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\"Unicorns<\/p>\n

\u201cCreationism is lousy theology that leaves its proponents looking ridiculous in ways that more intellectually flexible believers are spared. But it\u2019s lousy theology masquerading as actual science \u2014 something it\u2019s even worse at than theology. When science asks a question, it seeks the answer \u2014 wherever that journey leads, whatever that answer is. When Creationism asks a question \u2014 \u201cUnicorns in the Bible?\u201d \u2014 it\u2019s not looking for an answer\u2026 it offers one as absolute truth and grabs at whatever fact or rhetoric can be plugged in as needed, in order to cobble together the semblance of a supporting argument.\u201d<\/span>
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The quote by Rachel Ford comes from the blog Friendly Atheist<\/a>. The post is about an online article from Answers in Genesis which says, \u201cTo think of the biblical unicorn as a fantasy animal is to demean God\u2019s Word, which is true in every detail.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cCreationism is lousy theology that leaves its proponents looking ridiculous in ways that more intellectually flexible believers are spared. But it\u2019s lousy theology masquerading as actual science \u2014 something it\u2019s even worse at than theology. When science asks a question, it seeks the answer \u2014 wherever that journey leads, whatever that answer is. 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