So what created the creator?
Did a father and a son get together one day and say “hey, let us join up with a holy ghost”?

In addition, whence came water? Probably two H atoms got together and started out to find one O atom because they wanted to create water.

Attempts to “create” life in a test tube have not been successful. Stop and think of the origin of matter itself, never mind life. Seems to me that there must have been something created from nothing – impossible, except for the Creator.

Food for thought.

Sure you can get warm fuzzy feelings that have no basis in reality, but what’s the point in that? I would much rather work at the scientific discoveries that improve conditions in the real world.

You don’t need to believe in Santa and unicorns and leprechauns to have happiness and brotherly love. A major part of the world’s problems is various groups who love every brother that shares their delusion, but despises everyone who doesn’t go along with their particular fantasy.

My guess is that the answer is more political, than philosophical. I am not familiar with the US system, but in Canada, I don’t recall learning neuroscience in High School, but I did learn about evolution. For better or worse, politicians can influence H.S. curriculum because they many H.S. are publically funded. And since evolution is part of H.S., it is targetted.

Universities, on the other hand, which run autonomously from government, don’t teach creationism at all, as far as I know (unless it’s a christian ‘university’). There is no court or politician that would even be able to criticize evolution in University without getting their wrist slapped.

My feeling is that when neuroscience reaches the H.S. level, then we will start seeing more opposition and denial regarding its claims.

I’m off for awhile – but rest assured “I’ll be baaaack!”

In short I believe faith is a problem because I think a life lived when reality is accepted on its own terms is a better life for the individual, as it has been for me.

YES!