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Old 10-13-2003, 02:38 PM   #11
Happy Monkey
I think this line's mostly filler.
 
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Originally posted by OnyxCougar
I'm in agreement with Whit on this one.
Believing in any God is faith.
NOT believing in any God is faith.
I suppose you mean "Believing fervently there is no God", rather than "NOT believing in any God". If you switch it around, what terminology would you use if you have no faith either way? I would say "not believing in any god" is the no faith position.
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Believing in creation a la Genesis is faith.
Believing in the Big Bang is faith.
Adam and Eve/Noah and his sons. Faith.
The whole Theory of Evolution is faith.
No, Evolution is fact. The theory of natural selection is theory. The word theory implies a lack of faith and an invitation to challenge.
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No one can prove any of it happened, so you have to choose what seems like the best option.
Natural selection is supported by available evidence, and could be disproved, but myths require blind faith. There is a considerable qualitative difference.
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