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Daradon · 05-18-2007, 07:52 AM

The argument and article is not about faith.

repeat: The argument and article is not about faith.

I'm a man of extreme faith, though it probably differs from yours. I believe in all sorts of wonderful energy, supreme goodness, and collectve consciousness.

That is NOT however what this article is about.

This article is about how people in todays society still want to be ignorant to very basic science and accepted theories.

The world is round!

The earth is NOT the center of the universe.

The world is and solar system is undeniably older than 6500 years.

And guess what? There is equal and credible proof to prove the following...

The story of the Ark is just that... A STORY. Like any other religious or philsophical text before or after. A story to illustrate a point. There is no scientific evidence and actually much more to the contrary.

The story of creation is just that... A STORY. Like any other story of creation from countless other relgious texts. A way to promote values and understanding. There is no scientific proof and actually much more to the contrary.

I'm a man of faith, but even I take my religions stories as STORIES. A way to try and be better.

There is a difference between faith, and blind faith. God never asked for blind faith. Just faith in the truth.

The internet has provided us with all sorts of enlightened nuts (ala Kirk Camerons group) that have ridiculous claims and bad science to back it up.

And its fueling fundamentalism. It's fueling religious hatred and ultimately religious wars.

We can cry about Islamic fundamenatlism, but theres a few people on here that will not bat an eye about Christian fundamentalism.

They don't see how they are exactly the same.

I'm sorry but flag me for this one if you want. But if you can take al the information out there and still decide the world is 6,000 years old. You are choosing to be ignorant. You are choosing to, as Lanny put it, dumb it down.

It's not a faith call. It's really not. You are taking all the knowledge that has been provided to you, and relying instead on a story and denying all evidence and reasonable argument.

That is not the definition of faith and it's a shame that the religious powers that be clouded it that way.

Faith is faith in the unknown. NOT FAITH AGAINST THE KNOWN CAUSE IT SCARES YOU.

That is pure and plain ignorance through choice.

You might as well debate the world is flat.

05-18-2007, 07:52 AM	#158
Daradon Has lived the dream! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Where I lay my head is home... Exp:	The argument and article is not about faith. repeat: The argument and article is not about faith. I'm a man of extreme faith, though it probably differs from yours. I believe in all sorts of wonderful energy, supreme goodness, and collectve consciousness. That is NOT however what this article is about. This article is about how people in todays society still want to be ignorant to very basic science and accepted theories. The world is round! The earth is NOT the center of the universe. The world is and solar system is undeniably older than 6500 years. And guess what? There is equal and credible proof to prove the following... The story of the Ark is just that... A STORY. Like any other religious or philsophical text before or after. A story to illustrate a point. There is no scientific evidence and actually much more to the contrary. The story of creation is just that... A STORY. Like any other story of creation from countless other relgious texts. A way to promote values and understanding. There is no scientific proof and actually much more to the contrary. I'm a man of faith, but even I take my religions stories as STORIES. A way to try and be better. There is a difference between faith, and blind faith. God never asked for blind faith. Just faith in the truth. The internet has provided us with all sorts of enlightened nuts (ala Kirk Camerons group) that have ridiculous claims and bad science to back it up. And its fueling fundamentalism. It's fueling religious hatred and ultimately religious wars. We can cry about Islamic fundamenatlism, but theres a few people on here that will not bat an eye about Christian fundamentalism. They don't see how they are exactly the same. I'm sorry but flag me for this one if you want. But if you can take al the information out there and still decide the world is 6,000 years old. You are choosing to be ignorant. You are choosing to, as Lanny put it, dumb it down. It's not a faith call. It's really not. You are taking all the knowledge that has been provided to you, and relying instead on a story and denying all evidence and reasonable argument. That is not the definition of faith and it's a shame that the religious powers that be clouded it that way. Faith is faith in the unknown. NOT FAITH AGAINST THE KNOWN CAUSE IT SCARES YOU. That is pure and plain ignorance through choice. You might as well debate the world is flat. Last edited by Daradon; 05-18-2007 at 08:04 AM.