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Originally Posted by Hektore
It does not surprise me that Dawkins would do that, he's a smart guy who knows a ton about evolution, but sometimes he lets his hatred of religion get the better of him.
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SOMEtimes? You're being too kind. I got the distinct impression from his book that he thinks religion is stupid and anyone who even thinks about believing in it is a moron.
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There is also a division of new world creationists, ones who say scientists are full of crap and the other who says that the scientists are right, but the earth is still only 6000 years old. The earth was just made to look older (rewind to science's picture of the earth 6000 years ago and that is how God made it).
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That argument suggests some quite nasty things about god doesn't it. Let's review:
1) The earth is really 6,000 years old.
2) we're supposed to have faith in what God tells us.
3) God purposely makes all evidence point to the idea that the earth is a lot older in an attempt to trick us.
Well, to be honest, if a supreme being is out to trick me all the time, I'm really not interested in hanging out in his house after I die.
This argument also lends some interesting philosophical thoughts on god vs. the devil. I thought it was Satan that was supposed to be the dishonest trickster, not God.