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Interesting, we both are waiting, you for "stupid remarks" and me for someone with the guts to engage in a serious Q & A type of discussion of what can be reasonably proven to be true.

Darwin's Gift to Science and Religion

There are many similar books written for the layman who is genuinely interested, but then, you are not, are you?
 
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Lemmeseeifigotthisright... a handful of blokes on a scarcely traveled forum complicity accept the IAU's definition of planet, causes you reject everything else out of hand, doubling down on goddidit?

Somehow, I just don't believe you.
 
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So?

A contested reclassification.

And if it was "only a reclassification," why did they have to rig a vote behind closed doors?

The vote was not rigged, and there was nothing really fundamental which hung on it. If there had been something fundamental at stake, it would have needed to be settled through research; note a vote.
 
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Lemmeseeifigotthisright... a handful of blokes on a scarcely traveled forum complicity accept the IAU's definition of planet, causes you reject everything else out of hand, doubling down on goddidit?
Well what I didn't tell you is that, even if they would contest it, it doesn't change my thinking that scientists today are mainly doing the work of the Devil.

That's because there's a powerful Biblical principle in effect:

Luke 12:34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

And those who invest their time, treasures, and talents into learning the sciences without first prioritizing (getting saved), are prone to be victimized.

But I notice that even those who do get saved will defend their craft against the Bible as well.

It's a universal principle.
 
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But I notice that even those who do get saved will defend their craft against the Bible as well.

Correction. They will defend the Bible against fundamentalists.
 
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The vote was not rigged,
Suuuure it wasn't.

Had a Christian organization done that, and you guys would have hooted and hollered like a godless Mardi Gras celebration.
 
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Had a Christian organization done that, and you guys would have hooted and hollered like a godless Mardi Gras celebration.

I imagine people would have taken as much notice as they would of somebody classifying the Sun as a light bulb. If a group of eccentrics want to indulge their fancies in that way, who cares?
 
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Well what I didn't tell you is that, even if they would contest it, it doesn't change my thinking that scientists today are mainly doing the work of the Devil.
Well, how do you know the Devil's not the good guy, in your myth?

That's because there's a powerful Biblical principle in effect:

Luke 12:34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Yes, this is a well observed and documented function of our psyche. It helps us to understand how reasonable and educated people can compartmentalize beliefs. It's known as amathia, literally, "intelligent stupidity."
And those who invest their time, treasures, and talents into learning the sciences without first prioritizing (getting saved), are prone to be victimized.
Correct, many people don't think there's anything to get "saved" from.
 
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Well, how do you know the Devil's not the good guy, in your myth?


Has any creationist ever answered that question? I would think that perhaps some of the more honest Christians might have given it a shot.

On a related point he did not understand how Judas is a hero of the crucifixion story.
 
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Has any creationist ever answered that question? I would think that perhaps some of the more honest Christians might have given it a shot.

On a related point he did not understand how Judas is a hero of the crucifixion story.
Judas should be celebrated as a hero, for without his wisdom and resolve of action, there's no resurrection...
 
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Has any creationist ever answered that question? I would think that perhaps some of the more honest Christians might have given it a shot.

The person who created the universe, and set the show on the road, gets to be the Boss, and he makes the rules.
 
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Judas should be celebrated as a hero, for without his wisdom and resolve of action, there's no resurrection...
Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
 
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Absolutely, can you learn to drive a car without having a car? And even if you could learn, how can you prove that you know how without performing the act?

Yes, in order to learn to drive a car, you first need a car. And likewise to learn about the evolution of life, we need to have life.

I'm pretty sure though that the existence of cars and life on Earth isn't up for debate here.
 
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Suuuure it wasn't.

Had a Christian organization done that, and you guys would have hooted and hollered like a godless Mardi Gras celebration.
Tell ya what. Get a bunch of Christians together, form an organization and vote to make Pluto a planet.

See if it's not met with a colossal yawn.
 
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