20th March 2014, 10:28 AM
Lovely long post, that I feel almost inadequate to respond to.... though respond I will, using the medium of social media ( that's the good old fashioned internet forum)
In the greater BAJRsphere, where we are in contact with the greater world population, the dangers of what creationism represents are far clearer... ( apart from the laughable 6004 year old earth) and the belief that humans ( mainly white ) are made in the image of god... who therefore must be white. it is the attendant views that cluster around this belief. and here is the rub. for all sciences pomposity and posturing, I am able to challange lay down evidence and alter the methodologies or collect new data.... on the side of creationism, the insidious nature ( hidden in the pretty little package of intelligent design) is belief. absolute, unflinching, unchanging... unquestioning.
If it came to a choice between your concept of education and Dr Roberts... I think I know where i would go.
I will let Richard Dawkins have the last word.
[video=youtube;0OtFSDKrq88]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OtFSDKrq88[/video]
ps.. well actually I will have the last word. To beleive or have faith is fine by me. I have my own , but don't tend to bother people with them, and don't warp or ignore data to fit.
In the greater BAJRsphere, where we are in contact with the greater world population, the dangers of what creationism represents are far clearer... ( apart from the laughable 6004 year old earth) and the belief that humans ( mainly white ) are made in the image of god... who therefore must be white. it is the attendant views that cluster around this belief. and here is the rub. for all sciences pomposity and posturing, I am able to challange lay down evidence and alter the methodologies or collect new data.... on the side of creationism, the insidious nature ( hidden in the pretty little package of intelligent design) is belief. absolute, unflinching, unchanging... unquestioning.
If it came to a choice between your concept of education and Dr Roberts... I think I know where i would go.
I will let Richard Dawkins have the last word.
[video=youtube;0OtFSDKrq88]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OtFSDKrq88[/video]
ps.. well actually I will have the last word. To beleive or have faith is fine by me. I have my own , but don't tend to bother people with them, and don't warp or ignore data to fit.