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To: VadeRetro

Wouldn't be the claim of most Creationists who know their science. Frankly, the whole idea of 'confirmation' is a bit humorous. What confirmation more does one need than one's faith? Your belief system dictates what you do with the evidence before you--what presuppositions you bring to the table and how you then interpret the same set of evidence. Evolutionists come with their own theory and belief system and it dictates the way they approach science in the same way that Creationists approach science using a different standard.


76 posted on 06/02/2005 5:04:24 PM PDT by DocCincy
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To: DocCincy
Frankly, the whole idea of 'confirmation' is a bit humorous.

It's important in science.

Evolutionists come with their own theory and belief system and it dictates the way they approach science in the same way that Creationists approach science using a different standard.

Real science adjusts theories and expectations to fit observation. At times, creationists claim it does not do this, but of course it does. In fact, when it does, creationists cackle and whoop over how "Science has changed its story AGAIN." There's a site IIRC called Creation-Evolution Headlines which does little other than search out every controversy, unexpected result, sour note, or new question uncovered and trumpet it as proof that science is all a house of cards ready to tumble.

Creationism simply throws out all the observations it thinks of as challenging Holy Writ. Thus far, that list includes biology ("Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution" -- Theodosius Dobzhansky), geology (supports old Earth, no one global flood), paleontology (supports evolution and an old Earth), nuclear chemistry (supports radiometric dating), astronomy (supports an old universe), etc. Oddly enough, most of the people who buy this worldview will also say, "I love science! I just don't believe in evolution."

78 posted on 06/02/2005 5:16:13 PM PDT by VadeRetro ( Liberalism is a cancer on society. Creationism is a cancer on conservatism.)
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To: DocCincy

What confirmation more does one need than one's faith?

I predict that the sun will come up tomorrow.


85 posted on 06/02/2005 5:50:11 PM PDT by moog
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