what is the bigger divider, religion, evolution, george bush, jim_darwin (or mary darwin or whatever)?
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Lack of respect for other people's beliefs and opnions.  We all have them and as human we all have the given right to them even if others don't agree with them.
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Creationism is based in religion, but there is scientific backing..  The scientific evidence for it is called Intelligent Design and offers a great deal of evidence for a creator.  "Darwin's Black Box" by Michael Behe give a great scientific refutation of macro-evolution (species into species evolution).  If science is the search for truth then all avenues must be explored.  I'm a creationist and a scientist, the best science I've seen supports a creator.  Darwinian and Neo-Darwinian evolution have major flaws and gaps, how did the information in living beings come about.  When we see an ordered room, machine, book, etc. we know an intelligent agent was at work.  Same in nature.  If evolution didn't create things, then there was a creator.  As Sir Arthur Conan Doyle said, "When you eliminate the impossible, whatever is left, however improbable, must be true."
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dogs and kangaroos are the same main species....animals.\n\nmicro vs macro.....God's design.\n\ncan you not read ???"\n\n***\nFemale circumcision is not barbaric. It is done for a reason, to keep the female pure. If only we adopted such practices here in the UK, then maybe women would be less inclined toward infidelity and therefore family values would still be an integral part of society. Family values instil a sense of discipline and respect, which we need as a counteraction against the modern trend of zero respect and zero discipline that is undermining the very fabric of our decaying society."\n\n***\n"What if I told you I tore the wings off of a fly. It probably wouldn't take a load off your conscience. However, according to Darwinian evolution man is no morally different than animals, such as flies. Would it really matter then if a man had his testicles torn up? Apparently not."\n\n***\n"They all should be taken out back and shot because in America we appreciate the fact that we live a life that the the whole world envy. Whoever doesn't stand for the pledge is not an American and is probably a homo, Muslim or related to Michael Moore. Fags"\n\n***\n"I'm no scientist but after reading the forum replies about no gravity being the cause, I believe the real cause could be that God rotated the planet sideways where the North And South Poles meet the equator - the hottest part of the area - making the polar ice regions melt huge amounts of frozen sea water. It's a shame Noah did not board the human-like ape, otherwise it would prove their existence some 7 million years ago."\n\n***\nMoses wasn't perfect. o_O He was a murderer. And I don't know, maybe rape wasn't a sin yet."\n\n***\n"whats wrong with useing hell fire and hate ful messages to preach the gospel of Christ? all that matters is that these people are saved and not taken into a satanic world of lies and deceit."\n\n***\n"You claim that God doesn't exist, therefore nothing you say is valid or credible....."\n\n***\n"[To a girl making a joke that she attends churches supporting gay marriage]\n\nI will expose all of you Barbara Streissand loving sinners."\n\n***\n"Once again, I would think a 22 year old to show more maturity and better debate skills. Only Christianity considers Christianity to be the One, True Religion because it IS. Give me excerpts from other books claiming themselves to be the one, true religion."\n\n***\n"Government intrusion in family affairs is a big problem.\n\nNot that I advocate abuse, but why can’t we smack the crap out of our kids anymore?"\n\n***\n"[Note: this guy is a right-wing fundie]\n\nRepublicans are Christian and to believe there is a seperation between Chruch and State is to believe that gravity exist."\n\n***\n"The angel Gabriel came to me in my dreams and told me that we live in a world of sin on this website..\n\nGabriel gave me a message from Him, the Almighty which stated that it is my duty to help you sinners on this forum find Him and convert before it's too late.."\n\n***\n"A man covered up to his neck in dung is clenaer than a woman who just took a shower but wears immodest clothing to church."\n\n***\n"Man can only think so many thoughts. All are found in the Bible."\n\n***\n"so gravity is like magnetism?? why doesnt the "Vaccum" of space suck out the magnetic properties??"\n\n***\n"Why in the hell do gays want to get married anyways? \n\nWhy can't they just fuck off and be happy they can live together and not get beaten like its the 1950s"\n\n***\n"You are wrong, people always like to blame God or Jesus for the bad things. In the other hand People tend like to worshiping devil.. because only devil can show them what is supernatural through magic or witchcrafts."\n\n***\n"BigChrisFilm, watch your fuckin
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Jim Darwin is a prophet for free thinking. I think in a few years there will be books about him and statues. People may even wear little hairy monkey men around their necks. ALL HAIL THE GREAT PROPHET!!!!! Who cares what others think of you and your way of questioning. They have no power over what happens to you after this life. You live strong and free. You use the free will God gave you to look for your answers instead of accepting others blindly. You're my hero. \nLove & Light\nSharon\nOne Planet = One People
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Actually, Darwin was a religious man who sought to understand the ways in which God did things.  The idea that evolution was created to replace God was not his own.
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That's impossible to quantify at the present. We'd have to poll millions of people around the globe just to get a reasonable demographic. What's more, everyone really should believe in evolution, and anyone who does not believe in evolution is clearly ignoring the facts. Evolution is a fact, not a possibility, and not just a theory. Whether or not it conflicts with Christianity's premise is yet to be determined, and I really could not care less. Evolution isn't a religious doctrine, it's a scientific analysis.
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Interesting that most people have said Nationalism, thats probably true if you're an American since we think we are so great. However in a global scale I think religion is more dividing than nationalism.
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Charles Darwin was a scientist. However, he declared himself as an agnostic. It doesn't matter whether he believed in God or not, though. What matters is that he contributed his ideas to the human race, and tried to open their eyes that evolution was how we came to being.\n\n\n*Sharptooth, evolution has been proven a lot of times already. It's just that people don't read. They waste their lives going to mass every Sunday and praying up to 4 hours a day waiting for their lives to rot off. And also, Creationism is only "just" a theory too. Nobody has ever proven it.\n\nI recommend you read these websites:\nhttp://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0411/feature1/\nhttp://pages.britishlibrary.net/charles.darwin\nhttp://www.aboutdarwin.com\nhttp://www.ncseweb.org
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10,000 American clergy members signed this letter to the same effect.\n\nFor too long, the misperception that science and religion are inevitably in conflict has created unnecessary division and confusion, especially concerning the teaching of evolution. I wanted to let the public know that numerous clergy from most denominations have tremendous respect for evolutionary theory and have embraced it as a core component of human knowledge, fully harmonious with religious faith.\n\nIn the fall of 2004, I worked with clergy throughout Wisconsin to prepare a statement in support of teaching evolution. We were called to action by a series of anti-evolution policies passed by the school board in Grantsburg, WI. The response was overwhelming. In a few weeks, nearly 200 clergy signed the statement, which we sent to the Grantsburg school board on December 16, 2004. Additionally, groups of educators and scientists sent letters to the Grantsburg School Board and to the Superintendent of Schools protesting these policies. In response to all of this attention, as well as the efforts of others, the Grantsburg School Board retracted their policies.\n\nThe outpouring of support from clergy around the country encouraged me to make this a nationwide project. If you want to read more about it or join us in sharing this important  perspective, click here.  Encourage your clergy to consider signing the statement and please feel free to link to these webpages.  And, while the current focus is on Christian clergy, please let me know if you are willing to write and/or host a statement from other religions.\n\n\nSincerely,\n\nMichael Zimmerman\nDean\nCollege of Letters and Sciences\nUniversity of Wisconsin Oshkosh
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I think the main difference centers on two issues abortion and gay marriange (aka homesexual rights).  From there I think it branches out into legislations and morality.  Can a man who beleives stem cell research is bad and traditional values good enter into a war under false pretenses ?  I think we gravitate to what makes sense to us a man who refuses to let his religion interfere in legislation some believe can't be trusted.  I agree with Ann Coulter it boils down a relgious belief but both sides have their extreme representives the self-proclaimed Joan of Arcs and Buddah's.  All politics is faith based it's just a matter of where one invests his faith.  The problem with defining them comes when one side defines the other based on contrary views but that's politics.  I think at the end of the day because we can't agree on a few issues we choose to debate them all.
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So I guess you're angry... you've heard a comparison of gw bush and a potted plant, and continuously call bush a chimp.  All your input reflects these two witty (so original) broadsides.  Still SCREAMING YOUR WISDOM won't BACK IT UP.  Make specific complaints and think up your own opinions.
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Let me begin by saying that I always enjoy reading your answers and very often you beat me to the punch with an explanation that is more coherent than I could likely come up with. Excellent work.\n\nI think that much of the issue here comes back to the basic divisiveness of faith. It makes sense for each religion to clearly define lines between "us" and "them." Jesus might have believed in peace and love, much like a modern day hippie, but the only real way to gather people around a common idea is to give them a common enemy. These days it's considered relatively poor taste to engage in crusades against Muslims, or chase Jews out of town for drinking the blood of the Christian born, so modern-day Christians have needed to unite against a new common enemy, evolutionists. Strangely, the only group of Christians now required to agree with us are the Catholics, based on JPII's statments that evolution is the most likely explanation for the current state of the world. Then again, many Protestants have issues with Catholics (and Jehovah's Witnesses, and Mormons), but I think their favorite target du jour is the atheistic evolutionists.\n\nOne of the nice things about scapegoating is that you don't really have to define what is so terrible about the goats. Most of the time you can just point a finger and shriek. Pretty soon the rest of the mob will join in. As far as I know there has been no theory put forth by the creationist camp as to the "true" motives of evolutionists. Clearly most middle-of-the-road Christians (well, the ones who don't agree with us) feel that we've just studied the world and come to the wrong conclusions. However, many others likely feel that there is a nefarious agenda behind evolutionist ideas. Fortunately, they have a catch-all go-to-guy when it comes to nefarious agendas. Anything that isn't "godlike" is always attributed to this character. What's his name? Could it be...Satan?\n\nI'm sure that there are creationists out there who think that most evolutionists are on Satan's payroll and will be driving big gold Cadillacs around shortly after the Rapture. Sadly, no amount of reasoning on our part will get them to think any differently. In the meantime they will continue to see all of us as part of some cabal in Satan's service. It's strange to think that there was a time when only heavy-metal bands and role-playing-gamers were part of The Devil's army, now it seems that a degree in biochemistry is a standard recruitment tactic. \n\nWell, keep up the good work, and I'll see you at the meetings.
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I think the most important thing to do is to get rid of the word, 'belief', when it comes to evolution.  It is a tactic used by creationists to marginalize evolution and it bring it to the same level as theology.  It's very important to take out the word, 'belief', when it comes to scientific systems because we're not talking about belief.
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To answer this question is to resolve FIRST the issue: Is evolution part of a religious belief? If so then it should be banned from public school.\n\nIMHO, it is the opposite of creationism--also a religious belief. In other words both evolution and creationism are religious beliefs. The former being espoused by aetheists, and the latter by bible-believing people. This being the case, both should be banned from being taught in public school to STRICTLY observe the First Amendment. I understand that the core of this amendment is that the State should not favor (or dis-favor) one religious belief over another.\n\nBut, banning the teaching of evolution in public schools is not practical. It will not help children develop analytical minds. On the other hand, teaching evolution while at the same time banning the teaching of creationism is like teaching children that they use only their left hands and not their right hands.\n\nCommon sense and fairness calls for public schools to teach both Evolution and Creation. Let children develop their minds free from bias.\n\nSome on this site will insist that Evolution is not a religious belief it is a theory. But, you are only  playing with words. Would you also agree if someone will say that creationism is not a religious belief but a theory? \n-------------------------------------\nBTW, please read carefully the replies of Zac and the Marker. Their comments just proved my contention that evolution is really a religious belief--disguised as theory.\n---------------------------------------------------------\nwith kind regards.
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Hmmm!  tie between Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein.  Simply mention their names...
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creation or evolution?
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First of all, I don't think you would appreciate me insulting whatever beliefs you hold dear, but you commit sacrilege  out of total ignorance, so you are excused. \n\nSecond of all, it would help you a great deal if you understood the Catholic position on evolution, which I doubt you have a clue. http://www.catholic.com/library/Adam_Eve_and_Evolution.asp\n\nIt seems evolutionists banter on about how religion is opposed to science, and faith and reason are incompatable, blah, blah, blah. Nothing could be further from the truth. \n\n"Science can purify religion from error and superstition; religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes.  Each can draw the other into a wider world, a world in which both can flourish.... We need each other to be what we must be, what we are called to be." (-Pope John Paul II)