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Originally Posted by alewis21
I'm not sure what the "hahaha errr.. evolution?" is all about. it really doesn't respond to anything in my post at all.
Evolution and the Big Bang do not contradict the Bible, contrary to some beliefs. The Catholic Church's official stance says that evolution does not contradict that which is written in the Bible. Besides, don't tell me for a second that the average person can explain to you the complexities of evolution and the Big Bang.
Also, you did not acknowlege my claim that the average person's knowlege of biology, physics, etc (anything that might lead to a conclusion about the lack of existence of a god) is limited.
Do you deny my first post, that people are less religious because they are simply distracted? That simply put, 'God is not in the collective conciousness', but matieral things are?
I know plenty of christians who do not believe in evolution. Like, they literally, do not believe it happened, in any way shape or form. I can't tell you how many times I have heard "If we evolved from monkeys, how come there are still monkeys in the world?" Same goes for the big bang, I know TONS of christians who do not believe it actually happened, and think that earth has always just been here. I don't know a single atheist that refutes either of those points.
When comparing the average persons knowledge being limited, keep in mind we are looking at different generations here. As in, ppl who took a science class 30 years ago vs someone currently taking one. Once out of school, most people lose any incentive to learn about that stuff. Which is why you have old people that hold such ******ed beliefs. This is acknowledged in my first paragraph. Those 2 phenomena alone are a good starting point, and it isn't going to take you very long to find others.
I don't know what "educated" people you are referring to who can't describe evolution or the big bang with 90% accuracy, but I hold the position that if they can't comprehend 2 seemingly simple topics, they should not be considered educated to begin with. Again, these are not 2 concepts on the level of general relativity, they are science 101.
The simply being distracted argument doesn't hold much water. Especially when, as Eddi pointed out, those distractions are what makes learning about stuff so much easier.