What is your take on creationism/creationists?

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bimmylee said:

Akvod said:

Bah, there's no way to cancel a post.

This is in reply to dtewi

Faith is bad because it is irrational. It is always a good thing to be able to at least explain yourself. Rationalism, is what seperates us from the automatic machine or instinctual animal. Rationalism is what tells us to not immedeiately bite into that cake. Rationalism is what tells us to save up money. Rationalism is what makes us act in a orderly fashion, rather than chaoticly.

 

If faith is irrational, then everyone is irrational to some degree.

For example, if you were to say that "God doesn't exist" and were then asked to provide scientific evidence for that statement, could you do it? Similarly, if someone were to tell you that "God does exist," would you expect that person to be able to provide scientific evidence?

The reality is, science can neither prove nor disprove the existence of God; whether or not one believes in God is completely a matter of faith. Therefore, there is not a person on this earth who is without faith-based beliefs.

Except that it takes a ton more blind faith to believe something exists, than to just say "show me and sure." In fact, the latter isn't even blind faith because he people aren't blindly believing in the non-existance of god. Meanwhile believing in god is purely blind faith since there is no authentic way to support his existance.

That said, blind faith is far more irrational than just good old faith given, or lack of, observed and consistent facts.