stevenlmeyer,
I'm still getting over your description of Marxism as a "totalitarian system", which you didn't care to elaborate on when my friend Squeers asked.
So yes, do please elucidate on why leftists, and Marxists (what's the distinction?), should have a problem with evolution; bearing in mind that, as I say above, it's not an item of faith, merely a compelling evidence-based theory.

CJ Morgan

ROFL!

If the Apple consortium is communist, then what does that make Linux?
But I still think what is happening in QLD is beyond a disgrace and I am still waiting for an explanation from our dear chief editor how such superstitious codswallop is being seriously taught in schools in the 21st century.

Grim
Excellent points regarding the existence or not of god - but where does this leave the christian who believes that their religion is the only true path? Son of god, resurrection of self-claimed son of god, and so on; if the Christian god exists, what an abuse of power from a celestial psychopath!

Stevenlmeyer

Clearly people who are somewhat left-of-centre (whatever that really means) we at OLO are waiting for evidence that atheists don't get evolution any more than christians. Most arguments in favour of evolution tend to come from the 'left'. Besides evolution is not a belief system it is a validated explanation for the diversification of life on earth. While there is a certain appeal to right-wing-nuts of social-Darwinism - a born to rule type justification, this does not immediately translate to rejection of survival of the best adapted to their environment by socially minded people - quite the opposite.

I am left of center and do not get the reference at all.
I understand most churches do not except evolution, but did want evidence of those who do.
Man did in vent God, every one of them, that too is the reason we have so many and that some no longer represent the best in us.
Those over seeing the evolution of belief are not always our best.
This thread has me stumped, truly, so many who haunt such threads have not put in an appearance.
Has the rapture taken place?

The majority of discussion on a topic such as this is likely to be pointless. Religion being nothing more than primitive superstition and the 'worship' of a 'god' or 'gods' being nonsensical in the extreme - by definition many of those responding cannot be taken seriously. In fact, it shouldn't really matter - it should be enough to leave the deluded and irrational to their inane rituals. I, for one, would be happy to do so. Unfortunately, our society is still unduly influenced by the harmful influence of church on state and the clearly false assumption that religion provides the base for morality and ethics. All taxpayers are forced to support religious institutions because of their [inappropriate] tax exempt status] and our political leaders - wanting to maximise the religious vote - cosy up to church leaders and participate in silly services and such.

The only really valid evidence I see that could lead me to question the clear veracity of evolution is the continued existence of something as cretinous as religion and particularly christianity and catholicism.

yorkshire_pudding,
What a misrepresentative and illinformed personal view of others spirituality you have. How about posting comments of your own about evolution that formulate your world view.

Who or what is god, what colour is it, There's that many of them around it's unbelievable. Imagine the serenity in the world we would have without the greatest con on earth. The Romans were told to pray while Rome burned, and it did. That should have told you something.
The unborn having their preferences nominated for them. The first violation of human rights.
Religion has a lot to answer for.