Re: Creationism vs Evolution, Equal?
 

I seem to remember a DNA expert saying our ancestry can be traced back to a remarkably few individuals, perhaps as few as 12 people

Re: Creationism vs Evolution, Equal?
 

That seems a strange thing to say......
Faith is of course personal, but that doesn't necessarily make the thing you have faith in correct. With two differing viewpoints' one, or both of you really has to be wrong......and to keep up the belief that each of you has an equally valid point of view is bizarre.


If you and Chris were colourblind and really believed that the sky is green and purple respectively (because you each felt the bible told you so), your faith in what you think the colour of the sky is would be misplaced.

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That doesn't mean that there were only twelve people to begin with. There could have been twelve thousand at that time, it's just that all of us are decended from twelve of those; the rest of the genetic lines didn't make it to the present day......

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Right, ok, point taken. So you can carry on with your views and I can carry on with mine yeah? Seeing as my life and lifestyle in no way encroaches on your own I can carry on without any digs?

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Erm, you pointed it out here:

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But it's ok for you to answer every one of my valid questions with little patronising retorts?


Why not actually just answer the questions that are put to you?

Re: Creationism vs Evolution, Equal?
 

Thats the problem, christians are trying to encroach on our lifestyles by proposing to fill our kids heads with ID nonsense.

Re: Creationism vs Evolution, Equal?
 

Because I can't.

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But this has gone past the ID question. This is just the regular Christianity free-for-all.

Re: Creationism vs Evolution, Equal?
 

Except they aren't, seeing as the ID nonsense is an issue for American schools to deal with

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Sigh..I'm invisible again...I've already stated that ID is being taught as part of RS and is presented as an introductory topic for year 7 in the first term.:rolleyes:

Re: Creationism vs Evolution, Equal?
 

Aren't ID/Creationism also taught in certain "City Academies" here too... the Peter Vardy ones?

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That's a science lesson now is it

Re: Creationism vs Evolution, Equal?
 

So kids aren't told the story of God and Jesus at schools in the UK?

They aren't involved in nativity plays depicting the birth of Jesus?

They don't get forced to attend Church services at Easter and Christmas to celebrate the birth and re-birth of Jesus?


Sorry, but can't remember the last time I heard of a primary school putting on a performance of 'monkey to man'. Or actually taught evolution in any way for that matter.

Re: Creationism vs Evolution, Equal?
 

I've found this thread to be really informative.

The stuff about the eye is fascinating. I'm going with the evolution theory on that one - because it goes some considerable way to explaining how Mrs Angry now has them in the back of her head but they are nowhere to be seen in photos of her when she was younger.

In the greater scheme of things I don't really care how we all came about, but I'd like to tip my hat in appreciation to whoever / whatever came up with the idea of "lady bumps".

Fantastic!

Re: Creationism vs Evolution, Equal?
 

Giving Japanese men the smallest penises in the world was a bit cruel though.


Cue, "do you have evidence to back that up" reply.

Re: Creationism vs Evolution, Equal?
 

Nativity plays are quite different to teaching ID in science lessons, as for Easter is seems that most of our youth seem to think it's about chocolate rather than a religious event according to polls I saw a couple of weeks back

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Oh come on. If you(as a teacher) tell a kid about the birth of Christ and they will believe it is true. You are an adult and a teacher and they are young and impressionable so why would they doubt it?

You go to a church and a grown up man in full tribal dress stands in front of you telling you the story of Jesus and asking you to sing songs in his honour. Why would any kid think for a moment that what they are being told is untrue?

The fact they get chocolate as well is incidental. The story of Jesus(they are told this is the "true meaning") is already ingrained.

Kids should be given both sides of the story and left to decide but they aren't. They are given one side and that's all. Only when they get older and more informed can they break free. But for some it's too late, normally because their parents have assisted in the brainwashing and they simply become too far gone.