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Rake
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| Creation vs Evolution Posted: 1/25/2006 11:21:23 PM | @lazyboyz
No christian is denouncing science - ABSOLUTELY NOT!!
Here is one example:
Excerpt from msg#3262
I could easily go on for 1000 pages as to why evolution is a ludicrously wrong belief system - which it is. It is a false religion that is founded upon pseudo-science.
When one views a pencil lying upon a table, one KNOWS that both the pencil and the table had to have been created, correct? If someone were to postulate that the pencil or table could possibly "self-form", you would doubt their sanity, would you not? And yet countless many are duped into "believing" that something as complex as life and as orderly and beautiful as the universe could have self-formed over time. What a joke. Hitler's minister of propaganda was right: if you want a lie to be believed, tell a WHOPPER (paraphrased him).
Moreover, there is a scientific principle known as "entropy" which correctly observes that any system that is not acted upon by an organizing force will decay from order to disorder. (A crude analogy would be your home: stop dusting and washing it and it will soon enough decay into a filthy mess, right?) Yet evolution tells us that the opposite of entropy has occurred, as the elements themselves have conspired to organize themselves from the randomness of the beginning to the beauty and order of today. Another WHOPPER.
Which brings us to the crux of the matter: evolution has been presented as "good science" while creationism has been presented as "religion". Actually, the OPPOSITES are truer. Evolution is a religion, while creationism will always be borne out by science (not referring to the pseudo-science that the media normally trumpet). Think of it: the evolutionist believes that the elements themselves and some mystical force known as "natural selection" have conspired to create and continually and ingeniously refine life. In essence, the Evolutionist Belief System is one that has Deified the elements, imbuing them with the power to create life. Another WHOPPER. They can spew forth pseudo-science and jargon until they are blue in the face but it won't change the fact that they have a religion of ELEMENT-WORSHIP.
Maybe you've misconstrued the critic's of science.
If I did, can you please tell me what i misconstrued?
Maybe you should pay some equal time to those who are atheist's and are truly ignorant of the nature of the world but yet are not open to all possibilities including creationism. If they realized the complexity of it all perhaps they won't be so hasty in embracing the limitations of science. Maybe they'll start to really pay attention to greater men who knew better;
If I were to place my complete faith in creationism, when there is not 1, and I repeat, not 1 single shred of direct evidence of this, then I am forced, by similar reasoning to place my complete faith in every other religion in the world, Spiritualism, Clairvoyance, Astrology, Parapsychology, Telekinesis, Telepathy, Clairvoyance, Satanism, UFOlogy, Numerology, Precognition, Alchemy, etc...
I am not prepared to do that.
But even without direct evidence, consider this:
The observable universe is at least 13.7 Billion years old. Our species, which wasn't even close to being the first on the planet, has been around for a few million years. We live on but 1 planet of trillions. If stars were a grain of sand, then our sun would be just one pebble amongst all the grains of sand on all the beaches of the planet Earth. We live in a galaxy that is by all accounts average compared to hundreds of billions of others. The space that encompases the entire observable universe is unfathomable.
If your definition of open minded requires me to assume, despite any credible evidence, that this was all created for our us, then by definition, I must be close minded. | |
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| Creation vs Evolution Posted: 1/26/2006 8:59:46 AM | If I were to place my complete faith in creationism, when there is not 1, and I repeat, not 1 single shred of direct evidence of this, ...
Sooo, I guess you ignored these sites below, and countless others which can be found online?
Oh but, that's right, we must not DARE mentioned any kind of 'supreme being' in here, right?
And you all call yourselves open minded? You guys that attack the very premise of a 'god', are NO better than your accusations of certain Creationists 'attacking' the Evolution THEORY ("NOT" a fact) by endless misquotes, misinformation, lies, and in Tsur's infantile case; childish name calling...
Check the sites with OPEN mind, allow even for a moment that: "Gee, ok, maybe a supreme being 'could have' done this" and then proceed.
Further, for Biblical Evidences and Validation, Read these 2 books First if needs be:
1) "Evidence That Demands a Verdict"
2) "More Evidence That Demands a Verdict"
Both by 'Josh McDowell'
www.answersingenesis.org
www.icr.org
www.creationscience.com
www.christiananswers.net/creation/home.html
www.creationresearch.org
www.pathlights.com/ce_encyclopedia
www.sentex.net/~tcc
www.sixdaycreation.com
www.biblicalcreation.org.uk
www.creationcare.org/ | |
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| Creation vs Evolution Posted: 1/26/2006 9:04:27 AM | "Oh but, that's right, we must not DARE mentioned any kind of 'supreme being' in here, right?"
CR, you've been in here long enough to know damn well that this is a strawman argument. Nobody has expressed any negativity towards theism. You can mention a supreme being all you like. It does not contradict Evolution. I have no disrespect for your philosophical beliefs, and you are welcome to share them. The only thing that makes people angry is misrepresentation and lies regarding science. Nobody is disrespecting your or anyone's belief in God. | |
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| Creation vs Evolution Posted: 1/26/2006 9:26:33 AM | CR those sites have not been "ignored" they have been addressed for the crap that they are. As Wonka stated, You've been on this thread long enough to know that. Got anything new? | |
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| Creation vs Evolution Posted: 1/26/2006 9:35:08 AM |
Nobody has expressed any negativity towards theism.
Wonkaaaaa, C'mon now, even 'you' know better than this...Tsur, 2weird, and several others have been on a nonstop attack, and 'also' employ very negative and attacking words against even those with a belief or beliefs in any kind of supreme being at times...
I'm sorry I tarred all with one brush there, but sometimes it is so evident at the lack of even common courtesy by certain same said evolutionists in here.
The only thing that makes people angry is misrepresentation and lies regarding science.
I fully agree, but I ALSO take exception to the misrepresentaion and lies sprung forth by certain ones trying to defend evolution as well. As most all know now, even wikipedia and talk.origins are now to be shown as flawed as any valid reference material, because of the increasing number of lies, slander, misinformation, etc, found within their respective pages.
Nobody is disrespecting your or anyone's belief in God.
When I, and others, are repeatedly called 'idiot(s)', 'fool(s)', 'stupid', 'liar(s)', by Tsur and a few others, because my Creationist 'beliefs' are a part of my belief in God, then yes in fact, they are VERY much disrespecting said beliefs; Even to the point, as mentioned countless times, this amounts to nothing more than hate crimes on their part, let alone blatant violations of certain Forum 'Rules'.
Over reacting? No, not really.
You and I have had our debates, and have both come to see eye to eye even on things as well, but as last recollection, I do not believe either of us has stooped so low, as to call each other 'stupid', 'fool', 'idiot', 'liar', etc, etc...
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| Creation vs Evolution Posted: 1/26/2006 9:40:35 AM |
I, and others, are repeatedly called 'idiot(s)', 'fool(s)', 'stupid', 'liar(s)', But not for your belief in God, the name calling is for the lack of knowledge and reason (i.e. Science) | |
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| Creation vs Evolution Posted: 1/26/2006 9:52:40 AM | Uhmmm....trewq?...Ya better re-read this thread, cause, there have been some very personal, hateful attacks from them, no matter what I, and others, had to offer.
But, are you now defending their name calling?!?!
I certainly hope not...
No matter what, there is NO excuse for their ignorant behaviours.
If you have see a user employing personal attacks on other users, report them via the proper channels, include thread page URL/msg. #
Posting your complaint here, without specifics and using other poster's names is not only Off-Topic, it's possibly Libel
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| Creation vs Evolution Posted: 1/26/2006 9:56:02 AM | "Tsur, 2weird, and several others have been on a nonstop attack"
I don't know about Tsur's belief, but I get a pretty clear feeling from 2weirds posts, that he believes in at least some form of God, so your implication that he has attacked you for believing in God doesn't make sense.
'As most all know now, even wikipedia and talk.origins are now to be shown as flawed"
You continue saying this; let me clear something up. Contribution to Wikipedia is open to the public. They regularly scour their site to weed out misinformation, but obviously some is going to get through; it's inevitable given the nature of the site. That being said, the vast majority of information is quite reliable. Should you double check it with other sources? Absolutely. In fact you should do that no matter what your source is. As for talk.origins, you are wrong. Everything I've seen on that site is an accurate representation of what the theory actually states. Their intention is to correct misinformation that is bandied about in our culture regarding the Theory of Evolution. Nowhere on that site do they promote ANY metaphysical belief such as Atheism or Ontological Naturalism. Their intent is only to correct wilful misinformation.
"I fully agree, but I ALSO take exception to the misrepresentaion and lies sprung forth by certain ones trying to defend evolution as well."
Nobody has lied defending Evolution. We only react angrily when science or the theory itself is misrepresented. I can't even count how many times people have posted misrepresentations of entropy on this thread, and that is only one small example of many misrepresentations. Whether it is intentional or simply the result of a lack of knowledge regarding science, I don't care. The end result is the same, which is the proliferation of misinformation. I and others here simply won't stand for that. | |
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| Creation vs Evolution Posted: 1/26/2006 10:27:46 AM | Defending, No! Clearifying that, this ...............
negative and attacking words against even those with a belief or beliefs in any kind of supreme being was not the reason. | |
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| Creation vs Evolution Posted: 1/26/2006 11:05:19 AM | And those websites...they have all been thoroughly debunked...
I can recall addressing 2 or 3 of them, and noting the ridiculousness of the arguments contained therein. Most start with the following premise - "the bible and sciptures are true, anything that contradicts them must be a false".
There is absolutely nothing about that proposition that resembles scientific study. | |
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Rake
| Joined: 3/12/2005 Msg: 3311 | |
| Creation vs Evolution Posted: 1/26/2006 12:01:39 PM |
Further, for Biblical Evidences and Validation, Read these 2 books First if needs be:
1) "Evidence That Demands a Verdict"
2) "More Evidence That Demands a Verdict"
Both by 'Josh McDowell'
I'm familiar with these books. McDowell's been throroughly debunked. And please spare me the Liar, Lord, Lunatic trilemma. This is not credible evidence. | |
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| Creation vs Evolution Posted: 1/26/2006 12:22:59 PM | I'm familiar with these books. McDowell's been throroughly debunked. And please spare me the Liar, Lord, Lunatic trilemma. This is not credible evidence.
Debunked..rrrrright..by who exactly?
No references to support your claim?
And Brain? Take a Read of these 2 VERY Credible books if you will, to address YOUR above statements.
And trewq, NOTHING you or anyone else can say, can sanely defend the childish name calling by others.
If you have see a user employing personal attacks on other users, report them via the proper channels, include thread page URL/msg. #
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| Creation vs Evolution Posted: 1/26/2006 12:28:37 PM | I have not read those books, as of yet, but my comments were in respect of your websites.
Those website are laughable with respect to debunking science because they begin with the assumption that the Bible is FACT.
That is akin to me saying, I can prove that Christianity is wrong, just begin with the assumption that there is no GOD. | |
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| Creation vs Evolution Posted: 1/26/2006 12:48:56 PM | Brain...
The two go hand in hand....read the books to see the FACTS of the Bible, then you will perhaps better understand where the sites stand on their factual belief systems.
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Rake
| Joined: 3/12/2005 Msg: 3315 | |
| Creation vs Evolution Posted: 1/26/2006 1:23:57 PM | Debunked..rrrrright..by who exactly?
No references to support your claim?
The Jury Is In: The Ruling on Josh McDowell's 'Evidence' - Jeffery Jay Lowder A Verdict That Defies the 'Evidence' - Bernard Katz The Jesus of History: A Reply to Josh McDowell- Gordon Stein, Ph.D. Skepticism and McDowell's 'Proof' - Jerry Wayne Borchardt Josh McDowell's Charade - Gordon Stein, Ph.D
And regarding the "Facts" of the Bible, please refer to Biblical Criticisms: http://www.answering-christianity.com/criticism.htm | |
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| Creation vs Evolution Posted: 1/26/2006 1:37:56 PM | Perhaps you should read your own post very carefully.
Petitio Principii - a logical fallacy based on circular logic.
You argue that the bible is fact, and those facts establish their beliefs, which prove the bible as fact.
You cannot claim that 'the bible is fact' without offering any independant, verifiable proof of that statement.
Just because people believe in the bible, does not make it factual. | |
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| Creation vs Evolution Posted: 1/26/2006 11:55:26 PM |
Feral- this is funny. I just responded on a thread about this very issue. Look for it; it mentions naturalism in the title. This is a common misconception- the confusion of ontological naturalism with methodological materialism. I went into some depth, so I don't want to repeat myself here. Yeah, I read some of that, but it was a little too subjectively messy to start with, and I was way too keyed up to post any more than I did.
Sooo, I guess you ignored these sites below, and countless others which can be found online? I won't presume to speak for others, but I haven't. Nor have I ignored any of the sites that respond quite well to the claims made by them. Have you?
Oh but, that's right, we must not DARE mentioned any kind of 'supreme being' in here, right? I don't remember anyone saying that. The simple point is that it's irrelevant. The OP asked if there was any credible scientific basis for including either Creationism or Intelligent Design in public school science classes. For my part, although I have read some of the articles on some of those sites (no, not all, but I'm not done yet), I haven't seen any scientific evidence for either hypothesis, nor any reasonable scientific logic to them. All I have seen, so far, are arguments to challenge one established scientific theory (which, in many cases, do provide good starting points for investigation to advance the science), as well as a profoundly unscientific perspective that, if something is not already understood, it must be ascribed to an "intelligence." I do concede that there are a great many apparent patterns that are of sufficient complexity to warrant investigation, but they do not indicate to me that there necessarily must have been an intelligence at work.
Further, for Biblical Evidences and Validation, Read these 2 books First if needs be... Sorry, I haven't gotten to McDowell yet. However, simply based on your description of this argument, I'm not sure what biblical evidence counts as scientific evidence. I'll definitely have to look into that.
Nobody has expressed any negativity towards theism. You can mention a supreme being all you like.
... several others have been on a nonstop attack, and 'also' employ very negative and attacking words against even those with a belief or beliefs in any kind of supreme being at times... Actually, there haven't been any "attacks" on God or religion that I recall having seen. Although, I'll admit I haven't reread the entire thread again. There have been some animated, passionate remarks regarding those who would, coming from a theistic perspective, attack and debase science, true, but this is no more an attack on religion or its proponents than to say that vehemently disagreeing with the hypothesis of natural selection is a direct attack on any one of us who accepts the overall theory that life evolves.
As most all know now, even wikipedia and talk.origins are now to be shown as flawed as any valid reference material, because of the increasing number of lies, slander, misinformation, etc, found within their respective pages. Perhaps it would be helpful to respond to the requests of others (like this one) to provide references to the sources that show this. I, for one, have only come across reference to one instance of misinformation on one of those sites. Could you please detail, if only for my own reference, the "ncreasing number of lies, slander, misinformation, etc."? I would very much appreciate it.
When I, and others, are repeatedly called 'idiot(s)', 'fool(s)', 'stupid', 'liar(s)'... I really think we ought to suggest to the site mods and/or owner trying to find some way to search for keywords. That would really come in handy in cases like this. In the meantime, could you cite specific examples that you or someone else were victims of the ad hominem fallacy?
The two go hand in hand....read the books to see the FACTS of the Bible, then you will perhaps better understand where the sites stand on their factual belief systems. This rather fits my earlier point that I fail to see any scientific points made in the Bible. Since I've got a ways to go before getting to McDowell's books, could you elaborate on how they "go hand in hand?"
Msg 3353 Rake, would you mind telling me if those are books or articles? I'd like to know where I can find them.
Well, that was quick and relatively painless. I'll look forward to finding out where I can obtain the information we're talking about here, and I'll certainly let everyone know if I find something myself. | |
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| Joined: 1/9/2005 Msg: 3318 | |
| Creation vs Evolution Posted: 1/27/2006 12:39:31 AM | The two go hand in hand....read the books to see the FACTS of the Bible, then you will perhaps better understand where the sites stand on their factual belief systems.
These sites admit to discarding science if it doesn't jibe with their beliefs and/or agenda.
In the context of the OP, they were discredited as "scientific" months ago.
Here is an example of Creation cough"Science"cough, from AiG:
from May 25, 2001 Answers in Genesis Ministries International.
Q: Why are kangaroos found only in Australia?
A: This may surprise lots of people, but that's not the case.
It's interesting: at our Answers in Genesis seminars, we ask our audience:
How many of you believe kangaroos once lived in the Middle East? No one puts up their hands. Then we ask: How many believe that Noah's Flood was a real event? All hands go up.
How many believe that Noah's Ark was a real boat? Yes, they agree to that, too. How many believe that two of every kind of land animal, including kangaroos, went on the Ark? Yes, they accept that.
Then we ask: How many people believe that the Ark landed in the Middle East? Up go the hands. How many people now believe that kangaroos came off the Ark after the Flood? They start to chuckle as they put their hands up.
Then we say, how many believe kangaroos once lived in the Middle East? All the hands now go up.
You see, when we think from a Biblical perspective, we know that all land animals must've once lived in the Middle East.
Riiiiiiight.

No real need to debunk these idiots, it's self-evident they're missing a few dots on their dice. | |
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AxyL
| Joined: 12/1/2005 Msg: 3319 | |
| Creation vs Evolution Posted: 1/27/2006 1:06:56 AM |
Rex Geissler has spoken with 24 alleged eyewitnesses. Many eyewitnesses are W.W. II and Military veterans. Eyewitness do not know each other.
This was taken from; http://www.arcimaging.org/ArcImagingWeb_files/frame.htm
Also Rex Geissler and his biographical data can be found here; http://arcimaging.org/GeisslerRex/GeisslerRex.html
And here a direct quote from Genesis taken from the ArcImaging website
You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you. Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive. You are to take every kind of food that is to be eaten and store it away as food for you and for them." Noah did everything just as God commanded him…and on the seventeenth day of the seventh month the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.
I will not attempt to explain further but direct you to this thread; http://www.askgod.com/
If that don't work we may have to wait until we get the chance to ask in person if that is allowed by the big spirit in the sky.
I would like to compare GOD to POF as we are moderated and follow the rules here our enjoyment of the site is enhanced. Also if we follow the precepts of our hearts whether we disagree on the existence of one GOD or not we still enhance the experience by having an open mind and allowing paradigms to shift based on evidence. After all we are continually growing in knowledge since the inception of the Net as we know it and creation and evolution currently exist in tandem whether we want them to or not. | |
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| Creation vs Evolution Posted: 1/27/2006 8:06:42 AM | late™,
The best part about that cut-and-paste is the fact it completely ignores how all the animals got back to the places they are now if the Ark crashed and burned in the middle east.
Oh wait...God did it. | |
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| Creation vs Evolution Posted: 1/27/2006 8:37:08 AM | http://www.arcimaging.org/ArcImagingWeb_files/frame.htm
The search for the Arc? 16,000 animals (only?) contained within a space of 450' X 75' X 45' ????? Go back to page one and check mgs #4, then get back to us. | |
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AxyL
| Joined: 12/1/2005 Msg: 3322 | |
| Creation vs Evolution Posted: 1/27/2006 12:20:15 PM | then get back to us.
Is that an order? Are you the spokesman for the us clique?
One big part that is missing in this debate is the fact that there are two different types of knowledge that being spiritual and worldly. It's like mixing oil and water.
We who believe in creation are not all creationists and we have our Faith in God that according to the Bible is a gift and not from ourselves (Eph. 2:8-9)
Those that are evolutionists have their imagination or you may call it Faith too that something else happened other than what the Bible depicts.
The evolutionists win on the basis of worldly knowledge and the Creationists or Christians as the majority calls themselves win on the basis of Spiritual knowledge.
My Conclusion
Since Christians (minus the fundamentalist crowd) are part of the worldly system and understand the basics of natural laws, I would suggest the evolutionists would have to shift their thinking toward the Spiritual in order to level the playing field.
What do you think? Is that possible? | |
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| Creation vs Evolution Posted: 1/27/2006 12:37:43 PM | What science has is not 'worldly knowledge'.
Have you read anything in this thread...even the last couple of pages.
Science is METHOD!!!! Any knowledge that science claims is as a result of the strict method that the discipline employs!
You say: "We who believe in creation are not all creationists and we have our Faith in God that according to the Bible is a gift and not from ourselves (Eph. 2:8-9)"
Don't suppose you want to explain this a bit. I am confused as to how someone can believe in creation, have faith in God, and not be a creationist...
You also say; "Those that are evolutionists have their imagination or you may call it Faith too that something else happened other than what the Bible depicts."
No, READ the thread. Science is not based no faith, or the product of someone's imagination. It is based on METHOD. Science is based on observable / testible / verifiable evidence, and will not make claims of fact without first having subject that claim to the rigors of its method.
Faith on the other hand is asking you to believe in what cannot be seen, touched, or observed in any meaningful way. That is why science does not concern itself with proving / disproving the existence of God, because there is just no way to test for him / her / it.
And again you say: "The evolutionists win on the basis of worldly knowledge and the Creationists or Christians as the majority calls themselves win on the basis of Spiritual knowledge."
Science is not in competition with Religion; is that difficult to grasp. Science is not concerned with religion in the least, but it would seem that Religion views science a bit differently.
And I assume this last comment was meant as a joke: "Since Christians (minus the fundamentalist crowd) are part of the worldly system and understand the basics of natural laws, I would suggest the evolutionists would have to shift their thinking toward the Spiritual in order to level the playing field."
Um, last I checked scientists are the ones who understand, work with, and apply natural laws, i.e. thermodynamics, gravity, geology, etc...etc... | |
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AxyL
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| Creation vs Evolution Posted: 1/27/2006 12:50:48 PM | Science is METHOD!!!! Any knowledge that science claims is as a result of the strict method that the discipline employs!
Method is an application of knowledge here on earth as far as I know!
You say: "We who believe in creation are not all creationists and we have our Faith in God that according to the Bible is a gift and not from ourselves (Eph. 2:8-9)"
Don't suppose you want to explain this a bit. I am confused as to how someone can believe in creation, have faith in God, and not be a creationist...
Creationism is a movement of man that would like to prove God exists. Christianity is a movement of God the idea of Christianity is that God Loved us so much he sacrificed himself incarnate that is from spirit to material form. One is void of Faith the other is not can you guess which one has no Faith in the living God.
You also say; "Those that are evolutionists have their imagination or you may call it Faith too that something else happened other than what the Bible depicts."
No, READ the thread. Science is not based no faith, or the product of someone's imagination. It is based on METHOD. Science is based on observable / testible / verifiable evidence, and will not make claims of fact without first having subject that claim to the rigors of its method.
Faith on the other hand is asking you to believe in what cannot be seen, touched, or observed in any meaningful way. That is why science does not concern itself with proving / disproving the existence of God, because there is just no way to test for him / her / it.
You speak as if the evolution model is fact. I assure you it is not fact and that it takes faith to believe it.
Science is not in competition with Religion; is that difficult to grasp. Science is not concerned with religion in the least, but it would seem that Religion views science a bit differently.
If there is no competition then lets share equal time in schools so there are no misunderstandings. | |
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| Creation vs Evolution Posted: 1/27/2006 1:19:19 PM | You are apparantly struggling with simple concepts that have been explained over and over.
Consider your definition of 'method' "Method is an application of knowledge here on earth as far as I know!"
Well your knowledge apparantly does not go that far then (sorry for the play on words, but it was hard to resist, and it is not serious, only a joke).
This is a dictionary definitino of scientific method, taken from www.dictionary.com
The principles and empirical processes of discovery and demonstration considered characteristic of or necessary for scientific investigation, generally involving the observation of phenomena, the formulation of a hypothesis concerning the phenomena, experimentation to demonstrate the truth or falseness of the hypothesis, and a conclusion that validates or modifies the hypothesis.
Read that really carefully, and you will notice how your conception of 'method' is very off-base.
You further illustrate your inability to carefully read (not joking this time) with respect to the following exchange:
Your quote: "Those that are evolutionists have their imagination or you may call it Faith too that something else happened other than what the Bible depicts."
My response: "No, READ the thread. Science is not based no faith, or the product of someone's imagination. It is based on METHOD. Science is based on observable / testible / verifiable evidence, and will not make claims of fact without first having subject that claim to the rigors of its method."
"Faith on the other hand is asking you to believe in what cannot be seen, touched, or observed in any meaningful way. That is why science does not concern itself with proving / disproving the existence of God, because there is just no way to test for him / her / it."
Your last quote: "You speak as if the evolution model is fact. I assure you it is not fact and that it takes faith to believe it."
When did I claim evolution was a fact. I challenge you to find a single post where I have done what you accuse me of. Evolution is a THEORY, and had you taken the time to even browse this thread you would have encountered lengthy discussions about the concept of theory, and how it is different then claiming a fact.
It does not take faith to believe in the theory of evolution, mind you having faith does not preclude you from believing in the theory of evolution. The theory garners support because of the overwhelming scientifically verifiable evidence that has been produced over the course of the last century. Evolution is not claimed as fact, but the theory is becoming more complete and stronger as more discoveries are made.
And your final quote is cute "If there is no competition then lets share equal time in schools so there are no misunderstandings."
Again, this topic has been done to death. A science class is designed for theories that adhere to scientific method. (See the above definition). Now if any religious group can put together an opposing theory that uses the scientific method, it will be welcomed in the class.
Oh, and before I forget, you illustrated a good cause of misunderstandings - the inability or unwillingness to address what is being said, and instead substitute fallacies and sophistry for valid responses. | |
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