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To: BroJoeK

Hurling the epithet “creationist” indicates anti-something, particularly the descriptions of creation in religious scripture. Real science cannot discount the existence of beings in possession of power like that.


228 posted on 11/18/2014 9:14:54 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
Hurling the epithet “creationist”....

Caught my eye as I was clicking through the page. We sure have come a long way.

230 posted on 11/18/2014 9:21:13 AM PST by going hot (Happiness is a momma deuce)
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To: Olog-hai
Olog-hai: "Hurling the epithet “creationist” indicates anti-something, particularly the descriptions of creation in religious scripture.
Real science cannot discount the existence of beings in possession of power like that."

"Creationist" is not an epithet.
Indeed, I consider myself a "creationist", meaning I believe God created the Universe and everything in it, according to His plan, design, reasons & purposes.
But that is my religious belief, having nothing to do with science, and unconnected to any particular scientific assumptions, discoveries & theories.
Every week I learn new details of my religious beliefs from the pastor in my church.
If I may say so, the chief concern of church is not the "how" of God's creations, but rather: what is the necerssary response of humans to the Creator of the Universe?

Science merely proposes a few partial explanations for how the natural world works.

So, the word "creationist" is not an "epithet", far from it.
But it is a religious term, not used in natural-science.

Does that help?

240 posted on 11/19/2014 6:34:45 AM PST by BroJoeK (a little historical perspective..)
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