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Ohiophinphan Chaplain Staff Member Luxury Box
Everyone is NOT entitled to his/her opinion, you are entitled to an opinion you can adequately defend.
Science does not cease being science if you simply choose not to believe it! I agree with the BBC Trust. Keep in mind, what they are refusing to accept is the notion that climate change is not happening. Saying that human contribution is only one of a series of contributions to the change is acceptable.
As a person of faith, I have to respond to the folks who believe the earth is only 6000+ years old and demand that such a belief is entitled to scientific "equality".unluckyluciano, Two Tacos and Fin D like this. -
Why waste time arguing with people of fundamentalist, literalist religious faith? They are totally invested in their faith, and desperately want to believe in anything consistent with it and disbelieve anything inconsistent with it. Their faith gives them comfort, happiness, fellowship and a sense of purpose. Why destroy that? You will get nowhere anyway, because you are dealing with religious dogma, not logic. Just tell them that the scientific evidence places the issue beyond debate, and that you respect their faith, so there is no sense in discussing it further. Then offer them a brewski in the name of the Lord.
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I really don't understand how the deniers care as much as they do. Clearly, the funding and push behind the denial is backed by the fossil fuel companies. They buy off politicians and add time to push their agenda. How any average person can't see that is amazing.
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Ohiophinphan Chaplain Staff Member Luxury Box
Only if time is solely linear.
We have this discussion in the religion forum regularly. It is ultimately circular.
What I think we can all agree on is that it is not the best use of religious faith to impose a particular (and narrow) religious interpretation onto a question of science. Looking at a scientific argument and simply answering "I don't believe it because my understanding of faith precludes it" is bogus. The individual who answers that way is raising their interpretation to the level of ultimate truth. What those of us who are people of faith are saying in this thread is that even we don't think that is valid. -
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