Re: Any comments? (Evolution - was Answers to Pete)

Alistair wrote:
> LX-i wrote:
> 
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> It can be observed in action. Gravity (your "Law") can be observed in
> action but not satisfactorily explained (i.e. why is gravity so weak?).

If it takes millions and millions of years to occur, how in the world
can any of us "observe" it?  If you feel that Creation is a made-up
story, then evolution is just as made-up.

> You can not observe Gravity or air, but you believe in both. Actually,
> you can not observe god and you believe in that antiquated notion too.

Oh, so now it's okay to believe in something you can't observe?

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"Who is more irrational?  A man who believes in a God he doesn't see, or
a man who's offended by a God he doesn't believe in?" - Brad Stine

On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 12:04:12 -0700, "Chuck Stevens"
<charles.stevens@unisys.com> wrote:
 
>
>Just as a point of terminology:  I don't think Hinduism is atheistic; I was
>under the distinct impression that it was *poly*theistic.

I wasn't implying that it was.    I was asking why an atheist should
pick one particular religion's Creation story.    I picked Hinduism
because it is a populous deistic religion that is not based upon the
religion of Abraham.

>I'm pretty sure some forms of Buddhism are, because the concepts of "a God"
>and "the God" are peripheral or even irrelevant to the belief system, as I
>see it.

The Budah said he didn't know about God and left that type of belief
and teaching to others.

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