Insanity

Religon causes conflict all over the world, it ignites fury, passion and blind antipathy wherever it goes. One place where it's depressing touch should not be felt is nature based television shows, let alone those hosted by the genial, seemingly kindly and eminently knowledgeable David Attenborough.

He has, as he reveals here, been receiving hate mail from creationist, neo-conservative Christian groups. Now it may be my limited understanding of the intricacies of Christian theology but "hate mail" in it self seems to refute at least some of Jesus' teachings. Not only that but the insane reasoning behind messages hoping this every-grandad figure would "burn in hell" are sickening. Apparently in his nature shows Attenborough was not giving God enough credit for creation. It may come as a shock to some people but not everyone beleives in God. Some people instead choose to beleive in the indisputable fact that is evolution propogated by that idiot Charles Darwin. The idea that it may be easier to beleive in the whole seven days thing rather than empirical fact is strange in itself but to wish death on an old man is incomprehensible. Whether the seven days story is a parable or a fable or whatever (although it was preached as absolute fact before the Church realised that everyone in existence were not ignorant underlings) there doesn't seem to be many other credible theories for how we came to be here so the temerity to lambast someone for beleiving in one that seems pretty credible is ridiculous.

The idea of this hate mail also broaches some other issues. This isn't just the issue of atheism, it is the issue of freedom of beliefs. Regardless of the two conflicting idealogues criticising someone for what they beleive in is simply wrong. Attenborough doesn't make programmes to dispute the existence of God or tell people they are wrong he makes them to tell interested viewers about FACT not some crack pot theory he found on Wikipedia. If the situation had been reversed and an evolutionist had sent a Christian, Muslim, Jew or Hindu hate mail becuase of their inability to provide the point of view that there isnt a God on a religous broadcast I can't help feeling there would be a little bit more news coverage.

*I am aware this sounds a bit Daily Mail. But then it is an mental story and the Daily Mail is mental so I thought it best to adopt their venomous tone. At least Im not talking about good ol' Lady Di or immigration policy.