Thanks for the advice! I'm approaching it from a psychological view point. As I have never been to a church service before, it'll be interesting to see it from the viewpoint of a 'detached observer' - the cohesiveness of the people involved in the ceremony, the mass unity in prayer and song etc...
Today, 3 christian, meat-eating pupils of mine set me a challenge. They asked me, an almost-vegan atheist, to go to a christian communion service this Thursday and, in return, they would go veggie for at least a week. I accepted, as it would allow both parties to experience a different viewpoint...
Good point, Penguin. Would people 100 years ago have believed a claim that we would put people on the moon?
Just becuase we can't do x now doesn't mean that x can't be done in the future. All too often we hear that because science can't currently do such-and-such, then it proves the existence...
This is an important factor. Whilst we may see religious beliefs (of whatever persuasion) as being irrational, if they serve a function for the person involved then it is 'right' for them.
Although I am an atheist, I can appreciate the value and function of religion, particularly in times of...
Further to JarOfThoughts response to you, it is worth noting that Bapteste also said: "We understand evolution pretty well - it's just that it is more complex than Darwin imagined. The tree [of life model] isn't the only pattern."
None of the biologists in the article are saying that...
And the answer has been given. If god can show himself and demonstrate that he personally created the myriad of species, then evolution would be falsified.
So far... jack diddly squat. Falsification is firmly within the court of your god (or a hitherto unknown explanation, but I'm sure you're...
What a strange thing to say.
Atheism has strings attached to it? What strings?
Atheism is a lie? Atheism is nothing more than a lack of belief in deities. That's exactly what it is. No lies there.
I'm glad you wrote this.
What has been maintained throughout these discussions is the notion of the potential falsifiability of science. That's part of the beauty of science - it adapts to accommodate new evidence and, perhaps more importantly, discards erroneous ideas that were once generally...