RE: Young Earth Creationism Vs. Science (Statler Waldorf Contd)
December 17, 2010 at 11:52 am
(This post was last modified: December 17, 2010 at 11:55 am by Captain Scarlet.)
Hi rjh4.
Oh it was quite a deliberate Strawman, but only to draw a contrast with the previous paragraph, to prevent a slippery descent of the argument. As for YEC and ID. What are they claiming then with respect to fully formed animals that do not change through time? I do not recognise the "evolution (change)" meme you keep using, please elaborate.
I am not convinced that YEC is compatible with evolution I think an expert in evo-devo would claim that the given the mutation rates required would kill the animal outright. But if you know different..I am all ears?
I do not agree that supernatural agency is necessarily undetectable to science. If there is an intervention in our material world it is detectable. The mulitple witnessing of the bodily resurrection of a dead person, would be one such event. If there was no natural explanation we would need to invoke supernaturalism. The trouble is all such events and claims is that they are a) never subject to adequate scrutiny b) are subject to adequate scrutiny and are found to be nothing extraordinary at all let alone supernatural. There are many other tests we can do: the efficacy of prayer, the breaking of the physical laws (eg Gravity), miracle healing...ALL fail if and when put to the test.
Oh it was quite a deliberate Strawman, but only to draw a contrast with the previous paragraph, to prevent a slippery descent of the argument. As for YEC and ID. What are they claiming then with respect to fully formed animals that do not change through time? I do not recognise the "evolution (change)" meme you keep using, please elaborate.
I am not convinced that YEC is compatible with evolution I think an expert in evo-devo would claim that the given the mutation rates required would kill the animal outright. But if you know different..I am all ears?
I do not agree that supernatural agency is necessarily undetectable to science. If there is an intervention in our material world it is detectable. The mulitple witnessing of the bodily resurrection of a dead person, would be one such event. If there was no natural explanation we would need to invoke supernaturalism. The trouble is all such events and claims is that they are a) never subject to adequate scrutiny b) are subject to adequate scrutiny and are found to be nothing extraordinary at all let alone supernatural. There are many other tests we can do: the efficacy of prayer, the breaking of the physical laws (eg Gravity), miracle healing...ALL fail if and when put to the test.
"I still say a church steeple with a lightning rod on top shows a lack of confidence"...Doug McLeod.
