AK - Jeff:
No firestorms please. But be honest. Do you think that we are of a lower level of intelligence than those who accept evolutionist' theories?
No, not necessarily. I do believe though that you are wrong and that there is really no good excuse for an adult living in the western world in the 21st century not to accept the fact of evolution. However, the reason is usually due to a lack of education - or more specifically, mis-education - than a lack of intelligence.
I only say so - because whenever it comes up that someone dares admit to accountablility to a higher power, he/she is soon trounced upon as if just short of needing rehab at the local mental health centre. Sarcasm, and innuendo begin to flow and ebb, and soon the person just ducks for cover. I don't blame them.
That's a different subject. Believing in gods has nothing to do with evolution. Evolution is an observed fact and remains so whether or not it was initiated and/or guided by a supernatural entity. (With the proviso that said entity could have faked all the evidence, but what kind of god is that?)
I'm not asking for voluminous explanation as to why we are so stupid in our reasoning - just honestly - should we just go off and commit suicide due to our inablility to see things from your reasonable perspective? Just curious.
No. On the contrary, you should go off and study the subject, actually learn about why virtually all scientists and most educated lay people believe it. It will broaden your mind and your horizons.
I admit - I believe in creation. Maybe just because I prefer it to the alternative. Or perhaps I am just a superstitious genetic hold over from the dark backwards continent of ancient times. I need my rabbit's foot God?
As I'm sure you're aware those aren't really good reasons for believing something. It might be helpful to examine why you prefer this belief to any alternative and why you're willing to choose a preferred belief over the facts.
Sorry - no offence intended on either side of this aisle. I just don't see why we feel compelled to attack others, insinuating great lack of mental ability due to acceptance of something you have rejected. Never mind - I don't really want to know. But since I started the thread, I shall post it.
It can be difficult sometimes not to be dismissive of creationists. For example, say a group of people are discussing lactose tolerance and how, when, where and why it evolved in various human populations. Someone who believes that the entire universe was created some 2,000 years after the domestication of cattle simply has nothing useful to add to such a conversation. That does not mean they are unintelligent, but it does mean they are ignorant, and almost certainly willfully so. Unfortunately for them, ignorance is not equivalent to knowledge and their arguments from ignorance are not as deserving of respect as arguments based on observable testable evidence. I will never treat them as if they were.
