I'm assuming you want an honest answer here. You're question presumes that the buddhist is 'good' and the murderer is 'bad'. If you really read the Bible, compared to God's standard, we are all 'bad'. Read Romans 3... 'There is no one who seeks God. All have turned away.... there is no one who shows kindness, not even one.' It goes on. Now, are some people better than others? Sure, if you compare them to each other. But are any good compared to God? That's why we all need a Savior... none of us would make it on our own.
One analogy... if your meatloaf was 99% good food, but 1% poison... would it be good or bad?
I've never posted to Slashdot before, but I just wanted to say thanks! I've been reading for probably 10+ years... Slashdot has kept me in the loop for lots of technical developments in the industry that have helped me in my job, lots of great perspectives by comments about real-world events, and many stories that are just plain fun!
The biggest impact to my life though, was I found out about the Hacker's Diet because of Slashdot, and proceeded to lose 60 pounds in the last year.
I'm half the man I was because of Slashdot! (not really half, but you get the idea:) )
Thanks for all you've done Rob! And enjoy your family, your kids only grow up once, and they do it WAY too fast!
My girls and I have been having fun playing this the last few months. For a long time, our favorite thing to do was just to go ride horses together around Bree! Of course, there's plenty of adventures/quests as well, but what I like best about it is it's something I can get into (way more than they do), but we can still go have fun together, either completing some 'adventure', or just goofing off playing house or something.
Since it's free to play, we don't HAVE to spend real money on it. I have, of course, but not required.
The Pope and the Roman Catholic church are wrong on this one.
The reason many Christians get so up in arms about this is that Macro-evolution (one 'kind' of animal evolving into another 'kind') is not just a little bit off theologically, but it's contrary to the entire traditional Christian message.
The Christian message is that people were created perfect (Adam and Eve), chose to sin, and death entered the world. Humankind, and the world itself, needs a Savior, because without external intervention it will continue to get worse and worse. The only times the world has gotten better is when God intervines and gives us a 'boost' of grace. Major examples on a wide scale are the Israelite nation, Jesus's birth, ministry, death and resurrection, and the Protestant Reformation. Death is the final enemy that will be conquered when Christ returns.
The message of Evolution (Macro) is that all things continually improve without God. Death is not the result of sin, but a natural part of 'getting better' and is actually a good thing. The world, and all species will continue to improve over time, until... well who knows where it will all end? Star Trek? Q was worried humans would evolve into 'gods' one day themselves. Everyone wants to be God, right?
Adaptation or micro-evolution (all species of dogs came from a root ancestor dog) is directly observable and I think most people readily admit it. Macro-evolution, Astronomy, Geology (the parts about millions of years ago) are all based on a lot of very intelligent arguments, but are not directly observable. Was the Grand Canyon created by a little bit of water over a long period of time, or a whole lot of water over a little bit of time? Depends on your point of view. The facts can support either.
I don't know enough of the science to debate that any more than what I just pointed out... but I'm trying to shed some light on why this is such a big deal to people. This is a clash of worldviews. Without directly observable evidence (like large and small cannon balls fall at the same rate), everyone will interpret the evidence in light of their worldview.
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I'm assuming you want an honest answer here. You're question presumes that the buddhist is 'good' and the murderer is 'bad'. If you really read the Bible, compared to God's standard, we are all 'bad'. Read Romans 3... 'There is no one who seeks God. All have turned away.... there is no one who shows kindness, not even one.' It goes on. Now, are some people better than others? Sure, if you compare them to each other. But are any good compared to God? That's why we all need a Savior... none of us would make it on our own.
One analogy... if your meatloaf was 99% good food, but 1% poison... would it be good or bad?
I've never posted to Slashdot before, but I just wanted to say thanks! I've been reading for probably 10+ years... Slashdot has kept me in the loop for lots of technical developments in the industry that have helped me in my job, lots of great perspectives by comments about real-world events, and many stories that are just plain fun!
The biggest impact to my life though, was I found out about the Hacker's Diet because of Slashdot, and proceeded to lose 60 pounds in the last year.
I'm half the man I was because of Slashdot! (not really half, but you get the idea :) )
Thanks for all you've done Rob! And enjoy your family, your kids only grow up once, and they do it WAY too fast!
My girls and I have been having fun playing this the last few months. For a long time, our favorite thing to do was just to go ride horses together around Bree! Of course, there's plenty of adventures/quests as well, but what I like best about it is it's something I can get into (way more than they do), but we can still go have fun together, either completing some 'adventure', or just goofing off playing house or something. Since it's free to play, we don't HAVE to spend real money on it. I have, of course, but not required.
The Pope and the Roman Catholic church are wrong on this one.
The reason many Christians get so up in arms about this is that Macro-evolution (one 'kind' of animal evolving into another 'kind') is not just a little bit off theologically, but it's contrary to the entire traditional Christian message.
The Christian message is that people were created perfect (Adam and Eve), chose to sin, and death entered the world. Humankind, and the world itself, needs a Savior, because without external intervention it will continue to get worse and worse. The only times the world has gotten better is when God intervines and gives us a 'boost' of grace. Major examples on a wide scale are the Israelite nation, Jesus's birth, ministry, death and resurrection, and the Protestant Reformation. Death is the final enemy that will be conquered when Christ returns.
The message of Evolution (Macro) is that all things continually improve without God. Death is not the result of sin, but a natural part of 'getting better' and is actually a good thing. The world, and all species will continue to improve over time, until... well who knows where it will all end? Star Trek? Q was worried humans would evolve into 'gods' one day themselves. Everyone wants to be God, right?
Adaptation or micro-evolution (all species of dogs came from a root ancestor dog) is directly observable and I think most people readily admit it. Macro-evolution, Astronomy, Geology (the parts about millions of years ago) are all based on a lot of very intelligent arguments, but are not directly observable. Was the Grand Canyon created by a little bit of water over a long period of time, or a whole lot of water over a little bit of time? Depends on your point of view. The facts can support either.
I don't know enough of the science to debate that any more than what I just pointed out... but I'm trying to shed some light on why this is such a big deal to people. This is a clash of worldviews. Without directly observable evidence (like large and small cannon balls fall at the same rate), everyone will interpret the evidence in light of their worldview.