Does evolution have a purpose? (Evolution)

by dhw, Wednesday, October 22, 2014, 20:25 (3683 days ago) @ Balance_Maintained

DHW I am as aware as you are of the evil in the world, but you used the theory of evolution as a basis for your attack on evil-doers! Your understandable diatribe against them was preceded by the comment that the “assumption of evolution” is “a self-delusion fuelled by a desire to defame/eliminate the knowledge of God and bypass the influence that religion has/had on the political sphere.” I was merely pointing out that, as Darwin himself repeatedly emphasized and as the Church has confirmed, belief in evolution is not incompatible with religion or with decent behaviour. I don't think the Pope would take kindly to your view of his motives! Just like your biblical texts, people extrapolate what they want to from the theory of evolution, and frankly, I doubt if the folk you have described care two hoots about it!-TONY: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH I'm sorry, but I could care less what the Pope thinks. They just reversed their position on gay marriage. They worship idols. They have been the broker of numerous wars and more bloodshed than most countries. The Pope and the Catholic Church, as an institution, are about as immoral, depraved, and heretical as they come. The Catholic Church is no different in type than the Pharisees of Christ's time.
(For the record: I do not hate gay people, but I strongly condemn the 'practice' of homosexuality. Love the person, hate the sin.)-
While I have no sympathy for the Catholic Church, I am beginning to feel a little sorry for myself. You asked why evolution had stopped transforming species, and you accused people who defended evolution of doing so in order to “defame/eliminate the knowledge of God”, and to disclaim personal responsibility, get what they can etc. I offered you a possible explanation of evolutionary stasis, and pointed out that many God-fearing, God-loving people genuinely believe in theistic evolution. You have responded with tirades against evil-doers and now against the Catholic Church and, in particular, homosexuality. Your writing is always immensely engaging, and of course we could start another discussion about the Catholics in general, or about the Pope in particular, or about homosexuality, but you had challenged the concepts of preprogramming and of the intelligent cell, and you ignored my response. You then blamed the theory of evolution for evil-doing, which seems as unfair to me as atheists blaming the bible or the Koran for the crimes committed in God's name. Do you really think there are no honest, God-fearing, human-loving, good-deed-doing, truth-seeking believers in evolution?