Causa Belli: Why We Fight

Oh, you wacky Catholics (I say it affectionately!). Whether the Virigin Birth is believable or not is for another debate. What matters in this "context" is that once people believe things like this, they get more and more likely to believe far-flung claims with little/no qualification. That is, if they don't try real hard to be reasonable and catch themselves at being gullible. If you don't think too hard, it's not a big leap between believing in the Virgin Birth and believing in the Bush Administration.
 

It all boils down to your beliefs. If you believe in the virgin birth then you probably believe in God. As for me, I think evolution is a fairy tale for grown ups (this is coming from a former athiest) so this comes as good news to me. Of coarse if you don't believe in it then you probably are in for a depressing moment. Selah!
 

"I think evolution is a fairy tale for grown ups (this is coming from a former athiest)"

That is a bold statement about a subject who's criticism comes mostly from christian fundementalists and christian fundementalists disguised as scientists. Evolution is a theory, just like the earth revolving around the sun but this does not mean it is a wild guess or just a vague idea about our origin.

Santi! Just because a lot of people believe in it doesn't mean it shouldnt fall under criticism! Facts are not democratic.
 

Toussaint:

I never said the belief shouldn't be subject to scrutiny. See my previous postings on the subject in the archives. It's part of hte "Death of the Enlightenment" series.