Posted on 04/17/2012 4:27:49 AM PDT by scottfactor
So yes Virginia - Creationists are anti-science. The only type of science they like is Creation Science which is not science at all as its methodology is in direct opposition to the scientific method.
Moreover it is to be expected that Creationists are not very conversant or knowledgeable about science - as the less educated someone is - the more likely they are to be a creationist.
That being said - creationists cannot seem to help sounding like total idiots talking about theories being unproven and offering up inane idiocy like if humans evolved from apes - why are there still apes?.
That is the general level of knowledge about science and evolution we have to deal with from people on the creationist side.
Do you think the theory of nuclear fusion takes a position on the existence of God because it describes a physical means whereby God can create a star? Does the creation of stars through nuclear fusion mean that God did not create that star?
Not just atheist and humanists accept the theory of evolution; we have, for example, Pope Benedict XVI.
because you say so.
Anyone who knows the first thing about the theory of evolution knows that it has been repeatedly disproved by all the evidence available. Evolution is supposed to have happened very slowly over billions of years but actually the fossil record shows that doesn’t happen. The theory of evolution does not even begin to explain the diversity of life on Earth. It’s wrong, plain and simple.
Instead of plate techtonics creationists have “hydroplate” so called theory.
Instead of astronomy creationists have God “stretching out the Heavens” to account for the billions of light years.
Instead of half-life decay rates to detect the age of objects creationists have “you can't do that!”.
Instead of archeology and linguistics and human genetics to explain differences between human populations creationists have the “Tower of Babel” and the “three sons of Noah”.
Instead of paleontology creationists have a “Global Flood”.
Creationists oppose science because THEY say so Mr. B.
The theory of evolution is nothing more than an lie about how all life came into being accidentally for no reason, with no direction or purpose and not created by any design. The theory of evolution is a psychological crutch for those who have rejected God. They have to believe in evolution because it validates their irrational belief in a Godless meaningless universe.
Evolution is the theory about how life, once it exists, is subject to change through natural selection of genetic variation.
When the Pope says evolution is a reality that enriches our understanding of life - is that to validate his irrational belief in a Godless meaningless universe?
As to the ‘creationists’ using the date of 6000 years ago...for the creation of man, that is sheer ignorance or denial. Right there is a major flaw. I have personally studied, reviewed and encountered prehistoric human ‘remains’ dating well before 6000 years ago. The evolution theory is flawed in many major areas, however the existence of man kind as we know it from the earliest findings shows many adaptive differences and extinctions.
Read about the Cambrian explosion. Evolution cannot account for this. There is nothing in the Bible which states that Genesis must be a tenet of faith. Mankind does so much the bastardizing of the entire Bible and this does not serve God nor what He wishes for or from mankind.
You haven’t investigated SQUAT of what creation scientists “say”. You prove it in every thread.
You put up a strawman of what YOU say they say,
then beat the crap out of it, while we sit back and watch your flailing talkinoucherass “arguments”.
The theory of evolution says that all life is descended from one single common ancestor. This absurd claim cannot possibly ever be proved and is a religious belief based entirely on circular logic.
There is nothing in the evolution theory that is antithetical to God. The creationists are antithetical to the existence of mankind.
evolution is not a theory. it is akin to saying the theor of gravity. This is just a slow motion skopes trial. Farmers have been using natural seclection for millendia. even humans use it when searching for a mate. nobody wants short fat and ugly.
Abiogenesis = a hypothesis about how life could come about through physical means.
Universal Common Ancestry = a theory to explain how all known life shares features of common ancestry.
Evolution = a theory about how life changes in response to selective pressure upon genetic variations within a population.
For the typical Creation story to be true - all terrestrial life had to have come from those few species that could fit on a boat of known dimensions. This entails semi-universal common ancestry between “kinds”, and speciation and evolution at a rate far beyond that proposed by evolutionary biology.
So the difference seems to be that creationists accept evolution so long as you don't call it evolution, they accept speciation and common descent - but only within a non defined “kind” - and at a very rapid rate.
Do you think mice and rats are the same “kind”?
Are tigers and lions the same “kind” or a different “kind”?
Are old world vultures and new world vultures the same “kind”?
Kingdom,
Phylum,
Class,
Order,
Family,
Genus,
Species
@Tailgunner Joe: The interesting thing is that the straight meaning of evolution is directional change, progress if you will (though what that progress is pointing towards, well, that's beyond our understanding); rather, the whole thing with evolution (as described as a scientific theory) is about adapting to one's environment so as to better reproduce.
Fittingly, any Darwinist that tries to assert the superiority of his theory immediately falls out of step with the Darwinian ideal, for how can one utilize an absolute standard if your criteria are dependent upon location and circumstance (for some reason, it's no longer clear to some that absolutes are universal).
Kingdom,
Phylum,
Class,
Order,
Family,
Genus,
Species
The Animal
Kingdom
sharing with all other members of this group the need to feed on organic matter (unlike plants which can create energy using light and minerals)
The Chordate (or vertebrate)
Phylum
sharing with all other members of this group of animals, a back bone with a hollow nerve chord
The Mammal
Class
sharing with all other members of this group of vertebrates, the ability to feed their offspring on milk and having a body covering which includes fur
The Primate
Order
Sharing with all other members of this group of mammals, a thumb that can be opposed to the other digits, binocular vision and various more broadly defined characteristics (including high intelligence, relatively long maturation period for the young, dental similarities, tendency for complex social organization, and generally bearing one or two young)
The Lemuridae
Family
Sharing with other members of this group of primates, a slightly longer nose, smaller brain, long slender limbs, a tail, more specific dental features including the grooming comb formed by the lower incisor and canine teeth
The Lemur
Genus
Sharing with other members of this group of lemurs, scent marking methods, vocalizations, aspects of social structure and overall body shape
The Ring-tailed Lemur Species
http://www.tigerhomes.org/animal/curriculums/lemurs-4.cfm
then no farmer could ever have bread a prize bull.
the modern banana would not exist.
corn would not be that long yellow ear but a short stubby miscolored earthtone.
Dog shows would not allow new breeds.
I find it interesting that the religious arguments are entirely based on the conclusion that no science can exist before god. While the science does not require the absence of god.
Evolution is inevitable in any living system that uses DNA as its genetic material.
We have observed speciation. One species can evolve into different species and it has been observed in the lab and in nature.
If you don't accept speciation - how did every single terrestrial species fit on the Ark? Don't most creationists think that one rodent “kind” could give rise to all contemporaneous rodent species?
I’ll start!
“The other side sux!”
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