religion

[Glenzig]

Originally Posted by iruinedyourday [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

how bout that santa clause zing eh glenzig? gotcha with that one. still feeln pretty good about it [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

No I don't believe in Santa Claus. I also choose not to perpetuate the lie that most people feed to their children about Santa Claus by refusing to participate in the celebration of Christmas. Why was that a zing?

[Glenzig]

Do you believe in Santa Claus?

[leewong]

Originally Posted by G13 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

more nonsense

Embarrassed myself? Evolution is adaption through natural selection. It's not hard to understand.

"No change of kinds ever seen. No fossil record to support it"

Every fossil supports it. So does the geological record and DNA results.

"Mutations are harmful. They don't produce positive results"

Drug resistant bacteria.

"Genetic complexity, molecular physics and the 2nd law of thermodynamics don't work in Evolution's favor. Quite the contrary actually"

False assertion with no evidence. Actually, all evidence points to the contrary.

"Evolution = Hoax Religion"

Not a religion or hoax. Get educated.

"Materialism is a last century philosophy"

God is dead.

[iruinedyourday]

god damnit glenzig I thought u had a sense of humor.

its a zing cus Christmas is...

oh for gods sake nevermind. FINE YOU WIN RELIGION IS RIGHT!!! one of the religions is wrong though, lets kill everyone that doesn't believe in the right one yay!

[Glenzig]

Originally Posted by iruinedyourday [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

god damnit glenzig I thought u had a sense of humor.

its a zing cus Christmas is...

oh for gods sake nevermind. FINE YOU WIN RELIGION IS RIGHT!!! one of the religions is wrong though, lets kill everyone that doesn't believe in the right one yay!

Sorry I didn't get the joke. My bad.

[iruinedyourday]

Originally Posted by Glenzig [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Sorry I didn't get the joke. My bad.

no joking when religious zellots are talking about your fantasy irl roleplay games. :P

[mtb tripper]

religion is a construct of human perception

[Glenzig]

Originally Posted by iruinedyourday [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

no joking when religious zellots are talking about your fantasy irl roleplay games. :P

No I really just didn't get the joke. Sorry.

[Champion_Standing]

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[Non Quixote]

The sheer weight of scientific ignorance exposed by this thread is staggering. I suppose a lot of it can be blamed on the proliferation of "anti-evolution" sites such as answersingenesis.org that spread disinformation, create strawmen and post outrageous lies concerning the science behind the fact and theory of biological evolution.

For example:

• Confusing the casual use and scientific use of the word "theory".

A scientific theory is based on plentiful and coherent evidence, and while it may be modified, is accepted as the best current explanation of empirical evidence by a consensus of the scientific community. The Theory of Gravity is one such example, Electrical Theory another.

• Falsely claiming that any evidence of biological evolution must include observed speciation.

Biological evolution in its simplest form can be summed up in a single sentence: Changes in the frequency of alleles in a population over time. That this process happens is a scientifically established fact, observed countless times both in a laboratory and in the wild.

I could go on, but I'm not into building a wall of text. For a more comprehensive list of misconceptions and disinformation you can visit this site.

You can call science a religion, and I can call a dog a caterpillar, but it would not change the essence of either. Religion is based on faith and belief, while science is based on a coherent, falsifiable interpretation of empirical evidence.

Religion should remain within the purview of the religious community and science within the purview of the scientific community.

Failing that, if you want to argue against biological evolution at least take the time to familiarize yourself with the scientific fact and theory that defines it. Anything from Kent Hovind and company doesn't count. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]