Why is BELIEF so important to religion?
Channel: finlarg
Date: 2013-06-27

If I were a god, I'd value compassion MORE highly than belief and obedience, especially if I was the kind of god who kept himself hidden and made the universe seem like he wasn't required and didn't exist!

Free book from the National Academy of Sciences:
http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11876&page=R1
This is a good starting point for creationists to learn how scientists describe evolution. I would encourage them to compare this with what creationists say about evolution and then ask themselves if either version makes more sense than the other.

Links to websites which will help any honest researcher understand evolution and atheism better (please note evolutionISM is bogus terminology):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13673-evolution-myths-mutations-can-only-destroy-information.html

http://talkorigins.org

http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/evolution

http://wiki.ironchariots.org/index.php?title=Main_Page

http://www.thethinkingatheist.com/page/refuting-the-bible

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_the_Earth

Video clip of Ken Ham (I plan to deal with this more in another video):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxX11c1cSWU
Hubble Space Telescope and Ultra Deep Field in 3D:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAVjF_7ensg
Seal, Jellyfish and diver:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYXBJmrsxZU
Eric Hovind evolutionism clip (well produced but dubious content):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Las3EbSvvzg (comments pending approval!)