No doubt you came to this conclusion through logical scientific methods.
Since I've been studying in a scientific field for the past 12 years, yes, I have.
LOL! I should just "rest my case" here, but I can't resist yammering on (in print) at least a bit more.
When my mechanic told me my left front wheel bearing was near failure and he needed $450 to replace it I did question it, and did nothing; then, at least. Being an engineer, I know nothing about science, but a bit about things that go vroom-vroom. Nine months later the wheel bearing did fail - the right front. I replaced it myself for $150. Thirteen months later the left became "iffy" and I replaced that one too - $120 this time (the extra $30 the first time around was for tools).
When my daughter was prescribed anti seizure medication I was "bold" enough to question at length this vaunted "man of science". Without going into lengthy detail, there were many factors that contraindicated a need for this medication. I literally cornered him with his own assessment and information until his only suggestion was that "we could try the medication and discontinue it if it doesn't have the desired effect". Frankly, anyone who doesn't educate themselves and use their doctors as consultants in order to decide on their own treatment is acting foolishly IMO. Read "It's Not About The Bike" by Lance Armstrong if you would like to know more about the potential difference in results.
As for the police, I have never heard of a case where someone was arrested or convicted and then later found to be innocent and I'm sure you haven't either, so I guess you have me there.
But, hey, what do I know? You have been studying in the field of science for the past 12 years. I'm sure you know what is best, for you and for me. Silly of me to question - lets forget the whole thing.
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You seem to have problems with reading comprehension. I'm aware of misdiagnosis by a few incompetents. That's why I predicated my statement with the adverb rarely.
That being said, your point is still invalid since creationoids have been ranting about three entire fields of science for almost a century now, because of a book. Not work done by an occasional scientist working alone, not by a small group of scientists, but nearly every finding made in three fields of science over the past half-century. That's like saying that I shouldn't listen to any of the mechanics because their body of knowledge ecompasses doesn't agree with my relgious beliefs. --yet they still manage to get the equipment working time after time. That really sounds rational.
Yet here we are, over a century since Darwin, 70 years since Hubble's findings, and people insist upon enforcing their irrational beliefs. No one wants blind obedience, instead just some basic exercising of some critical thinking skills. That seems to be lacking in the creationist crowd.
No sir, your response just doesn't fly.