CONTESTING EVOLUTION: European Creationists Take On Darwin

SPIEGEL ONLINE ^ | February 25, 2009 | Jens Lubbadeh

[GodGunsGuts]

CONTESTING EVOLUTION

European Creationists Take On Darwin

By Jens Lubbadeh

The US isn't the only place with heated debates about Darwin's theory of evolution: Europe has its own hardcore creationists and intelligent design backers, too. Increasingly, they are making their voices heard...

[GodGunsGuts]

The revolution spreads...ping!

“...dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.... that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom....” —Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, 1863.

“But then with me the horrid doubt always arises whether the convictions of man’s mind, which has been developed from the mind of the lower animals, are of any value or at all trustworthy. Would any one trust in the convictions of a monkey's mind, if there are any convictions in such a mind?” —Charles Darwin, Letter to William Graham, 1881. Died 1882.

[Boogieman]

How can this be? I thought only moose-hunting hillbilly homeschoolers engaged in evolution denial! What could possibly have come over our learned and sophisticated European friends?

[LiteKeeper]

INTREP

[GodGunsGuts]

Given the totalitarian EU/Council of Europe, I’m expecting a new wave of Pilgrims any time now :o)

[Boogieman]

Yeah, there was an article posted yesterday about how EU regulations are forcing most towns in England to cut garbage collection to once a fortnight. Also there was an article about a radical muzzie spraying a homemade feces coctail in British pubs, supermarkets, and bookstores. If I lived there, I think the stench would force me onto a ship pretty quick!

[Wacka]

Don’t you take a day off?
Even God rested.

[GodGunsGuts]

==Yeah, there was an article posted yesterday about how EU regulations are forcing most towns in England to cut garbage collection to once a fortnight.

I’d keep that information to yourself. It might give Obama new ideas!

[GodGunsGuts]

Never give in, never give up.

[Boogieman]

I hope he tries it. To quote the Marine Embassy guard from the Simpsons: “We don’t tolerate that kind of crap here in America, Sir!”

[cookcounty]

To their credit, European evolutionists have a more humble streak than our home-grown closed-minded absolutists and openly admit that variation plus natural selection is not sufficient to explain the biological world.

[GodGunsGuts]

If only he had run for Garbage-Collector-in-Chief. But then again, look at his appointments...

[whattajoke]

thought only moose-hunting hillbilly homeschoolers engaged in evolution denial!

Despite the article, that's pretty much true - except you forgot about the radical Muslims. They are hardcore creationists too. That's about it.

[Tench_Coxe]

Dude, does this really belong in News/Activism? This is a political site, and if you haven’t noticed, there are a lot more important things going on that could soon make your quibbles with the DC whackjobs very unimportant.

[GodGunsGuts]

In case you haven’t noticed, the jackbooted Temple of Darwin fanatics have made this issue political by making it illegal for our children to hear both sides in school and persecuting Creation and ID scientists (to include denial of the right to publish, loss of tenure, and outright firings). When both sides are allowed to compete equally in the free market of scientific ideas, all this goes away. Until then, it’s all hands on deck.

[JillValentine]

Many of those “learned and sophisticated” European creationists are Muslims. In Britain, even though Muslims make up only 3% of the population, they are often the leaders of pro-creationist jihad.

I’ll stand with science and against the kooks who worship a black rock, thank you.

[Tench_Coxe]

I didn’t like it when the DC whackjobs were picking fights by posting 5 ( or more) Crevo posts per day, and I don’t like it now. There are better things that Free Republic should focus on.

[Sarajevo]

GGG, take your thorazine like a nice patient......it’ll all be better soon.

[Boogieman]

Oh crap, according to the polls I find, only 10-15% of Americans are intelligent enough not to attempt to deny the undeniable scientific proof of naturalistic Evolution. Guess the rest are crazed hillbillies and radical Muslims. It's worse than I thought, time to hoard canned goods and bar the windows!

[Boogieman]

"There are better things that Free Republic should focus on."

Free Republic isn't posting articles and topics on this site, Freepers are the ones posting. If you don't want to read an article someone posts, skip it. That's what I do. As far as I know, someone posting an article about a topic they are concerned about doesn't prevent anyone else from posting about something they think is more important, so why get upset about it?