Geologist Kurt Wise, an Ph.D from Harvard once said that if all the evidence in the universe supported an old earth he'd admit it but would still be a young earth creationist because that is what holy scripture teaches.
Here's an imaginary conversation with such a person.
Rational Person (RP): Well that stance makes you dangerous because you believe in the bible which instructs you to do all kinds of heinous bullshit, selling children into slavery, killing neighbor for working on the sabbath, killing non-believers...
KW: No, you're mis interpreting all that [insert bullshit justification].
RP: That makes you even more dangerous. Just a few seconds ago I could have gone to your book, the bible, and looked up what you believe. Then, based on your literal interpretation, at least I could, oh, avoid you on the sabbath. I'd know where you stand on things. But now I can't because you believe some of it and reject others. I can't know which parts of the book you hold to be literal truth and which you don't. This makes you unpredictable and dangerous.
Religious thinking is dangerous.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
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