[Osx-nutters] The separation of church and state.

[David Cake]

At 3:13 PM -0700 5/12/07, LuKreme wrote:
>This also leads in to my problem with poll questions about religion.  
>Asking "Do you believe in the literal interpretation of the bible?" is 
>a loaded question that will pull a 'yes' at a much higher rate than it 
>should.  People know they are 'supposed' to say yes if they are 
>Christians.
>
>"Do you believe the world was created on October 23, 4004 BC?"
>"Do you believe that everyone on earth is descended from Noah and his 
>family?"
>"Do you believe that have been new breeds of dogs?"
>"Do you believe in drug-resistant diseases?"
>
>Answers to THESE questions would give a much clearer indication of 
>what percentage of the population is really fundie wackos, because the 
>fundie wackos HAVE to answer, "Yes, Yes, No, No" or lose their street
>cred.

	The Fundie wackos simply don't see it that way, and would 
have no problem at all answering "Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes"
	Yes, they believe dogs can be bred - they don't see that as 
contradicting dogs evolving, they see it as a consequence of Adams 
dominion over the animal kingdom.
	Yes, they believe in drug resistant diseases. They believe 
God caused them to arise for his holy purpose, probably to punish us 
for sinfulness, and if God had to create random genetic mutations 
that out-competed other diseases to do so (or it appeared to heathen 
scientists that thats what happened, anyway), well, that's just how 
he rolls.
	The fundies are quite capable of accepting ideas that seem to 
be contradictory to us. This does not lessen their fundie crazyness 
in any way.
	Cheers
		David