(April 19, 2015 at 5:52 pm)MrNoMorePropaganda Wrote: I will preface this by saying my father has a P.H.D. is qualified as a Chemist so I know he's not stupid. I'm just venting some frustration. You when Richard Dawkins (who by the way I don't pay much attention too) talks about the perfect teacher/lecturer who teaches science perfectly but who simultaneously hold views contrary to science? Well my father fits that description perfectly. He once said to me: "I believe the Earth is 6000 years old less than I used to." And he teaches people about science...
Probably what this shows is how almost everybody must form opinions by choosing which experts to believe. Even the experts must trust other experts, because nobody can learn everything in detail and verify every claim.
So that's why smart Christians can believe such ridiculous things. They are forced by their religion to choose from an ever shrinking pool of Christian experts who are basically quacks.
