Yes, but unfortunetly it is causing many today to deny science.
Yes, but unfortunetly it is causing many today to deny science.
And that is why I used the phrase 'real science', when I referenced the works of Bible literalists such as Newton, Kepler, Pasteur, JC Maxwell, Hoyle, etc.
How does the belief in macroevolution help you in any scientific or engineering endeavor?
I'm sure it'll help someone get published, or gain tenure at a University -- as would belief in man-made Global Warming -- but how does it help you actually accomplish something of value?
Whether or not you believe in ex nihilo Creation, or billions of years of Macro Evolution is dependent on what starting point you take as your belief (e.g., 'the Bible is literally true' vs. 'There is no Creator -- or IF there is, He's a hand's off kind of guy...').
But after that, all other scientific or engineering advancements are data driven; and none of this data - or analysis - is dependent on what happened 6000 years (or 4.5 billion years) ago.
Thus I disagree with the claim that a belief in the Creator and a Biblical interpretation of the Creation is a hindrance to science. If anything, I believe the work of men, and nations, who Believe in God have been - and continue to be - Blessed by the God of Providence.