RE: When Faith and Science Clash
September 20, 2012 at 12:59 pm
(This post was last modified: September 20, 2012 at 1:47 pm by Simon Moon.)
(September 20, 2012 at 10:54 am)Reasonable_Jeff Wrote: The ones I've encountered are extremely commited to evolution. I've often seen/heard it referred to as "the fact of evolution."
Oh, please....
Evolution is an OBSERVED fact.
The theory of evolution explains the observed fact of evolution.
Gravity -
Fact of gravity - object fall when dropped.
Theory of gravity - General Relativity. The theory of gravity explains the facts of gravity.
Evolution -
Fact of evolution - Allele frequency changes over time in populations.
Theory of evolution - The theory of evolution explains the observed fact of evolution.
Please don't go down the road of 'evolution is only a theory". You will only succeed in proving yourself ignorant of science. It won't help your position at all.
You can educate yourself here - http://www.notjustatheory.com/
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
