Some Clarification please.

I've been having this problem a lot more lately so I thought I'd get a few things out in the open. I know people tell all kinds of rumors about what Christians believe, so I'm going to clear a few things up in the next few weeks.

In other words, this is an attempt at getting myself to post more often...and blow off some steam.

You may have heard about this great war between science and religion. Yes, there has been some conflict over the years but it has largely been manufactured by church officials (in th beginning) and later by the scientific community. It happened in the early 20th century--some idiot decided that you couldn't be rational and religious at the same time and it's been downhill from there.

Here's the thing though: I believe dinosaurs. I do. I believe in microbiology. I believe that the earth revolves around the sun and not the other way around. I don't know enough about evolution to have an opinion about it, but if God took more than six days to create the earth, I'm not going to be offended. If the flood was a local event, that's a lot less creepy than Noah's grandchildren getting with their first cousins.

As for being rational, it's a nice thought but if I've learned anything from studying history is that while humans are capable of rational thought they are not rational. We try. Sometimes. I think this is a good thing. Yes, we still have pockets of the world where people are accused (falsely) of witchcraft and a lot of bad things happen because we just don't think things through. But it isn't logical to take care of people who cannot take care of themselves and aren't going to grow up at some near date and take care of us. I think a little irrational compassion is a good thing. In other words, it is rational to leave the extremely old, the handicapped, the fourth female child, and the insane on the side of the mountain to die of exposure. It's just not very nice. We used to do that, and then this pesky cult called the Way started growing in Rome and being practical fell out of fashion.

Pesky Christians. Ruined it for all the strong beautiful smart people.

Did I mention a lot of us, even a majority believe in dinosaurs? Psychology? Seeing doctors?

I haven't even handled a snake in months.