RE: Believing in creationism is a sin
March 16, 2013 at 8:03 am
(This post was last modified: March 16, 2013 at 8:05 am by Aractus.)
(March 15, 2013 at 8:18 am)fr0d0 Wrote: Which definition?The definition of science. A scientific theory has to be falsifiable - science advances through falsification, thus if a theory is not falsifiable it is - by definition - not scientific.
I think creationism has to be in the scientific realm. That's what I think is fatally flawed about it.
(March 15, 2013 at 8:31 am)Persuade Me Wrote: Creationism isn't - and can't currently be - a scientific theory, because it has no supporting evidence.Evidence doesn't matter with theories. You can have a theory which has no evidence, and still present a scientific theory.
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke