Between Philly and Pittsburgh is God's Land

[xoxoxoBruce]

You read that right, PA has more religious fanatics than anywhere else.
Case in point.
Keep in mind poll results are heavily dependent on how the questions were asked, by whom, and of whom, but I think this is pretty close.

[ZenGum]

Some rather strange "percentages" in the top right corner, there.

[xoxoxoBruce]

They were allowed more than one answer.

[ZenGum]

As a statistical method, that is sometimes appropriate, but here, the options seem mutually logically exclusive. How can one believe in Evolution AND creation?

[Sundae]

My father does.
He believes God created Life, because nothing can come from nothing.
But living in the UK, where belief in evolution is the norm, he tempers this with the belief that it was all part of God's design.

He's not completely wedded to the Old Testament.
Apart from the gays being degenerates.
He manages to ignore the dietary laws though, because thse were just for the Jews.

[Undertoad]

I grew up in that zone between Philly and Pittsburgh. It was pretty annoying.

[tw]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

How can one believe in Evolution AND creation?

Simple. Creationism is evolution explains to those who had not yet learned basic concepts. Those parables concepts similar to what Dr Seuss also taught children in "Cat in the Hat". As early science books (ie Bible) were replaced by later editions, then more of god's laws were learned. Taught to us by so many of god's prophets (ie Newton, Darwin, Einstein, etc) So many of god's laws have now been revealed that we had to break god's laws up into subjects - physics, chemistry, law, geometry, mechanics, calculus, biology, etc.

Unfortunately, many have not learned beyond the first printing. Are told and only understand science as it was known in prehistoric times.

Furthermore, top management can enrich itself by brainwashing these people. By claiming that no later additions exist. Keeping these people naive means scam artists, masking as ministers and clergy, can even own fleets of private jets.

A friend, who made a living doing scam phone calls, loved calling the most religious. They would virtually believe everything he told them. Some people remain that easily brainwashed.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Sundae

My father does.
He believes God created Life, because nothing can come from nothing.
But living in the UK, where belief in evolution is the norm, he tempers this with the belief that it was all part of God's design.

I think that's a pretty common solution among Christians here.
God created life. Evolution explains how. No problem.

[Sundae]

I'm not knocking it. He's decent, rational, compassionate.
Apart from the gays.

[tw]

Originally Posted by Sundae

He's decent, rational, compassionate.

I thought god was a She? However those who are not sexist called god an It.

Think about it. Could you also have a Cousin It? And so we have a family of Man. One part was the Adaam's family.

Would you worship your Cousin It?

[xoxoxoBruce]

Neither am I, it works well for millions.

[infinite monkey]

Well then what's between the moon and New York City?

[Sundae]

I'm not sure.
But there's nothing you can do about it.

[infinite monkey]

I could fall in love!

Sorry, that's the best that I can do.

[Sundae]

Thanks for the offer and all, but I think I'll stick to the complementary nuts