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Help with Evolution/Creationism Debate

posted by LaminatorX on Monday September 08 2014, @11:15AM   Printer-friendly
from the plowing-the-sea dept.

mhajicek writes:

For over a decade I have enjoyed debating with creationists who are capable of intelligent, rational conversation. Currently I am attempting to share my viewpoints with a coworker who is particularly intelligent and rational, but who is at this point a young-Earth creationist. We take turns posing questions and formulating replies, and have not once lost our cool with each other. At this point I would very much like to share with him what I learned on evolutionofdna.com some years ago while researching for a previous debate, but the site has apparently been down for some years with no sign of returning. Does anyone know a way of retrieving an archive of it, or obtaining what it once held through other channels? If so I would be deeply grateful.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by Common Joe on Monday September 08 2014, @06:29PM

    by Common Joe (33) <common.joe.0101NO@SPAMgmail.com> on Monday September 08 2014, @06:29PM (#90901) Journal

    Excellent post. For me, there are a thousand things to say about this topic. You hit a number of highlights for me and did it in a less wordy way than I would have. (Thank you!) I grew up in with a strong Catholic background. I am no longer religious, but I do believe in God. (I define religion as being man made.) I have no rational argument to support my belief in God, however. I've already mentioned my Jewish friend. I have a friend who is atheist who is married to a Muslim. I have Christian friends. I also have yet other friends who are like me, agnostic -- some who believe in a god and others who don't. I don't think I know anyone who is Buddhist, but it wouldn't surprise me.

    Remember that "being rational" is not for every definition the same as "being rational in all ways, all the time."

    I would also add that one man's rationality is another man's stupidity. For a classic example, we have republicans thinking democrats are morons and vice versa. I believe covers at least 2/3 of the U.S. right there. Add in the independents and most people in the U.S. think most other people in the U.S. are morons. I think there's supposed to be humor here somewhere...

    Hmm, moderate or post, such a tough choice.

    This ain't Slashdot. In Soylent News, you can moderate and then post. However, once you post, you lose the ability to moderate in that news article.

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