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60. I disagree

I dont think the two are mutually exclusive. I think they can coexist. I can see the big bang as an act of god quite easily and also recognize that with the lack of science available at the time most religious tomes were created there could be no other explanation than the ones put forward in them.

Science is science and you cant separate evolution from science. You either believe in science or you dont. Religion is faith not science and faith requires only belief not faith. I find it incredibly easy to ascribe the big bang to God while not denying evolution exists.

You can see evolution in your every day life the idea that you can disbelieve it i find astounding. One need only look at dogs to see evolution at work.

Having said all that I despise organized religion, mostly because of its refusal to adjust to reality or even to outright deny reality because it feels threatened by it. When most holy books were written there was little or no science they did the best with what they understood. I find nothing wrong with adjusting as new things are learned. Clearly we no longer stone people as the bible suggests. Why can we move on from things like that and still believe but not accept science and still believe?

Science builds on itself and the idea that you can teach science without evolution i find to be quite perplexing. It would be like trying to teach algebra without division in my mind.