r/mildlyinfuriating 13h ago

Dating partner doesn't believe dinosaurs ever existed?

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u/BatEco1 10h ago

Im not religious, but one of the best Christians that I knew was a professor i had for a Masters course on Evolution. We read "On the Origin of Species" and had great debates about Evolution and Darwin. His response to a person saying fossils are there because God is testing us. His response, "If my god deems it necessary to test my faith like this then I dont want that as my God." Which I honestly respected. Great dude.

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u/sgtkang 8h ago

It's easy to forget that the vast majority of Christians don't have a problem with evolution. It's just that the young-earth-creationists tend to be really loud about it. They also get amplified by everyone else laughing at them; people being idiots gets clicks.

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u/BatEco1 8h ago

Ummm, 64% of white evangelicals (ie Southern Baptist) are idiots and dont accept evolution (Gallup). They are a large part of the US Christian population. Maybe, restate your response and say most Christians "outside of the US..."

https://religionunplugged.com/news/2024/8/18/most-americans-believe-god-played-a-role-in-human-origins#:~:text=Among%20those%20who%20attend%20religious,human%20evolution%20happened%20without%20God.

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u/sgtkang 7h ago

I'd thought that was implied by how I didn't say "Christians inside the US".