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Originally Posted by JMS
why is evolutionary theory so threatening to creationists?
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I wouldn't characterize it as "threatening". It is more along the lines of this:
If my friend came to my house to get something I forgot for work. And when he comes to me, in person, and tells me he caught my wife having sex with another man. He better have his facts straight! Not because I am threatened, but because I need to know where my relationship stands with my wife. The importance of fidelity is so over-powering, that its the mortar that holds the foundation of our love for one another.
If God told me that he created the world in six literal days, then I believe him. If someone tells me that He was dishonest, then what's at stake, drives the passion of the response.
If my friend was lying to me, then I need to solve that problem with passion. If my friend was telling me the truth, then I would solve that problem with passion as well. Because the stakes are so very important, and very high, you get a very passionate response. Don't misconstrue passion, with "threat" as if we were vulnerable.