RE: Need assistance on answering these, thanks :)
April 9, 2016 at 3:18 am
(This post was last modified: April 9, 2016 at 3:20 am by robvalue.)
I sent you a private message James
Although I see you figured out how to post your own thread now already!
As others have said, he's not advancing his own position by trying to trash another. It's called the argument from ignorance. He's setting up a false dichotomy where either the current scientific theory explains everything, or else "whatever his explanation is" wins by default. Not the case at all. If he did manage to debunk current theory (not likely) then we would simply have no good explanation. We would then investigate to find a new one. We wouldn't fill the gap of knowledge with magical fairy tales.
He's really just displaying his ignorance. He should go learn more. It's not up to you to educate him on everything he doesn't understand about science.

As others have said, he's not advancing his own position by trying to trash another. It's called the argument from ignorance. He's setting up a false dichotomy where either the current scientific theory explains everything, or else "whatever his explanation is" wins by default. Not the case at all. If he did manage to debunk current theory (not likely) then we would simply have no good explanation. We would then investigate to find a new one. We wouldn't fill the gap of knowledge with magical fairy tales.
He's really just displaying his ignorance. He should go learn more. It's not up to you to educate him on everything he doesn't understand about science.
Feel free to send me a private message.
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