Excellent article on reconciling belief in evolution AND creationism. Personally, I am by no means a devout church-goer--I have issues with organized religion. But I respect those who worship in whatever way best suits them, and many friends are devout Protestants, Catholics, and Jews. I do, however, end up with an eye twitch when I am told that the Earth is only 10,000 years old and that Jesus wrote a dinosaur, simply because that outright discards scientific proof in an effort to justify an individual's need to support his or her faith. If you have to ignore incontrovertible evidence to bolster your faith, I'm thinking you need to work more on having faith. Faith, after all, is a belief: unlike science, it doesn't require outright proof. If you have to prove it, it doesn't exist. Or so sayeth the Book of Sherry.
Anyhoo, if you're interested, here's what a devoutly religious scientist has to say on the matter. He's got some good stuff.
http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/opinion/op_ed/article/PARKER0510_20090511-182909/267117/
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What are you talking about? Jesus INVENTED dinosaurs!!!
I count myself as an example of someone who believes in God AND evolution. As the column shows, it is possible.
We'll all discover the truth soon enough.
We will? Is the end nigh? Shit... I've got some loose ends to tie up... :)
And yes, I've always taken it for granted that you fell on the "educated Christian "end of the spectrum.
Oh, and when I say "We'll all discover the truth soon enough," please don't take it to mean, "Ya'll are gonna burn in hell!!"
I and other Christians may have been played like saps the last 2,000 years for all I know.
Now those Mormons on the other hand...
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