Our friend Greg recently pointed out to us that you can pretty much get information to support any argument or any point of view on the Internet. And after spending some time trying to do that we were forced to agree. One example is the differing views any search of the Internet finds when researching Evolution vs Creation, (which for some odd reason most people think are mutually exclusive) A simple search for those terms in any search engine brings forth about three and a half million web pages expounding multiple given theories about creation and evolution, (including articles mentioning Greek and Roman gods, ancient astronauts, and the flying spaghetti monster.)
As far as we at the crazy can tell there are millions of intelligent people out there trying to answer the very same questions that humans have asked since they first noticed the night sky. Unfortunately there are also millions of not so intelligent people out there trying to answer the same questions. So how does someone decide what is true and what is not when dipping our toes in the decidedly cold water of the Internet stream. The better half of the writing team at the crazy mentioned something which we think can be a clue, in reading a facebook posting that held a forceful opinion she said absolutes are generally a mistake. (or words to that effect.) And this half of the crazy crew agrees. Many of the web pages we stumbled across in our coffee sucking bleary eyed Sunday morning news and views search surprised us with the absolute authority they convey. So try to keep an open mind. At least try to look at an idea from the other persons point of view before you form your own opinion. And also remember that there are some questions that simply don't have a clear cut answer. Questions like "Is there a god?" or "What happens to us after we die?" may never be answered to each of our satisfaction. Some people know there is a god. And any scientist can tell you what happens to a human body after death. But the person who knows there is a god won't be able to prove it to you in any concrete way. And the scientist who can tell you about putrefaction and decay can't tell you what happens to the id (or soul if you like) of what used to be a person. So hopefully our readers will forgive us when we post our absolutes when working on our blog. We will try to keep an open mind, really we will, but like all the millions of people out there feverishly typing away on blogs and web pages throughout the world, we have an opinion. And sometimes that opinion will color our commentary. But if you have a different opinion than ours, please let us know. Maybe we can learn something. Because we here at the crazy do believe that the search for knowledge can never be wrong. Just a thought, Ciao for now.
I have to agree with a lot of what you say in this post. I myself have searched on "evolution" and "creation" and there is a ton of stuff out there, and most people, or at least a lot of them, are unwilling to consider new views or views very different from what they already believe.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I believe there is no contradiction between the fossil evidence and creation by God. God could have designed the species thru guided modification and branching (GMB), a form of intelligent design, in which God (or His angels under His supervision) guided the development of the species from a common ancestor over millions of years, making small genetic changes to produce a new species from a similar older one. This would be different from evolution as taught in the public schools, which teaches that species arose through natural forces only. The earth being in darkness and covered by water as described in the first two verses of the Bible could have been the result of a disaster which struck the earth, and in the six days that followed, God repaired the damage and restored the same species that existed previously. Thus there would be no contradiction between GMB and a literal reading of Genesis, nor would there be any contradiction with the evidence of fossils and genetics.