I couldn't disagree with you more, my friend.

Of course not all evolutionists are propogandists, however, every belief system carries with it deep implications. Those implications affect every area of life and culture. Ironically, you "eloquently" state this in your very next paragraph:



Certainly a "mere belief system, nothing more" could not invoke such horrible things, could it?

You're absolutely correct to say "Not all Evolutionists are propogandists". In fact, you could have expanded this idea to say that a belief system is often not well represented by it's constituents, and you would have done well. However, by your own reasoning, you cannot blame the belief system for the actions of those who use it outside of it's realm of implication. Therefore, you cannot say "oh, evolution is just a mere belief system so what difference does it make", yet continue to say, "people acting in the name of Christianity have shed a lot of blood" and then conclude that Christianity itself is harmful or evil. That's simply a hypocritical argument.

The fact is, each belief system has it's own logically flowing hierarchal set of deep implications, and those implications are important. Those who draw illogical conclusions are often just acting in thier own interest and are using some belief system to ease their conscience and/or maintain their social mores.

With this in mind, let's look at the purely logical implications of evolution.

• Genetic Engineering and Manipulation
  If DNA is just a result of error and/or natural processes, surely we can do better with intellect. Unfortunately, we're already seeing this backfire on us. This philosophy is leading us to horrible issues with the food supply and has already led to new diseases and previously unknown health issues. This issue alone deserves your study.
• Natural Selection
  So much for compassion and sympathy; Forget helping the poor and needy; This direct evolutionary-value promotes choas in society: Anything goes; It's just "natural selection" at work. Some refer to this idea as "Social Darwinism". Corrupt politicians are just using thier position to gain an advantage for their survival and enjoyment. It's OK. It's natural!
• Pharmacology
  Hey, if nature is just chance and error, surely we can do better. Let's attempt to manipulate systems for... oh...whatever reason we want, perhaps even natural selection. The Journal of the American Medical Association says that up to 140,000 deaths are caused by "Adverse Drug Reactions" (ADEs) from Doctor-prescribed drugs every year in the U.S. alone. Even though some believe this number is low, it is now being revealed that only 3%-5% of ADEs are reported as such (my father being a perfect example). If you do the math, this means that over 2.5 million people may die each from ADEs in the U.S. This makes pharmaceuticals the #1 cause of death by far. Because the actions of pharmacology are perfectly justified, even encouraged implicitly by the idea of evolution, I wonder how those numbers compare to those who have justified their actions using the Bible for "bloodshed"; Do the math. No wonder the Bible not only foretold of a great deception concerning pharmaceuticals during this period of time, it also imposed stiff penalties for anyone producing them. How many people have died needlessly because of the side-effects of prescription drugs, and how many lives have been ruined from the same cause. There are natural alternatives that are far superior and immeasurably safer that are being withheld and/or restricted because of the actions of the pharmaceutical companies, but perhaps they can justify their actions inside themselves through the concept of natural selection.
• No God
  Of course, I would write a book (I may very well do that some time) about my studies related to finding out if there is a God or not, nevertheless, because there is an inescapable God-shaped vacuum in each of us, and because mankind tends not to want to submit to a higher authority, mankind elevates himself into the position of God and the results are always harmful. You can see this pattern throughout history with Egyptian pharaohs or leaders of the Roman empire. You can see this to a smaller extent in the Catholic church by those who love to be called "father", which is specifically spoken about in Bible prophecy (search the "city on seven hills"). Again, you simply have humans seeking to justify their own desires and using evolution to justify their actions.

Just these profound, logical evolutionary implications should make the intellect ponder how humankind could survive for long while embracing this belief system, much less examining the logic—or lack thereof—behind it.

True Christianity is defined in the Bible, not by the actions of those who call themselves Christians. It's tenants are quite the opposite of evolution and promote:

• Freedom
  The Constitution of the united States is taken directly from Biblical law. The concept of Biblical freedom could be summarized by this: "You are free to do what you will so long as you don't harm anyone else or their property and your don't impede their inalienable rights". In short, "No victim, no crime." The most powerful and prosperous country in history grew from the fertle roots of this law and personal purity (righteousness). Of couse, there has been a great battle for many years which has left the U.S. in a state which scarcely resembles it's original form. Now, it more-closely resembles a socialistic police state which is the natural outgrowth of Democracy (the U.S. was not originally a democracy). This exact scenario was solemnly warned against by the founders. Evolutionary belief enables socialism (this is documented as one of the founding beliefs of socialism), democracy and all the evils that come from it. This is why countries that were taken over by communists in the past 100 years were not first taught the deep tenants of communism or socialism, they were taught in-depth evolutionary theory first—before anything else—while emmense information distributions systems (mainstream media) were implemented. (Now it begins to make sense to the uneducated reader.)
• Equality Under Law (Justice)
  Man did not have to live in fear of the law or government because the law never changed and the government didn't have the authority to make laws. Why? Because the law was the Bible and biblical law is eternal. The legislative branch was not authorized to make new laws, they only applied the existing law to changing situations and were supposed to provide continuing protection for people against governmental abuse. Jury members sat in judgement of these "applications of law" directly. If a person on trial was found to have violated a legislated application of the law but the jury found that the application was invalid, they had the freedom to vote "not guilty" thereby nullifying the effect of an abusive application on one person. Because Biblical law is quite simple and never changes, ignorance of the law "is no excuse"; You could hold the entire law in your hand. Today, it's impossible for one person to know the whole of mankind's "law".

The rest of your post simply deals with actions of people, which is irrelevant in a conversation dealing with the profound implications of belief systems.



Many of us feel bad at times in our lives, often at the hands or other people. I've been there many times and often in great distress, however, I have found that these times are some the most valuable lessons we have in knowing ourselves and becoming better people and more effective servants to mankind. I embrace them and am thankful for them.

I know this sounds idealistic, but it is an idealistic world we live in—if we understand it. It works, so long as you're not confounded by the fundamental underlying truths. Unfortunately, this is the exact reason evolution is so heavily promoted: To confound people to create a political environment that allows the insertion of man into the place of God. Nothing new; Just the same old stuff throughout history; and the Bible speaks in great detail about this period of time.

I would recommend reading the Bible (read the New King James translation; Many of the more recent translations have been altered to confound.), and reading any of the resources in the following post. They will help anyone understand the state of the world today:

Understanding Your World

People would also benefit from reading "The Protocols". They describe how Darwinism, Nietzschism, and Marxism were "invented". Although this document has been discredited, you must consider the sources that discredit it and carefully consider that nearly all of the plans laid forth in it have been skillfully accomplished by the "powers that be".

It's also important to point out that Bush is not a Christian. Anyone who believes he is simply does not understand the very fundamentals of the Bible. What Bush is doing in Iraq is horrible, immoral and based on lies.

I know that this statement would insult a lot of people—Especially those who like Bush and are "Christians"—but it is simply a fact.

Amazingly, most people who call themselves Christians don't read the Bible, much less know it. This was first told to me by a preacher. I had a hard time believing it, but now know it's absolutely true. The Bible even foretold about this time—a time when the Chruch would become lazy and self-serving and would rather listen to preachers who "tickle their ears" rather than to hard truth. Well, here we are.

Egan, I bet you and I would agree on most issues. The barrier is that the corrupt forces in the world redefine words and lie about belief systems, and, on the surface, that gets in the way of an easy agreement. It's called, "Divide and Conquer".

The key is not to forget what history teaches us—true history; Not the ridiculous stories that are handed to us by foundation-funded textbooks. There are heros and there are tyrants but, the most ingenious thing the devil ever did was to convince the world he doesn't exist.

I don't invent the truth. I don't even lobby for it. I simply observe and report. That's my job. That's my testimony.

NOTES

* "DRUG-RELATED morbidity and mortality have been estimated to cost more than $136 billion a year in the United States. These estimates are higher than the total cost of cardiovascular care or diabetes care in the United States. A major component of these costs is adverse drug reactions (ADEs). In addition, ADEs may account for up to 140,000 deaths annually in the United States."

JAMA 1997, 277(4): 301