tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post5148800122143105339..comments2024-03-22T13:06:27.366-05:00Comments on WataugaWatch: Another Reason for Right-Wing Extremists To Hate EvolutionJ.W. Williamsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694324792688711136noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-43444577622730843772010-03-02T13:22:05.000-05:002010-03-02T13:22:05.000-05:00It was the closing statement of his magnum opus &l...It was the closing statement of his magnum opus <span>Origin of Species. </span> The first editions made no mention of the creator but I guess he got so hammered by critics he felt he needed to placate them somehow. bridlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-74531430884145459502010-03-02T10:36:11.000-05:002010-03-02T10:36:11.000-05:00I meant to add that I am completely in agreement w...I meant to add that I am completely in agreement with Darwin. I do not think of the Creator as an unfair parental figure who rewards some and punishes other in a most fickle manner. RVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-8650744711097966242010-03-02T10:29:31.000-05:002010-03-02T10:29:31.000-05:00Where did you find this quotationWhere did you find this quotationRVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-67862787250540363602010-03-02T08:34:09.000-05:002010-03-02T08:34:09.000-05:00Darwin's take on the mystery = " <span...Darwin's take on the mystery = " <strong></strong><span>There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed by the Creator into a few forms or into one; and that, while this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.</span><br />Darwin of course did <b>not</b> believe in a creator who is imminently involved in the ongoing processes. <br /><span></span>bridlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-3170543287019940702010-03-01T19:09:40.000-05:002010-03-01T19:09:40.000-05:00What if it is not paranoia that leads someone to b...What if it is not paranoia that leads someone to believe in God but wonder and amazement? Does that make the person more or less intelligent? RVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-24700907859015162582010-02-27T23:12:11.000-05:002010-02-27T23:12:11.000-05:00Good to hear from you, shyster! Ramen, brother!
An...Good to hear from you, shyster! Ramen, brother!<br />And remember to let me know when you are coming to town.BikerBardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-52576124406307224962010-02-27T16:32:26.000-05:002010-02-27T16:32:26.000-05:00Biker, Ramen, my brother.Biker, Ramen, my brother.shysternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-48941159548767198712010-02-26T22:02:48.000-05:002010-02-26T22:02:48.000-05:00Shyster - vindicated at last! ;)Shyster - vindicated at last! ;)BikerBardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-77696152591495248962010-02-26T21:06:56.000-05:002010-02-26T21:06:56.000-05:00Opinionated, your awareness that there is a great ...Opinionated, your awareness that there is a great Mystery in the Universe makes me think you are highly intelligent. RVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-14336345663424956962010-02-26T13:39:22.000-05:002010-02-26T13:39:22.000-05:00I am an ultra-liberal with some tendencies that ma...I am an ultra-liberal with some tendencies that may (mistakenly) be thought of as conservative. I wonder if this would be considered an outlier in the study. Defining exactly what a liberal is might be important, and I hope the author's of the study took this into account. Take Gun Control for example - some say guns help people by providing protection, while some say they hurt. The pushing the boundaries approach brought up below certainly applies here. If one wanted to push freedom of arms as a LIBERAL theory even though it is traditionally thought of as a conservative one, does this blurr the lines of what makes a liberal and what makes a conservative?Boggeydoshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-89662357078207672032010-02-26T13:13:22.000-05:002010-02-26T13:13:22.000-05:00this explains a bunch, especially in my family whe...this explains a bunch, especially in my family where my most intelligent sister and myself are the 2 liberals. <br /><br />'course we go against the last paragraph. and you can find me in church nearly every Sunday, trying to keep the connection open between myself and the Great Mystery in the universe. Go figure.Opinionatednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-62671797072298230262010-02-26T12:37:04.000-05:002010-02-26T12:37:04.000-05:00http://people-press.org/report/?pageid=1549 - Scie...<a href="http://people-press.org/report/?pageid=1549" rel="nofollow">http://people-press.org/report/?pageid=1549</a> - Science by definition is liberal, meaning always questioning assumptions and testing the boundaries. That's how progress is achieved. bridlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-72053510779685958272010-02-26T12:22:58.000-05:002010-02-26T12:22:58.000-05:00<span>"So, more intelligent children ar...<span>"So, more intelligent children are more likely to grow up to go against their natural evolutionary tendency to believe in God, and they become atheists."</span><br /><span></span><br /><span>That would make Shyster & myself two of the most intelligent people on this blog, I believe. :-P </span>Blue in Watauganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-90294811324421157232010-02-26T11:21:34.000-05:002010-02-26T11:21:34.000-05:00It's well known that reality has a liberal bia...It's well known that reality has a liberal bias.bridlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-55057183770154596932010-02-26T11:00:04.000-05:002010-02-26T11:00:04.000-05:00I'm not sure why this comes as a surprise to y...I'm not sure why this comes as a surprise to you.shysternoreply@blogger.com