2006-09-22 07:36:30 · 12 answers · asked by mathewthere 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No. It wouldn't. The "Argument from Ignorance" is a logical fallacy.
One of the most common forms of the argument from ignorance, an argument that is fallacious, can be reduced to the following form:
Because there appears to be a lack of evidence for one hypothesis, another chosen hypothesis is therefore considered proven.
2006-09-22 07:39:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not. You can't prove one thing by disproving another. A theory from design would have to survive test and review like evolution has... so far it's not doing such a great job. Secondly this is not a binary universe... no choice is either, or. There are any number of explanations one can offer... however there is only one that is true. What is it? Who knows? But so far evolution seems to be at the very least heading in the right direction.
2006-09-22 09:16:04 · answer #2 · answered by ChooseRealityPLEASE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You never saw your parents put a quarter under your pillow. Does that mean the tooth fairy exists?
You never saw your parents put presents under the tree. Does that mean Santa Claus exists?
You never say your parents put chocolate eggs around the house. Does that mean the Easter Bunny exists?
You didn't have sex with your wife but she's pregnant. Does that mean it was immaculate conception?
Wake up and smell the DNA: even *if* evolution were not true, it does not mean the christian fairy tales would be proven. All it means is that a new theory is needed to explain the evidence. Or, more likely, the theory of evolution is changed to fit the evidence. If you can't fathom that concept, think on this:
Is a prosecutor never allowed to change his theory of why a criminal committed a crime? Of course not. He's allowed to change his theory when new evidence appears or a new theory better explains the evidence. The only time the theory is invalid is when evidence appears that makes the theory impossible. (Similarly, a valid theory does not guarantee proof or a conviction.)
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2006-09-22 07:48:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but Creationism could be a possible solution. If evolutionary theory was proved false, then there are other competing theories that could also be tested for validity.
2006-09-22 08:09:44 · answer #4 · answered by Tukiki 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Macro-evolution clearly is wrong. It simply doesn't fit the observed world without a lot of leaps of faith and shoving of square pegs into round holes.
The two theories really aren't in competition. The notion that they are largely comes from early Darwin fundamentalists who were staunch atheists and used evolution to stage attacks against religion. No matter what happens with evolution things had to start somewhere and religion holds those answers better than science.
2006-09-22 07:43:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
No, I believe that is called an illusionary correlation. The lack of proof for one theory does not prove the theory of another.
2006-09-22 07:46:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
No. There are plenty of "creationist" theories besides the Christian one. Whose to say that, for example, the Cherokee version wouldn't be the right one.
2006-09-22 07:41:52 · answer #7 · answered by Allison L 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I guess it would at least raise the question, but since we have found dinosaur bones, taught primates to "talk" with sign language & heal people through modern medicine, I don't see it.
2006-09-22 07:42:36 · answer #8 · answered by shermynewstart 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i dont know , are there Kangaroos and KoalaBears in ship .. .
2006-09-22 07:42:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, we all ready know that evolution is wrong. It is just that the evolutionist will not believe us. So they cling to their religion and we too ours.
2006-09-22 07:40:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋