Motivation of Atheists and Christ Deniers?

@plantermoo said
There’s no evidence for it outside of an unknown number of disputed transitional fossils and a similar genetic makeup among animals and among animals and humans, which is not surprising considering we live on the same planet, breathe the same air and eat the same kinds of foods

You really aren't going to get very far with this until you accept genetic similarities as all the 'evidence' that is needed for all living things to have a common ancestor. Species are not genetically linked because they eat the same kinds of food. (!) Food, or air for that matter, does not determine genetic makeup.

Let's start with this; 'humans' are in fact animals. Try to get your head around that and see how it goes from there.

@indonesia-phil said
You really aren't going to get very far with this until you accept genetic similarities as all the 'evidence' that is needed for all living things to have a common ancestor. Species are not genetically linked because they eat the same kinds of food. (!) Food, or air for that matter, does not determine genetic makeup.

Let's start with this; 'humans' are in fact animals. Try to get your head around that and see how it goes from there.

For humans to be animals, you’d have to explain the enormous difference between humans and animals in capabilities and accomplishments.

Humans have walked on the moon, built skyscrapers, invented technology that allows for instantaneous communication between different continents, composed symphonies, written literary masterpieces, invented technology that enables us to see distant galaxies and molecules, etc.

What animal is anywhere close to that?

@plantermoo said
The theory of evolution is more of a religion than science. It’s the religion of atheists and is how atheists justify their atheism. It’s never been anything more than that.

The theory of evolution is the religion of atheists and is how atheists justify their atheism.

Atheism is a lack of belief on a god or gods. Atheists don't need to "justify" their lack of belief in anyone'seyes, even if you think they do. Religion revolves around a set of beliefs in - and worship of - a superhuman being or beings. So atheism isn't a religion.

@plantermoo said
For humans to be animals, you’d have to explain the enormous difference between humans and animals in capabilities and accomplishments.

I don't think he does. There are also "enormous differences" berween gorillas and snails. Indonesia Phil doesn't have to explain that in order to say humans, gorillas and snails are all animals.

@fmf said
I don't think he does. There are also "enormous differences" berween gorillas and snails. Indonesia Phil doesn't have to explain that in order to say humans, gorillas and snails are all animals.

Do you really believe the difference in accomplishments between a human and chimp are the same as the difference in accomplishments between a gorilla and a snail - leaving aside the obvious anatomical differences that limit the accomplishments of a snail in comparison to a gorilla?

@fmf said
The theory of evolution is the religion of atheists and is how atheists justify their atheism.

Atheism is a lack of belief on a god or gods. Atheists don't need to "justify" their lack of belief in anyone'seyes, even if you think they do. Religion revolves around a set of beliefs in - and worship of - a superhuman being or beings. So atheism isn't a religion.

I didn’t say atheism was a religion.

I said the theory of evolution was a religion used to justify atheism. Always has been.

@plantermoo said
Do you really believe the difference in accomplishments between a human and chimp are the same as the difference in accomplishments between a gorilla and a snail - leaving aside the obvious anatomical differences that limit the accomplishments of a snail in comparison to a gorilla?

The fact that humans - who are mammals and primates - have "enormous differences" with other animals does not mean that humans are not part of the Earth's fauna.

@plantermoo said
I didn’t say atheism was a religion.

I said the theory of evolution was a religion used to justify atheism. Always has been.

Religion revolves around a set of beliefs in - and worship of - a superhuman being or beings. So the theory of evolution isn't a religion.

@fmf said
The fact that humans - who are mammals and primates - have "enormous differences" with other animals does not mean that humans are not part of the Earth's fauna.

Humans were created separately from animals. There’s no other way to explain the enormous differences between humans and the most advanced animal.

@fmf said
Religion revolves around a set of beliefs in - and worship of - a superhuman being or beings. So the theory of evolution isn't a religion.

It’s used to justify atheism. If you don’t want to call it a religion, fine. The theory of evolution is a faith-based belief that is used to justify atheism.

@plantermoo said
Humans were created separately from animals. There’s no other way to explain the enormous differences between humans and the most advanced animal.

Ah, the old "There’s no other way to explain..." chestnut, again.

@fmf said
Ah, the old "There’s no other way to explain..." chestnut, again.

Feel free to explain the enormous differences

@plantermoo said
It’s used to justify atheism. If you don’t want to call it a religion, fine. The theory of evolution is a faith-based belief that is used to justify atheism.

I don't agree with you. Atheists simply lack belief in a supernatural being or beings.

@plantermoo said
Feel free to explain the enormous differences

I don't need to. The "enormous differences" do not mean that humans are not animals.