The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Alex]

Originally Posted by BDBopper

I know I am going to really turn some heads at me by saying this but why does Creationism have to be a myth and why does Evolution have to be bull Crap?

Creationism is mythology because, even in the unlikely event it were to turn out to be literally true, it fits the definition of mythology.

If Zeus were to walk down off of Mt. Olympus tomorrow and start tricking comely young ladies into having sex with him, that would not move the Greek pantheon out of the realm of mythology.

And there are plenty of people who believe that god created the universe with evolution as the means to the creation of humanity. Of course, that can't be proven and there is no evidence for it. It may certainly be true, but it isn't science. Which is why it shouldn't be taught as a scientific theory (as ID would do) in science classes.

And do I believe that God created the Universe in six days? Yes. But how long in our system of measurement did those days take? I believe that each of those six days actually lasted thousands of years.

First, those six days would have to have actually about a billion years each (though I'll grant that this is simply a whole lot of thousands). And second, that is a statement without any meaning. Titanic is a movie that is 6.8 millennia long, but each minute is only a decisecond long (don't check the math Kevy or GD, I just made up the numbers).

Well if the Bible was exact on every point it would be larger than the entire Encyclopedia Britanica. Who would want to study and read that that on a daily basis?

But if people are going to use the Bible as the explicit blueprint for how the world was created, works, and how we should behave, then "who wants to read all that" isn't a good excuse for its shortcomings. And while you may not be a proponent of biblical literalism there are millions of people in this country who are.

While I certainly would prefer children not be exposed to religion as reality until they are adults and can bear full responsibility for their decisions, I know that isn't going to happen. So I am going to continue strongly advocating that religion not be presented as scientifically valid.