Comments on: Ray Comfort Plagiarized Intro to Origin of Species http://humanitarianatheist.com/2009/11/ray-comfort-plagerized-intro-to-origin-of-species/ compassion, dignity, morality & fulfillment Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:45:48 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Daithi http://humanitarianatheist.com/2009/11/ray-comfort-plagerized-intro-to-origin-of-species/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Daithi Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:43:35 +0000 http://humanitarianatheist.com/?p=437#comment-190 The wonder of the book Origin of Species grows as our understanding grows. To think that Darwin never heard of genes or DNA, or that the fossil record was like a broken record in his day. For him to join the dots and not only come to conclude that evolution was at work but to tease out what that involved is astounding. Even more so when you realise that old earth geology was also in it's infancy. That said, it's not the easiest read, even today. I can't see many creationists getting through it. I can see them reading this new intro, putting it on the shelf and saying 'yup, I read that. It's wrong!' People who still believe a 2000yr old collection of books to be literal truth will have a hard time understanding that evolutionists look to Darwin for inspiration not accuracy. It's 150yrs old, it's not a textbook! It's an argument in favour, not an explanation, of evolution. The Blind Watchmaker, now there's an explanation of. Another brain squeezer, to be sure, but how elegant. Whatever about Darwin, I can't see any creationists intro-ing Dawkins! Yes, CREATIONISTS!! I know they rebranded as Intelligent Design, but as Savage noted, the Dover trial made that beast extinct. Their latest angle is - Critical Analysis of Evolution. Keep your eyes peeled and stay on your toes, they so love tradition lets never forget to remind them what they evolved from - young earth creationism! The wonder of the book Origin of Species grows as our understanding grows. To think that Darwin never heard of genes or DNA, or that the fossil record was like a broken record in his day.
For him to join the dots and not only come to conclude that evolution was at work but to tease out what that involved is astounding. Even more so when you realise that old earth geology was also in it’s infancy.
That said, it’s not the easiest read, even today. I can’t see many creationists getting through it. I can see them reading this new intro, putting it on the shelf and saying ‘yup, I read that. It’s wrong!’

People who still believe a 2000yr old collection of books to be literal truth will have a hard time understanding that evolutionists look to Darwin for inspiration not accuracy. It’s 150yrs old, it’s not a textbook! It’s an argument in favour, not an explanation, of evolution.

The Blind Watchmaker, now there’s an explanation of. Another brain squeezer, to be sure, but how elegant. Whatever about Darwin, I can’t see any creationists intro-ing Dawkins!

Yes, CREATIONISTS!! I know they rebranded as Intelligent Design, but as Savage noted, the Dover trial made that beast extinct. Their latest angle is – Critical Analysis of Evolution. Keep your eyes peeled and stay on your toes, they so love tradition lets never forget to remind them what they evolved from – young earth creationism!

]]> By: Savage http://humanitarianatheist.com/2009/11/ray-comfort-plagerized-intro-to-origin-of-species/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Savage Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:58:02 +0000 http://humanitarianatheist.com/?p=437#comment-129 I wonder how Comfort is going to react to this. I’m sure Jesus will not be too impressed with him. But this is nothing new with the creationists, is it? Remember when Judge John Jones in the Dover evolution-ID trial said he was astounded by the constant lies told by ID proponents during the trial, and that while they called themselves Christians. “Lying for Jesus” is ok, I suppose. Cheating for Jesus, in Comfort's case, to discredit evolution is more than ok. I wonder how Comfort is going to react to this. I’m sure Jesus will not be too impressed with him. But this is nothing new with the creationists, is it? Remember when Judge John Jones in the Dover evolution-ID trial said he was astounded by the constant lies told by ID proponents during the trial, and that while they called themselves Christians. “Lying for Jesus” is ok, I suppose. Cheating for Jesus, in Comfort’s case, to discredit evolution is more than ok.

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