After watching the 2hr debate....
OH Man! That was a LANDSLIDE!
Just so you know, Ken Ham is no oridanary Christian. He is basically an absurd false fundementalist indoctrinator who gets rich off his made up Museum curatorship. WITH TAX PAYER DOLLARS!
That's...him...in a nutshell.
Young-Earth-Creationist - they are suppose to take the Bible as Litterally as possible...except when it's NOT suppose to be taken literal.....but "NATURALLY" as was Ken Ham's response.
(-_-) . . . what?
He's an insult to any other decent Christians or anyone of logic, reason, and sensibility.
The entire debate was like the Futurama episode "Clockwork Origin".
Ken Ham could not present ANYTHING other than "The Bible Says..."
Go watch the real debate.
I would not recomend buying the DVD just yet because it fund his "Creation Museum".
A museum that insists that the Earth is only 6000 years old and that Dinosaurs lived with humans. All creatures that were what they are today, teeth and claws included, that served NO purpose because apparently, God intended that they do not eat meat.
Even other Christans feel that Ken Ham is nuts.
Now I'm all for Religious Freedom. But Ken Ham down right challenged Bill Nye to this debate.
And the way Ken Ham funnells money just shows how much of a fraud he really is.
I view Religions as more of a philosophical study and a means to compare ethical viewpoints that could help establish a sense of morality that "I" can still determin for myself. Presented but not dictated. Not by authority but by recomendation.
I actually find most aspects of the New Testament to be very ethical.
But what's intersting is that Jesus' teachings almost parallel Buddhism.
So much so it inspired a newly famous manga/anime series.
The manga is actually hillarious! And quite humbling for anyone who consideres themselves Religious or a Humanitarian.
Deep down I think we all want to be good people. Even when the rest of the world seems very dark and evil. We can see and study the ways to make life better for everyone else.
I believe Science and Technology will open paths that will make a better future.
The humble origins of Religions can 'inspire' but shouldn't 'dictate' our ethics in life. As humans, our view points must be subject to change for the better - especially when new circumstances and data become avaliable.
Ex : when/if we make contact with aliens. Or when/if artifical life ever is proven to be true. Or the possibility of transhumanism.
And I can slowly see it happening. Our technology and science will change the way we live forever. Hopefully for hte better. Education and Ethics hand in hand will help mold what we know and what we have to better use.
Because seriously, many parts fo the world are in deep shit.
But it's just as the Dalai Lama says.
"Any Man Made Problem can be solved with Man Made Effort". - The Dalai Lama
"Science is the Key to Our Future!" - Bill Neye
Education and Love for Humanity. That's what will save our Future.
And Keep on "Discovering"