We believe that Darwinism is the real Orthodox Church, because Darwinism asks you to believe in things unseen that are incredibly unlikely. Darwinism asks us to believe that out of pure random chance, we got a cell that is as complicated as a Boeing 777. Darwinism asks us to believe that one day there was nothing but mud and ooze, and the next day there was life, and very soon after there was intelligent life. Darwinism asks us to believe that you can destroy genetic material through random mutation and natural selection and yet end up with more genetic material. We don't really ask you to believe anything that difficult; it is sort of innate in mankind to believe that there is a God, a heavenly Father and we're asking you to just follow the consequences of that and see if possibly there could be some scientific validity to that.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Stein compares evolutionary theory to religious faith due to perceived improbabilities in chance events. He argues belief in a creator is more intuitive.
- In plain terms
- He thinks believing in random life is harder than believing in God.
- What can you take from it?
- Complex origins are often seen as evidence for design.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is life too complex for chance?
- How do we explain origins?
Another view
This ignores that scientific evidence accumulates over time unlike theological assertions.
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