagating a stupid argument, this is Ray Comfort, a celebrity of the creationist movement and one of their intellectual leaders. And the thing he's holding in his hand is the result of several millennia of cultivation, wild bananas actually look like this btw:
And that's just the tip of the iceberg, if you really want to find out why people laugh at creationists, I suggest watching this series of YouTube videos:
Playlist: Why do people laugh at creationists?