Republicans: Please Raise Your Hand If You Do Not Believe In Evolution

[Jon Miller]

Originally posted by Koyaanisqatsi


And everybody with a public school education is given ample evidence to believe 'some scientist' over a random person (though it's not just 'some scientist', of course, it is the body of science and the basic rules of logic that apply to it.)

I am asking that they understand the concept of a history of research coming to a widely-accepted conclusion that is based on more than just ecclesiastical whim. That's not the same as asking them to go out and doing basic research, and is something that anybody should be capable of doing.

Have you talked to regular people out there?

Jon Miller

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by GePap
The French still appreciate intellectualism. The United States appreaciates people who are smart at making money or inventions, but they do not appreciate intellectualism.

For the love of God there has to be a middle ground between the current mind numbing stupidity of the current debate structure and being overly intellectual. As it is now there's no compelling reason for me to watch either the Dem or Rep debates.

[Koyaanisqatsi]

Originally posted by Jon Miller
Have you talked to regular people out there?

Jon Miller

Once, when there wasn't an enlightened mind around, I was forced to converse with a regular person, yes. I believe it was a Tuesday.

I said they should be capable of doing it, not that they do. It is an unrealistic expectation, not an unreasonable one.

[Elok]

Originally posted by Koyaanisqatsi

*snip*

Uh, you do realize that most people in the middle ages didn't actually believe the Earth was flat, right?

Yeah, that's total BS. It was absolutely common knowledge back then that we live on a round planet. Check out the end of Dante's Inferno sometime, where Dante and Virgil climb down Satan's body to the far side of the Earth and find gravity suddenly reversing...

[Will9]

Originally posted by Koyaanisqatsi

*snip*

Uh, you do realize that most people in the middle ages didn't actually believe the Earth was flat, right?

More properly, most people in modern times think that people in the middle ages thoufht the world was flat. The theory was that Earth was the center of the solar system.

[Apocalypse]

It was really between Huckabee and Ron Paul for me. Now I don't like Huckabee.

[SlowwHand]

Why do little pissants dwell on religion so much? For people who don't believe, you sure are consumed by it.

[Koyaanisqatsi]

Why do people who do believe care about those who don't?

People who do believe effect those who don't, and vice versa.

[Apocalypse]

As a Catholic, I am supposed to believe in evolution and thus vote against this guys.

That has nothing to do with why I believe in evolution though.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Elok
Yeah, that's total BS. It was absolutely common knowledge back then that we live on a round planet. Check out the end of Dante's Inferno sometime, where Dante and Virgil climb down Satan's body to the far side of the Earth and find gravity suddenly reversing...

WTF?

[DaShi]

Originally posted by Apocalypse
It was really between Huckabee and Ron Paul for me. Now I don't like Huckabee.

Aw,

I Huckabee

[Apocalypse]

It's kinda a shame...I thought Huckabee had the best chance of winning since he really is a very likable guy.

[b etor]

Originally posted by Apocalypse
As a Catholic, I am supposed to believe in evolution and thus vote against this guys.

That has nothing to do with why I believe in evolution though.

catholics are supposed to believe in evolution?

[FrostyBoy]

Yeah b etor. They upgrade their belief when the evidence can no longer be disputed and when they look stupid.

[b etor]

i live with some horrible catholics