Comments on: Matthew LaClair’s Speech: “You Belong In Hell”

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:20:00 +0000

What this article and “speech” does not state it the fact that Matthew Laclair instigated the teacher to talk about religion. Do your research, listen to the tapes. And the teacher also asked the students “does everyone feel comfortable talking about this topic?” If matthew laclair felt like his Constitution al rights were being disregarded he should’ve objected to the topic of conversation that MATTHEW asked the teacher to speak on. Before you accuse a man of being a horrible teacher or man, do your research. Its ironic how you can all talk in such depth about religion but you are so quick to judge.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:43:48 +0000

New species aren’t “new”. They are just new to the scientific community. They’ve been there all along.

Actually- species such as MRSA resistent staph ARE new- and they were created by the process of natural selection- the operative force thought to be behind evolution. In short-lived species such as bacteria and viruses we can see evolution at work. Micro-evolution has been observed and from that we extrapolate that the theory of macro evolution while it cannot be observed by humans can be inferred as true.

By: Mover

Mover — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:32:37 +0000

@Ohdearoh,

I brought up the origins of life for the reason I stated.

“The problem that many atheists cling to evolution as one of their primary evidences that there is no intelligent hand in the creation of life on Earth (or anywhere else for that matter). So it calls the entire evolution belief system into question.”

By: Ohdearoh

Ohdearoh — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:43:23 +0000

“I know the theories behind abiogenesis, but they are still just guesses. This feat has not been accomplished in a laboratory.

I agree that it has nothing to do with Darwinian evolution, which encompasses a little more than just natural selection. ”

So why do you bring it up in the first place?

“Evolution does not explain how nonliving material, just chemical compounds, became alive.”

Admit it, your own words, you DON’T KNOW evolution doesn’t deal with origin of life, you ASSUME it did, which someone had corrected you. Anyone who knows that evolution has nothing to do with origin of life, won’t come up with that sentence.

By: Mover

Mover — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:54:39 +0000

I know the theories behind abiogenesis, but they are still just guesses. This feat has not been accomplished in a laboratory.

I agree that it has nothing to do with Darwinian evolution, which encompasses a little more than just natural selection.

The problem that many atheists cling to evolution as one of their primary evidences that their is no intelligent hand in the creation of life on Earth (or anywhere else for that matter). SO it calls the entire evolution belief system into question.

BTW: I am of no particular religion, though I do believe this all wasn’t just an accidental combination of conditions and mutations that brought life to this world.

Thank you for your remarks.

By: DanDare

DanDare — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:30:18 +0000

mover wrote “And.. Evolution does not explain how nonliving material, just chemical compounds, became alive. How did that single celled protozoa make that magic happen? How did it learn to reproduce? How did it learn to survive by altering its genes? When did it get genes? Darwin and his followers do say, nor do they even address it, that I’ve found.”

Life from non-life is called abiogenesis, and has nothing to do with evolution by natural selection, which is about changes in existing species.

Darwin did not know about genes. They were a later discovery.

Watch this vid for a scientific answer to your questions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6QYDdgP9eg

By: Separation Anxiety « Tungtide

Separation Anxiety « Tungtide — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:55:55 +0000

[...] story of Matthew LaClair is one of disappointment, courage, hope, and despair. Details can be found here (Via Friendly Atheist). In summary, Matthew had an 11th grade history teacher using the classroom [...]

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Friendly Atheist » Violations of Church and School — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:00:30 +0000

[...] Not everyone knows that those things are wrong, students and teachers included. And unfortunately, not every person who does know these things are illegal is as courageous as Matthew LaClair. [...]

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By: Friendly Atheist » Never Question a Nun

Friendly Atheist » Never Question a Nun — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:00:56 +0000

[...] I thought Catholics were better with all the evolution stuff, but I wouldn’t be shocked if this type of scenario played out at some religious schools. We’ve already seen unfortunate interactions in public schools between students and religious teachers. [...]