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Re: Stupid Creationist!
If you're speaking about Young Earth creationism, the idea that the Earth is less than 10,000 years old, there is a fair amount of evidence to contradict this. Dinosaur fossils, radiocarbon dating, plate tectonics, etc.
That being said, if we look at Genesis as an allegory - i.e., the first day is actually a billion years, the second several million...then things might get interesting. While I don't actually believe this, I've had discussions with my Christian family about the idea. What if human beings are discovering all these natural scientific processes, but all we're really doing is learning the rules that God set down? And what if God's ultimate goal is for humans to become creators themselves?
Try using THAT argument to explain to a fundamentalist why genetic engineering and stem cell research could be good things. I think you will be pleasantly surprised by the outcome! (Hint: be ready to run.)
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