I just found a really funny naive quote from an answer and wanned to share it with you, maybe you can have a laugh too.
"People are afraid that they can be held accountable for all their actions so they're going to come up with a theory that allows them to think there isn't a greater being.
I don't see how people can believe in Evolution. It's just ridiculous."
What do you think?
2007-10-15 06:56:35 · 12 answers · asked by larissa 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Lucky S, many christians believe in the evolutionist theory (I recently asked a question about it, and I was really impressed that most answererers who were christians said that evolution is true), so it doesn't deny god in any way. This is an old theory, it's the new little things that we have to be careful about
2007-10-15 07:08:16 · update #1
hmmmm well, it seems the operative word for both is "believe". adherence to the creationist theory is (in my opinion) a teleological question based on religious faith, and in a similar way, adherence to the theory of evolution is a epistemological matter based on faith (belief) in science.
The two do not have to exist in conflict, for they are different perspectives on the same questions: who are we? where did we come from? etc. Alas, there are those out there who are rather close minded and feel threatened by ideas that challenged their received beliefs; as a result, they end up saying things liek the quote you give above.
2007-10-15 07:19:32 · answer #1 · answered by jb 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That is not "naive". If it were "naive", it would consist of words the writer understands in a sentence that bears some semblance of - likely too simplicistic - logic.
That? Words the author doesn't seem to understand, in nothing that can be thought of as logical context if you do. But hey, that's fundamentalism for you.
2007-10-15 14:08:12 · answer #2 · answered by The Arkady 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I love this belief system.
It shows how weak and shallow the person relying on it is.
Other people don't want to be accountable so they rely on data and evidence for belief?
That is the same as claiming that people believe the earth is round because they want to participate in orgies.
2007-10-15 14:01:36 · answer #3 · answered by ɹɐǝɟsuɐs Blessed Cheese Maker 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Seeing as Evolution is two minutes away from being a religion itself, I can understand some people's doubt. Evolution has become the religion of Atheists so to speak. I do believe in Evolution, and I do think it should be taught in schools, shared with everyone, and kept in the public forum, but all this with care, and with the disclaimer that anything currently being said about Evolution can change on short notice. I was taught Evolution in school and it didn't change my mind about God for one second. If anything it enhanced my understanding of how God works, and religious folks don't need to fear it. Science isn't just for Atheists, we should all embrace its potential, but cautiously and without jumping on every lame hypothesis that happens to come along. That's just sloppy.
2007-10-15 14:04:21 · answer #4 · answered by Lucky S 6 · 3⤊ 5⤋
OK, so this person is really that irresponsible that prefers to blame something else than to be a responsible human and take credit or fault for his/her actions.
Nice, way to go. Besides I know creationism is not a theory, its a proven lie.
2007-10-15 14:01:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
I saw that and about laughed myself out of the chair.
Who has greater responsibility, the one who has to answer to themselves (and others) in this life or the one who expects to answer to a forgiving god after death?
2007-10-15 14:00:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
It's all about attitude. My attitude is that life is better when I admit the truth and the truth is that Evolution is a fact.
2007-10-15 14:00:50 · answer #7 · answered by S K 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
She has no idea what evolution even is, let alone the amount of evidence that is behind it. They are doing so much to push people out of their faith by pushing something that is so blatantly silly that it cracks me up.
2007-10-15 14:03:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
I don't see how people can'T believe in Evolution. It's just ridiculous.
2007-10-15 13:59:36 · answer #9 · answered by Lex Fok B.M.F. 3 · 7⤊ 0⤋
there is no right and wrong
to say there is no god is a lie
to say there is a god is also a lie
and there is no way of proving either
we know little about this universe....
2007-10-15 14:06:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋