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I think it's awesome no matter who's funding it (am I really the only one?
emo ). I wish there was more facilities for creation, if for no other reason then I think people should question evolution. You can't really be well-rounded unless you know both sides to an argument, and I think we lose that with evolution and creationism. It's a theory, not absolute fact (despite the fact that a lot of people will take it that way because it's taught in schools).
I hate that "both sides of the argument" phrase. It's giving credit to creationism where no credit is due. Creationism has
no solid evidence whatsoever. Evolutionary theory, on the other hand, is incredibly well supported - the fossil record, geology, genetics, embryology, ... I honestly see no reason for not believing it.
Well, apart from not wanting to believe it because of your faith.
And this is the problem. Most "anti-evolutionists" don't even fully understand the theory. And most just spew out stuff they heard from "prominent" creationists and ID proponents, without really thinking about it. And then we have to listen to arguments like: "If we evolved from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?"
And the word "theory" means a lot in the context of science. It's a solid, well supported explanation of the facts.
It's not the same as "a guess".
Here's two sites for creationism evidence. http://www.allaboutcreation.org/evidence-for-creationism-faq.htm , http://www.halos.com/ Would you mind refuting both of them?
And this one's somewhat amusing, and still provides evidence: http://www.bible.ca/tracks/
And evidence against it:
http://emporium.turnpike.net/C/cs/top.htm (this site's amazing. I bet you can't refute these ten points aginst your 'incredibly well supported' evidence)
http://www.allaboutcreation.org/evidence-against-evolution-faq.htm
My mom still believed in evolution when she became a Christian. She gave it up because after doing the research it didn't make sense. She did this in the midst of family and friends who believed in evolution.
How about the odds? Look them up, the just too high to be believable without something more powerful guiding them.
Or the fact that things decay rather then grow more complex naturally?
Has anyone ever seen a one celled bacteria become a clump of bacteria become a group of tissue become what? An organ?
Or the fact plants and animals had to evolve together so the oxygen and CO2 balance out? The mutation of two seperate genders also had to appear at the same time to work.
There'a also the will to survive which is the governing factor in evolution. Things adapt to survive. What instills in organisms this fierce desire to survive?
If you can answer all those questions, and refute every single argument on those sites, I might consider evolution. If not, then please stop treating creationism like it's such a foolish idea.
