[Mobius]

Religion, especially christianity, tries to explain for them what science cant.

Nah, those are just the Catholics.

Only a part of them, anyway. There are devoted Catholics who accept evolution.

[karajorma]

As I've pointed out in the past, Catholics who deny evolution are claiming to know more about their religion than Pope John Paul II.

[Mongoose]

As I've pointed out in the past, Catholics who deny evolution are claiming to know more about their religion than Pope John Paul II.

Exactly.  Last time I examined my memory, the Catholic high school that taught me AP biology used a standard college textbook completely based on evolution, just like any other standard college textbook.  And hell, the Vatican's chief astronomer just said a few days ago that believing in intelligent extraterrestrial life is gravy too.

[Ace]

Of course he did open the can of worms saying that "aliens might not even have original sin."

In 500 years the only Catholics are going to be Rigelians

[WMCoolmon]

Fry: "Well, thanks to the internet, I'm now bored with sex. Is there a place on the web that panders to my lust for violence?"
Bender: "Is the space-pope reptilian?"

[Mongoose]

Of course he did open the can of worms saying that "aliens might not even have original sin."

That's not the first time that idea has been presented, actually.  It's come up in theological writings on multiple occasions over the past few centuries, and C.S. Lewis utilized it in his Space Trilogy books.  By that line of thinking, there's really nothing in theological teaching that prevents the concept of some other intelligent life out there never having undergone the Fall in the first place.

Also, because we need it:

[colecampbell666]

Check out the guy's site.

Rudolf Flesch in The Art of Clear Thinking , 1951, states "here is your definition of thinking: It is the manipulation of memories." But what are memories?

BoE guy: Memories are the recordings of knowledge, facts and experiences in the mind. Minds can not function in a vacuum.

[Mongoose]

He seems like he's living proof that they can.