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This is not hate mail. I am not liberal or conservative. I am considering joining this website. I recently visited this site for the first time and read comments on the Schiavo case as well as some comments about Darwin. I then read a little about the website and website etiquette. Many of the comments I read about Terri Schiavo and about Darwin were somewhat hostile. Even though I was a little offended, that's ok I can take it. However, it made me wonder about what would happen if a person with an opposing view of most members of this website commented in a somewhat hostile or perceived as hostile manner. Would they be considered to be lacking etiquette for having an opposing view, while others who are equally aggressive be considered less than such just because their view is not opposing of most of those on this website?
Before deciding to join this website, I wanted to comment on the Schiavo case and also on Creationism vs. Evolution. I want to see if I get a fair reaction so I can find out if this site's standards of etiquette apply to all sides of any given issue. My view on the Schiavo case is that no one really knows what Terri wanted. Some think she should be kept alive and some disagree. Both sides believe they are right. I don't know who's right. I do know that many on both sides are doing what they think is right. However, there are many on both sides who are too extreme with their views.
Maybe Terri really did say she would not want to be kept alive in this state. It is possible, it is just as possible as her not having said so. This is undeniable to all of us outside the situation. If she did not want to live this way then Michael Schiavo is following her wishes courageously, despite all the criticism and hatred. Maybe Terri did not say she would want to die in this state and Michael really is a scumbag. None of us really know.
The courts in FL have sided with Michael. They know a lot more than we know. Maybe they're right or maybe they're wrong. We do have the right to question them and if Congress believes Terri may not have been treated fairly, I support them reviewing the case and doing whatever they think is right. However, the FL courts are doing what they think is right. To call Michael Schiavo and the FL judges murderers or killers is absolutely ridiculous. Maybe Michael really is a scumbag, but all of those outside the situation don't really know one way or the other.
It is especially crude to call the Fl judges killers. They are obviously just doing their job the way they feel is right. Its ok to disagree with them or criticize them, but to refer to them as murderers is ludicrous. The convictions of those who think otherwise are devised from shallow thought processes and ignorance.
Now I would like to talk about evolution vs. creationism. The funny thing here is that there these two views don't have to oppose each other. I am a strong supporter of evolution. This doesn't mean that I don't believe in God. I do believe in God in my own way. I just don't define God the way religion does. There is very strong evidence suggesting that evolution exists. Those of us who have studied and thought about this concept extensively, know that evolution is a lot closer to fact than to opinion, a lot closer. I challenge anyone who disagrees to truly take a good look at this concept in an unbiased fashion and see what they find out.
If one voices support for evolution, many religious people automatically get offended and assume someone who supports evolution is anti-god. This is unthoughtful and unfair. I grew up going to Catholic church and going to Sunday school. I believe in the basic teachings of Christianity and of most religions, which basically boils down to; don't lie, don't cheat, don't steal, don't kill, and respect other people and treat them the way you would want to be treated.
These are the moral teachings of most religions. There are many stories told in religion that are designed to teach these morals, this does not mean the stories themselves are meant to be taken literally. One of these stories tells us about the creation of the universe and the Earth and Adam and Eve. This story is a fable.
Evolution began with the big bang. Maybe there are many universes and many big bangs. Maybe the big bang is one small part of a much larger or infinite process. I believe it is, and that God is this process or responsible for it. I believe life started on this planet as microscopic organisms that formed from links of proteins that formed from amino acids. In a sense these are our most ancient ancestors. I believe God did create man. Evolution is the process through which God accomplished this over billions of years.
People's refusal to believe or at least seriously consider evolution reminds me of something. Man once thought the world was flat. Extremely strong evidence that said otherwise was discovered. Most refused to examine this evidence and considered those who did to be anti-religion as well as heretics. This made me think of an analogy; the world is flat : Adam and Eve
the world is round : Evolution
I believe that God is truth and that a big part of life is the pursuit of truth. Science is a quest for truth as is religion. Science is an honorable and respectable search for truth though some abuse it. Religion can be abusive as well. Although a scientist may not necessarily equate "truth" with God, he or she is basically trying to do the same thing as anyone else is whose looking for answers, whether that be through religion or any other means.
To automatically accept any idea without thinking it through is anti-truth and therefore anti-God. Most of those who reject evolution in the name of God have deceived themselves. They've in actuality sided with the "devil" unknowingly. I'm sorry if this offends anyone, but its the truth. But hey, maybe I'm wrong. Once again, in the name of truth, I challenge anyone to actually take an intelligent, unbiased look at evolution. If you can do this I have extreme doubts that you'll really believe I'm wrong.

Thank you,
Roob

One last note:
Fossils of prehistoric animals such as dinosaurs have been discovered and are millions of years old. This is undeniable proof that the Earth is much older than the Bible says.