Comments on: My First Time Experience In a Creationism Sermon http://evolutionspace.wordpress.com/2007/07/30/my-first-time-experience-in-a-creationism-sermon/ news and blabbering on evolution, atheism and religious-fundamentalism Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:52:11 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: h3nry http://evolutionspace.wordpress.com/2007/07/30/my-first-time-experience-in-a-creationism-sermon/#comment-455 h3nry Sat, 04 Aug 2007 02:45:59 +0000 http://evolutionspace.wordpress.com/2007/07/30/my-first-time-experience-in-a-creationism-sermon/#comment-455 Thanks Brian, I am curious about the underlying psychology of transforming from fundamentalists to atheists/agnostics. Recently there is an article of a newspaper reporter's journey from a firm believer to a non-believer that you might be interested in: <a> http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lostfaith21jul21,0,3530015,full.story?coll=la-home-center</a> Thanks Brian, I am curious about the underlying psychology of transforming from fundamentalists to atheists/agnostics.

Recently there is an article of a newspaper reporter’s journey from a firm believer to a non-believer that you might be interested in:


http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lostfaith21jul21,0,3530015,full.story?coll=la-home-center

]]> By: Brian MacIntyre http://evolutionspace.wordpress.com/2007/07/30/my-first-time-experience-in-a-creationism-sermon/#comment-443 Brian MacIntyre Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:51:56 +0000 http://evolutionspace.wordpress.com/2007/07/30/my-first-time-experience-in-a-creationism-sermon/#comment-443 More about Charles Templeton - he was quite well known here in Canada as a writer and broadcaster. His novels included one about the discovery of the bones of Jesus; he also, even as a non-believer, produced a combined version of the four gospels. He actually was an evangelical preacher for a while, and was part of the Billy Graham Crusade. He remained friends with Graham even after he'd renounced his faith. There are a fair number of atheists and agnostics out there who started out as fundamentalists/evangelicals. Apparently when you have the "my way or the highway" attitude to faith, eventually some people are bound to say, "All right - the highway it is." More about Charles Templeton – he was quite well known here in Canada as a writer and broadcaster. His novels included one about the discovery of the bones of Jesus; he also, even as a non-believer, produced a combined version of the four gospels.

He actually was an evangelical preacher for a while, and was part of the Billy Graham Crusade. He remained friends with Graham even after he’d renounced his faith.

There are a fair number of atheists and agnostics out there who started out as fundamentalists/evangelicals. Apparently when you have the “my way or the highway” attitude to faith, eventually some people are bound to say, “All right – the highway it is.”

]]> By: Steve B http://evolutionspace.wordpress.com/2007/07/30/my-first-time-experience-in-a-creationism-sermon/#comment-415 Steve B Wed, 01 Aug 2007 09:08:18 +0000 http://evolutionspace.wordpress.com/2007/07/30/my-first-time-experience-in-a-creationism-sermon/#comment-415 I agree it's unfortunate that he didn't have more hard data to back up his position. There's plenty out there. Stuff like irreduceable complexity, variation within a species vs spontanteous generation of new species. The complex and error correcting nature of DNA. The fact that the vast majority of changes to the DNA take the form of damage, not innovation, and result in defects and disease, not a more advanced or adpatable for of the original. But that's just my layman's pass at it. I agree it’s unfortunate that he didn’t have more hard data to back up his position. There’s plenty out there. Stuff like irreduceable complexity, variation within a species vs spontanteous generation of new species.

The complex and error correcting nature of DNA. The fact that the vast majority of changes to the DNA take the form of damage, not innovation, and result in defects and disease, not a more advanced or adpatable for of the original.

But that’s just my layman’s pass at it.

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