How to Think Like a Genius 64-Religion
Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Rick Rosner
Publication (Outlet/Website): Medium (Rick Rosner)
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2018/10/15
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Scott Douglas Jacobsen: I would take the major philosophies of the world. The major religions of the world. Two major claims, for instance, that are pretty central to two faiths. Christianity where Jesus, if literal, flying without the aid of technology ascending to heaven — which is space as we know it now, not a literal throne.
If Islam, it is Muhammad flying to heaven on a winged horse, literally, like Pegasus. Both of these are wrong, and if the holy books are considered in a literal context to fundamentalists and they consider it infallible and these are basically provably wrong or with zero evidence, then toss the text based on fundamentalist interpretations.
Actually, I looked at a survey. For instance, I think evolution is a modern battleground. If you look at much of the Islamic world, by which I mean Muslim majority countries, their acceptance ranges from 9 to 25 % at most, and some get up at 70%, the United States is low as well, but the rest of the developed nations have a relatively high acceptance of the theory. I think Sweden is in the high 60s.
If you have old earth creationism, young earth creationism, theistic evolution, intelligent design creationism, and unguided evolution via natural selection. You have five views, but that last one, unguided evolution via natural selection, is the right theory.
Rick Rosner: You said five views, there’s really two views. One is evolution. The other is various degrees of God getting in their and doing stuff. To the extent that science is added to creationistic views, it is just to sneak in the creationism.
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