It is not necessary to say that god moves the planets with his mighty finger, keeping them in precise orbits. Even the religious can concede god made the Laws of Motion and now the planets have no choice but stay on schedule. God made gravity and gave it a precise mathematical expression. The same logic could easily be applied to evolution. And just as Newton was supplanted by Einstein, Darwinism can also be updated and amended as needed.
The reason it isn't is because this debate is not about belief, it is about control. The fundamentalist program is based on literal interpretation of scripture, strict constuctionism, to coin a phrase. Without it, the whole house of cards collapses. This is why they have chosen to draw the line here. And they will not stop here if they win.
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- An unsettling trend with McCain
- And in in Gas Tax Holiday, which is monumentally stupid whether by JMcC or HRC (n/t)
- McCain's a populist instead of a independent thinker?
- He also believes in creationism
- How many of these guys are there?
- Creationism as a lost opportunity
- Polls
- "How much of our biology, geology and astronomy is ACTUALLY being influenced by this?"
- Funny, ain't it.......
- re: "How much of our biology, geology and astronomy is ACTUALLY being influenced by this?"
- Oh for Darwins' sake...
- If schools weren't run by the government, not everyone would go to school.
- That's what the government keeps telling us. (n/t)
- All right, how about this?
- re: how about this?
- Always goes back to vouchers
- Let me tell you about home school.
- Vouchers are a government subsidy for church schools...
- re: how about this?
- All right, how about this?
- That's what the government keeps telling us. (n/t)
- "How much of our biology, geology and astronomy is ACTUALLY being influenced by this?"
- So does Nancy Pelosi
- How many of these guys are there?
- He also believes in creationism