Author Topic: Re: Creation science (Read 6801 times)

quadz · « **on:** September 10, 2009, 10:23:58 AM »

... i was replying to a post, but it seems to have vanished.

Whirlingdervish · « **Reply #1 on:** September 10, 2009, 10:36:07 AM »

by the heading, I bet it was going to be a good one.

haunted · « **Reply #2 on:** September 10, 2009, 10:50:25 AM »

If I was a creationist I would own you in a debate quadz....

quadz · « **Reply #3 on:** September 10, 2009, 11:20:59 AM »

Quote from: haunted on September 10, 2009, 10:50:25 AM

If I was a creationist I would own you in a debate quadz....

GOD DID IT. CASE CLOSED!

Whirlingdervish · « **Reply #4 on:** September 10, 2009, 11:31:58 AM »

actually, Diddy did it.

|iR|Focalor · « **Reply #5 on:** September 10, 2009, 07:48:01 PM »

DAMMIT, WHAT DIDN'T DIDDY DO!?!

[BTF] Reflex · « **Reply #6 on:** September 11, 2009, 09:46:10 AM »

The Olsen twins?

quadz · « **Reply #7 on:** November 17, 2009, 07:50:18 PM »

Driving home from an enjoyable Microbrew Fest and Chili Cookoff held in a fairgrounds in the nearby town of Lakeside, my wife and I chanced to spot this "Museum of Creation and Earth History" from the freeway on the way home.

Found a couple links describing the place:

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/9416
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Creation_and_Earth_History

Day 1 - Earth, universe created.

Day 6 is a jungle-like room, with live
animal terrariums set into the walls.

A tall chamber containing a snake hints
at who is about to enter the picture...

Regards,

QwazyWabbit · « **Reply #8 on:** November 17, 2009, 08:47:51 PM »

What's funny is they got it wrong.

The Serpent walked upright like man until God cursed him for telling Eve and Adam they could be like God if they ate from the tree of knowledge. Of course those who claim enlightenment with the ultimate truth have no clue what the serpent looked like before he was modified by the curse.

ReCycled · « **Reply #9 on:** November 18, 2009, 10:24:18 AM »

Isn't that museum in "Religulous"? I seem to recall a remark by Maher in the movie, gazing at a scene that has a man and a dinosaur co-existing, and commenting that the only other instance in which this occured, was in the Flintstones.

quadz · « **Reply #10 on:** November 18, 2009, 11:01:48 AM »

Quote from: ReCycled on November 18, 2009, 10:24:18 AM

Isn't that museum in "Religulous"?

Looks like the one in Religulous was this sprawling $27 million affair in Kentucky:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creation_Museum

Whirlingdervish · « **Reply #11 on:** November 18, 2009, 12:07:29 PM »

the basics of creationist science can be summed up adequately with words from the Museum's wiki page:

" It also has a room showing the ICR's RATE project, an effort, in conjunction with other young Earth creationist organizations, to find evidence of a young earth."

Instead of having evidence and then basing a theory on it and then testing that theory, creation science consists of having a belief and then trying your ass off to find any kind of evidence that actually supports it, even if it is nonsense and better or simpler explanations would suffice.

It is pretty much the exact opposite of scientific method, and it's pitiful that they'd attempt to legitimize it by attaching the word "science" to it as if it has any similarity to the real deal.

FYATroll · « **Reply #12 on:** February 03, 2010, 11:50:17 PM »

I could debate you guys on this.....but what is the point. When it comes to religion/atheism/creation/evolution I'm guessing the amount of people that have changed their minds over an internet debate is somewhere around 2. So, carry on.

quadz · « **Reply #13 on:** February 04, 2010, 12:29:10 AM »

Quote from: FYATroll on February 03, 2010, 11:50:17 PM

I could debate you guys on this.....but what is the point. When it comes to religion/atheism/creation/evolution I'm guessing the amount of people that have changed their minds over an internet debate is somewhere around 2. So, carry on.

Point? Sometimes I find the process itself fun - particularly the process of trying to narrow down the precise points of disagreement with someone.

It can also be fun because going through the process tends to require me to check my own assumptions, and do a little research, which often means I end up learning something new.

I'm currently reading Richard Dawkins' The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution. It's nothing if not thorough!

If you have any doubts regarding the amount of evidence that exists for evolution, based on what I've read so far I'd definitely recommend this book. "It keeps going, and going, and going..."

Still, I'd be interested to know which aspects of evolution you currently find unconvincing.

Regards,

quadz · « **Reply #14 on:** February 04, 2010, 04:37:14 AM »

Quote from: FYATroll on February 03, 2010, 11:50:17 PM

the point. When it comes to religion/atheism/creation/evolution I'm guessing

As an aside, I was thinking I might pair these differently:

religion science
creation evolution

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