Finnish school shooting: Student social Darwinist dies, kills eight others
November 7, 2007 by admin
Filed under Apologetics, Atheism, Creation / Evolution / Intelligent Design, Politics
Do beliefs have implications? Many people argue in the negative. “His private life has no bearing on his ability to operate in the job”.
Well, this is plainly true in some cases, like, whether you prefer french vanilla or banana flavored ice-cream. Or perhaps which football team you support. But what about a person’s views on the deeper things in life, their worldview, their noetic structure? Can these things really have no effect on their actions?
[...] the Manawatu Christian Apologetics Society has popped up in my Alerts email again, this time with a sly insinuation linking “social Darwinism” with the Finnish school shootings. Do beliefs have implications? Many people argue in the negative. “His private life has no [...]
Beliefs do have implications, which is why it is so important for Christians to stop spreading false beliefs about evolution, like the notion that morality cannot be valid if new species are capable of evolving from common ancestors.
Professor, with due respect, I cannot be bothered interacting with you because you have shown, in the past, a reluctance to actually engage with the arguments. You prefer to snipe, and I cannot be bothered with that. I suggest you take the time to read some William Lane Craig material (or numerous others), or listen to some of the debates we have linked to on this website.
Your antipathy toward Christianity is not an intellectual problem — just look at ex-atheist Anthony Flew as one example — it is a moral problem. You just don’t like Christianity. But this is just basic Christian theology — the fallen man has a depraved mind, and the fool says in heart “there is no God”.
By all means, join the conversation, but please bring some intellectual stimulation with you.
Ciao.