paghat wrote:

In article , Sheila
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Vox Humana wrote:

"Sheila" wrote in message
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I don't accept the government paying for abortions on demand.

I don't accept the government paying for superstition and bull shit like
"Creationism" being taught in public schools.


It's no different than teaching evolution. That's what I was taught,
although I don't believe that my ancestors were monkeys.


Well, some were taught one thing and some people were taught others.



Nor does anything about Evolution suppose that your ancestors were
monkeys, so clearly you weren't educated on this topic even at even the
simplest entry-level!

Now Faith can be a poetic thing, but the desire of the Faithful to remain
ignorant of science, deny science, misrepresent science, & attempt to stop
the teaching of science, suggests that their own faith is a very tiny
thing.


I also believe in science do not deny, misrepresent or attempt to stop
the teaching of science. As a matter of fact I think teaching science
is a good thing. I just don't happen to believe in evolution.

Honest to gosh FAITH is an end in itself that requires no proofs -- the
moment you require proof, or deplore proof to the contrary for some
baseless religious sentiment, you have shown a tepid faith or a lack of
faith.

It takes no faith to believe in scientific ideas of Evolution or the age
of the earth or any number of things that tepidly faithful fundamentalists
deplore. Scientific method is capable of testing a premise & improving on
the testing methods as knowledge increases. Physics for instance isn't an
alternative theory to "God did it," its just a practical method of
defining what is real. By comparison there is no evidence that God exists
& in all reasonable likelihood there never can be evidence. But Faith
requires no evidence or it wouldn't be Faith.

If you ever do acquire a solid Faith, you'll discover that science &
practicality & reality are not rivals of Faith, ook ook!


Never did I say that science and practicality and reality are rivals of
Faith. I'm a very practical person and I believe in reality, also in
action and reaction. Where did you ever get the idea that I didn't?



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