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Originally Posted by preludespeeder
Wow, that is all I can say. How does any religious person who believes in God, the fairy tale of creation, and thinks religion is good for this country not understand science. Oh wait I know, because to believe in religion you have to think critically and reason with some sort of merit. Here is a link to a real study about education and religion.
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Asking a question about my beliefs doesn't insult my intelligence. Your sarcasm does.
The crux of your argument is a valid question to ask. But to respond to my post, one that was political in nature and not challenging ANY science, is simply you being an @ss and has nothing to do with this discussion. You just want to lump us all together as people who believe in either science OR religion. The two are compatible. You can study science without challenging your beliefs. I developed a belief in a creator on my own. My father is an Agnostic Ivy-League grad, we never went to church growing up.
You say that belief in a creator opens up too many questions. As a young atheist, I found the Big Bang to be an incomplete answer. It only answers were we came from
recently. Matter existed before the Bang, where did it come from? The eternal expansion and contraction of the Universe failed to give me an "origin." To me, it takes us much faith to believe the Universe "always was" and has no definite origin. It may be enough for you, hell its enough for a lot of intelligent people; but to veil your beliefs in Narcissism doesn't make you look any more intelligent.
This thread is about the
Constitutional argument of merely discussing intelligent design, which is the only subject I discussed. It had actually become a thoughtful discussion on both sides without name calling (Quite a diversion for the "Pipe"). Instead of hijacking this thread, revive the "there is no God" thread.