Why do people deny evolution?

@spendius,

Attacking my post without providing a counter-argument.

It appears you don't have a logical bone in your body, spend.

@JimmyJ,

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Attacking my post without providing a counter-argument.

I had already provided it. If you wish that think that scientists are not baffled by how our eyes work that's your business.

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@spendius,

baffle (from dictionary): totally bewilder or perplex.

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I had already provided it. If you wish that think that scientists are not baffled by how our eyes work that's your business.

I already showed why we are not "bewildered" by the human eye. We certainly aren't perplexed by it either. What is so hard for you to understand here? I'm not getting it.

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@JimmyJ,

That's okay Jim. It's perfectly normal.

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@spendius,

I don't understand you at all right now.

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@Romeo Fabulini,

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There are 120 million tubes of Pringles (rods) in the human eye

Somehow, I don't think Pringles should be used to point to "Intelligent" design.

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@JimmyJ,

So you wish us to provide reasons for disbelief without debating its validity?

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Check, please.

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@edgarblythe,

It has little to do with an aversion to atheism. Christians love atheism as much as those who profit from war love (and need) a good enemy. Christians loathe evolution because it is logical and exposes the faulty thinking of those who wrote the book that is the dogmatic basis for their lazy and inflexible strategy for profiteering and domination--the Bible. They've spent an eternity reinterpreting it to suit their needs, they'll be damned if it's going in for a rewrite.

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@JimmyJ,

I'm glad I didn't hurt your feelings.

While I am sure there are quite a few stupid Creationists who don't understand evolutionary theory, there are quite a few stupid people who declare it accepted fact who don't understand it either.

You need to do a little research, there are plenty of real life "scientists" ( who, presumably know basic biology) who believe in what they call Creation Science. I doubt many of them deny dinosuars or believe the earth was created a few thousand years ago in a span of 7 days, but they don't necessarily accept the theory of evolution as fact.

Granted, they are in the minority and I don't agree with most of what they assert, but they are clearly not the ignorant fools you suggest Creationists must be.

Sometimes people are wrong without being stupid, and because you buy into the right argument, doesn't make you brilliant.

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@JimmyJ,

You don't seem to understand that it isn't necessary for me to know a Christian born into a family of atheists to reliably assume they exist in far greater numbers that you can imagine. In fact the religious fanatic child born of atheists is a cliche.

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@neologist,

There is no debate on its validity. I think almost all people know that (though a large majority are unwilling to accept it).

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@Finn dAbuzz,

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While I am sure there are quite a few stupid Creationists who don't understand evolutionary theory, there are quite a few stupid people who declare it accepted fact who don't understand it either.

There's a few people who probably blindly accepted Heliocentrism as well. There were also blind idiots who accepted Geocentrism.

Both are accepting something blindly, but one is still wrong and the other is still right.

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You need to do a little research, there are plenty of real life "scientists" ( who, presumably know basic biology) who believe in what they call Creation Science. I doubt many of them deny dinosuars or believe the earth was created a few thousand years ago in a span of 7 days, but they don't necessarily accept the theory of evolution as fact.

Are you just making things up, now? Evolution is accepted by almost all scientists and 100% of Biologists. YOU need to do your research here. Not me. If wiki isn't your cup of tea, go to somewhere you trust more. There are more Biologists named "Steve" who accept evolution than there are scientists as a whole who reject it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level_of_support_for_evolution

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Granted, they are in the minority and I don't agree with most of what they assert, but they are clearly not the ignorant fools you suggest Creationists must be.

Sometimes people are wrong without being stupid, and because you buy into the right argument, doesn't make you brilliant.

I guess less than .1% of all the countries Biologists is JUST a minority...
I guess it depends on your definition of stupid. If someone has a stupid idea and accepts it despite all evidence to the contrary, I consider them to be partially stupid. Perhaps they are intelligent in other aspects, but in Biology, creationists are STUPID.

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@Finn dAbuzz,

So you don't know any, then? Me neither.

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Romeo said: Senator John McCain sums it up nicely-
"I believe in evolution, but when I hike the Grand Canyon at sunset I see the hand of God there also"
Lordyaswas replied: For god read natural erosion.
JimmyJ chipped in with: There's a perfectly good scientific explanation for why/how the grand canyon formed.

Yeah, we all know that movements of the earths crust and erosion formed the GC, but McCain was also referring to the wild animals, birds, bats, insects and plants that live in the canyon.. Smile

http://www.arizona-leisure.com/grand-canyon-animals.html

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JimmyJ said: Humans have horrible eyesight! In fact, owl eyes are much more complex than humans. Does that mean god favors creatures like owls?

Dunno about you mate but my eyesight is pin sharp, I can spot a pretty lady at the other end of a crowded street dead easy!
As for owl eyes, they need them for night hunting. If I ever sprout wings and develop a taste for small nocturnal rodents, I'd need owl eyes too.. Smile

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@JimmyJ,

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I think almost all people know that (though a large majority are unwilling to accept it).

They know some other things as well that they are unwilling to accept.

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@Romeo Fabulini,

Romeo Fabulini wrote:

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Romeo said: Senator John McCain sums it up nicely-
"I believe in evolution, but when I hike the Grand Canyon at sunset I see the hand of God there also"
Lordyaswas replied: For god read natural erosion.
JimmyJ chipped in with: There's a perfectly good scientific explanation for why/how the grand canyon formed.

Yeah, we all know that movements of the earths crust and erosion formed the GC, but McCain was also referring to the wild animals, birds, bats, insects and plants that live in the canyon..
http://www.arizona-leisure.com/grand-canyon-animals.html

Ah yes....good old evolution. They were probably scurrying and flying over layer upon layer of rock that contains thousands of their distant ancestors that swam, squiggled and burped millions of years before.

How does the song go?.....ah yes....altogether now

All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord singular cell squidgy thing made them all....

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Incidentally, the Bible speaks of "mind parasites" called demons, (called "jinn" in Islam), which of course atheists dismiss as nonsense.
They may once have been solid flesh and blood life-forms but have evolved into invisible entities.
Or don't atheists believe in evolution?.. Smile

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@Romeo Fabulini,

None of the ones I have come across believe in evolution. They just say they do as a claim to intellectual superiority.

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@Romeo Fabulini,

AHH yes, the jinn. Fortunately the Jinn are always dressed in long military coats with a black lether belt. SO always remember when you see a jinn in tunic.

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