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Joined: Apr 2005
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Not all Evolutionists are propogandists, just as not all Christians, Muslims, or Hindus, etc. are propogandists. It's a mere belief system, nothing more. Indeed, the very man who conjured the idea of evolution was most definately not theorising his ideas with any ulterior motives in mind. He lost his job as a professor and was virtually blacklisted evermore for daring to think outside the Victorian mould.
While evolution may be used by some as a means of propoganda, Christianity has also been one of the most successful propoganda tools for the past two millenia. Centuries upon centuries of bloodshed have been excused in the name of the Christian God. Even unpresident George W. Bush, who touts Christianity profusely, uses his religion as a form of propoganda, namely: excusing the terrorism of thousands of innocent Iraqi men, women, and children.
While I'm not denying the possibility that evolution is used as some form of conspiracy, it's all too obvious that Christianity has accomplished the very same. Not all Christians are propagandists, surely, but there's a whole heck of a lot who are!
Having been raised by an agnostic, I was made to feel very out of place in the public school system of America growing up, where Christmas was not only celebrated in school, but seemingly mandatory. And when it was discovered by my peers that I hadn't been baptised, I found myself on the receiving end of shrewd skepticism and questioning glances evermore.
Evolution, itself, was not conceived for the purpose of conspiracy, just as Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, et al were not conveived for conspiracy either. They're mere belief systems. While some may take advantage of any number of these beliefs (evolution among them), that does not make the very concept, itself, a conspiracy.
There are Christians who practise their belief for good just as there are evolutionists who study their beliefs for good.
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