Isn’t that Special?
Posted by Dan on Feb 12th, 2009
2009
Feb 12
Here we are, on Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday, in one of the most Special countries in the modern world. That’s Special as in Special Education and Special Olympics. Look at the chart above. Spain, Italy, Ireland, Austria… extremely Catholic, historically. Or Denmark, Sweden, Norway… extremely Lutheran. Can you say Protestant Work Ethic? I knew you could. The Catholics and Lutherans have this stuff figured out.
And Muslim Turkey… I don’t even know what Turkey’s doing on this list, unless it’s to keep the USA from being in last place. I suppose one can argue that most of Istanbul is in Europe, and therefore Turkey has one foot in the modern world. Hurray! An arguably modern country that’s even more Special than we are!
February 12th, 2009 at 9:34 pm
I’m of the mindset that *something* beyond our comprehension initially created everything, but evolution created us. It’s a fine balance of belief and science that gets me though the day…
February 13th, 2009 at 8:19 am
I don’t see the point of believing in something beyond my comprehension; I’d rather acknowledge that there are things that I don’t understand. But philosophical differences don’t get me riled up nearly as much as willful obtuseness.
The Young Earth Creationists, for example, are out looking for pterosaurs to “prove” that the earth is only 6,000 years old, while ignoring all the evidence that the earth is billions of years old.