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This is the .Photo taken in the US National Natural History Museum, Smithsonian in Washington, DC. Many consider this to be one of the missing links in evolution. Even by creationist definitions. It is a perfect representation of a reptilian scaled bird with feathers and teeth within it's beak. Take that religion.Related content
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to say that the evolutionary theory is "set in stone" probably doesn't begin to describe how much denial creationists are in.
plus, didn't we find the missing link between primates and humans a few weeks ago? what's their explanation for that?
favorited for excellent photography, that's one of the more historic finds we've dug up so far, i'm jealous that you got to see it
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My thoughts exactly. I say anyone not on board with reality and evolution should give up the right for flu shots. Lets see how long it takes them to realize the mistake then.
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you stop at flu shots? let's try sticking them in an area filled with stagnant water and mosquitos, then they'll see the error of their ways
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Haha. Worse yet put them all back into a public high school science class for a year. That'll have them pulling they're hair out.
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ah yes...love to see those psychopaths in my school...
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A very awesome creature for sure. I just watched a show speculating how raptors became turkeys xD Don't see how "take that religion" has anything to do with it, though. Maybe "take that creationism"...
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Well, I believe creationism is the shunning of evolution and the belief that the earth and everything in it was created in seven days, right? I don't follow this stuff much, so correct me if I'm wrong. Religion is, well, a system of faith, and there are many varieties. As a Christian I believe in a lot of things, including evolution. I never really questioned it. Whether it was in seven days or over several trillion years, if God created it, he created it. Science doesn't conflict with my faith 
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Your are right. The term "religion" certainly does not enlist in the idea of omni beings creating existence. It is the sky god religions only in that case. So I am using the word far too generally.
I very much do not want to seem mean or 100% certain when I ask:
How does god not disprove evolution? The theory of evolution is gradual change from simple to complex over a long period of time. The existence of God, any god, would disprove this due to his/it's highly complex starting point. What created god? How do you go from infinitely complex to ultimately simple and then work up to complex? And further more how do you go from Absolute nothing to highly complex? I feel adding god to evolution is answering a question with a harder question not an answer.
These are just questions. I am always interested in learning more from all sides. What are your thoughts?
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"What created God?" is a headache inducing question. It's like putting two mirrors facing each other and trying to find where the reflection ends. I warn you: I'm not a professional, I don't even read up on this kind of stuff in my spare time. I'm sure there are many, many others a billion times more qualified. Hell, I haven't even read all of the bible yet. Religion and politics are two discussions I don't like to get into, because as long as there are people with other opinions there will never be one right answer, and a debate that never ends is too much trouble. I can say, that if there is an omnipotent being, he's going to be something to defy everything we think we know, and right now we know so very, very little I find it funny we try to prove or disprove Him with our monkey logic. I mean really. The one thing I've always understood about the religion I was raised into, is that it can exist on blind faith, though that's not to say stupidity. I'm well aware of the nuts out there who let their children die out of a refusal to see a doctor, waiting on a miracle. It just doesn't work that way; the miracle is the doctor. ANYWAY, do we really know how everything started? The Big Bang, yes, that's what they say, but it's kind of hard to prove the specifics of something that happened gazillions of years ago(oh hey, this is kinda cute: they say the Big Bang would've been an explosion of light, and what was one of the first things God did? "And then there was light." muahahaha. Lulz.) You know, "God" might just be the explosive energy that created it all, and as life began to form, so did He evolve, like the rest of us. I sometimes toy with the thought that all God and the Devil really are are the accumulation of malevolent and benevolent energies, of which there was only the latter in the beginning, because no evil had yet been possible. We had not yet evolved to the point of freewill. All God really has to be is the spark that started it all, and the natural gravitational point to all good energy, thus making a Heaven I suppose. Once again, the opinions of a humble human who has no idea what she's talking about.
And now I am tired and hungry. My inadequate brain has gone poop. But I shall leave you with this: Reece's Cups. What else but a God could have brought THAT inspiration into the mind of man?
/argument
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Haha very good. Reece's Cups are awesome.
You sound very intelligent. For not reading up heavily on either side you have a pretty good and thought out world view. I like that. But it doesn't seem to me that you are Christian at all. Not even religious. The definition of "god" that you give seems so general it might as well be describing the Reece's Cup. There is certainly nothing wrong with the way you think. But if you are interested in what the field of science thinks in terms of how everything was created I can assist. Darwin came up with an idea with some proof but not until the past 50 years have we been able to prove it genetically and extend the idea of evolution to the creation of everything. That's where the new Hadron Collider in Europe come in. It is our scientific experiment to recreate the big bang.
But anyways. I'd like to thank you for even responding to the question and in such a fun a delightful way.
If you wish, because I know this info is limited in Louisiana, [link] 
I'll be following you.
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Ah, well, everything I learn I get from my mother. She grew up rather strictly religious, but was the fun, rebellious, "wild child" of five kids. She's the one who drew naughty caricatures on the blackboard in class, the chief of police's daughter who checks out "The Anarchist's Cookbook" from the library because she's curious. She never finished college, but she's read and knows more on a wide variety of things than some who have their master's degree. I was home schooled, and so I was raised very open-minded toward other religions and ideas, and we're both interested in paganism/wiccan/voodoo (don't worry, I've never brought my tarot cards to church!). I wouldn't say my views are so "thought out" as I would say I just have to generalize religion to keep myself sane. There are just too many faiths all over the world for one one single religion to be the end-all answer, written in stone. I hate to say it, but I've sort of cut and molded my Christian faith to fit what I can live with, so I can feel secure. I just simply won't be the one to lie awake at night, questioning God's reasons, or if what I believe is right. Some say gays are going to hell, some say the unbaptized are going to hell, some say atheists are going to hell, and since I can't follow a God who'd do that, couldn't believe a being of purest good would, I simply cut it out. No harm done in my opinion, and mine's the only one that matters to me. I'm not yet baptized, and I likely never will go to a church to do so. I sort of imagine that someday I'd baptize myself, on my own terms, when I feel I'm ready to make such a dramatic gesture. I'm verrry laid back; I won't be put on the defensive if someone criticizes my beliefs. I simply don't have the time to waste convincing.
It's been pleasant talking with you, I'm glad you didn't try to pile-drive my beliefs into the ground, just the same as I'd never pull a guilt trip on a non-believer
On the way back home today, one of the church signs read "God wants spiritual fruits, not religious nuts" lol
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Yup yup.Thanks for talking with me about it. I don't like preaching or being preached too. But I am 100% about getting all the info out there and letting people make they're own decisions.
Not sure if you noticed it but I have a panoramic of the evolution of horses exhibit from the Smithsonian. [link]
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