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u/NukeThePope · 45 pointsr/atheism

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u/tikael · 4 pointsr/atheism

>Evolution taught in school? I'm for it, however, I think Creationism should be equally

No. It shouldn't. It would be unconstitutional, also evolution is a fact. There is no scientific disagreement about it, and we would be doing a disservice to students if we taught them things that were not supported by evidence. I would suggest you read either The Greatest Show on Earth or Why Evolution is True.

u/spinozasrobot · 3 pointsr/AskReddit

OK, folks may call me a nut, but you might want to try Evolution by Loxton. It's for younger readers, but you could literally jumpstart yourself in an hour.

Then, read Why Evolution is True by Jerry Coyne as well as The Greatest Show on Earth by Dawkins.

Honorable mention goes to Dawkins' An Ancestor's Tale.

u/Nooooope · 3 pointsr/atheism

Try Why Evolution Is True, by Jerry Coyne. It's eleven bucks and it's fascinating.

u/[deleted] · 3 pointsr/atheism

I encourage you to try to expand your education on such matters, they will become more apparent as you learn about them. Not everything is apparent, a great example of this is the Monty Hall problem. If you want to learn more about evolution read Why Evolution is True (it may be at your local library), it clearly explains why evolution happened. Talk Origins is also a great resource for the online reader.

edit: If you have any specific questions about either evolution or ID I have a lot of experience in both as I too was raised in a highly Christian environment before coming to Atheism. Don't be afraid to ask.

u/bdwilson1000 · 2 pointsr/atheism

I highly recommend this book. It should give you plenty of intellectual ammo: http://www.amazon.com/Why-Evolution-True-Jerry-Coyne/dp/B002ZNJWJU/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0

u/Revigator · 2 pointsr/askphilosophy

Oh boy, great questions but the answers can be really long and (again) belong under science moreso than philosophy. I think I'll link some resources and you can read at your leisure.

  • The ID page on Wikipedia, particularly the Criticism and Kitzmiller Trial sections.
  • TalkOrigins.org Index of Creationist Claims, with responses of course.
  • TalkOrigins.org Evidences for Macroevolution.
  • Why Evolution Is True (book) by evolutionary biologist Jerry Coyne, and his website of the same name.
  • The Greatest Show on Earth (book) by Richard Dawkins. It's all biology, unlike "The God Delusion".
  • Your Inner Fish (book) by evo-biologist Neil Shubin, and this excellent talk by him.
  • Science blogs like Sandwalk and Pharyngula can have great info (warning, the latter is very hostile to religion, but I've linked just the evolution articles).

    TL;DR - Biologists document lots of awkward features that develop in a tedious or haphazard manner that no sane designer would ever bother, plus we're missing tons of obvious features that any competent designer would probably include (hello, drowning sucks, gills would be nice). And their work is strongly supported by genetics and its underlying chemistry.
u/Themias · 2 pointsr/atheism

Let's count the logical fallacies! This should be fun.
>You are out-numbered by several billion people who actually have faith in something that is Superior to the world and life.

Argument ad populum, just because lots of people believe something, does not mean it is true. At one point, most people thought the sun revolved around the earth

>...just because someone is religious, doesn't automatically make them wrong about something.

Straw man. Atheists don't say that a religious person is automatically wrong. Also, we recognize that religious people obviously have, and continue to, make lots of contributions to science.

>If we evolved from apes, why are there still apes?

A complete misunderstanding of evolution. Try reading Why Evolution is True by Jerry Coyne.

>The most ridiculous thing i've ever heard is humans being born from exploding stars.

This matter refers to the carbon, iron, calcium, etc necessary for life was first fused from hydrogen and helium in the fusion furnaces of stars and when they exploded (developing into planets and such) allowed life to evolve in the first place. No stars = no heavy metals = no life.

>So by your logic there is not a SINGLE event of genocide that has been occured by non-religious affairs?

Straw man. No atheist I've ever heard of thinks that every bad thing in history is done only by the religious or for only religious reasons.

>Why NOT believe in God? Why take the risks of going to Hell?

Pascal's wager? I would hope you would see the flaws in that pretty clearly. One flaw: you said you weren't Christian (a Muslim I'd presume) so what if Christianity is correct? The new testament quite clearly states the only way to heaven is through Jesus. Another: what if there is a god, but he only lets atheists into heaven?

>What i meant is, why does over half the world believe in him?

Argument ad populum again.

>Big bang theory? How did that happen? you can't figure that out because your little tools have been created by humans, which are very inferior to God. the only answer that makes sense is, somebody has got to have created the universe. Its not like its been around. Who created God? No one knows, but dont go ahead and call myself a hypocrite.

You are being a hypocrite here. "Big bang theory? How did that happen? you can't figure that out because your little tools have been created by humans, which are very inferior to God."
Why is there a god?
"No one knows, but dont go ahead and call myself a hypocrite."
Ah, that all makes sense now... ಠ_ಠ


>Why is God making chaos on earth instead of making us live in luxury in the gardens of paradise? Its a TEST.

If your God is omniscient, he would know the outcome, therefore making tests irrelevant.

u/Bilbo_Fraggins · 1 pointr/DebateAChristian

Ah, I see. If you're stuck to that position, then we really have nothing to talk about.

Just be warned that the great majority of scientists and biblical scholars think that is a losing strategy, and IMHO will kill evangelicalism faster than anything else. It's one of the primary reasons surveys show young adults leaving the church.

I once held such beliefs, and if there were more Peter Enns and less Ken Hams out there, someone might have been able to hand me a better reason to stay a Christian when I accepted the overwhelming evidence for evolution.

BTW, we're pretty sure that the fall of man isn't true either on genetics grounds alone, not to mention the archeological and other evidence. Search for "historical Adam" if you haven't paid attention for the past 2 years or so. It made the front page story of Christianity Today last summer.