----- Original Message ----- From: "Deborah Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 11:27 PM Subject: Re: Religion and ethics (was- Re: humour etc)
> I certainly think that evolution and a belief in the > divine are not incompatible; I remember my brother and > I, back in junior high, concluding that the 7 days in > Genesis corresponded to the 7 geological ages, with > our era being the 'day' when God was resting. (Or have > they changed the 7 geological ages? I haven't looked > up any of that info in decades.) > There is no incompatability between belief in a Deity and belief in Science (Lets quit calling it evolution and just call it science). There are those on both sides of the issue who's ouvre is basicly obstructionist, in that they try to gather the appearance of having *all* the truth in their corner of the argument in an attempt to make the opposition appear to have no grounds for thier belief. Its aaaaaaaaaaaaaall bullshit. One significant problem is that people often do not make a discrimination between belief and organised religion. Most of the terrible deeds done in the name of God were perpetrated by the leaders of a particular sect, who rather than watching over and guarding their flock, tried to activly herd them into a particular mindset or style of belief. Their actions are pretty much analogues of the actions of secular leaders of the time. ( though to be fair, secular leaders often did bad things due to their religious beliefs.) > Not-Afraid-of-Uncertainty Maru xponent Its All Uncertain Maru rob
