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To: gridlock
Why do you need to resort to profanity in a reasonable discussion?

I find it exceedingly frustrating that even after all these years there are still people who honestly believe that the theory of evolution makes statements regarding the existence of a deity.

Many people rely on the Theory of Evolution to support the contention that there is no creative force in the World.

1) That's not science and 2) that's not a logical implication of the theory of evolution.

These people may be abusing the theory, but they are so numerous that you can understand why folks might be confused on the matter.

How "numerous" are they? There were Christians using the Bible to justify slavery in the US in the mid-1800s, does that mean that it's a logical assumption for me to believe that Christianity has to do with justification of slavery?
224 posted on 08/22/2005 3:32:49 PM PDT by Dimensio (http://angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif <-- required reading before you use your next apostrophe!)
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To: Dimensio
How "numerous" are they? There were Christians using the Bible to justify slavery in the US in the mid-1800s, does that mean that it's a logical assumption for me to believe that Christianity has to do with justification of slavery?

Of course not. But you will note that I allowed for the possibility that people who use the theory of evolution to deny the existence of God may be abusing the theory.

But I think your parallel construction breaks down in that there is nothing in the theory of evolution that does not deny (pardon the double negative) the existence of God, while there are numerous things in Christianity that demonstrate that slavery is abhorrent. So the latter "abuse" is much more egregious than the former.

226 posted on 08/22/2005 3:49:58 PM PDT by gridlock (IF YOU'RE NOT CATCHING FLAK, YOU'RE NOT OVER THE TARGET...)
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