Creationsim vs Darwinism
There is a trend in rise these days that I find really amusing. Basically, people with rather "atheist" views are actually turning into their own version of "extremists" (don't you agree that this is pretty funny? lol). Yet it is true! You find them actively trying to "burrrrn!!" any theory that is inspired by religion even if it is based on pure logic.
One of the "hottest" examples of this is the issue of Creationism (knowns as the thoery of Intelligent Design - ID) vs Darwinism (known as the Theory of Evolution - EV).
The idea is, atheists (being "extreme"ly against anything that points towards the existance of God) insist on the validity of EV while rediculing ID all the way.
Their argument is that ID sounds like this:
"gosh... look around you! Everything seems to work so well, this can't just be the result of random genetic mutations... so therefore it must be the result of some intelligent being creating all of this."
Which does make it sound like a rather naive mentality.
However, I find it really laughable when someone tries to make fun of statements based purely on logic. So when I was thinking about this, the following analogy suddenlyhit me; This is how I personally see ID:
Say you happened to walk by in some crater on the moon. Then lo and behold, you find something as complicated and intricate as a Ferrari. Would you think it is the result of years of erosion? or would you automatically think that this is too complicated to be anything that wasn't "made" by an "intelligent being" (in this case, a Ferrari engineer)?
Having said that, do you think that a Ferrari is more "perfect" in its design than your own body?
I will assume that you agree with me that there is no comparison in the first place. The human body (let alone the whole universe) is literally almost infinitely complex and amazingly functional. severalan million times more so than a Ferrari!
So how do you presume to say that in the case of your own body you wouldn't think that an "intelligent being" (in this case, someone a million times more intelligent than a Ferrari engineer) made it?
I await your comments...
One of the "hottest" examples of this is the issue of Creationism (knowns as the thoery of Intelligent Design - ID) vs Darwinism (known as the Theory of Evolution - EV).
The idea is, atheists (being "extreme"ly against anything that points towards the existance of God) insist on the validity of EV while rediculing ID all the way.
Their argument is that ID sounds like this:
"gosh... look around you! Everything seems to work so well, this can't just be the result of random genetic mutations... so therefore it must be the result of some intelligent being creating all of this."
Which does make it sound like a rather naive mentality.
However, I find it really laughable when someone tries to make fun of statements based purely on logic. So when I was thinking about this, the following analogy suddenlyhit me; This is how I personally see ID:
Say you happened to walk by in some crater on the moon. Then lo and behold, you find something as complicated and intricate as a Ferrari. Would you think it is the result of years of erosion? or would you automatically think that this is too complicated to be anything that wasn't "made" by an "intelligent being" (in this case, a Ferrari engineer)?
Having said that, do you think that a Ferrari is more "perfect" in its design than your own body?
I will assume that you agree with me that there is no comparison in the first place. The human body (let alone the whole universe) is literally almost infinitely complex and amazingly functional. severalan million times more so than a Ferrari!
So how do you presume to say that in the case of your own body you wouldn't think that an "intelligent being" (in this case, someone a million times more intelligent than a Ferrari engineer) made it?
I await your comments...
posted by The One at 7:40 AM
1 Comments:
You'd probably be interested in reading a book by Lee Strobel called The Case for a Creator. I've got it at home if you'd like to borrow it. Good read, I promise :).
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