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Evolution Isn't a religion in and of itself but, it is the gospel of the Atheists. Without Evolution Atheism would be much poorer. That is why it is defended so vigorously here and else ware. That is why contempt is found in so many posts. The atheist clings to the theory of evolution like I cling to the finished work of Jesus Christ. Unfortunately that means that many atheists become scientist and seek answers that work within their belief system. Conversely, they don't ask questions that jeopardize their world view and obviously are hostile to those questions them self and those who ask them.

Yet the majority of Christians don't have a problem with evolution, so your claim that evolution is the gospel of the atheists rings hollow. Worldwide, Christians in general have no problem with evolution.

This is the foundation of your problem with evolution, and you project it into everyone else. Because you are a sane person, you cannot at the same time believe that the Bible is inerrant and believe in evolution, the two describe seperate realities and you have to choose which one best describes the one you live in. Then you discount evidence that goes against it, waiting for further evidence that will eventually justify your view. That's dogma.

Scientists on the other hand are fully willing to completely abandon their world view in favor of one that better describes reality. They've done it all throughout history.

So while religion was busy monitoring people so they didn't blaspheme to try and stop the plague, science was fully prepared to change to germ theory. When the church was killing people for summoning thunderstorms or causing droughts (they're obviously witches), science easily changed as the science behind climate became more understood.

You see Creation scientists as a fringe group of religious zealots that have exchanged their scientific integrity for a faith system. I see them as a group of men and women who have dared to think out of the box. They risk the monetary and public rewards of following the pack in order to ask questions that have been blacklisted by their peers.

I see them as a group who have accepted one thing as fact (a young earth) based on faith, then search for anything to find holes in the theories that go against that. If they spent time actually doing research... Falsifying a theory with new data is a GOOD THING and they will be rewarded, because it advances understanding! Like I said, they'd probably win a Nobel Prize for it.