Date: Fri Jul 27 2007 - 08:45:21 EDT
The people who were laughing about it were my strongly atheistic colleagues,
and they were laughing about the original version on the "Conservapedia"
article on Kangaroos (it has since changed but you can dig into the original
in the history.
Yes it is embarrassing when you colleagues laugh out loud about statements
in an encyclopedia stating "designed by God for leaping", when such people
(as do I) accept that they evolved that way.
I also stated that it did, however, lead to an opportunity to share my faith
with one of my colleagues, also an atheist, but not such a scoffer as the
others, by explaining that I didn't follow that simplistic fundamentalist
viewpoint - and we were more able to concentrate on the spiritual meanings
behind the Genesis narratives, rather than having to defend laughable
science. One of the other statements on that article was a theory that the
Kangaroos floated on the sea to Australia after the flood on matted
vegetation. Another raiser of great amusement was the statement (again no
longer in the article) that "alternative theories" included (given in the
same sentence) that the aborigines "sang" the Kangaroos into existence
spontaneously, and the theory of evolution.
I don't think creationists realise just how much of a laughing-stock they
are turning Christianity into. My atheist friends are also aware of
Woodmorappe's theory that Noah could have trained the animals to defecate in
a bucket on command on the Ark. (Again, much sniggering resulted).
Now if you can't see just how laughable that is ... well I give up.
And this is my real concern, and of many on the ASA list. It is difficult
to be an effective witness when all this stuff has such a high profile.
That's what people think all Christians are like. Real scientists are never
going to accept creationist pseudo-science, and the best I can do is to say
No that's not central to what I, as a Christian, believe. We need to get on
with the truth of the gospel, not theorising about where all the poo went on
the Ark.
Iain
On 7/27/07, Peter Loose <peterwloose@compuserve.com> wrote:
>
> Friends – I have been off-line for some time due to computer hijack
> issues (and that despite running all the latest tools to keep free of these
> pests out there!) but when I came back on I saw a report about laughing at
> the idea that a Kangaroo's legs were designed for leaping. I think I also
> saw comments about some being 'embarrassed' by this observation.
>
> I am intrigued. Would someone explain which part or parts are laughable
> and why?
>
> Blessings
>
> Peter
>
>
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>
>
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