Giants Causeway Centre's Other Row! (Nov 2007)

[Ptarmigan]

The creation of a new Giant's Causeway row

The supporters of the Causeway Creation Committee believe that the Giant's Causeway was created by Noah's flood. They also believe that dinosaurs walked the earth alongside humans. They would like to see these theories taught in our schools. Jonathan McCambridge reports on the creationism versus evolution debate in Ulster.

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[ionnsaigh]

I have no doubt that these people are sincere in their beliefs - however delusional these may be.
Not one scrap of evidence exists - to support the notion of god and creation. I see they now accept dinosaurs as being part of life. Where in the bible are they mentioned?
If they wish to believe in hocus pocus - and fairies at the bottom of the garden - then go ahead.
However if they have the intention of seeking to teach - obscure totally superstitious ideas - to vulnerable children - then they will face secular scientific opposition. School gate - please leave beliefs of the supernatural at door - this is a place of knowledge.

[Ptarmigan]

I see they now accept dinosaurs as being part of life. Where in the bible are they mentioned?

Good point Ion.

I must admit, one of the things that troubles me about the Bible, is the fact that it was written by men, & apparently a long, long time after the fact. So, even if it were all believable, how accurate can we really expect any of it to be, considering our well educated men of the Press, are constantly getting their facts wrong ........ the same day they get their information, never mind from hearsay, years later!

I personally feel that there is no place for religious education within the education system & that there really is plenty of time outside school hours, for parents to indoctrinate their own kids, if they so wish.

Over here, the absolutely dreadful conduct of so many ministers & priests is regularly dragging the good name of the church & religion through the mud, never mind the atrocious behaviour of so many regular church goers.

Personally speaking, as someone who hasn't actually committed any of the deadly sins, I know I would be totally disgusted if I were to reach heaven, only to find it infested with those low lifes who were quite happy to break the most serious of the commandments during their lifetime, but were still accepted through the pearly gates, simply because they had recited a few Hail Marys or because they put on their Sunday best each week & hypocritically posed as pious in church, once a week.

So if, after living a good life, I found my soul was destined to spend eternity with such scum as Rapists, Adulterers, Murderers & Child Molesters, then that surely would be proof enough that the sort of God they speak of, really never did exist after all, for let's face it, that would be absolutely no reward at all.

No, I'm afraid I don't hold with any of the organised religions & don't see any sense in worshipping any of their man-made idols. I favour more the notion that we come from the earth & we go back to the earth, so instead of an old bearded dude up in the clouds, I picture something more like Mother Nature. Perhaps she even plays a Harp!

Cheers
Ptarmigan