Posted on 03/18/2013 4:06:40 PM PDT by neverdem
“why do people believe scientifically untrue things?”
Because they are lied to.
Case in point, global warming. Politically-motivated, “hide the decline”, pseudoscience.
There is an element of believing because they want to believe, because it makes them “part of the group”, this is true.
But it all starts with a lie.
Likewise with evolution. The lie in that case being “unproven theory with many counter-indicators is settled science”.
““why do people believe scientifically untrue things?”
Because Global Warming makes for a really good hammer.
Maybe because science is always changing what is “true”?
It’s not just science, it’s everything.
In today’s world, facts are largely irrelevant.
Only six or eight percent of scientists believed that God did not guide the process of evolution? How do those geniuses know that God does not exist? God is bigger and smarter than Ronald Bailey and a host of Phds.
Also, conservative-promoted abstinence education does not work, therefore Democrats are smarter? Once again, Ronald Bailey is an idiot. Sure if you throw kids into the cesspool of sex that we call public high schools, they will wind up having sex even if a teacher tells them no. But telling them to use condoms causes lots of problems, too. I cannot believe the “science” and “studies” on this. There are too many uncontrollable variables at work — bad parenting, filthy rap music and everything else.
The one thing that does work for sure — and Bailey the libertarian will never, ever admit this — kids who go to good Christian schools with both parents and teachers as dedicated Christians — do far better than public school kids. Even if they don’t toe the politically correct line on evolution.
The writer seems to posit that a poll of scientists suffices to determine scientific veracity. I was just in a discussion with theology students and a prof who pointed out that science has been polluted philosophically.
For instance, one student critiqued findings from archeological studies showing that presuppositions many times replace valid proofs. Case in point was a study done of ancient cultures that found animal bone fragments and charcoal within city gates resulting in a conclusion that the society had engaged in animal sacrifice. Apparently no thought had been given to the idea that they had merely stumbled upon an ancient kitchen.
In many cases polled scientists will willingly defend positions outside their area of expertise. I attended a debate pitting young earth creation against evolution many years ago where the evolutionary position was supported by a geology professor and a zoology professor. The geology professor very honestly admitted that he could develop and live with young earth models, but he doesn’t because of his acceptance of conclusions from the biology scientists.
I think a lot of “scientists” who support anthropogenic global warming fit into this camp.
The implication in the article that the earth has been warming is itself subject to interpretation given the recent admission by the U.K. Office of the Met that there has been no discernible warming for the last 16 years.
Sorry. Horrible proofing on my part.
But still, how can scientists say that God is not involved in this seemingly rational and organized world? We may even one day discover how random quantum phenomena are controlled by God. How much evidence do these geniuses need? Methinks some wishful thinking is involved here, starting the intense desire of professors to get a moral pass on their desire to sleep with beautiful coeds.
Unlike unthinkingly rigid atheists or uber-knowitall agnostics, Christians take a leap of faith, and for them the world becomes a lot simpler and more purposeful. Far better than the chaos of the alternative.
like “transexual” being a fantasy
Democrats believe that both supply and demand are not related to price. They also believe that Head Start and high speed rail are viable programs. Democrats are brain-dead, and believing in a 100% materialistic theory of why we are here isn’t going to change that. Most of them that believe in evolution can’t even come close to defining it, or saying one reasonably intelligent thing about it. They just know it’s not what the “Bible Beaters” believe, so they are all for it. Morons.
In science, there is no such thing as a proven theory. Einstein’s theory of relativity corrected Newton’s Laws of Motion. School still teach circuit theory.
I like to get into the fundamentals of both my love for God and my knowledge of math and physics.
I think the idea that science professors get to sleep with beautiful coeds is only a theory.
Right. Science doesn’t determine truth, it is a way to predict usefulness.
See Thomas Kuhn, “Structure of Scientific Revolutions”.
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The arrogance of the left is always astonishing. They frame the debate around them holding the truth and any rebuttal is therefore subject to their elitist ridicule and scorn.
This total BS piece does just that...look at how each claim is framed and presented. Its no different than Al the Liar Gore saying “The science is settled” when it is not even close.
You jerks on the left and the right who stick the people of faith in the eye for having faith in God whose creation is not in conflict with known science are some of the most shameful bastards on the planet.
Sittin' over here in the "amen" corner on that one.
LOL. A theory, not a law.
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