Wendy Wright and Richard Dawkins

[Insane_Duck]

I meant what I said. Creationists vs. those who think rationally,

Engarde!

 

[mmderivative]

I continue to think that Dawkins comes across as an ass.

 

[CaliforniaSun]

I continue to think that Dawkins comes across as an ass.

I continue to think that Wendy is a concerned woman in America.

 

[SignOfGod]

Wendy Wright has been programed not to think she can only spout the creationist line, ask her questions and she will reply with the same things over and over again, she does not do thinking because creationists are repeaters not thinkers.

Most religious people are repeaters not thinkers, for obvious reasons.

 

[Jazer]

creationists are repeaters not thinkers.

R U prejudice against creationists?

 

[Delphiki]

R U prejudice against creationists?

I believe he made his judgment of character after viewing the video.

 

[Willtor]

I believe he made his judgment of character after viewing the video.

It is a generalization, though. And although I suspect that most thinking creationists (who look into the matter) are not creationists for very long, there are thinking creationists.

 

[Hespera]

R U prejudice against creationists?

PREjudice

–noun 1. an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge,thought, or reason.



it seems we need an opposite word here, one that would mean the same as POSTjudice.

We had no opinions about creationists before knowledge, thought and reason came into it.

 

[bhsmte]

Psychology has an explanation for someone like Wright, who will stand her ground, no matter how much objective evidence is available to demolish her stance.

Can she truly be that ignorant? For her sake, I hope not.

I call this type of behavior "Joe Paterno" syndrome. When some people have placed themselves so firmly in one camp and there are other political forces in play, they will assemble every defense mechanism in the mind to rationalize with themselves. Thankfully, there are enough people in this world that eventually can face the truth, even if they have to admit they were wrong and this is what helps to keep moving a society forward.

Winston Churchil once said:

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.
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[AV1611VET]

Psychology has an explanation for someone like Wright, who will stand her ground, no matter how much objective evidence is available to demolish her stance.

Faith?

 

[FrenchyBearpaw]

Faith?

Faith - "Believing in something you know ain't true."

 

[AV1611VET]

Faith - "Believing in something you know ain't true."

Faith = believing in something, even when science says otherwise.

 

[FrenchyBearpaw]

Faith = believing in something, even when reason, logic, common sense, Bayesian probabilities and* science says otherwise.

*bolding mine

 

[Strathos]

People like this woman are bad representatives of Christianity, and just serve to give people like Dawkins more reasons to hate it.

 

[AV1611VET]

People like this woman are bad representatives of Christianity,

How about we let God be the judge of that, eh?

... and just serve to give people like Dawkins more reasons to hate it.

I have a feeling Dawkins doesn't need any more reasons to hate it.

 

[JustMeSee]

*old thread

 

[Strathos]

How about we let God be the judge of that, eh?

I meant how they color how people perceive Christianity.

 

[JustMeSee]

Want to see something interesting?

Google Charles Darwin, then google P.T. Barnum -- they lived during the same years.

I wonder if they had a business relationship with each other?

No, they did not. It is idiotic to assume they did. But par for the course, Mr. LFC.

 

[JustMeSee]

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[JustMeSee]

...one man claims that a compass needle moves as a result of magnetic fields, another can says it's the wind, a visiblist can say it's a future visible cause.

I don't see this as a debate among scientists. Comparing debates involving various hypotheses to 38,000 denominations conflicted on the one true interpretation of one religion is like comparing apples to mouthwash.