Evolution is Not Atheistic

[RickG]

The First Amendment of the US Constitution clearly states: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.
Do you know what this means, in the simplest terms?
It means that the US Government must do one of two things:

1. If one religious text/icon is put in governmental building or in the area of a government building, they must allow other religious texts/icons on or in the building as well or,
2. They will not allow ANY religious texts/icons on or in a government building.

This is to show that they are not living in a society that is governed a religious group but is one that is governed by the people. Pure and simple.
Savy?

I agree with what you are saying but actually the first amendment is specific to a "law". Thus, ambiguous muddy waters.

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

How would you feel if your Parliment posted the Ten Commandments on your courthouse lawn, scientist?

First off: I'm not a scientist, or whatever messed up definition of scientist your petty, insignificant brain came up with to make you feel better about your ridiculous belief.
I'm a historian by hobby and a writer by trade.

Secondly, if the British government did decide to post the Ten Commandments in Parliament (that is the correct way of spelling it), I would view as an unnecessary move.

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

Not half as much as you are.

Says you. You have what? Over 3 million posts? I wonder how many of those actually make any sense.

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

I agree with what you are saying but actually the first amendment is specific to a "law". Thus, ambiguous muddy waters.

The point still stands though, right?

 

[RickG]

The point still stands though, right?

Right, especially these days where there are numerous other religions practiced in the U.S., which is much different from the founding fathers perspective.

 

[AV1611VET]

First off: I'm not a scientist,

Fair enough.

You could have ... and did ... fool me.

Do you feel qualified to use one of their inventions ... the scientific method ... in critiquing the Bible?

If so, do you mind if I compliment you by bestowing you with the title of "scientist"?

Secondly, if the British government did decide to post the Ten Commandments in Parliament ...

I thought I said "on the lawn" -- not "in the building"?

 

[AV1611VET]

Says you. You have what? Over 3 million posts? I wonder how many of those actually make any sense.

I wonder how many of them do, but you wouldn't know?

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

Fair enough.

You could have ... and did ... fool me.

Do you feel qualified to use one of their inventions ... the scientific methods, in critiquing the Bible?

Wow. You really are a special kind of person, aren't you? (And I certainly do not mean that in a nice way)

If so, do you mind if I compliment you by bestowing you with the title of "scientist"?
I thought I said "on the lawn" -- not "in the building"?

Only the Scottish Parliament has what can be called a lawn. The Welsh and English Parliaments are just.... buildings.

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

I wonder how many of them do, but you wouldn't know?

I seriously doubt even you do know yourself.

 

[RickG]

I thought I said "on the lawn" -- not "in the building"?

Suppose they were displayed in the original Hebrew text, rather than the KJV. Would you have a problem with that?

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

Suppose they were displayed in the original Hebrew text, rather than the KJV. Would you have a problem with that?

Or Ancient Greek? Or Aramaic even?

 

[AV1611VET]

Only the Scottish Parliament has what can be called a lawn. The Welsh and English Parliaments are just.... buildings.

Whatever.

I'm impressed with your ability to avoid answering a simple question.

For the record, I think you'd make a dynamite scientist.

Have you ever consider persuing that craft?

 

[RickG]

Or Ancient Greek? Or Aramaic even?

 

[AV1611VET]

I seriously doubt even you do know yourself.

I understand.

 

[AV1611VET]

Suppose they were displayed in the original Hebrew text, rather than the KJV. Would you have a problem with that?

Yes.

 

[AV1611VET]

Or Ancient Greek? Or Aramaic even?

Yes and yes even.

We plebians get your science in Greek and Latin.

That's enough tongues to confuse us.

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

Whatever.

I'm impressed with your ability to avoid answering a simple question.

For the record, I think you'd make a dynamite scientist.

Have you ever consider persuing that craft?

I did answer the question.
Here's my reply again: if the British government did decide to post the Ten Commandments in Parliament (that is the correct way of spelling it), I would view as an unnecessary move.

Although if you say I'm avoiding answering the question, maybe I should just become a Baptist then. I could never get a straight answer from them on simple questions.

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

I understand.

Do you?

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

Yes.

Yes and yes even.

We plebians get your science in Greek and Latin.

That's enough tongues to confuse us.

Even though Aramaic, Hebrew, Greek and Latin were the original languages of the Bible, you'd be against that... because you wouldn't be able to understand it.
What if we went with a pentagonal-shaped block with the Ten Commandments written in all of those languages, as well as English. Would you be against it then?

 

[AV1611VET]

Although if you say I'm avoiding answering the question, maybe I should just become a Baptist then. I could never get a straight answer from them on simple questions.

That reminds me of a thread I once started where I asked which would be harder:

A scientist sitting in a church, or a Christian working in a laboratory?

Something like that.