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To: allmendream
The Pope is a Christian, and he accepts the theory of evolution.

A few problems with that line of reasoning.

First is that I really don't care what the pope thinks about the ToE.

Second, and more importantly, your continual claim of that implies that the pope thinks as YOU do about the ToE and agrees with you on the topic. I highly doubt that unless you can provide some cites and links to statements by the popes showing such.

Now, appealing to authority has always been scorned and dissed by evos when creationists do it and yet, here you are appealing to authority as if by doing so, just because the pope believes something, I am obligated to as well.

In a word, No, I'm not.

223 posted on 02/23/2012 3:11:58 PM PST by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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To: metmom
I am not trying to make the argument that because the Pope accepts evolution that you should as well (an argument from authority).

I am making the argument that if you say ‘accepting evolution means one doesn't believe the Bible’ you are saying the Pope doesn't believe the Bible.

That is reducing your argument to the absurd, not making an appeal to authority.

As I have previously stated - Creationists seem incapable of making an argument about a scientific theory without arguing against atheism and/or condemning those who don't believe the same as they do to Hell.

So far the myriad personal attacks against me have focused on attacking my religious beliefs, saying I only claim to be a Christian, saying that I don't believe the Bible, and that for accepting evolution I prefer nothingness to submission to the Lord and Hell awaits me.

Do you think the Pope is a Christian?

Why are you so afraid to answer?

Does it feel ridiculous to claim the Pope isn't REALLY a Christian? It should.

225 posted on 02/23/2012 3:20:21 PM PST by allmendream (Tea Party did not send the GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism.)
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To: metmom; wagglebee; allmendream; Alamo-Girl; All
Now, appealing to authority has always been scorned and dissed by evos when creationists do it and yet, here you are appealing to authority as if by doing so, just because the pope believes something, I am obligated to as well.

In a word, No, I'm not.

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Why would you be? It's illogical. Might someone who is not Catholic find what a Pope says to be illuminating, to be a convincing argument? I don't see why not, but there is certainly no obligation. But again, this discussion is continuing its divergence from the original subject.

228 posted on 02/23/2012 3:30:07 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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