Why is Christianity attacking Science with Pseudoscience?

Question

Why do people of "Faith" want to say things like "Man walked with the Dinosaurs"?

I for one would be extremely upset at my Faith if they attacked Science with nonsense. I know many Christians that feel the same way. They feel that these guys are going too far and making all Christians look like fools. But I'm sure there are purists out there that would differ.

Takorogirl
That's it! Science is not true Science! .... ah.....ah what did you just say??????

Rabbit
Thank you for making my POINT. Science "had" and "has" squirrelly moments. But Religion is just plain Squirrly :-) The "Footprints" ARE NOT HUMAN by the way. *-)

Answer 1

Very simply because they have no understanding of the scientific method, they have no understanding of the concept of evidence, they have no understanding of the definition of a theory. They also don't actually know any science...

And the only books they've ever read other than the Bible are books about the Bible.

Answer 2

If you listen and look close enough, there are some things that simply don't fit too well together.

In Kentucky and in Texas there are fossilized footprints in the ripples of some ancient sandy beach that are solidified into sandstone. On the moon we were originally concerned for our landing craft, afraid there would be super fine dust deposits that we would simply sink into, especially if the moon has been slowly and steadily gathering space dust all these billions of years. But when the landers arrived and the astronauts walked, the dust was amazingly thin for a body with no atmosphere and left alone for all this time. The moon is slowly receding from us, steadily sweeping further and further away. Why is this? If we spin the clocks back to where it was earlier and consider that it, by commonly accepted theory, was spit out from earth (causes still in debate) billions of years ago, how can this be?

The secular scientists (and not all scientists are) seem awful quick with the ridicule of those who believe in God and God as Creator. Hoyle, famous for the description of stellar fusion fires from which we describe stellar ages and explain supernovae mechanics, was also famous for a couple of other things. He coined the expression Big Bang because a Catholic astronomer had defined the universe exploding from nothing--Hoyle's steady state universe has since fell from favor and the atheist scientific community has since espoused the Big Bang. Hoyle scoffed at deity making humans, but championed the pansperma notion of alien civilizations setting genetic seeds to be spread in space and grow into evolving life in those places that seemed suitable.

I think some Christians could be forgiven for holding opinions that do not square on currently accepted science. But then science has had its equally squirrelly moments when they were also incredibly dogmatic. Louis Leakey was ostracized from explorations in the Americas when he was finding an impossibly old date for early humans in North America. When he found supposedly human precursors in Africa, he was forgiven. Then his wife and son found a more advanced proto-human fossil than he previously allowed. In a news conference he said, "We will have to rewrite the textbooks"--but it didn't happen. Even scientists can be dogmatic.

Answer 3

I'm a Christian and I have friends who practically foam at the mouth when anyone mentions Evolution. I have my own opinion on the subject but the truth or not of Evolution as a theory (and that's what it is, they don't call it Darwin's Law after all) doesn't affect my life or faith a particle. I think people need to concentrate on the important things, like helping others, fighting poverty and disease, etc...I mean, it's here now, deal with what you've got. If you're strong in your beliefs you don't have to worry about what other people think of them.

Answer 4

Cognitive dissonance - really, I don't see a need for it because I see God as the creator of the laws of Nature.

But you know, when you think about it, you'll see the same behavior on the flip side. When miracles happen, non-believing folks start grasping for logical explanations a-la Yule Brener in the 10 commandments saying the river of blood was just some red clay which attracted the flies, which attracted the Frogs.

I guess I find myself a little guilty of both ends when I really think of it.

Answer 5

Why is it okay for Science to try to prove things from the Bible not true (which hasn't been accomplished), but it is not okay for Christian Scientist to try to explain science and how it does fall into place with Biblical writings? Why would you consider one attacking and the other not? Christian Science isn't even saying that some of the science and evolution theories are not true, they are explaining how they fit in with Biblical truth and co-exist together. How can this be so bad? I don't think them fools, they are blessed with BRILLIANT MINDS AND PERCEPTION OF TRUTH!!!

Answer 6

Oh no, I don't have anything against true science, which means to test or observe. Actually we are quiet for science! We have nothing against it, but we are against evolution because it is not true science.

What does Pseudoscience? Sorry I am not that good in the English words!

Answer 7

I don't think Christianity is attacking science, there are misguided
fundamentalist in all religions, and misguided people tend to do things that are destructive and disruptive, because the religions of the world actually don't stand up against their un- informed and misguided flocks.

Answer 8

During the last ice age glaciers covered much of North America and Eurasia, animals like mammoths and saber-toothed cats, and Cro-Magnon people painting cave walls. So we know that Man did walk with "Dinosaurs" or monsters.

Answer 9

Grasping at straws, they are. I am amazed at the misinformation that comes for the supposed source of all truth. I am amazed at the outright lies told such as "Darwin recanted on his death bed".

It's also funny to me how Christians are all about faith, but then try to support their faith with science. Once you do that, it isn't faith any more and according to my understanding, not good enough for their god.

Answer 10

I agree. It's a bad advertisement for Christianity. You have to realize though, that most Christians don't fall into that category. As a Christian, I know many Christians and don't know any that are stomping over evolution theories.