Comments on: Evolution v Creationism - Family Guy Style - Video

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 03:17:32 +0000

Very very true! Most people don’t know, but Homer’s Iliad was considered mythology by science at the time, until the 1870’s when German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann found the city of Troy.

By: strawberryfields

strawberryfields — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 03:09:48 +0000

One thing I think is important for people to realize is that scientific thinking changes pretty rapidly. People tend to think that if it is the current scientific thinking on a subject, it must be the completely correct one. Theories change quickly, expecially in todays world. What is the complete scientific truth today, may not be tommorrow.
Many times, when people dispute something in the bible they say something like.. Well, no evidence for that is found in the archaeogical finds, so it must not be correct. We should remember that maybe tommorrow that evidence may come into light.
I also don’t believe that science and religion are mutually exclusive by no means. But as our current religious beliefs may change as our ideas grow, so do scientific theories in our culture.
Theories are not permanent ideas set in concrete. Just current beliefs too.

By: Darmok

Darmok — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 06:55:50 +0000

Right; they’re different ways of looking at different things…each one addresses matters the other is ill-suited to do so.

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 19:19:39 +0000

Yes! Its a horrible double standard. My favorite relevent quote…. “Keep religion out of the classroom and I’ll keep science out of the church.”

By: Darmok

Darmok — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 09:57:40 +0000

I think many of us realize this already. Conflict usually arises when people attempt to have religious ideas taught as part of science curricula; I do not believe there are any efforts to promote scientific explanations over religious ones in religious institutions.