Fucking commies.

Communism: Not even once.

Rand's philosophy is easy, I keep what I earn.

The Rand phenomenon interests me because it arose spontaneously, without central planning, and even in defiance of central-planning efforts to control the minds of the American people by progressive social engineers. People will latch onto unlikely beliefs to try to protect their cognitive sovereignty in response to…

"Progressive" would be the last thing I'd think of when describing GTA. This series pushes all the DO NOT PRESS buttons, stereotypes of all kinds, racial, gender, cultural, moral issues, etc. To be fair, GTA's portrayal of anything is quite screwed up, not just women, as it goes out of its' way to do exactly that. But…

Well, you didn't seem pleased with the content you wanted changed. What's the point of a public opinion piece if not to attract like-minded people to share your views? I worked in the newspaper industry for a decade but I reckon my chief editor could have been completely wrong in her comprehension of the format.

Doesn't the fact that, for a man, killing a child is a monstrous act but, for God, killing all the firstborn children in an entire country is just a good day's smiting constitute the very essence of "moral relativism"? Or that parents aren't supposed to pick favourites among their children, but God is happy to?

Because the catholic church states that if a person uses contraception, aborts, or kills (capital punishment) there is still a possible chance of salvation if the person repents.

The opposition to evolution is an american thing. Obviously the catholic church believes in the evolution, this pope is also a chemist, so he is not hostile to science.

As a Catholic, I have nothing to add to your great comment. The article seems to say "Great, Catholics believe in evolution... but here's where they fall flat: They still believe in God!"

As a progressive RC I thank you. We do have some messed up ideas, but this isn't one of them. I appreciate the respect.

I actually agree with you on this point. But we shouldn't reject the useful doctrines of any organization simply because other doctrines are flawed to the point of being odious. Keep the baby, as it were, not the bathwater. And anyway, this is beside the point I was trying to make which was less about Catholicism than…

The Catholic understanding of the Bible is that it is a sort of a progression toward spiritual truth. Even the Gospels, the accounts of Christ's life, were chosen specifically to reflect a number of different and slightly divergent accounts of his life and ministry. Ultimately, the idea is that an ultimately vast and…

thank you. I fully agree with your post.
I'm sick and tired of believers and atheists insulting each other. (of course not all, but damn it can get nasty).

Wow, i09 is publishing the small minded musings of an individual that that cannot accept the possibility that evolution can be tool of something greater than his own hubris. Humanity is dimished. Bring on the reviews of science fiction media. Check your political and religious rantings and misgivings at the door.

"This means that Catholics don’t believe in polygenism, the idea that humans are descended from a group of early humans."

The divine involvement can be a very distant connection. For example, God can be responsible for the underlying architecture of the universe. For example, God can be the reason why physics exists in the first place. A common idea is that the big bang occurred with the foreknowledge that galaxies, solar systems,…

At best, this feels like a quibble over semantics. People are simply not going to give up their faith because you tell them to, why not just be grateful that the largest organized religious group in the world actively encourages the growth and embrace of scientific truths and let them have whatever justification they…