What a disingenuous reply to my post! My questions of you were derived from your own statements in a prior post. Your knee-jerk response avoided the questions asked of you.Clarity said:
As for the validity of Biblical creation stories, most of us that rely on evidence based on reason, logic and the scientific method are not swayed. If you are aware of any proof that goes beyond mythology, gut instinct and wishful thinking I would welcome it.
I am not afraid of Creation stories. They are educational, interesting and entertaining. They provide insights to the manner in which peoples explain the unknown, structure their societies, and control their members. They provide a heritage to unite as well as divide people.
Creation stories do not threaten my beliefs. I am an atheist, and as you should know that means I am without belief in a supernatural god figure and all of its accompaniments. As for my beliefs on how the world works, proof of a Creator would affect them. Just as scientists modify their theories as new discoveries are made, I would modify my view of the world. In fact that is an ongoing process for all of us. For example, as a young child I thought that I got my Christmas presents from Santa. As I've gotten older, and made new discoveries, I now know that I get them from the UPS man, and that they are not Xmas presents, they are Winter Solstice presents.
I have not said that I don't want Creationism taught in school. It can, and should, be taught in classes on comparative religion and philosophy for example. However, it should not be taught in science class. Creationism is not science.
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