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Post by Trillian on Apr 8, 2009 7:26:16 GMT -5
Should it matter whether his point makes sense or not? Isn't it our right to believe what we want? If I wanted to worship the giant rock in my back yard, and said so with all the might I had, isn't that my choice? As long as I didn't threaten to throw said rock at all non-believers, am I not entitled to do as I please and voice my belief?
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Post by Trillian on Apr 8, 2009 7:18:43 GMT -5
First off, let me introduce myself. Hi, I'm Trillian, and I believe in God.
I am not a fundamentalist, and I firmly believe in every persons right to live as they desire, as long as they are not harming anyone.
I believe that the bible may have started out as the word of God, but what we read today is certainly not the same thing as what it started out as.
These are MY beliefs, that I have for my own PERSONAL reasons. I do not believe that YOU should believe the same thing, and quite frankly couldn't care less about what you think, unless you are a fundamentalist of any kind (and that includes the atheist fundies out there too.)
Okay, now that that is out of the way, onward.
It seems as though what was once an excellent network of exposing crazy fundies has become a Christian bashing network. Just because someone believes in God, and exercises their right to say so, they are immediately labeled a fundie. Why?
Dictionary : A usually religious movement or point of view characterized by a return to fundamental principles, by rigid adherence to those principles, and often by intolerance of other views and opposition to secularism.
My case in point :
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Sounds like you dont know what a theory is. Theory is an idea that has not been proven. Gravity is not a theory, neither is germs, cells, nuclear, atomic, and so on. Evolution IS a theory. You have no facts to back it up. Nature is far too complex to happen by itself, just like a car. When you can you convince me that no one invented the car, but that it EVOLVED ON ITS OWN, AND GIVE ME REAL EVIDENCE FOR IT, then I'll give up defending creation. After all, nature is FAR more complex than a car.
Okay, so this guys facts might be a bit off, but what is fundamentalist about this? He is not saying that an atheist hunt should happen tomorrow. He is actually agreeing that if he is provided with irrefutable proof of evolution, he will give up his defense of creationism. Why fundie?
Is he not exercising his right to free speech, as is the atheists top trump card?
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