Why do Americans reject Evolution so much?

[habsheaven]

Why do you want to know about someone elses life so badly? Just wondering

I do not want to know about his life. I asked him for his opinion on a topic on a messageboard. I kinda thought that was what this messageboard was for, you know, sharing opinions and getting people's take on issues. Rarely do I see anyone asking about another poster's life.

BTW, he ignored the direct question again.

[habsheaven]

care to show me any hate filled speech from me?

you treat every believer in god like an idiot and a lesser person for being dumb and gullible enough to believe in something that can't be proved.

From this thread alone, this could be considered hateful:

"probably doesn't make sense to someone with as much venom toward religion as you do"

"you have only gotten more and more hateful as time has gone by"


Your turn, where is my hateful speech?

For the record, I do not treat anyone who believes in a God disrespectfully. I occasionally get condescending with people who believe in the Bible and who engage in discussions but refuse to answer simple questions about their religion.

And btw, you still haven't answered the question. My earlier comment about deflecting is beginning to ring true.

[habsheaven]

It's hateful to disagree with him and to have any religious faith, apparently.

Since you want in on the conversation, care to share your opinion of how old the Earth is?

[AUTaxMan]

Since you want in on the conversation, care to share your opinion of how old the Earth is?

I don't really care how old it is. The fundamentals of my faith are not dependent upon the age of the Earth.

[MadMan1978]

i know this probably doesn't make sense to someone with as much venom toward religion as you do, but at the end of the day, i could care less how old the earth is. my faith in God and not based on my interpretation of genesis 1. religion might be important to many people, but the things that seem to matter to non-christians, aren't usually the same things that are important to christians. Most christians, while curious as to how genesis 1 should be interpreted, are not hung up on it.

You are correct Genesis is a great story...

[MadMan1978]

+1


Your a troll!

No he isnt!

He is NEVER at the meetings!

[habsheaven]

I don't really care how old it is. The fundamentals of my faith are not dependent upon the age of the Earth.

That response must be written down in the handbook they pass out. Regardless of whether or not you CARE, you still must have an opinion on the subject.

[ensbergcollector]

That response must be written down in the handbook they pass out. Regardless of whether or not you CARE, you still must have an opinion on the subject.

just curious, why MUST he have an opinion on the subject. and for that matter why MUST I? you want to tell me that you know I care about the subject when in actuality I don't. I have always felt that the days of creation referred to an amount of time and not a 24 hour day. i don't really care if those amounts of time are millions or billions of years. I wasn't avoiding the question, you just seem to want me to care about something I really don't care about.

also, me saying you have hate and venom is not exactly hate filled speech on my part. sorry.


you are openly condescending of anyone who believes in the bible. you ask christians, who openly say they can't prove God exists, to prove God exists and then you get your chuckles when they can't. You repeatedly talk down to anyone who might possibly believe in all that supernatural nonsense.


you say you get condescending with people who refuse to answer questions about their religion. everyone here is very open with answering questions. you however, want to ask questions that you know do not have an answer and then attack us when we don't answer it.

asking someone to prove God exists is not an unbiased question. asking someone to prove creation is not an unbiased question. all of your questions which lead to your condescending attitude are not actual questions.

[habsheaven]

just curious, why MUST he have an opinion on the subject. and for that matter why MUST I? you want to tell me that you know I care about the subject when in actuality I don't. I have always felt that the days of creation referred to an amount of time and not a 24 hour day. i don't really care if those amounts of time are millions or billions of years. I wasn't avoiding the question, you just seem to want me to care about something I really don't care about.

Really? Why MUST you and he have an opinion on something written in the book that you both base your lives on? I don't know, because it makes sense. And yes, you were avoiding the question.

also, me saying you have hate and venom is not exactly hate filled speech on my part. sorry.

It's at least as hateful as anything I have said. Of course you wouldn't think so.

you are openly condescending of anyone who believes in the bible. you ask christians, who openly say they can't prove God exists, to prove God exists and then you get your chuckles when they can't. You repeatedly talk down to anyone who might possibly believe in all that supernatural nonsense.

Yes, occasionally I am condescending to people that believe EVERYTHING in the Bible. I have yet to be condescending to anyone that expresses a belief in God. And I haven't asked anyone to prove his existence.

you say you get condescending with people who refuse to answer questions about their religion. everyone here is very open with answering questions. you however, want to ask questions that you know do not have an answer and then attack us when we don't answer it.

Which questions have I asked that do not have an answer?

asking someone to prove God exists is not an unbiased question. asking someone to prove creation is not an unbiased question. all of your questions which lead to your condescending attitude are not actual questions.

I haven't asked anyone to prove either of those things.

Responses in bold.

[AUTaxMan]

That response must be written down in the handbook they pass out. Regardless of whether or not you CARE, you still must have an opinion on the subject.

What is wrong with that response?