Favorite scene from “Inherit the Wind”, a movie about the creationism vs. evolution trial when a teacher is accused of the crime of teaching evolution to his class. These are the comments made by the authors of the play: “Inherit the Wind is not history. The events which took place in Dayton, Tennessee, during the scorching July of 1925 are clearly the genesis of this play. It has, however, an exodus entirely of its own. [. . .] The collision of Bryan and Darrow at Dayton was dramatic, but it was not a drama. Moreover, the issues of their conflict have acquired new dimension and meaning in the thirty years since they clashed at the Rhea County Courthouse. So Inherit the Wind does not pretend to be journalism. It is theatre. It is not 1925. The stage directions set the time as “Not too long ago.” It might have been yesterday. It could be tomorrow.” (Lawrence and Lee 1955) Further refutation of creationist complaints regarding this play: talkorigins.org
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Favorite scene from “Inherit the Wind”, a movie about the creationism vs. evolution trial when a teacher is accused of the crime of teaching evolution to his class. These are the comments made by the authors of the play: “Inherit the Wind is not history. The events which took place in Dayton, Tennessee, during the [...]
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@camaroontree .Hey cupcake. Evolution is the explanation of how life came to be as it is today. It dos NOT explain the origins of life (just to be clear) nor does it explain the Big Bang. (Another area of science) It has been time and time again proved to be correct and it has indeed proved that we all share a common ancestry with primates and other species. Evolution is NOT a philosophy, It is a scientific discipline. i suggest you read up on it
“Debating creationists on the topic of evolution is rather like trying to play chess with a pigeon — it knocks the pieces over, craps on the board, and flies back to its flock to claim victory.” -Scott D. Weitzenhoffer
@AfterFauve001 Do all you idiot evolutionists all think you’re dime-store philosophers who never have to give a straight answer to any question — ever? I’ll ask it again: “What the fuck does “evolution” have to do with science?” Do you have an answer? Or are you just full of shit? (That’s a rhetorical question — I know you’re full of shit.) Can you give me an answer, moron? (Or are you going to continue to fart out of your ass?) Fake it if you must
@fdssg
Stop using logic! It makes their heads hurt.
@TheCb1010 Pascal’s Wager is the stupid. If you were just pretending to believe in God so that you wouldn’t go to hell (assuming those two things exist), wouldn’t an all-knowing God know that you were just faking it and throw you into hell anyway? And furthermore, wouldn’t he know whether you would turn out to be a believer or not even before birth? And if so, why would he allow an atheist to be born if he’s going to have to damn him to hell later? Isn’t God supposed to love us?
@NorthwestResistance Militant Atheism? as bad as terrorists and jihadists? are you high? that’s unbeleivably ridiculous. I’m going to murder you in the name of no god what so ever… yer that happens.
@TheGreaterSatan He has no objection to Dawkins, he’s merely pointing out that militant atheism is just as dangerous as militant theism. To quote Brady in this film, “every man is a free agent”. That being the case, its unethical for either the religious or anti-religious to be seeking war with the other or seeking the other’s destruction so that their ideology may benefit. This, ladies and gentleman, is why I’m a Unitarian Universalist; it leaves room open for everyone and eliminates bigotry.
@TheCb1010 Pascal’s wager is a philosophy of cowards. The only life to live where there is nothing to be lost is one of open-minded consideration and thought. That is certainly not one of the greatest values of religious culture. Why should we believe there is a Heaven, just in case. If God is as religions proclaim, why would he punish me merely for not having faith. Wouldn’t being a decent person, despite a lack of divine incentive, be more substantial and sincere than faith ‘just in case’?
the metaphor of Inherit the wind is a warning about self delusion.
@freethinker923
Quantum Darwinism is very clever and would work if the quantum universe worked the same as classical mechanics.
Gravity was rejected because it sounded like the occult
now the workings of a universe outside of classical laws is assumed to scare away the flying spaghetti monster.
science is becoming a doctrine to prove that God does not exist instead of finding out how the mechanism works.
atheists are becoming that they seek to destroy.
“I am a man, not a sponge.”
Love. It.
People think that just because Dawkins is the loudest scholar that he is our leader. The whole point of being an atheist is that I follow no man cept me. I don’t care what he says, he is not me, he is falable just like everyone else. You deny him yet you revear him, treating him like some sort of polar prophet. Science works like an ant hill where each individual adds to a collective to futher us all so why depersonalise it? I say fuck Dawkins can any religeous person say that about their “god”?
Darwin’s theory may have much farther reaching implications than he himself ever dreamed of. Google “Quantum Darwinism”. This theory has recently been further validated.
“I am a man, not a sponge.”
@TheCb1010 thats stupid. you’re basically saying “what do i have to lose if i’m wrong?” your opinion, free will, money and possibly your life to religion?
One of my most favourite movies ! They don’t make ‘em like that anymore !
hahahahahaha… i should see the full story of this film.
@TheCb1010 whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. Matthew 5:22
@TheGreaterSatan
anyway despite me not being a Christian.
He’s another religious fanatic – I’ve heard him describe natural selection as a divine being that only talks to him.
his lectures sound like a church service,
I’ve heard him rewrite natural history just to win an argument.
I would post the links to the vids if his followers did not have them removed.
no one organization holds the exclusive rights on fanaticism.
@TheCb1010 A fool in his heart says that calling someone a fool will make them change their mind.
@AfterFauve001 “Natural selection speaks to Dawkins”? …I don’t get it.
Anyway, despite accusations from Christians, nobody reveres Dawkins as a prophet. What is your main objection to what he does?
@farnium It is isn’t it. I never noticed until now.
@MrCentry
can’t lie? debatable. but he frequently sends agents to lie on his behalf in the bible.
watch from 6:10 and while watching it replace the words God with Natural selection and Brady with Dawkins.
its sad that the same scientific education that freed us from biblical fanaticism is used by evangelical atheism to fuel yet another fanatical religion.
creationist owend.