Re: Defination of evolution

richardalanforrest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Oct 17, 1:55 pm, "\(M\)-adman" <g...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Boony wrote:
"(M)-adman" <g...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Brainwashing (also known as thought reform or as re-education)
consists of any effort aimed at instilling certain attitudes and
beliefs in a person - beliefs sometimes unwelcome or in conflict
with the person's prior beliefs and knowledge,[1] in order to
affect that individual's value system and subsequent
thought-patterns and behaviors.

Like the religious indoctrination of children?

You raise a good point.

Reciting religious chants over and over could be considered a form of
"brainwashing".
But they could also be considered nothing more then affirmations of
ones faith. And a form of meditation.

Evolution OTOH wants to replace current dogma with it's own dogma
using some of the methods above.

Do we see serried ranks of devotees chanting mantras in praise of
"evolution"?

And with identical answers as if part of a borg collective

Or children being pressured to memorise passages from the
works of "evolution's" holy books?

Only if they want a passing grade

Or shrines or temples to "evolution"?

You mean like the "School of Human Evolution and Social Change building"?

This one even says on the building is after social change

Or "evolution" putting pressure on governments to change
laws against the prohibition on teaching religion in public schools?

The atheists are doing that. But they do it in the name of science


Exactly methods does "Evolution" demand? What does "evolution" state
as dogma?

The mind boggles at the books written

Evolution is a phenomenon of nature. Science investigates this
phenomenon, and does so using the same tools as any other branch of
science. It presents no dogma, only the conclusions drawn from the
evidence, and makes the evidence from which those conclusions are
drawn explicit and clear.

That is a dogma

The silly assertion that "evolution" is a form of religion is just
another example of the dishonesty of creationists.

It is a belief system regarding life, just as religion is a belief system
regarding life

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