My #8
was a grumpy post!
It seems to me that that there are definitely atheistic scientists with axes to grind as well as sectarians with particular views of creation to advance.
IIRC, science requires a willingness to drop an incorrect idea - in fact, there is usually a race to see who can falsify an accepted view first.
What we have here is scarcely that.
The very existence of the universe at all is an inexplicable miracle. That the physical, chemical, and biological connections are equally marvellous should be no surprise.
We mostly utter nonsense when we attempt to put it all together in a general theory or doctrine. There is little humility displayed in the face of the majesty of the universe.
"Whereof we cannot speak, thereof we must remain silent."
IIRC, science requires a willingness to drop an incorrect idea - in fact, there is usually a race to see who can falsify an accepted view first.
There is in science history a guy called Popper. He wrote some great material on this topic, the seminal work in the area.
Basically, he said that it simply cannot be considered science if it is unfalsifiable. Brilliant man. Naturally, the evolutionists are determined to destroy his ideas because they, alone among the sciences, don't pass his tests.
Wikipedia:
Falsifiability
This is interesting because it asks us exactly what we think science is and how do we do 'science'? What is and is not science? Fascinating.
We can observe that evolutionists have consistently refused to admit the shortcomings of their theories or they keep modifying them in ways that cannot be tested or creating truly bizarre theories. To me, it's like how you can't ever prove anything in formal semantics. Or Marxism. There's something a little hysterical in their approach, like they're hiding a crazy aunt in the attic.
Evolution is, as many top scientists have admitted, just a working theory because they can't assume that God causes everything. In other words, we have to assume natural processes that we can analyze and understand and that the underlying physical laws remain constant. Many strident evolutionist types like to declare war on religion. But the real top scientists just use the assumptions of natural process and don't try to pick a fight with religion. And I don't see Christians with a problem with this. After all, who wants to fly on a plane designed according to the principles of creation science? Not me.
I suppose many Christians would observe that God created quantum physics to torture scientists who doubt His existence but I prefer to think God is kind and we're just still a little stupid.