> -----Original Message----- > From: Casey Dougall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 6:32 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Why doesn't America believe in evolution? > > Who cares about creation of the human race. I still wonder what caused the > big bang. Everything else hinges on that one event. Life may have evolved, > maybe not, maybe it was aliens who placed us on this planet, but the uber > beginning/creation of the planets and space that fills the gaps is what > really makes me wonder.
The "God of the Gaps" argument is persuasive... but also dangerous as it's often used for very small gaps. Creationists, for example demand to see the "missing link" in the fossil record announcing stridently that the lack of them (in their definition of course) "proves" that evolution is a false concept. In other words all gaps in our understanding of the natural world (whether real or imagined) are used as undeniable proof of God. There are definite, fabulous, mind-altering mysteries in every field of endeavor. But so far none have required the existence of an omnipotent creator. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:214001 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
