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In this video, why would you need a priest to give an opening prayer before hearing a lecture ripping into intelligent design?

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Because there are religious people in attendance who also believe that biological evolution happened? You do realize that ripping into ID is not the same as ripping into God/Christianity, right? If you think that it is, on what grounds?


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Why would any true man of God even agree to that?

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Probably because they are reasonable and came to the conclusion that biological evolution happened. And since they believe in God, and he created the entire universe, including the forces/energy/?? which led to biological evolution, they say a prayer to Him.


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FWIW, that 'prayer' was the most bland, uninspired, pathetic one I think I've ever heard.

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There were lots of people in attendance across all kinds of cultures and religions. Not everyone needs a speech on Jesus' feet being washed to get the idea.