Noahs Ark Debate

I would like to know how long your school has been teaching evolution.Since the late '90s at least! I live in the South (in the Bible-Belt, no less!), so I assume that the rest of the nation has the class to.1st Grade: Everyone comes from parents2nd Grade: Draw a cell/basic cell structure3rd Grade: Cell Reproduction/cell structure4th Grade: Plant ananomy/plant reproduction5th Grade: Basic Genetics/Survival of the fittest/Natural Selection6th Grade: Complex Genetics/Mutation/Plant anatomy7th Grade: Complex cell structure/Basic anatomy/Geneology8th Grade: Human reproduction/Complex anatomy Mine didn't That is interesting! Where do you live? I just assumed everyone learned it! "You can't have it both ways" I don't think I want it both ways. I'm sorry if I wasn't clear enough.Evolution is a valid explanation for how we became what we are today; I can't disprove it. However, I do not think that it is the way it happened. (I believe that Genesis is indeed an accurate account of human history).I do believe that evolution exists in at least one form: adaptation. Why do people seem to live in areas where their traits are useful? Adaptation! Did adaptation cause humans to exist? I think not.when you say created you mean born..created=evolved or designed.I do not argue that we do not have a "choice" I'm saying that it might not really be "you" that made that choice!What I mean is: we are self-aware, and can stop others from making the choice.Babies aren't aware of consequences or proactivity. They aren't really partial to freedom or captivity. As long as their needs are met, they're happy. Chimps are the same way. They only care about their survival, and then they don't care about the cause of their existence, or their grandchilds happiness. They want survival.We are different. We are far more inquisitive than anything else. As soon as we can care for ourselves, survival isn't the only end. Others' happiness is. Staying moral is.Examples:I choose to believe. I don't have to anymore. I had to when I was young; I knew no different!My father is a Democrat. I think that we are screwed no matter what party is leading!I'm sure you get it, even if you disagree.I am by no means an expert on this subject, I invite you to listen to Richard Dawkins to explain this betterI sadly have not listened to any of his lectures. I will look on Youtube. He sounds intellectual.Something like suicide can be explained as a "step" in the wrong direction.It can be, but does it have to be? Many humans are indifferent to death. All animals (except humans) avoid death. Humans don't have to. It would be a HUGE misfire for an entire species to be able to choose to be indifferent to death. I know that not everyone doess, but they could choose to be, and that seems to be a gene's worst nightmare.in many cases suicide is caused an illnessI agree. However, if you don't care if you die, is that suicide? I don't know the numbers, but I know a lot of humans don't care if they die. Most people care more about how they die. This seems to be a disadvantage in humans. It seems to make it much harder to accomplish their natural goal: survival. Maybe this is an anomaly. I dont know. I, like you, am no expert.At one point in time almost everyone you saw was someone who could reciprocate those good deeds, now that we are in a time when good deeds are less likely to be reciprocated by strangers we still have a "desire" to help that person because of our genetic coding that lay deep in your blood lineage!Quite possible. I don't know.Question: If we knowingly only help someone who won't be able to help us, does that satisfy that gene? I don't know.IdealologyI think my plan will work because more and more people are having the same conversation we are. They are becoming unified into one humanity, made up of different former clans (Brahma would be proud!).They want to be one, they just lack the torch to light the path. They want to be one world, with petty differences forgotten. Without that torch, they stumble and fall. I can gaurantee you, someone of my generation will be that torch. We would light he path, and show people the way.We will show people that individuality is a virtue, a virtue not to be foresaken. And we would invite these individuals to come live in a house called Earth, not defined by personal beliefs, but defined by unity, peace, and care.If we existed in this world, it would be quaint to know that you're an athiest; It wouldn't be important. What would be important is who you are. You're a human, and so your beliefs would be okay.There wouldn't be religion, there would be beliefs. Those beliefs would be celebrated and discussed, but they would not be centers of attack. They would not cause the violent desputes we see in Saudi Arabia.Everyone is striving for utopia, we will just light a torch.I do not see how your theory contradicts mine. Coin flips are independent events. Dice rolled in a cup affect the others' outcome. I guess it was a little bit pointless to create another analogy.I'm happy this didn't turn into a flame war. See you.