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| − | :Obviously, Rootpilots6 does not know the history | + | :Obviously, Rootpilots6 does not know the history behind Pastafarianism because it ''was'' created as a mock religion to protest the actual allowing of |
| − | behind Pastafarianism because it ''was'' created as a | |
| − | mock religion to protest the actual allowing of | |
| | creationism to be taught in shools. They did do that. | | creationism to be taught in shools. They did do that. |
| − | :Contrary to your belief, the creator of | + | :Contrary to your belief, the creator of Pastafarianism did have a long rational debate at the Kansas State Board of Education. With their descision |
| − | Pastafarianism did have a long rational debate at the | + | continue to allow the teaching of Creationism, The creator of Pastafarianism proposed that the theory according to the Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti |
| − | Kansas State Board of Education. With their descision | + | Monster should be taught in schools to as a ''satire''. Satires are certainly not childish. |
| − | continue to allow the teaching of Creationism, The | + | :Now if you would suggest that a neutral classroom should introduce all theories into the clasroom, why would they only introduce the ''Christian'' theory. That's Christian spin. None of these other theories are based on scientific method except for Evolution which is why it is inane to introduce a massive amount of theological theories into the classroom that have no scientific merit whatsoever. |
| − | creator of Pastafarianism proposed that the theory | + | :Yet, all of these early creationist scientists didn't actually study any science that would have contradicted the Bible. However, this changed with |
| − | according to the Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti | + | Charles Darwin. He never doubted the Bible as being literal until his studies based on scientific method contradicted the Bible. Nor did science only arise because of a Christian creationist point of view. In fact, the most contributing era to science was the classical antiquity period which was before Christianity arose. |
| − | Monster should be taught in schools to as a | + | :And yes, that is the reason that most other civilised countries teach only evolution in their schools. |
| − | ''satire''. Satires are certainly not childish. | + | :Now if we don't have to teach any theories based on Zeus, Brahman, Russell's teapot, or even the Flying Spaghetti Monster, why should we have to teach theories based on the Christian viewpoint of a deity which doesn't follow scientific method either? |
| − | :Now if you would suggest that a neutral classroom | + | :Yes, it would be biased to only include the Christian God's theory. Please explain to me why the other deities are of less significance. At the moment, the naturalist theory is looked at because it is the only one of all of them that is based on ''scientific method''. Now that is definitely fair. |
| − | should introduce all theories into the clasroom, why | + | :Yet again, the bias from religious pressure groups is the promotion of a theory that is not based on scientific method. Atheist pressure groups are |
| − | would they only introduce the ''Christian'' theory. | + | actually promoting Evolution which is based on scientific method. |
| − | That's Christian spin. None of these other theories | + | :It does actually make sense that religion has been used to invoke power on the gullible. History shows it. |
| − | are based on scientific method except for Evolution | + | :Now you missed something here... Christians are trying to impose their ''pseudoscientific'' views onto the classroom while atheists are trying to impose |
| − | which is why it is inane to introduce a massive amount | |
| − | of theological theories into the classroom that have | |
| − | no scientific merit whatsoever. | |
| − | :Yet, all of these early creationist scientists didn't | |
| − | actually study any science that would have | |
| − | contradicted the Bible. However, this changed with | |
| − | Charles Darwin. He never doubted the Bible as being | |
| − | literal until his studies based on scientific method | |
| − | contradicted the Bible. Nor did science only arise | |
| − | because of a Christian creationist point of view. In | |
| − | fact, the most contributing era to science was the | |
| − | classical antiquity period which was before | |
| − | Christianity arose. | |
| − | :And yes, that is the reason that most other civilised | |
| − | countries teach only evolution in their schools. | |
| − | :Now if we don't have to teach any theories based on | |
| − | Zeus, Brahman, Russell's teapot, or even the Flying | |
| − | Spaghetti Monster, why should we have to teach | |
| − | theories based on the Christian viewpoint of a deity | |
| − | which doesn't follow scientific method either? | |
| − | :Yes, it would be biased to only include the Christian | |
| − | God's theory. Please explain to me why the other | |
| − | deities are of less significance. At the moment, the | |
| − | naturalist theory is looked at because it is the only | |
| − | one of all of them that is based on ''scientific | |
| − | method''. Now that is definitely fair. | |
| − | :Yet again, the bias from religious pressure groups is | |
| − | the promotion of a theory that is not based on | |
| − | scientific method. Atheist pressure groups are | |
| − | actually promoting Evolution which is based on | |
| − | scientific method. | |
| − | :It does actually make sense that religion has been | |
| − | used to invoke power on the gullible. History shows | |
| − | it. | |
| − | :Now you missed something here... Christians are | |
| − | trying to impose their ''pseudoscientific'' views onto | |
| − | the classroom while atheists are trying to impose | |
| | their ''scientific'' views on the classroom. | | their ''scientific'' views on the classroom. |
| − | :Your argument is ironically the one that is | + | :Your argument is ironically the one that is one-sided: Christian biased sided. However, I will admit that I am biased to science. [[User:Wolverhampton|Wolverhampton]] 19:11, 4 January 2008 (EST) |
| − | one-sided: Christian biased sided. However, I will | |
| − | admit that I am biased to science. [[User:Wolverhampton|Wolverhampton]] 19:11, 4 January 2008 (EST) | |