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I don't like "ideals" behind intelligent design. They're very unrealistic, especially when it comes to genetics and genetic mutation. As for religion..depends on which one you're refering to - or did you mean every religion in general?

I used to have a religion class at my old school, probably the most boring class.

i think the real topic should be intelligent design vs darwinism but whatever, here goes

there's one major difference between religion and intelligent design

over the last decades it's become generally accepted that religion is more of a book of guidelines than it is the truth, sure, certain elements in the Bible are authentic. so science doesn't discard religion (they even proved Jesus actually existed n stuff). Intelligent design however claims to be completely true, and no scientific research went into it whatsoever. it's all bogus, but i respect it as a (crackpot) theory, everyone has a right to speak their mind in my opinion. but it's dangerous because they're gonna be teaching it to kids. and young minds are like elastic, they stretch real far so you'd be raising an entire generation of ignorant people, thus discarding years of scientific research (eg darwinism). intelligent design is just a 'modern, scientific version' of religion, created by people that are religious for all the wrong reasons and people that use their religion in a very wrong way. i'm kind of religious myself and i just go with what's logical. the values that came with my religious upbringin i still use, but when it comes to explaining where people emerged from and shit, that's where science comes in

over the last decades it's become generally accepted that religion is more of a book of guidelines than it is the truth
That really depends on the religion and which book of teachings you're refering to.

The rest I agree with.

i was talking about christian religions in general; i know there's also mormons and people in the bible belt but yeah, i meant in general.

i think the real topic should be intelligent design vs darwinism but whatever
^*cosigns*

there's one major difference between religion and intelligent design
^I think we need to define the terms "intelligent design" & "religion" within the framework of this discussion b4 expounding upon their contrasts...From what I understand, the "intelligent design" theorem is just a loose collection of ideas that in essence describe what Christianity/Islam/any other monotheistic faith teaches...the difference is only semantics if this is the case...

i'm kind of religious myself and i just go with what's logical. the values that came with my religious upbringin i still use, but when it comes to explaining where people emerged from and shit, that's where science comes in
^Why do religion and science necessarily have to disagree? As far as Christianity is concerned, I don't see where this occurs...Raise objections, and I'll counter...

^Why do religion and science necessarily have to disagree? As far as Christianity is concerned, I don't see where this occurs...Raise objections, and I'll counter...

religion and science often disagree. i believe that religion was initially fabricated as a means of compensating for a lack of understanding in varying aspects of the human's life. for example, certain religions think of rain as being god's tears and whatnot, because they couldn't explain it from a meteorological outlook. these days science has basically dominated over religious explanations except for the concept of death. even science has formulated explanations for phenomena in monotheistic religions, such as moses' parting of the sea in the old testament. the logical person follows religion for its cultural intricacies and as a decorum for everyday life.
here's where i do agree with intelligent design:
i previously mentioned that certain facets of humanity and the cycle of life are yet to be explained by science. science has only found inconclusive evidence as to a logical means for the initiation of life. how did it start? when? some have determined it is just too complex to have been started of secular orientation. therefore intelligent design, the arguement that something, whatever it was, beyond the boundaries of the mundane, initiated life is more than a derisory explanation.

@ orcusante

l'm not saying religion and science necessarily have to disagree. l'm just saying religion does not accept science as an explanation for life,the earth et cetera

@crucialrecreation

l agree that science still has a whole lot to prove, and that it is often given a status of absolute truth it doesn't really deserve; but on the other hand, religion doesn't prove anything either. it just has an explanation for everything, but that doesn't necessarily mean these explanations are correct.
so l think it's just up to people to choose what they do or do not believe.

anywayz, what's up with this guy royalty, did this actually have anything to do with schoolwork? cuz if it did, he propably handed it in already :)

science and technology have changed peoples view about religion, and how the world was created and shit, basically I belive in religion because as science says Earth was created with the big bang, however if that was the case then how were people formed, they didn't jus pop outa the sun or owt, i think science is an intresting subject but tells a load of bullshit as things that could be true.

basically I belive in religion because as science says Earth was created with the big bang, however if that was the case then how were people formed, they didn't jus pop outa the sun or owt,
That's a THEORY.

i think science is an intresting subject but tells a load of bullshit as things that could be true.
Tells loads of bullshit but could be true?



You're not making sense, and you've been misinformed.

ages old and yes i put religion it was a typo i.d. is the same thing sooooooo sorry...but you sexy bitches get the idea