Comments on: evolution.dk http://www.mailund.dk/index.php/2009/02/01/evolutiondk/ Computer science, bioinformatics, genetics, and everything in between Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:35:39 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Thomas Mailund http://www.mailund.dk/index.php/2009/02/01/evolutiondk/comment-page-1/#comment-2401 Thomas Mailund Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:26:39 +0000 http://www.mailund.dk/?p=903#comment-2401 I guess you are right. I just wish it wasn't so. Creationism is fairly new here. We've been teaching evolution as part of the biology curriculum for a hundred years, and polls show that at least 80% of the population believes in it. I don't think you can find 1% of ethnic Danes who believe in the literal text of the bible. The (very few) religious people I know, which includes two priests, do not. As for immigrants, I don't know. I would guess that the number for people who believe in creation is higher. But yes, creationism is coming here as well now, and it is probably better to stop it now before it grows. I just don't want to give anyone the impression that it is a <em>scientific</em> discussion. It is faith against science, not scientists discussing whether evolution is true or not. Well, maybe it shouldn't even be seen as faith against science, since most people are happy to consider evolution compatible with their faith. I guess you are right. I just wish it wasn’t so.

Creationism is fairly new here. We’ve been teaching evolution as part of the biology curriculum for a hundred years, and polls show that at least 80% of the population believes in it. I don’t think you can find 1% of ethnic Danes who believe in the literal text of the bible. The (very few) religious people I know, which includes two priests, do not. As for immigrants, I don’t know. I would guess that the number for people who believe in creation is higher.

But yes, creationism is coming here as well now, and it is probably better to stop it now before it grows.

I just don’t want to give anyone the impression that it is a scientific discussion. It is faith against science, not scientists discussing whether evolution is true or not.

Well, maybe it shouldn’t even be seen as faith against science, since most people are happy to consider evolution compatible with their faith.

]]> By: RBH http://www.mailund.dk/index.php/2009/02/01/evolutiondk/comment-page-1/#comment-2398 RBH Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:20:33 +0000 http://www.mailund.dk/?p=903#comment-2398 While I sympathize with your distaste for engaging creationiosm and intelligent design, it won't go away of you (we) ignore it. Quite the contrary. In the U.S. (where I am) we cannot afford to ignore it -- it has too much political clout. While I sympathize with your distaste for engaging creationiosm and intelligent design, it won’t go away of you (we) ignore it. Quite the contrary. In the U.S. (where I am) we cannot afford to ignore it — it has too much political clout.

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