We don't need religion to do the right thing. The big question is, are there moral absolutes? Regardless of what any religion or creed might say, are some things (torturing a child for instance) just inherently wrong, and why? Either answer to the question leads to more profound philosophical...
Pardon me, I was exhausted last night from a long day of work, and dealing with a sick 2 year old. My comment should have been more obviously linked to Arthur's statement: After I left, I thought, "how curious, sounds like she believes in intelligent design, but, as a scientist, how can she...
Two things. 1. Legitimate science of the last 50 years has cast serious doubt ( I would personally use stronger words) on Darwins theory. 2. I would be more than happy to have a mature and respectful discussion of this topic (provided we don't raise the ire of the mods), but you'll have...
They don't contradict each other. In fact a large portion of the scientific community rejects evolution and embraces intelligent design. These scientists are in every major university, and their research is in every discipline from microbiology to astronomy. I could get into our purpose, but...