Creationism - what have we learned?

Myksyk

After almost 700 posts J C still hasn't evolved enough to use the 'quote' function properly.

5uspect

thats true. He can use other modifiers pretty well.
Does he add hyperlinks to his posts or just paste the URLs parsed?
I don't remember seeing that...

The Mad Hatter

I'm beginning to see that the thread is much more informative and level-headed when J C doesn't post. To the extent that I'm willing to suggest that his posts be ignored from now on.

Galvasean

5uspect wrote:

Not smart enough perhaps!

You mean Dawkins is less intelligent than the average Late Late Show viewer?

5uspect

Galvasean wrote:

You mean Dawkins is less intelligent than the average Late Late Show viewer?

No, he's not doing enough to manipulate them the way Mr Casey did.
Dawkins is all facts and lacking in spin. He needs to get the audience on his side.
Probably he doesn't want to sell himself but often this results in poor debate.

(Dare I say it but he's not being sensationalist!:p )

karen3212

I've learned that there are a lot of good people who are willing to do something, and try and help other people understand subjects they may not have encountered before.

Also, I think I was kinda ''praying'' for Dawkins on the Late Late. I think that some people who have an unshakeable belief in anything, are missing some kind of connection between different spots in their brains. I will have to wait for more evidence on that though, but from the arguments etc on threads I am begining to feel convinced of this.

The best debater for the atheist perspective I've seen was an ex-evangelist. He'd been an evangelist for a long long time. I can't remember his name, but we need more like him. It was a debate set up by the Islamic sociey in NY, I think.

Boards posters are obviously fantastic, but I imagine a lot harder to debate publicly with an audience who are mostly religious.

I've learned there's no point, so I don't post so much anymore >.<
Also, there are christians that make the religion look like a cult gone wrong

PDN

karen3212 wrote:

I've learned that there are a lot of good people who are willing to do something, and try and help other people understand subjects they may not have encountered before.

That's a very charitable view to take of JC. I am impressed.

Also, I think I was kinda ''praying'' for Dawkins on the Late Late. I think that some people who have an unshakeable belief in anything, are missing some kind of connection between different spots in their brains.

I think that is a little unfair on Dawkins. While he does appear to have an unshakable belief in his own opinions, that hardly means he is missing a connection in his brain. The poor guy just got on the wrong track somewhere along the line. I pray for him too.

Scofflaw

PDN wrote:

That's a very charitable view to take of JC. I am impressed.

I think that is a little unfair on Dawkins. While he does appear to have an unshakable belief in his own opinions, that hardly means he is missing a connection in his brain. The poor guy just got on the wrong track somewhere along the line. I pray for him too.

I'm so glad you decided the atheist forum was worth your time - I admire enormously your cheekiness.

admiringly,
Scofflaw

rockbeer

PDN wrote:

While he does appear to have an unshakable belief in his own opinions, that hardly means he is missing a connection in his brain.

Indeed not; either that, or just about everyone here is missing the same connection .

Galvasean

Its called being human..

Beruthiel

Zillah wrote:

I have learned that a huge percentage of the human race are completely insane.

And it scares the hell out of me that there are so many!

Dades

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070807/us_nm/ethiopia_fossil_dc

I see a display to rival "Dinosaur Land" is off to the US.
Wonder what the creationist types will think of 3 million yr old "Lucy" coming to their shores...