spec, hey bro great post and points. absolutely, it is capitalism that makes the west thrive crushing the economies of non western civilizations. however, my thinking goes deeper than capitalism or the love of money. my contention is that it is the biblical precepts of man being created in god's image, and the domination of nature doctrine that allowed the capitalistic "greed" urge in man to thrive instead of being surpresed as it is in non western religions / countries. the concept of man being "god like" or made in the image of god would do wonders for man's ego giving him the confidence to discover, conquer nature, cure disease, etc. in addition, the interpretation of the bible that teaches that man can reach god on his own, without resorting to POPES, CHURCHES, or SAINTS provides the individual the ability to think on his own without resorting to church dogma resulting in this "individualistic thinking" transfering to other areas of life which leads to the great ideals of freedom, liberty, and individual rights. it's all tied together--- best, surfer d.
You again reference the idea of evolution in light of my posted argument that the fossil records do not bare you out. Next. you contradicted yourself when you say that things were created with a purpose. In evolution there is no creation. You are now confusing the issue.
It seems that we are battleing many separate issues here. lets focus on one topic at a time. It would appear that you are not clear on the definitions that I posted. It would also appear that you have a problem with death of the innocent is that not true? If so you are right. The death of the innocent would be problematic indeed. However, in the above reference the Cannanites were not innocent according to God's law. Remember, the wages of sin = death.
If you really think creationism is a stronger position than evolution, then stop wasting your time here. Write your glorious paper which proves beyond a reasonable doubt, that this is in fact the case, and have it widely published. Now run off and go convert the brightest minds in medicine who hold evolution as the center of all modern biological theory and convert them to creationists. Oh... an be sure to send me the video tape of them laughing their asses off In case you haven't noticed, the modern body of scientific knowledge is directly against you. Creationism isnt even taken seriously by the scientific community. Now go get busy. You have thousands of leading scientists to convince. Convincing us is not worth your time peace axeman
Babies are innocent by any reasonable definition. I reject any silly story which says you are BORN a sinner/guilty. ACTIONS are required for anything evil/bad to be commited. An infant is NOT CAPABLE of "sinning" or doing anything bad. Therefore, an infant is not capable of anything immoral by any reasonable standard. Sending wild animals to kill children is EVIL by any reasonable definition, regardless of what any mythical god says. Slaughtering infants would be considered evil by any rational modern human being. This nonsense makes me sick. peace axeman
What's the matter? Is your back against a brick wall? Are YOU afraid to experience your worldview come crashing down on you? Actually, YOU are the one that has the difficult task of convincing the scientific community that evolution is still valid in light of the age of scientific enlightenment. Evolution is a Corpse propped up against the wall of fallacy. Many books, research papers , and speeches have been given already WITHIN the scientific community. Anthropologist know this. YOU are the one who is unenlightened on the subject.