tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701411.post110776417253075589..comments2023-09-28T21:40:05.328+10:00Comments on Dr Clam's accidental blog: Okay, maybe a little mysteriousMarco Parigihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00702055111711651319noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701411.post-1108446143324225232005-02-15T16:42:00.000+11:002005-02-15T16:42:00.000+11:00That kind of wraps up the religion thread, and I d...That kind of wraps up the religion thread, and I didn't even get into the *Really* interesting things that I believe (that I can't prove yet, however)which don't really have that much to do with religion except perhaps as a way to understand the process of why and how we become religious.Marco Parigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00702055111711651319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701411.post-1107833580434836442005-02-08T14:33:00.000+11:002005-02-08T14:33:00.000+11:00Well, that does it - time to bin "ex nihilo" and s...Well, that does it - time to bin "ex nihilo" and start to ridicule poor Sandor rather than listen to his creationist justifications! Really, the main implication that evangelicals find hideous is the "coming from monkeys" bit, and the only scientifically useful thing creation scientists have done is help uncover several frauds in relation to human evolutionary paelentology, and the occasional geologically alternative conclusion about certain forms. You are right though, not many scientists would take them seriously enough to even check some of their more realistic claims. I do think there is some value in a "skeptic" checking on claims of valid archaeological discoveries.<br /><br />I assume your 40 million figure is since Rowe vs Wade. Though I think Australia's rate is a little higher. I can only assume that in USA they believe the babies are going to heaven because they are definitely "innocent" (a much better place than their situation would have been on Earth) and that the perpetrators still have a chance for forgiveness if they give their lives over to Christ. This is my only plausible explanation for the facts in a country where the pro-life activism is so high, yet at an individual level, people are choosing an alternate path. I think Australia has finally broken a taboo by allowing debate in federal parliament. Maybe next election it could be an issue that some party somewhere can latch onto.Marco Parigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00702055111711651319noreply@blogger.com