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Originally Posted by RACooper
As AKA said earlier I'd like to know what you mean specifically by 'shaky'.
Personally I have no problem with people who question or challenge Evolution (or any scientific theory/knowledge),and if anything I encourage or look forward to these questions and challenges; but it has to be on solid scientific grounds, not on ideology - one I'll happily debate with or read up on... the other I'll pretty mush dismiss as a "%#$!^% idiot".
Now as for people with "logic-based reasoning" having trouble getting their minds around the current theories regarding Evolution or universe creation models I'd love to have that explained in more detail since I'm at a loss to understand why.
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There has been controversy regarding evolution for years, obviously. As I recall, archaeological evidence has been found faulty, misrepresented, etc. Also, despite a more recent trend of accepting the big bang theory throughout the scientific community, there has been a lot of discussion over the years over inconsistencies and problems that people within the community have with it. As I've stated, this stuff is over my head, so I can't refute people's contentions nor say they're accurate. My point is that the theories haven't seemed, at least on a pedestrian level, to be rock solid. Thus, my point is that for people who perhaps haven't seen the evidence, don't understand, etc., I think its a bit ridiculous for them to just discard their beliefs in favor of what someone like you tells them to believe.
As for logic-based people...Where did it all come from? As AKA stated (I think), some people ask why, as opposed to "how". I think a lot of people have trouble with the concept that everything we know of happened by chance. For me, and a lot of other people I know, I just can't wrap my mind around the idea that everything just fell into place. Maybe I'm just not well schooled in science or gifted with a scientific mind, but I just can't look around, look at how things function, etc...and think "what a coincidence that all this came together like it did."
I agree that those challenging evolution or whatever should do so on a scientific level. Then again, I don't think it makes someone an idiot to go "that just doesn't make sense to me".
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