Saturday, March 10, 2012

first comment to creation.com

creation.com is a fairly well-known site that supports creationism and discusses Christian teachings. I submitted a comment on this article about how the theory of evolution is linked to moral decline based on a survey conducted in Australia. my original comment is reproduced below for your information, and in case it is not published on their site, or is modified.

The premise of the argument made by this article requires the assumption that the actions described, namely: premarital sex and abortion, are actually immoral.

Challenge 1: Explain the basis of these assumptions.

Challenge 2: Give a secular explanation of said assumptions.

(Note: The designation of the above tasks as "challenges" is sarcastic. However, I still request that you perform them.)

If Challenge 2 cannot be met since it is believed that morals can only come from religion, that is utterly false. There are various systems of morals and ethics that do not require religious teachings.


in case you didn't already figure, I personally do not regard those actions as immoral