The debate du jour on Slashdot: Creationism versus Evolution
Interesting quote:
There’s protestant theology in a nutshell. Now, here’s where creationism comes in (again, so the argument goes):
If there was no literal first man and woman, then there was no talking snake to tempt them into eating an apple. If that didn’t happen, there was no literal fall (the fall had to be by CHOICE, protestants don’t accept that God just made humans imperfect from the start). If there was no literal fall, then mankind is not in need of redemption. If there is no need for redemption, there is no need for Christ. This would basically invalidate protestant Christianity.
Never really thought about it this way: Unless there’s Original Sin, Jesus was Buddah, basically.
Lively debate, if nothing else.