Yet another stupid evolution 'debate'

[Preechr]

Well, I had figured on you responding before lunchtime because it's not like you to pout... Maybe you actually have a life too?

Since somebody else brought it up, I'll try to show how your straw man argument that I simply must believe that the goal of science is to disprove God's existence is false. I will do that by agreeing with you and becoming your straw man...

Personally, I believe that much of our own existence is wrapped up in a competitive struggle with God. The ultimate end to all our endeavors is the defeat of God, and one of our endeavors is science. Now, I need to point out that I am speaking in general terms. I need to do that because I can already hear you arguing that YOU are not struggling to defeat God and neither is a good friend of yours so I must totally be like wrong and a big stinky poopoo head. Then, you'd be all "neener neener" for three pages.

While there are certainly some scientists that actively work to disprove God, just as some non-scientists do, they are not the majority and don't define the path for the scientific community. What I said was that I believe the concept of Common Descent, right or wrong, is easily used as a backbone for a belief system based in the idea that our lives are meaningless, morality is pointless and we are no better than bugs because it's only random chance that we aren't.

Because of that, I PREFER to believe in something else, or more to the point: disbelieve that. It's a very easy thing to do. I don't expect to convince you of anything. I am just trying to satisfy whatever curiosity you guys might have.

Lunchtime's over... Back to work!