Some Christians Protest Darwin's Birthday. Is Their Antagonism Misplaced?

I agree completely...

dripable of AL 6:31PM November 01, 2011

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mesothelioma of AL 10:23PM October 24, 2011

Actually because of the Dead Sea Scrolls and manuscripts of the New Testament from the first century AD, translators and historians are amazed at how well preserved the Bible is. Christians didn't take parts of Judaism. That's a straw man fallacy. If you read the New Testament from the beginning with Matthew and to the end with Revelation, you'll find that the writers except for Luke were all Jews and believed that what we call "Christianity" was in reality the continuation of Judaism. Archaeology has yet to find evidence which refutes or contradicts any thing mentioned in the Bible. In fact, what archaeology has found is a wealth of evidence that the biblical writers were very familiar with the events, places, and peoples of their books. And there are extra-biblical sources showing that the gospels are correct in what they teach: Jesus of Nazereth was crucified under Pilate in Palestine and three days later was reported by His disciples to have resurrected. This was not something just made up. If He didn't rise from the tomb, the Jewish authorities could have easily pointed out that body was still buried.

Okay, but first here's what you need to do to prove to me that there is no God. Give me scientific proof that something like our universe can come into existence without any previous materials and without anything to cause it into existence.

There is a wonderful book written by Lee Strobel called The Case for the Real Jesus Christ. He dedicates an entire chapter about other religions that Christians supposedly "stole" from. I highly recommend it. Yes, but why do people invest so much emotion and energy to disprove something that they don't even believe exists?

A quest for power? I'm sorry, but that doesn't add up. Each day there are kids in America being put down because of their faith. They're the "nutty" and "weird" people. Mother Teresa worked with lepers, the dying, the sick, dirty, and poor. Her own room was relatively bland in design or fashion. People have been killed for the faith they professed when they loved their neighbors. The church since its origins made it a point to help the less fortunate and there are countless testimonies to back it all up. Yet, many of these people died for their faith or received no wealth or material pleasure from Christianity like Mother Teresa. Now tell me again that is was all for political and material power even though that's what the atheist does because there is nothing else for them.

Patrick of KY 6:18PM April 26, 2010

RB, it is more like a couple of decades after the fact. Josephus of the first century records that Jesus did indeed exist, was crucified under Pilate, and His followers proclaimed His resurrection three days later. Cornelius Tacitus also records Jesus being a religious leader of Palestine at about the same time the gospels indicate.

Manuscripts and fragments of the New Testament have been found dating back to the first half of the first century. This makes things very different than a hundred years! In fact, more historical evidence supports the Bible than any other ancient document.

Yes, many have done evil things in the name of religion. But more good has been done because of believers, than by men alone. Secular communistic governments have killed more people than the Crusades, Inquisition, and witch-burnings put together. Christians from the beginning were noted for their decision to live a moral life. They saved children who were thrown into rivers by their parents. The founded many of the charitees you see today. Many founders of modern science like Newton and Kepler were Christians. Many colleges and hospitals were all founded by Christians. To say Nazis were backed by the church is false. Dietrich Bonhoffer was a pastor and defied Hitler. He even tried to assassinate the man.

What makes evil so bad? After all, we are merely productions of chemical reactions with no special purpose or meaning for our lives. Perhaps Crusades, starvation, famine, AIDS, death camps, rape, murder, and lying are just ways natural selection occurs. And who are we to say differently? After all, there is no standard of right and wrong for products of random chemical reactions have as much moral sense as a tree or a stone.

Patrick of KY 9:15PM April 23, 2010