The Ham/Nye Debate: I Don't Care.

[nico]

Why do you see the debate as evolution vs Christianity? I saw it as evolution vs young Earth creationism. Is the problem that you equate Christianity with creationism?

I know this is probably a point of frustration with non-YEC Christians. But, that's honestly the way it's always going to be. Evangelical Christianity will always be equated with a literal interpretation of the text which naturally leads back to creation. Of course, Bill Nye exposed himself as lacking knowledge of Christianity as a whole. He said a great deal of ignorant things. He's a smart man but didn't think it important enough to examine the full scope of orthodox Christian thought.

[KingsGambit]

I disagree, but OK. I'm not going to read your article. If you want to discuss something maybe your should summarize it instead of a pithy one-liner followed with a link?

What does it say about this generation when we are unwilling to read short blog articles and demand they be summarized in a paragraph instead?

[nico]

What does it say about this generation when we are unwilling to read short blog articles and demand they be summarized in a paragraph instead?

I'm not sure, why don't you tell me?

[Catholicity]

i'm not sure, why don't you tell me?

l-a-z-y

[nico]

l-a-z-y

lol, I'll accept it if it goes both ways!

[The Pixie]

Why do you see the debate as evolution vs Christianity? I saw it as evolution vs young Earth creationism. Is the problem that you equate Christianity with creationism?

So when I see the Ham/Nye debate, I see the perpetuating of a stereotype that I do not want perpetuated. I see it being made as again, science vs. the Bible and if you hold to the Bible, well you have to hold to a young-earth.

I'm having doubts about your reading comprehension skills.

Hmm, may be there is a problem with my reading skills... but your comment here has not helped me at all.

As I said, I saw this as a debate between evolution and YEC. Seen that way, it does not perpetuate the stereotype. It only perpetuates the stereotype if you already believe the stereotype.

The debate title makes it clear it is a creationist model they were discussing, and the accounts I have seen have all been anti-creationism, not anti-Bible. So I am wondering why people are seeing it as being science vs Bible. I appreciate that Hamm will probably want people to see it that way, he has a vested interest in perpetuating the stereotype, but I would guess most mainstream evolutionists do not.