Absolute relativism is an utter strawman. No-one holds to it, …

Comment on Don’t judge me! by Bravus.

Absolute relativism is an utter strawman. No-one holds to it, so debunking it is meaningless. Why not try taking on the *actual* arguments advanced?

From the atheistic perspective, what else is there besides absolute relativism when it comes to any real basis of morality? I ask this question because some very outspoken atheists, such as Richard Dawkins, have promoted the idea that intellectual atheism became tenable because of Darwinism. According to Dawkins and others like William Provine, Darwinism means that no Gods worth having exist… that the only think left of any religious practicality is “essential atheism”.

In particular, Provine wrote: “In other words, religion is compatible with modern evolutionary biology (and indeed all of modern science) if the religion is effectively indistinguishable from atheism.”

I happen to agree with him…

Sean Pitman
www.DetectingDesign.com

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Ted Wilson: “We will not flinch. We will not be deterred.”
Interesting that he says he is very proud of the GRI when they clearly said during the discussion that there is ‘no model’ of scientifically credible recent creationism that can be taught in our universities.


“Don’t go backwards to interpret Genesis as allegorical or symbolic”
My guess on the two-thirds thing is that what is actually being said is ‘more than two-thirds’. 99% is more than two-thirds… that specific number was chosen, not as the actual vote-count, but as a break-point: some motions need a simple majority, some need a two-thirds majority… and the vote well and truly delivered that, and more.

Just my interpretation.


GC Votes to Revise SDA Fundamental #6 on Creation
Excellent, excellent post above. J. Knight.


“Don’t go backwards to interpret Genesis as allegorical or symbolic”
(that should be ‘place in the church’)


“Don’t go backwards to interpret Genesis as allegorical or symbolic”
Bobbie Vedvick, the quote you asked about was a parody, penned by me.

Faith (and many others in this thread), the comments about those who will be driven out of SDAism by this push tend to assume that they are in disagreement with what has always been SDA belief. This is not the case: the very strong literalist recent creationist position is a relatively recent view. Note that what has happened at this GC is a vote for a *change* to Fundamental Belief 6. SDA beliefs are being *changed*, and those who won’t go along for the ride told they have no ce in the church.