Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Logic, what logic?

I recently wrote a post that mentioned the movie Expelled. I have since seen the movie and highly recommend it. I have also been reading some comments made by others about the movie. There are the "Ben Stein is a loser" comments, the "Intelligent Design (ID) is not a science" comments, and the "let me explain basic science to you" comments, the sad thing is none of these comments comment intelligently on the movie. Why? The main reason is that most of the commentators have not even seen the movie, some even refuse to go to see it. The irony is that in doing this they help to prove the movie's point.
I found a similar problem on an atheist website I encountered. The atheist claimed to have studied the Bible which led him to become an atheist. After just a casual perusal of his comments it was painfully obvious that not only had he not studied the Bible, he'd barely managed to read it. When I suggested he look at different versions, or read some commentaries he refused.
What has happened to logic? What has happened to the spirit of inquiry? The same people that accuse Christians of being deluded and afraid of the truth, refuse to even hear an argument that might prove their beliefs wrong. This isn't pursuit of truth or scientific. It's stupid. As in lacking any form of intelligence.
Don't get me wrong there are intelligent people who are atheists and/or evolutionists. I do not agree with them, or their conclusions, but at least they have taken the time to look at the evidence. But these types seem to be becoming increasingly rare.
So, here is a challenge. If you believe in evolution, go see Expelled or read Bones of Contention by Lubenow. Actually try to know about and understand something before you claim to know it is wrong.