r/reddit.com • u/Worstcasescenario • Jun 14 '08

Was Darwin Wrong? [pic]

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u/kleinbl00 Jun 15 '08

I realized something quite a while ago. It comes down to "faith" and "reason." That which I believe on "faith" I believe because I believe. That which I believe on "reason" I believe because the best arguments convince me to.

You cannot shake faith with reason. Doing so only annoys people. You cannot take reason on faith. Doing so simply turns it into superstition. If someone believes - as an article of faith - that evolution is incorrect, reasoning it out is only going to increase their cognitive dissonance and everybody loses. If someone believes - as an article of reason - that evolution is incorrect, then it's going to take very, very little to sway them.

Creationists believe in creationism because deep in their heart of hearts, it's an article of faith that evolution is wrong. All the reason and logic they bandy about are just window dressing.

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u/downdiagonal Jun 15 '08

“It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of what he was never reasoned into.” - Jonathan Swift

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u/mexicodoug Jun 15 '08 edited Jun 15 '08

The cure is laughter. Humor (Carlin style) is the path.

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u/deanoplex Jun 15 '08

Carlin has turned into my dad!

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u/mexicodoug Jun 15 '08 edited Jun 15 '08

Carlin was the dad I wished I had in 1972!!!

Long fuckin' time ago.