Quote Originally Posted by Sharla
I'm not saying that it definitely occurred in any particular way - just that no one can say that it didn't and there are things we find in nature and molecular biology which DO support it. Theres a difference

All of this began because you called BS to everyone who claimed to have a supernatural experience or witness something they believed to be of extra-terrestrial origin. I don't go up to my Christian friends and tell than they have no right to believe what they do but you were very quick to give a lot of forum members a good lecture about what they experienced not being what they thought it was. If you want to dish it out like that you should be able to take it back.

As for what you teach in the classroom i think it's easier to say we should teach science because scientific theories do not originate from one country or race.

Wouldn't it be racist to say we are going to teach Christianity but not other religions? In multicultural societies with so many different cultures it would be impossible to teach a religion in school without leaving out some. We'd alienate people based on religion which I think is not something we really want to do.

At least evolution is a theory and when correctly taught it is put foreward as one. It is introduced as a fluid concept that is still being researched. Religion however just seems to say "THIS HAPPENED.".

I guess that's why it's left to parents to choose how much and which religion they bring their children up with. Or for adults like yourself to decide as they get older what they believe in.
Ah fair enough I didn't realise this was related to an earlier thread, can't remember what I said now but if I said something to offend you I apologise. I completely and 100% agree that you should not teach Christianity in a science class but intelligent design is at least as sperate from Christianity as the Big Bang theory is from evolution

I don't see how one theory (yours) is testable and subject to investigation but that the other theory (mine) is not. Both sides have exactly the same evidence to play with, we both have the same rocks, the same fossils, the same organisms, the same biology etc just the interperation of the evidence is different.

I don't see why belief in intelligent design is any more a belief in something that 'just happened' than is a belief in evolution?

I think as much as you criticise me for what you see as my dogmatic and preachy views, you yourself view the proposition of intelligent design with precisely the same degree of loathing and contempt making us more alike than you'd probably care to admit

Anyway I think it's pointless for this debate to continue further as we are only going around in circles, as well as probably boring the pants of the rest of the Saddo members who just want to use this board to post funny youtube vids!

I hope you don't see us as rivals on the board, I have complete respect for you and what you do. No two people agree on everything and usually when two people disagree on a subject it's actually because they both share the same interest and so actually have more in common than with a third member who knows or cares nothing for that particular subject.

Good luck with your studies, and I hope your knee recovers soon as well