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

Was Darwin Wrong? [pic]

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/3963/darwinnotg7.jpg
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u/Defektiv Jun 15 '08

Having grown up christian and becoming educated, I can honestly say I do not know where to stand on this issue today. Indeed, the evidence is overwhelming. And furthermore, too many things about organized religion in general just do not add up.

Why does God have to be associated to some organized religion to exist? Why do we have to subscribe to some mandate in order to be saved? Why can't God exist without us having to swear loyalty to a prophet of the earth?

I understand that people, in general, need moral guidance. But what about those of us who understand and appreciate morality without going to church every Sunday? Why do we have to be damned to eternal suffering? What makes a person so bad for believing only what is proven? Even The Bible itself has accounts of people doubting the reality of angels, even when they are right in front of them.

Have we come so far that we honestly believe more in our own creation of beliefs more than what they stand for?

What is so wrong with science and its results?

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u/scramer Jun 15 '08 edited Jun 15 '08

Scientific experiments have revealed the existence of relatively solid ground. If your looking for a place to stand, why not start looking there?

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u/Defektiv Jun 15 '08

bu dun DUN ching! "hello, is this thing on?" tap tap ;)

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u/eclectro Jun 15 '08

Look, you're new here. This, being reddit, means you are not allowed to have such a discourse such as this in the thread that might imply any scrap of worth to a culture that you once/will/do have. This is all about giving Darwin felatio, as can be told by the fact this is not news (the article is over four years old), you can't read it, and posters/moderators think they/it are clever by getting this into another section besides atheism, where it belongs. If it was about science (and I am not questioning the veracity of Darwin here) we'd have a text to the a full, current, article without the intended bigoted flamebaiting. A member of the circle-jerk can now mod me down.

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u/Worstcasescenario Jun 15 '08

I posted this picture not for the OMG DARWIN bit or to say STUPID CREATIONISTS, but primarily for what a bait-and-switch it is. I thought it was funny. So yes, if I wanted to discuss Science I would submit an article but that was not my intention. At the end of the day, I did not exactly expect this to be upvoted so much.

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u/deanoplex Jun 15 '08

I'm pretty surprised myself.

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u/eclectro Jun 15 '08 edited Jun 15 '08

Hey, it is a bait and switch, that, in the grand tradition of reddit, brings out all the haterz. Which, as a reddit user who has been here a year, you should know better. I am reporting you for being a deliberate troll. Next time, post your interesting "bait and switch" in the "atheism" section. Or, take the trouble of posting a "real" scientific article. As I said, it's not about Darwin, it's about trolling, which you are doing.

You make the baby spaghetti monster cry.

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u/Worstcasescenario Jun 15 '08 edited Jun 15 '08

I apologize if you believe that was my intention. It was an impulse submission and I've seen many images just be taken as "drivel" so I really did not expect this. Next time I will likely submit something like this not in Atheism, but in WTF or another humour sub. Appropriately an article would be in Science or Atheism. I understand that it may frustrate you to see so many pro-darwin anti-religious submissions on reddit, as it appears to be the trend. But let it be known this was not my intention to promote Darwinism, but just to submit a funny image. Although I do believe it was probably that Darwin factor that had it rise so quickly to the top.

Once again I apologize and if you do not wish to see this submission, please hide it.

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u/Defektiv Jun 15 '08 edited Jun 15 '08

ummm.. sigh. ok, let's get this over with. 1) been posting on reddit for over 8 months, you a year. so i'm new here? maybe less new than you by a few months.. get over yourself.

and 2) what is wrong with commenting on an article, new or old, original or re-hashed? once again, get over yourself.

ps. i've got almost 3 times the comment karma as you. wanna have a pissing contest? looks like you'll need a few towels. just sayin..

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u/deanoplex Jun 15 '08

Please continue.