(March 18, 2014 at 5:04 pm)discipulus Wrote:(March 18, 2014 at 4:27 pm)jesus_wept Wrote: Still, the theory of evolution trumps the hypothesis of creationism. Would you agree?
I'm being generous calling creationism a hypothesis btw.
The theory of evolution, in order to trump creationism, must account for how life began in the first place.
It is particularly in this area that I find the theory lacking. So no, I cannot say it trumps anything.
You see the theory of evolution by natural selection is touted predominately by metaphysical naturalists that maintain everything that has ever happened in the universe, including its inception, can be explained via purely naturalistic means.
I find the theory lacking in its explanatory power with regards to how natural processes acting on matter can create life in the first place. In our experience, we do not see random chaotic natural processes creating life unaided and unguided out of inanimate natural elements.
I think you may have missed my point. Which is that while evolution might be "just a theory", creationism isnt even a theory. It's a failed hypothesis at best.
And how life began in the first place is largely irrelevant to the theory of evolution because, whether you believe life on earth was seeded by cosmic garbage or the hand of god, it doesn't change the theory of evolution one bit. Evolution does present quite a hurdle to the mankind was created in god's image types though.
