Comments on: Yep, that’s right. I live in Kansas. Why are you laughing? http://www.denofsinandvice.com/jjh/?p=176 Things were different then. All is different now. I try to explain, somehow. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:49:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5 by: tmh http://www.denofsinandvice.com/jjh/?p=176#comment-411 Wed, 09 Nov 2005 22:50:00 -0800 http://www.denofsinandvice.com/jjh/?p=176#comment-411 This is totally a coincidence because in my religion/philosophy class right now, we're studying evolution vs. creationism. I think I'm the only one in the class who believes in evolution. I'll be glad when this is over. This is totally a coincidence because in my religion/philosophy class right now, we’re studying evolution vs. creationism. I think I’m the only one in the class who believes in evolution. I’ll be glad when this is over.

]]> by: bsb http://www.denofsinandvice.com/jjh/?p=176#comment-412 Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:04:45 -0800 http://www.denofsinandvice.com/jjh/?p=176#comment-412 I don't understand how people miss the compatibility of creationism/design arguments and evolution. It's only the religious literalists who are forced to choose. There aren't many of the Young Earth people out there, despite their loud vocalizations to the contrary. Most people are reasonable enough to believe what the geologists, biologists, and physicists tell us about the origins of life and, moreso, of the universe itself. But even a good cosmologist will admit that they can't tell you what caused the big bang. The polls tell us that a slight majority of people in the US believe in creation. Creation/design people take that as evidence in their favor, at least as regards legal implications. The problem is that the questions the polls ask aren't framed correctly. I don’t understand how people miss the compatibility of creationism/design arguments and evolution. It’s only the religious literalists who are forced to choose. There aren’t many of the Young Earth people out there, despite their loud vocalizations to the contrary. Most people are reasonable enough to believe what the geologists, biologists, and physicists tell us about the origins of life and, moreso, of the universe itself. But even a good cosmologist will admit that they can’t tell you what caused the big bang.

The polls tell us that a slight majority of people in the US believe in creation. Creation/design people take that as evidence in their favor, at least as regards legal implications. The problem is that the questions the polls ask aren’t framed correctly.

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