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The dirt under your feet is much less theoretical, and I can buy claims that we know it is there. But forgive my skepticism when scientists claim to KNOW some pretty bizarre and unprovable things. They used math to "prove" how massive the universe was... and then later had to refine their math because it was wrong.
But that is the difference isn't it?

Scienctifical theories can be wrong, they are even quite often wrong! Parts of them are usualy right though, and science takes one step further. So what is the difference? Well, when science is wrong, science correct it.

Christianity, however, have been more or less stagnant for some two thousand years. Only ever giving ground to new evidence when the situation became so absurd they were laughed at.



Let's make sure to separate two things here, so as not to confuse.

1) I will laugh at creationists just like I would laugh at someone believing the world came to exist when he was born. This has nothing to do with religion as such. This has to do with people believing in something that again and again been proven wrong.

2) I would however never laugh at someone with a belief. I am agnostic, I would have to laugh at myself.

So, if someone says "The earth was created 6000 years ago"... Why shouldn't I laugh? In this modern society quotes like that does indeed seem laughable.

However, if someone say "I believe there is more to the creation of life than suggested by science"... Then I would have no reason to laugh at all, science hasn't been able to explain how life started.

So mods and others, make sure to separate laughing at individuals who support a false theory, and laughing at people for having a faith.




PS: I still wonder how far christianity can retreat. Can it handle big bang being explained? Can it handle extra terrestial life? What does it take for a christian to wave the white flag?