Some front line views of the war against God.

[Mr. Clandestine]

Mr. Clandestine you still havent responded to my previous post...?

I apologize, but I've been wasting what little time I have to spend online trying to get a point across to someone who despises me because of my religious beliefs. It obviously didn't end very well.

no, in a theory u believe it or you dont.theres no other conditions involved you either believe that man evolved from the great apes or they didnt, end of story (no morals or ethics involved).

I guess what it all boils down to is a simple difference in opinion on the definition of ethics. Philosophically, ethics relates to personal values and standards of conduct that a person holds dear and true to them, regardless of any outside influence, i.e. - religious influence, societal influence, parental, etcetera. Though all of those influences can play a part in molding a persons values.

they made those choices based on what they think not because the theory of evolution told them to, and thats one difference.

Again, I apologize if I made it seem that I was likening choices that a non-religious person makes to choices that an evolutionary thinker makes. If I said this, it wasn't done on purpose. I was simply trying to liken the mindset between what religious and non-religious (or even evolutionists) consider to be a theory, and what makes them believe in it, even if it's not backed up by tangible facts.

another difference is that a theory is not stated as a fact, and if you listen to any religion they're not like ok we think but were not 100% sure that god created the world... they state it as a fact that god did create man and the world.

This is where opinions can vary concerning the definition of a theory. When discussing religion, especially my own, I consider contemplation/speculation as viable as others would consider blind faith. I don't just have blind faith in Christianity, and am not one of the evangelists who will tell you that it's an undisputed fact, and that you're just flat-out wrong if you disagree with me. I understand that it's a belief system; it's just a belief that I happen to have faith in, where many others do not. But again, in many respects, there are also a lot of people who probably refer to me having faith in a theoretical concept. (A coherent group of general propositions.) I just don't consider it theoretical, I actually believe in it. Again, I'm not trying to convince you it's a fact just because I believe in it. I'd rather you make the decision for yourself, just like I did. I wasn't always a Christian, you know.

Sorry again for taking so long to respond to your follow-up post. I still have some reading I'd like to do on transitional fossils, and specifically, Archaeopteryx, so that I can better understand what Delta9 pointed out to me earlier. Again, I'm not ignorant to the views that others have about evolutionist theories...I just need to have the time to read about them and understand them on my own terms, as opposed to having views shoved down my throat by unscrupulous people. I may be a Christian, but that doesn't mean I have a closed mind...unlike quite a few of the Christians that I know are out there. I still strongly believe in the Golden Rule: Treat others the way you'd want to be treated. And I know evolutionists and non-religious people alike don't want to be treated cruelly and skeptically by Christians, which is why I try my best not to do such things.