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By all means reject evolution on a personal level but do not flunk your tests because of your beliefs. In the contemporary era, one must adapt.
I'm currently in a psychology class, I can't say that I accept many of the (wacky) ideals of Freud, but since I plan to be successful, I'd better accept the knowledge at hand.
Anyway I am a little surprised...as a Catholic, you need to be aware that the Pope has accepted evolution as a theory, that one can still be Christian while accepting evolution (or even most scientific theories, even the Big Bang, which was actually discovered by a Catholic priest).
Ray comfort is a moron.
Evolution Vs. God - An Atheist Review - YouTube
Thunderf00t Teaches Ray Comfort About Evolution - YouTube
Nuff said.
Too bad i couldn't care less about Atheism or what one atheist believes in. Its entirely there choice
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On Atheism:
Atheism is a false worldview, at the heart of which is the philosophical viewpoint there is no God (or gods). This viewpoint can be considered a religious belief because of two things:
It says something about the existence of God - a religious statement.
The atheist must believe there is no God; they cannot know there is no God. This is because knowing there is no God is a universal negative; to do so would require omniscience. The atheist would basically have to be God to know there is no God.
Therefore atheism is a belief ultimately based on a philosophical viewpoint, not on any evidence that God does not exist. Because of the faith required to hold that philosophical viewpoint, atheism has belief at its core, and atheists absolutely require faith to hold their belief. Atheists generally don't like to have it pointed out to them that their atheism is faith based and will often strongly deny it, even when it's clearly explained. This is reflected in the book title Off SiteYou Can Lead an Atheist to Evidence, But You Can't Make Him Think. Atheism takes more misguided faith than they care to admit, and more faith than it takes to believe that God does exist, as is made clear in the book Off SiteI Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist. Quite simply, Christianity is far more rational than atheism. The book Off SiteChristianity for Skeptics puts atheism in perspective:
Atheism is a journey without a destiny, a body without a soul, a religion without reason, life without meaning, a faith without hope, and a universe without God.
Apart from just being a false religious worldview, atheism can also at times be considered a false religion, especially when it takes the form of vehement antitheism. There are several varieties or degrees of atheism, which lie outside the scope of this listing. Atheism is also listed in the Glossary. See Off SiteCARM's Atheism section for more information, including several videos, or Off SiteRandy Bailey's story of abandoning atheism to accept Jesus Christ as his saviour. He writes:
The greatest truth that I have learned since I have "come home" again, is that all of the arguments and debates in defense of an atheistic worldview exist for one sole purpose: justification of sin. The reality is that, although I wanted to present my atheism as the result of learned, intellectual inquiry, the reality was that I - just as all atheists do - was defending my choice of refusing God and living a sinful lifestyle.
Bless you and may the day when you may wake up and turn to the right belief
Well that seemed to be a rather heated response to what I posted. I hope you weren't suggesting that I was arguing for how life came into existence, Girder.
Also, this is the only place I debate religion. It is too sensitive a topic to debate with family or friends. Since I don't want to damage those relationships, I avoid the topic at almost all costs.
if you are really uncomfortable with learning about it, you could possibly ask to be exempt from learning that particular section.
however, i don't think learning about evolution is anything wrong. you don't have to believe in it if you don't want to.
In my biology course there is a section on evolution. Part of what is in it is about what Darwin observed. The other part makes some ridiculous claims.
"Almost everyone accepts that evolution took place"
"It is important to understand that there is no contradiction between any of the worlds major religions and evolution"
It also tells us about the evolution of " The height of horse" and uses this as an example to prove evolution.
The whole topic makes it come across that evolution is fact. No mention of ID. I don't live in America and there is no seperation of church and state or anything..
So is there any chance I'd be able to get an exception ???
Oh really? Could you quote the verses of Evolution in bible? I'd be happy to see.
Genesis 1:1 Creation of heaven and Earth. Remember the days in order, because it's vital to the part I mentioned on bacteria and water - when God created all the animals.
Exodus 20:11 mentions the same as above.
Genesis 1:20 is the strongest to back these points.
Genesis 1:31 explains God's image of humans.
That's Creation. Not Evolution.
Evolution corresponds to creation is what I'm trying to get across. The bible is the earliest source of evidence that evolution occurred, and take not only scientists but the Vatican scientists perspective. The point is that realistically the earth didn't take 6 days to 'evolve', including humans. The Church even acclaimed as such. The Vatican And Evolution: Once More, With Caveats - Forbes
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