Yes, the media has been spreading vicious lies about the identity of Christians in the United States, “American Taliban,” “Radical Christianity,” and let’s not forget that we all really want to kill abortion doctors. But it is standard procedure in any conflict to demonize and to regard the enemy as somehow less than human, and in this case, less than rational.
This is also a way to sell “believe in evolution before it’s too late” by fear, which is neither accurate or scientific.
Let the Government go after the terrorists wherever they may be, but do not add fear to the marketing tools being used to promote evolution as science. This is a great example of, if it’s “just” science, why promote it like this?
God bless,
Ed
What on earth are you talking about?
“Do not add fear to the marketing tools being used to promote evolution as science”
Who do you think is doing this? Do you know why so many people keep promoting Evolutionary Theory? Because it’s true! It is the backbone of modern Biology. Not because of some atheistic conspiracy, but because nothing fits the evidence as well as it does.
Are there genes? Yes, it is an observable fact.
Do genes carry heritable information from generation to generation? Yes, it is an observable fact.
Are there a variety of alleles within the population? Yes, it is an observable fact.
Does the allele frequency change over time? Yes, it is an observable fact.
Are there pressures at work in nature that affect the allele frequency? Yes, there are limited resources for which species have to compete, and predation. Again, observable facts.
Are the changes to allele frequency predictable? Yes, the alleles that give the species a reproductive advantage will increase in frequency. (We call this natural selection. This is however not the only process that affects allele frequency, but the others are fairly well understood.)
Are there changes in the genes over time? Yes, it is an observable fact.
Are the mutations predictable? No, they are random. (random = unpredictable. If you like, you can believe that the mutations are selected for by God and only appear random.)
Are all mutations bad? No, some are beneficial, and give the species a better chance of surviving.
Are all mutations equally likely to become predominant in the gene pool? Of course not. The ones that kill you before you can reproduce won’t be passed on, whereas the ones that increase your reproductive capacity can be passed on.
Do accumulated mutation and selective pressure lead to speciation? Yes, it is an observable fact.
Does this mean that people don’t have souls? That there is no morality? That there is no God? Nope. Science doesn’t speculate on the supernatural.
