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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jason Abbadon: [QB] Not at all- they've [i]chosen[/i] ignorance. That's why it's so scary. "Uneducated" was not the best word- if they only lacked education, it would not be as bad- to reject science and thoudands of years of accumilated learning is...almost unthinkable. Imagine if someone [i]decided[/i] the world was flat- you'd think he's nuts. Evidence is abundant that his POV is not correct. Now imagine thousands of "flat earthers" spending money on campaigns, voting and influencing the government to teach that the world has as much chance of being flat as it does being a sphere. Imagine the President was elected by such people and he and his party were beholden to them. Also, it dpends on what you mean by "creationist theory". There is no definite "creationist" belief, so it's subjective. The term "creationist" is a bit of a catch all- [i]some[/i] call themselves "creationist" believe simply that there [i]is[/i] a creator of everything, others that everyone decended from Adam and Eve and that's [i]fine.[/i] Others believe a more radical POV but still call themselves "creatoinist"- many think humans existed alongside the dinosaurs, [i]some[/i] think all fossils were planted by Satan to mislead the faithful and that Darwin was a satanist. [i]Those[/i] people are....fanatics. ...and their number and influence is growing every year: I watched a televised sermon a few months back while channel surfing sunday morning wherein the Baptist pastor expounded just such nonsense, then went on to talk about how the world has been led astray by the "false beliefs" and must be "shown the light of God". He was preaching in an ampithertre to [i]thousands.[/i] They cheered him after he was finished- it was like watching an old film of Hitler in the 30's- people being told their way of thinking was under attack by foreigners and [i]their[/i] beliefs, and must be stopped. It's the doctrine of the Christian Coallition- not just some lone nut preacher. I would not fault anyone for believing [i]some[/i] of what's in the bible, but a strictly literal interpertation is obviously not supported by scientific facts. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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