'God put [dinosaur fossils] here to test our faith!'... I think God put you here to test my faith, dude. :[On dinosaur fossils and their relationship to creationism]
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Hicks mocks creationist arguments that fossils were planted by God to test faith, turning the logic back on religious zealots.
- In plain terms
- If God put fossils there to test faith, then people who argue against science are testing your faith too.
- What can you take from it?
- Religious arguments used to dismiss science often undermine faith themselves.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you reconcile faith and evidence?
- What tests faith more: fossils or intolerance?
Another view
Faith and science can coexist for some people without conflict.
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