Re: Religion... Yay or nay?
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:06 am
Um, I don't know any Christian church where that would be a viable definition. If you don't believe in Christ, then you are not a Christian. You may hold Christian ethics or values in high regard, or even follow Christian teachings. But without belief in Christ, you are not a Christian. That's a fact.thishumblemosquito wrote:And to complicate things, just because I assert I am one thing doesn't mean I am e.g. a Christian who doesn't believe in Christ.
In Germany, we have "religion" as a school subject, and it is essentially composed of all the basics about the world religions, plus ethics, plus all about sects, the dangers thereof and the philosophical basics of the meaning of life. And that's exactly where this content belongs: into one school subject, outside of all scientific ones.And what is wrong with teaching Creationism as an alternative to the theory of Evolution ^_^?
I actually strongly believe that the two should be taught together, referentially, across multiple religions. And before you all exclaim "As Science"! There is a scientific study of religion: Theology. The problem I have is both sides want their version taught to the exclusion of the other. I'd put Evolution in Science Class, and Creationism in Theology. Context is very important.I could argue that biologists are wasting time - its all chemistry and electricity and since chemistry is atoms, which are electrons, which are physics, everyone should only study physics ^_^.
Yes, but it's a different kind of "theory" than you seem to think it is. These "theories" are actually working models of the world, and the reason they are still called "theories" is that they are subject to change once scientific research expands our knowledge of the world. The "Theory of Creation", for example, is not like those because it is laid down in the Bible, a book that is no longer subject to change.Theory of Relativity, Atomic Theory, Theory of Evolution = all theory
True. And it's exactly these hardheads whose stubborn beliefs are falsified the most.I love Science, but scientists can be just as religious about scientific theory as we are about our religious beliefs ^_^.