Posted on 01/27/2007 4:40:50 PM PST by balch3
...after 13 years as a respected public-school science teacher, he experienced a spiritual awakening that completely changed his perception of existence and science. He's now founder and president of the Creation Studies Institute and author of "Evidence for Creation: Intelligent Answers for Open Minds."
Did his IQ leak out his ears? Did he cease being a scientist? Far from it; he became a real scientist, an honest seeker after truth who could look at facts without a predisposed belief and actually see the obvious all around us.
As a real scientist, he looked again at what he'd gullibly accepted in college. And, examining the prevalent claim that life "evolved" from molecule to man by a series of biological baby steps, tiny mutations over millions of years, he realized there is no historical evidence for that claim. He writes, "Millions upon millions of fossils have been collected to date, but there is no evidence of transition fossils, that is, fossils of organisms in an intermediate stage of development between steps on the evolutionary ladder."
I looked on the website of the to see what type of "science" they advocate. Here is the Creation Studies Institute Mission Statement.
MissionWe believe that God has called this ministry to serve the church community, the general public and the academic community with the purpose of promoting the biblical foundation of creation so that ultimately, the lost will be led to their Creator and Christians will become stronger in their faith.
Vision
Our vision is to disseminate information that supports the origins of man and the universe as stated in the literal interpretation of the Genesis account by equipping Christians, the general public and the scientific community through exemplary educational programs, exciting creation field expeditions, hands-on creation workshops, seminars, and an on-campus interactive creation science center and museum.
Goal
Our primary goal is to disseminate information that supports the origins of man and the universe as stated in the literal interpretation of the Genesis account. It is our desire to use this information to establish a specialized program in Creation Studies, incorporating several courses of training for future church leaders.
Ministry Motto
"Reaching the World with the Truths of Creation" It is our hearts desire as a ministry, to be used as a tool for equipping the believer with the knowledge needed to refute the lies of evolution. We believe that through this knowledge, the believers faith is affirmed in such a way as to cause them to confidently share with others, the truth of Creation as told in the Bible.
Sorry, Pat, but you got fooled. The only science there is creation "science."
Its pretty similar to what the Creation Research Society and the Institute for Creation Research have for their "science."
All three of these groups are doing pure apologetics, not science.
Confused?
I posted a list of scientific definitions earlier today here.
Are there any laws? Pretty much everything is a theory. Newtons theory of gravity, Einsteins theories, Bohrs theories, Darwins theories, etc.
Looking at this from the standpoint of genetics is compelling. His arguments moved me from about 75 to 85%. And I'm a believer.
Godwin's Law, for sure.
Laws are almost always proven false but kept around because they are still useful for some ranges of values. e.g. Newtons laws of motion are good as long as V < < C (speeds are much less then the speed of light).
I bet that explanation didn't help a bit.
Nothing is ever proven in science.
Pat, shutup, and don't sing either, k ?
yuppers
So is "theory of gravity", and "theory of relativity", etc. The scientific meaning of the word "theory" does not mean
what you think it means.
But first off, your saying "it's a theory" is meaningless then...
This sounds like Dr.Strangelove, the communist subversion of our precious bodily fluids. What in the world does Darwin have to do with the Constitution???
Francis Collins does not reject evolution...
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
hypothesis |
SYLLABICATION: | hy·poth·e·sis |
PRONUNCIATION: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. hy·poth·e·ses (-s![]() ![]() 1. A tentative explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem that can be tested by further investigation. 2. Something taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation; an assumption. 3. The antecedent of a conditional statement. |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
theory |
SYLLABICATION: | the·o·ry |
PRONUNCIATION: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. the·o·ries 1. A set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena, especially one that has been repeatedly tested or is widely accepted and can be used to make predictions about natural phenomena. 2. The branch of a science or art consisting of its explanatory statements, accepted principles, and methods of analysis, as opposed to practice: a fine musician who had never studied theory. 3. A set of theorems that constitute a systematic view of a branch of mathematics. 4. Abstract reasoning; speculation: a decision based on experience rather than theory. 5. A belief or principle that guides action or assists comprehension or judgment: staked out the house on the theory that criminals usually return to the scene of the crime. 6. An assumption based on limited information or knowledge; a conjecture. |
Its good to see that conservative entertainers are just as stupid as liberal entertainers.
Hey Pat, shut up and sing.
There's the old canard again - evolution is about the DEVELOPMENT of life, not the ORIGIN.
Nice try, but you'll have to do a little better.
When I want a singer who can cover black R & B songs badly and without attribution, I'll turn to Pat Boone. But when I want a cogent analysis of Darwinian evolution, I'll turn to someone with a little more expertise in the field.
"A theory, in science, is a hypothesis that has been verified or proven."
Take another look at definition 6 --
"An assumption based on limited information or knowledge; a conjecture."
The only place I could find the word 'proven' was in your definition of the word.
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