Recently, Matt Whiting posted:

Thomas Borchert wrote:
DVaridel,

Creationist - In the beginning there was God, and He created
everything

Others - In the beginning there was nothing, then it exploded

Hmmmmm


Here's the answer I should have given in the first place:

Creationist - We have no idea what was in the beginning, so we make
up this cozy feeling fairy tale with a bearded guy in it, then we go
and kill or oppress people by the gazillions supposedly in the name
of that guy, but really for our personal gain, be it economic,
political or otherwise.

Scientist - We have no idea what was in the beginning, we'll keep
trying to make sense of it, but still have no idea, and that's a
good thing, too, because "We don't know" is an answer we can not
only live with, but one we wholeheartedly embrace. No one needs to
get hurt in this process.

Hmmmm


Yes, Hmmm. Who created most of the nastiest weapons known to man...
Hint, it wasn't creationists.

Hmmm. Who used them on people? Hint... it wasn't the scientists. Some of
those on the Manhattan project suggested demonstrating the power of the
weapons in a non-lethal way, and others suggested that the science behind
them should be openly distributed in order to reduce the temptation to use
them. We know how that turned out.

Just because someting *can* be done does not mean that it must be.

Neil