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To: GourmetDan
You are confused. Belief in creation is based on incredulity.

I think YOU are the one who is confused. Do you believe that the Earth is the center of the universe? Why or why not? How about the cause of disease? Germs or evil spirits? Can you give me one evidence-based (or interpretation-of-evidence-based) belief that you have?

957 posted on 07/14/2006 3:33:28 PM PDT by LibertarianSchmoe ("...yeah, but, that's different!" - mating call of the North American Ten-Toed Hypocrite)
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To: LibertarianSchmoe

'Argument from incredulity' was a retort that Dawkins popularized as a point of ridicule for creationists. I merely show that Dawkins didn't think through his 'insult' and it is easily explained that 'argument from incredulity' is nothing to be embarassed about, but argument from credulity should be.

Yes I do believe the earth is the center of the universe. There is no evidence to dispute the Biblical perspective and much to confirm it (Michelson-Morely, Sagnac Effect, Einstein's GR statement that 'you can consider the earth to be at rest because it appears to be at rest', uniform universe appearance no matter which direction we look, etc.)

The causes for disease are manifold. It is misleading to say 'the cause of disease' as though there is a single cause.

I believe that God created the universe and life ~ 6,000 yrs ago and that the universe is geocentric. I know of no *evidence* to the contrary and the *evidence* can certainly be interpreted in that context.

If you think you have some contrary evidence, present it and I will demonstrate where the evidence leaves off and the interpretation starts.


1,025 posted on 07/16/2006 6:50:26 PM PDT by GourmetDan
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