tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post115335744410477411..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: A creationist tells the truthZenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1154908852629535042006-08-06T17:00:00.000-07:002006-08-06T17:00:00.000-07:00Just a note of interest: A Christian isn't syno...Just a note of interest: A Christian isn't synonymous with Creationist. The Creationist movement seems to be very vocal about a literal interpretation of the Bible. What seems to be missing is the fact that interpretations of the ‘beginnings’ outlined in Genesis by noteworthy Biblical scholars indicate that there is no contradiction between the Bible and an 'old world' viewpoint and evolution. I attend a Baptist church and I also teach high school biology and Earth Science. There are also several scientists that are members of our church. I am not sure of all of their viewpoints because the topic of HOW God created the Earth or humans is simply not that important. The important focus of the Church is simply how God has provided a way for us to have a relationship with Him though Jesus Christ His Son. <BR/>I hope this provided some 'food for thought':-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1153492062059691592006-07-21T07:27:00.000-07:002006-07-21T07:27:00.000-07:00I've just had a wonderful idea: evo/creo drinking ...I've just had a wonderful idea: evo/creo drinking game!<BR/><BR/>Next time you see a bunch of creationists preaching in the street, take along a bottle of whiskey and a couple of shotglasses and challenge them. The rules are as follows:<BR/><BR/>1) the parties must engage in debate on topics related only to the diversification of life after its initial emergence (although this approach can be used with other topics). Each party takes a turn at probing the other. <BR/><BR/>2) Turns may last up to 5 minutes although, in the event of one party claiming that the other is trying to weasel out of answering, the spectators may be called upon to allocate more questioning time.<BR/><BR/>3) whenever the creationist says something that's logically equivalent to "God just did things that way", the creationist takes a shot<BR/><BR/>4) whenever the evolutionist says something equivalent to "evolution just did it that way", the evolutionist takes a shot<BR/><BR/>5) if forced to drink a shot, a player can instead issue a counter-challenge to determine whether the other player should also be drinking a shot in response to the issue under debate. If the counter-challenge is failed, the counter-challenger can opt to have the shots cancel out rather than both players having to drink<BR/><BR/>6) The first party to be unable to answer a question in clear English (to the satisfaction of spectators), or to get violent, loses.<BR/><BR/>7) Members of the audience should declare any prior association they've had with either party. No loading the audience with your friends.<BR/><BR/>An example game (E=evolutionist, C=creationist, A=audience):<BR/><BR/>E) Why do apes and humans share so much common DNA?<BR/>C) Because they fit into similar ecological niches, so God would have reused the same genes<BR/>E) Then why do marsupial moles and placental moles share less common DNA than, say, placental moles and dogs?<BR/>C) Well, God doesn't always have to behave that way. After all, He is all-powerful<BR/>E) So sometimes God reuses DNA, and sometimes he doesn't? I think that's equivalent to saying "sometimes God just chooses to reuse DNA". In which case, you just lost the round.<BR/>C) No I didn't!<BR/>A) Yes you did!<BR/>C) Dammit *downs a shot*Lifewishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07133804300464048756noreply@blogger.com