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To: tpanther
You make a point that some scientists disagree with the theory of evolution.

Are they speaking as scientists or religious believers?

The reason I ask is that if a scientist forsakes the scientific method and adheres to a religious belief, he is no longer doing science and his opinions on science can't be considered as legitimate. Here's why.

Below is the Statement of Belief of the Creation Research Society, an organization of "trained scientists and interested laypersons." But if you note the beliefs, which are required of all members, forbid following science when science and religion conflict. I have seen similar statements from Institute for Creation Research, Creation Studies Institute, Answers In Genesis, and Creation Ministries International.


The Creation Research Society has the following on their website:

The Creation Research Society is a professional organization of trained scientists and interested laypersons who are firmly committed to scientific special creation. The Society was organized in 1963 by a committee of ten like-minded scientists, and has grown into an organization with an international membership.

CRS Statement of Belief

All members must subscribe to the following statement of belief:

1. The Bible is the written Word of God, and because it is inspired throughout, all its assertions are historically and scientifically true in the original autographs. To the student of nature this means that the account of origins in Genesis is a factual presentation of simple historical truths.

2. All basic types of living things, including man, were made by direct creative acts of God during the Creation Week described in Genesis. Whatever biological changes have occurred since Creation Week have accomplished only changes within the original created kinds.

3. The great flood described in Genesis, commonly referred to as the Noachian Flood, was an historic event worldwide in its extent and effect.

4. We are an organization of Christian men and women of science who accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. The account of the special creation of Adam and Eve as one man and one woman and their subsequent fall into sin is the basis for our belief in the necessity of a Savior for all mankind. Therefore, salvation can come only through accepting Jesus Christ as our Savior.

The point I wish to make by posting this is that science is practiced by adherence to the scientific method. If a scientist, no matter how well trained and qualified, subsumes his scientific training to religious belief he can no longer be said to be doing science. His opinions on matters scientific are no longer to be trusted.

How many of the scientists you cite fall into this category?

367 posted on 08/19/2008 1:32:35 PM PDT by Coyoteman (Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.)
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To: Coyoteman; All

Ummmm are you serious?

I mean if godless liberals haven’t already proven beyond ANY shadow of a doubt how UNobjective they are in....

journalism (drive-bys)

law (WAAAY too many places to even wrap my head around!)

education (from kindergarten to hahvud it’s ruinous!)

(revisionist) history, use your imagination!

politics (DON’T GET ME STARTED!)

medicine (abortion on demand and yes I know it’s a subset of science but...)

you’re gonna suggest that somehow science is THE one exception WHERE GODLESS LIBERALS ARE ABLE TO SOMEHOW REMAIN OBJECTIVE...for the sceince??????

As far as I can tell godless liberals destroy everything and anything they get near!

Your dog just not only won’t hunt coyoteman....I’m not sure he’s even breathing!


428 posted on 08/19/2008 6:00:32 PM PDT by tpanther (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing-----Edmund Burke)
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