<p>I believe evolution was started off by Zeus, Helen, and the Flying Spaghetti Monster. The God Christians, Jews, and Muslims believe in was created by Hades himself. If Huckabee or one of those either boneheads wins the Presidency and tries to teach about a supreme being in public school I believe what I just said has to be teached. And during recess we have to sacrifice a bull because we mentioned their divine plan.</p>
<p>Are you with ,me Funding?</p>
<p>I’m not sure any of the candidates will in a position to do much for the future of math and science, although one who doesn’t bow to the religious right would have the best chance. I would be happy if we can just move back towards the center, a world in which newscasters no longer report on the activities of psychics and ghost whisperers without a trace of skepticism.</p>
<p>I don’t think we have to worry about the Intelligent Design and Creationist believers being much of a threat.</p>
<p>The case in Dover, Pa. a couple years ago dealt with this issue very strongly. All the school board was fired and I don’t know if it is being appealed. I believe a similar case in Kansas didn’t get very far.</p>
<p>We really have more important things to worry about with a candidate, such as his Constitutional
Positions, the huge deficit, health care for all, the war, and the environment, not necessarily in that order.</p>
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<p>OK, let’s try this again. First, let’s define ‘God.’ In order to understand my argument, you need to understand what I meant by ‘God.’ I meant an intelligence that created the universe.</p>
<p>That’s where the misunderstanding is, I think. The word ‘God’ can mean other things as well: personal comforter, old man in the sky, etc. But for the purpose of my point, let’s confine it to the definition of CREATOR of Universe.</p>
<p>Based on that definition, then I stand by my contention that we cannot possibly comprehend any mechanism or being capable of creating the universe, when we can’t even create a little mini-planet or a new life form from nothing at all.</p>
<p>Since we cannot comprehend what such a Creator would be like, we can’t prove its existence.</p>
<p>It could, of course, be argued that the evidence for such intelligence is all around us and even in us. Evidence, yes. Proof, no.</p>
<p>Does that make more sense?</p>
<p>To all who believe the Big Bang happened by chance: What made it happen? </p>
<p>It is possible to believe in the Big Bang and evolution, while still maintaining that some intelligence, possibly dwelling realms beyond the physical, may have set it all in motion.</p>
<p>The problem with a belief in the Big Bang ONLY is that it is limited to the physical plane only. Sure, the physical plane is the only one that has been proven irrefutably, but there are many in the scientific community who support the theory of alternate universes/realities. Science is in its infancy regarding these concepts, but they are becoming much more accepted.</p>
<p>(Here is but one of many examples)</p>
<p>[Amazon.com:</a> Conscious Acts of Creation: DVD: Conscious Acts of Creation](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Conscious-Acts-Creation/dp/B0001Y4M5E/ref=cm_cr-mr-title]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Conscious-Acts-Creation/dp/B0001Y4M5E/ref=cm_cr-mr-title)</p>
<p>I think a distinction needs to be made between candidates who prefer to take some book literally, while ignoring all scientific evidence, and candidates who may gain wisdom from a book, while acknowledging the legitimacy of scientific evidence.</p>