tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545260966703094223.post2731276635973620499..comments2024-03-17T02:30:28.103-04:00Comments on Atheist Living: Creationists Scare MeSusan Quiltyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11300733563530075297noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545260966703094223.post-15404856133404645542012-12-20T18:20:33.570-05:002012-12-20T18:20:33.570-05:00Robert, that sounds like an amazing experience! A ...Robert, that sounds like an amazing experience! A bit scary... but amazing. :-)Susan Quiltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11300733563530075297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545260966703094223.post-72538997372822048022012-12-20T17:45:59.335-05:002012-12-20T17:45:59.335-05:00I think of myself as a scientifically oriented rat...I think of myself as a scientifically oriented rational person, and solidly committed to evolutionist views. I had the privilege of spending an hour beside a mountain gorilla family in Africa, in the wild (Rwanda) a few years ago. They are so much like us ... I (almost) cried. <br />I would invite any of the creationists who are not convinced by the evidence that we and primates evolved from a Robert Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545260966703094223.post-62259383918380635452011-03-04T09:37:59.053-05:002011-03-04T09:37:59.053-05:00"I hope that I have not come off as disrespec..."I hope that I have not come off as disrespectful or rude." -- Ditto. :-)<br /><br />At this point, our discussion is slipping from one of having an open mind to one of debating the merits of young earth evidence. It seems to me that you are quite keen on your ideas for the motives of scientists or "evolutionists." Those ideas being that scientists are afraid of discovering a Susan Quiltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11300733563530075297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545260966703094223.post-80850481354023011132011-03-04T07:31:52.779-05:002011-03-04T07:31:52.779-05:00By the way, I hope that I have not come as disresp...By the way, I hope that I have not come as disrespectful or rude. I'm quite enjoying the dialog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545260966703094223.post-11213759172874348002011-03-04T07:30:04.520-05:002011-03-04T07:30:04.520-05:00I totally agree with Richard's statement, so w...I totally agree with Richard's statement, so why is it when scientists come across evidences of evolution it makes it into every journal, news broadcast, and blog you can find, but when something points towards a young earth it's swept under a rug or they say something like "looks like we need to find a way to explain his differently because it doesn't fit with what we know to beAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545260966703094223.post-26697872112952445192011-03-03T16:03:03.254-05:002011-03-03T16:03:03.254-05:00Many people do have some bias when they approach c...Many people do have some bias when they approach creationism, given the fact that it is based on a religious text, (faith, not fact) but they can still have an open mind when weighing the proposed evidence for a "young earth" using scientific methods. <br /><br />The assumptions you present about the way "most people" think do not agree with my own experience or observations. Susan Quiltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11300733563530075297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545260966703094223.post-10415757481404651902011-03-03T07:23:59.601-05:002011-03-03T07:23:59.601-05:00That's nice and all but it doesn't happen....That's nice and all but it doesn't happen. Most people will never look at creationism with no bias because if you find creationism to be true, then you have come face to face with a God who has created everything, including you. That leads you to the the hard truth that you are not your own, that you belong to this God who rules the universe, and we as humans do not like that. We rule ourAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545260966703094223.post-36338746779642301612011-03-02T19:48:00.417-05:002011-03-02T19:48:00.417-05:00"Would you encourage some to look at creatiom..."Would you encourage some to look at creatiomism with absolutely no prejudice?"<br /><br />Yes, I would encourage people to look at creationism with the same open-minded skepticism that they look at anything else (scientific theories included). Whatever the subject, I recommend listening with an open mind, and then using logic, experimentation and measurable observations to weigh the Susan Quiltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11300733563530075297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545260966703094223.post-77245829455564140072011-03-02T14:41:53.981-05:002011-03-02T14:41:53.981-05:00"Is that actually encouraging people to be op..."Is that actually encouraging people to be open minded?"<br />Would you encourage some to look at creatiomism with absolutely no prejudice?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545260966703094223.post-78734274823830554362011-03-01T16:59:27.623-05:002011-03-01T16:59:27.623-05:00@An Atheist: Thanks! :-D@An Atheist: Thanks! :-DSusan Quiltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11300733563530075297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545260966703094223.post-20967464725563449772011-03-01T16:32:28.353-05:002011-03-01T16:32:28.353-05:00Anyone who says dinosaurs did not exist are wrong....Anyone who says dinosaurs did not exist are wrong....it's as simple as that. <br /><br />Susan, you were not inappropriate or offending in any way with this blog post. People who cannot defend themselves with fact have no other alternative but to accuse others, who have facts to defend what they say, of being judgemental or unaccepting of others views. I read somewhere and thought it was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545260966703094223.post-50193204479216215212011-03-01T15:17:41.113-05:002011-03-01T15:17:41.113-05:00And, as this video shows, Ken Ham gives presentati...And, as this video shows, Ken Ham gives presentations which malign evolution (e.g. pictures of the ape-like grandparents) and tell kids to follow "God" without question. "God said it, I believe it, that settles it."<br /><br />If, as you say, Ken Ham has also encouraged people to learn about evolution from secular sources <i>"that they may better defend their point of Susan Quiltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11300733563530075297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545260966703094223.post-35822899698693334562011-03-01T14:39:39.437-05:002011-03-01T14:39:39.437-05:00Now you say, like Ken ham, there may be people out...Now you say, like Ken ham, there may be people out there that do as you say, not weighing the facts. I personaly have heard form Ken's own lips to do exactly that. In fact he and other speakers from AiG encourage students to learn all they can about evolution from secular sources that they may better defend their point of view.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545260966703094223.post-36514929456363183502011-03-01T14:14:25.376-05:002011-03-01T14:14:25.376-05:00@Anonymous: I never said anyone has to agree with ...@Anonymous: I never said anyone has to agree with me. I said people should think for themselves. <br /><br />I have read the arguments for creationism, <i>as they are actually presented by creationists. </i> (Through books and literature written by creationists.) I have studied evolution as it is presented by scientists who support evolution. I have weighed the evidence provided by each and made Susan Quiltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11300733563530075297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545260966703094223.post-78899695952924833192011-03-01T11:31:01.040-05:002011-03-01T11:31:01.040-05:00"the disgust I feel when I see kids being tol..."the disgust I feel when I see kids being told not to think for themselves or look at anything from another person's point of view." <br /><br />Why is it that YOUR point of view is the only one that doesn't disgust you? Looks to me that if someone doesn't think the way you do, they're wrong, now how is that freethinking?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545260966703094223.post-37369013045106809172011-02-25T11:52:31.734-05:002011-02-25T11:52:31.734-05:00@Eyegor: "and the dogs ate the dinosaurs and ...@Eyegor: "and the dogs ate the dinosaurs and God was pleased." LOL! Thanks for sharing! :-)Susan Quiltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11300733563530075297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8545260966703094223.post-68510614580027744492011-02-25T11:07:16.938-05:002011-02-25T11:07:16.938-05:00Before I became an agnostic and still bought the &...Before I became an agnostic and still bought the 'christianity thing', I interpreted the story of creation as a poetic version of the rise of mankind that wasn't meant to be literal.<br /><br />Back in the early 80s, I found a book called "Not the Bible" written by Tony Hendra of National Lampoon fame. <br /><br />My favorite chapter in it was "The book of creation"Eyegorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200033731231152688noreply@blogger.com