Evolution, Creationism, and the Soul of Civilization

[thoughtful (Valerie (non-scientist))]

@Rumraket

“Things are improving” doesn’t mean “bad things have completely stopped happening”. A line zig-zagging up and down can still have strong, noticeable downward trend.

Again, similar to your thinking on evolution - prove the upward trend in society.

@Rumraket

Yeah try not electing a sociopathic narcissist who panders to a fundamentalist religious audience with his “two corinthians”, “I like all the verses”, and holding a Bible upside down, who then proceeds to demonize his own infectious disease expert and mock people who wear masks.

Since I didn’t vote for him in 2016, I didn’t elect him. Obviously his pandering to a religious audience isn’t very good, so there must have been some other reason they voted for him. I have consistently been urging friends and family members to wear masks, and I agree that he undermined Fauci. I really like Fauci but he made a big mistake by not apologizing to people about not recommending masks at first, and then holding off on the recommendation because of medical personnel. It confused people a lot. It didn’t need to be him apologizing, but someone in the government should have. Everyone I know who voted for Trump knows that he isn’t consistent and he’s often a jerk, and I think would have listened to health experts if they were deemed consistent.

My point is, everyone exacerbates the problem. Tribalism keeps us thinking that we’re not contributing to it and our group is the one making things improve.

[Rumraket (Mikkel R.)]

@thoughtful

Again, similar to your thinking on evolution - prove the upward trend in society.

Okay, here you go:

Prof. Steven Pinker - The Better Angels of Our Nature: A History of Violence and Humanity

@thoughtful

Obviously his pandering to a religious audience isn’t very good, so there must have been some other reason they voted for him.

I think you should take that up with disconcertingly large swath of white evangelicals who have been consistently voting and praying for him.

[Mercer (John Mercer)]

@thoughtful

I really like Fauci but he made a big mistake by not apologizing to people about not recommending masks at first…

Is that true? And if true, why would an apology be necessary?

@thoughtful

…and then holding off on the recommendation because of medical personnel.

Is that true? Didn’t not knowing about the extent of asymptomatic cases have just a little bit to do with it?

@thoughtful

Everyone I know who voted for Trump knows that he isn’t consistent and he’s often a jerk, and I think would have listened to health experts if they were deemed consistent.

I sincerely doubt that.

@thoughtful

My point is, everyone exacerbates the problem.

Particularly you.

@thoughtful

Tribalism keeps us thinking that we’re not contributing to it and our group is the one making things improve.

What does the parable of the Good Samaritan tell us about how Jesus Christ viewed tribalism?