(May 12, 2009 at 9:02 am)Darwinian Wrote: Science is simply the discipline used to examine the universe and find out how it works. Although scientists may get things wrong from time to time, science itself only ever reveals the truth about the world.
The reason that people like fr0d0 seem so against science simply seems to me because it contradicts practically every aspect of their belief.
The Bible suggests the world is only a few thousand years old. This is clearly wrong.
The Bible states that all humans derive from Adam and Eve. Again, wrong.
Noah's Ark and the global flood. Clearly a fairy story.
And the list goes on and on.
The trouble is that when you fall in love, either with a person or in this case, a book, then anything that by its very nature contradicts and disagrees with your love will always be a target. This isn't the fault of science as it exists in its own right but more the fault of those who do not have the necessary ability to realise that just because you want to believe something is true does not make it so.
Sorry, I haven't caught up on the rest of the thread, I just wanted to comment on this straight away.
I love science. Science is awesome and amazing. Nothing is wrong with science that I can see. I'm no scientist, but that doesn't prevent me appreciating the wonders of it.
Secondly, I disagree with ALL of your contradictions. Let me fix them...
The Bible suggests the world is only a few thousand years old. This is clearly misinterpreted.
The Bible states that all humans derive from Adam and Eve. Again, misinterpretation.
Noah's Ark and the global flood. Clearly an allegory.
And the list goes on and on ...please... gimme more!
