Non Creationists who still use theism

[LuisDantas]

I know you aren't alien,
But i also know that you are a theist

Do you think I feel flattered for being called either a deluded person or a liar? :areyoucra

 

[Alceste]

I know you aren't alien,
But i also know that you are a theist

And I know you are a cabbage, chinu.

 

[George-ananda]

Well, those arguments often get ridiculous, imo/

Well, reality might be more complex than two pigeon holes.

 

[LuisDantas]

There is not really a lot of room for complexity in the so-called controversy between Creationism and Evolution. Just passion subbing for it.

 

[Breathe]

I've noticed some non-creationists still use religious themes/characters in their "religion" ....doesn't make sense to me....if we're trying to get away from all the theological stuff, why use religious terms/deities/ideas??

What's the point??
Does it make sense to then also tell other religious people that their religions are false?

Evolution, religion and theism are not at odds with each other. I don't understand your question based on this.

 

[Ingledsva]

Isn't it rather the opposite? That so-called "Creationism" makes a point of avoiding science due to a perceived conflict?

There is inherently no contradiction in being a theist without engaging in the silliness that is "Creationism". In fact, Theistic religion needs exactly those people if it is to survive.


Or maybe you are talking about some other group of people?

I tried to give you a Fruby for this - and it wouldn't let me. It did this yesterday with someone else as well.


Perhaps as "staff" you know what has gone wrong?


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[Parsimony]

Evolution is theistically neutral.

 

[LuisDantas]

I tried to give you a Fruby for this - and it wouldn't let me. It did this yesterday with someone else as well.


Perhaps as "staff" you know what has gone wrong?


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You can not give frubals to the same people twice without fruballing someone else in the meantime.

IIRC, it takes five other people between attempts.

 

[LuisDantas]

Evolution is theistically neutral.

So true. And it couldn't be otherwise.

It is not like speciation comes with a "certificate of happening totally without divine interference" or something!

 

[Sabour]

I've noticed some non-creationists still use religious themes/characters in their "religion" ....doesn't make sense to me....if we're trying to get away from all the theological stuff, why use religious terms/deities/ideas??

What's the point??
Does it make sense to then also tell other religious people that their religions are false?

Well actually from two days I had the same idea, but the opposite way.

I asked myself the opposite question

 

[Desert Snake]

Well actually from two days I had the same idea, but the opposite way.

I asked myself the opposite question

Yes, that's part of the issue as well/

 

[Ingledsva]

You can not give frubals to the same people twice without fruballing someone else in the meantime.

IIRC, it takes five other people between attempts.

Five?


That causes people to give undeserved frubals, - so they can get back to giving more to deserving people.


Why isn't it just two?



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[Sabour]

Yes, that's part of the issue as well/

But for me it made sense that a person would believe in God.

According to human nature, when a child is born, he believes that there is one and only one God.

So if it were creationism vs theism. It is theism because that is how we are born.

 

[Desert Snake]

But for me it made sense that a person would believe in God.

According to human nature, when a child is born, he believes that there is one and only one God.

So if it were creationism vs theism. It is theism because that is how we are born.

I think there is some confirmation bias going on here, (not with you, in general), because I don't think there is generally this 'rational' approach taking place in the arguments...

 

[The Sum of Awe]

if we're trying to get away from all the theological stuff

What does this mean?

 

[Desert Snake]

What does this mean?

That's not meant literally, though I think that does occur as well.

 

[George-ananda]

Five?


That causes people to give undeserved frubals, - so they can get back to giving more to deserving people.


Why isn't it just two?



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So, slap a frubie on one of my lame brain posts just to get back to Luis!

 

[RabbiO]

I've noticed some non-creationists still use religious themes/characters in their "religion" ....doesn't make sense to me....if we're trying to get away from all the theological stuff, why use religious terms/deities/ideas??

Define non-creationists or, perhaps better, non-creationism, so that I can better get a handle on what you are saying, apparently, about non-creationists trying get away from the theological stuff and exactly what you are referring to about non-creationists' "religion".

 

[Ingledsva]

But for me it made sense that a person would believe in God.

According to human nature, when a child is born, he believes that there is one and only one God.

So if it were creationism vs theism. It is theism because that is how we are born.

When a child is born he doesn't believe in ANY God.


There is no logical reason to believe - if left alone - as he ponders and considers, - that he won't come up with multiple gods, - or no God at all.



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[George-ananda]

There is not really a lot of room for complexity in the so-called controversy between Creationism and Evolution. Just passion subbing for it.

I think this was meant for my immediately preceding post or I'm just getting paranoid in my old age.

Between us let's just say conventional Creationism is just silly. Evolution beliefs can range from atheistic to theistic to nature-spirits or whatever. That's were the complexity of beliefs comes in. I don't see it as 'passion' but different beliefs.