Creationist Lies
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I used to argue with brother Discipler as well. Now I realize he's using scientific terms and conscepts as part of some kind of christian incantation to dispell the truth of those scientific concepts away. These 21st century christian fundies have learned form the mistakes of their past - they don't challenge or try to conquer - they co-opt.
And be VERY wary when christianity co-opts because that is precisely how it has survived for two thousand years. Especially true of the Catholic Church, of which discipler is not representative of, bu t nonetheless the co-option strategy remains because it is successful.
Whereas the Catholic church adapted to native customs and religions and made them their own (Saints, holidays, etc..) and turned heretical movements into church doctrine (the Cult of Mary fetish - which derived from the heresy of the Cathars in 12th century France. The Cathars were the subject of the first inquiistion and wiiped out, but the church found the cult of mary useful so kept it).
A bit of hope arose with Luther and the early Portestant Reformation which led to the high water mark of the Enlightement..but sadly Christianity is back to it's old tricks -looking to co-opt science into it's spider webs of faith.
Sad, as it doesn't have to be so. Christianity is too insecure though to live with a rival.
Science started out as a christian heresy anyway - a methodology to know the mind of god. There's a reason they went after Galileo you know and it had nothing to do with where the sun and earth were. Had everyting to do with someone trying to observe God's handiwork in nature and explain it. Churches don't like that stuff to be explained - they keep it all mysterious. Better that way..
The Tick out..