Why do Americans reject Evolution so much?

[JustAlex]

Apparently you haven't read the Bible. Dinosaurs are not mentioned in the Bible.

LOL, so Christians don't believe god created dinosaurs?

I'm guessing the devil placed all those fossils then.

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.

OK, then I can see that you don't care if the bible is true or not!

At the end of the day, if Genesis is false then that brings serious implications about the REST of the bible.

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

Well, when Science destroys the creation myth of Genesis of course you don't care how old the earth is.

Most creationists believe it's between 6,000 - 10,000.

While most Scientist believe it's 4.5 Billion years old.....and they have EVIDENCE to back that up.

Creationists have a book written by MEN 2,000 years ago.

[shrewsbury]

you seem to think that the old testament is the works we should all be worried about, but as a christian it doesn't mean much.

so if you want to disprove christianity you will have to do more than bring up the dinosaur issue or how long it took for the earth to be created.

we can argue about it all day, and 4 billions years or so would seem to be a reasonable answer.

and how old the earth is is far less important on how it got here and we got here, so lets pull out the science books and see what we got.

and i am sure you could care less about me thinking wiki is not a reliable source, you could care less on just about everything or everyone

[duane1969]

LOL, so Christians don't believe god created dinosaurs?

Yup, that is what I said.

[JustAlex]

you seem to think that the old testament is the works we should all be worried about, but as a christian it doesn't mean much.

Sorry....you CAN'T do that.

Let me explain why:

The ENTIRE premise of Christianity is that Jesus came to earth to save humanity.

What is he saving humanity from?

HELL.

And why do humans go to Hell?

Because they are "sinners" and God doesn't allow "sin" into Heaven?

And last but not least.....how did "Sin" come into the world?

By the forbidden fruit that Eve and Adam ate....AKA "Original Sin"

So, SORRY, you can't say "The OT doesn't mean much", if the OT is wrong then so is the rest of the bible.

This is the ultimate FLAW and therefore the biggest reason why I personally am no longer a Christian.

ANYONE can see that Genesis is not literal.

Therefore, if Genesis is just Allegorical then "Original Sin" is also Allegorical and the dominoes start falling one by one!

[shrewsbury]

you are so far off it is crazy

you have no idea what christianity means or stands for

and comparing the OT to the NT is so far off it is not even funny

as a christian the OT means nothing

the chance to have a relationship with god is not about trying to get out of burning in hell, paul would be the perfect example of this.

you must have been influenced by some crazy christians to think what you think

[JustAlex]

the chance to have a relationship with god is not about trying to get out of burning in hell, paul would be the perfect example of this.

OK....please explain to me what OTHER reason would I have to believe in Jesus and God, then not wanting to burn in hell?

John 3:16 sums up ALL of Christianity:

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."


Translation - Believe in Jesus if you don't want to burn!


BTW....what part of my interpretation was wrong...please correct me!

[habsheaven]

Why do they teach stories of the old Testament in Sunday school if it is of no importance to Christianity?

[shrewsbury]

the same reason we learn about jack and the beanstock, good lessons to learn learned.

it's not about believing it is about discovering, discovering where you come from, discovering your relationship to nature, people, and your god

believing in things that are right, that promote goodness, the issue is we have all messed this up, not god

does god tell anyone to teach the OT is bible school? does god say hey don't let gays marry? does god say science is wrong?

nope, just people doing that

[habsheaven]

the same reason we learn about jack and the beanstock, good lessons to learn learned.

it's not about believing it is about discovering, discovering where you come from, discovering your relationship to nature, people, and your god

believing in things that are right, that promote goodness, the issue is we have all messed this up, not god

does god tell anyone to teach the OT is bible school? does god say hey don't let gays marry? does god say science is wrong?

nope, just people doing that

That's all well and good, but it begs the question; Why do kids eventually come to realize that Jack and the Beanstalk is a "story" yet grow up thinking Adam and Eve is factual?

[AUTaxMan]

Why do they teach stories of the old Testament in Sunday school if it is of no importance to Christianity?

Because the OT is, in fact, relevant, both historically and spiritually. I have to disagree with shrewsbury on this one.