Ironically, most scientist are in fact, Christian.
As Baimun pointed out, evolution and religion can go hand in hand. It's not one OR the other!
Extreme creationists need to look up the word "metaphor".
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Ironically, most scientist are in fact, Christian.
As Baimun pointed out, evolution and religion can go hand in hand. It's not one OR the other!
Extreme creationists need to look up the word "metaphor".
By the very NATURE of humans, we are a SELF CENTERED lot....
... The concept that we're just another organism in this vast universe, and it wasn't all created with the sole purpose of our existance scares alot of people.
We are a PART of this universe... it doesn't BELONG to us. [img]biggrin.gif[/img]
Yes Andy... Stephen Hawkings is arguably the most brilliant man alive... and he still talks about God in his books. Faith is a part of science... it's just a matter of defining the RULES of this existance, and having faith in how those rules define how the universe works.
<font color="#cd6600" size="1">[ March 10, 2004 10:27 AM: Message edited by: baimun ]</font>
and thats why im a taoist [img]smile.gif[/img]
(btw, the only xtains which make sense to me are quakers)
Yeah, my wife gets into it with some on the issue of the word of the Bible. She took theology in university, so she is a good arguer on the points.
It is always fun when we head down to central Alabama to visit my family, and we run into one of the biblebangers down there. [img]graemlins/devil.gif[/img]
i went to catholic schools for ten years and learned evolution. some people just need to get their heads out of their asses...
jeezus christ...
no pun intended [img]tongue.gif[/img]
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quite an accomplishment for a speak 'n' spell!Quote:
Originally posted by baimun:
Yes Andy... Stephen Hawkings is arguably the most brilliant man alive...
*crickets*
nothing?
....i don't have to fuckin' impress you.
I just hate closed minded thinking! ARRRGGGHHH!!!!
Bio, I honestly believe that his body and communication failing him is one of the reasons that his mind turned inwards and started working overtime.
Just imagine how much creative energy I could produce if I didn't have so many outlets and distractions to keep me busy. [img]wink.gif[/img]
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not to mention no hands to do the ol' spanky spanky [img]wink.gif[/img]
which brings me to my next question.....
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