Sure they might have evidence and everything, but aren't they wrong sometimes? For example, if they've never dug down to the core of the earth, why should we believe then when they say there is one? Should we trust scientists, or our own beliefs??
2006-10-18 10:01:34 · 7 answers · asked by bouncy_tigger 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
I don't believe scientists for one cotton picking minute. Here they are, trying to tell me that the universe isn't carried around on the back of a giant turtle standing on four elephants. I mean, come on! How else could it work? And I definitely know for a fact that the centre of the earth is made of tapioca pudding -- everyone tosses theirs down the drain, and it has to end up somewhere.
2006-10-18 10:50:50 · answer #1 · answered by stevewbcanada 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You are free to believe in whatever you wish to believe in. If you don't believe in scientists and geologists and a prediction is made; such as "there is an extremely high probability that the San Andreas Fault is going to produce a massive earthquake in the ______ area..."; you have no one to blame but yourself for your own stupidity. Furthermore, if you don't believe scientists then you need to go back to what our ancestors did: digging up plants and hunting animals, and get off the Internet, which was developed from the ideas of scientists.
2006-10-19 05:14:53 · answer #2 · answered by Amphibolite 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scientists say there is a core because they sent different sound/radar waves and it comes back as something like a core. Also with volcanoes, that stuff has to come from somewhere.
But...science is an always evolving science (yeah.), therefore, it's always good to question what scientists come up with. They can be wrong. Just because a scientist says something, doesn't mean what he says is right and everything else is wrong (otherwise he would be a very bad scientist.)
The thing is to take that evidence and make up your own mind about it. Is that evidence good enough for me?
2006-10-18 10:08:00 · answer #3 · answered by icez 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
When you are sick, do you believe your doctor, or just go with your own "beliefs"? Doctors do make mistakes after all. But a doctor is an expert in his/her field, and we are not. That's why we believe them. The same is true of experts in other fields that we know little about, like geologists and other scientists.
2006-10-18 18:35:30 · answer #4 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
r s has answered your question. See a geologist or scientist can be wrong. Fossils certainly do support evolution.
Yes Evolution is a scientific theory , like the theory of electricity or the theory of flight.
2006-10-19 09:21:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Sure they might have evidence and everything". Hasn't that answered the question for you?
Science is not, normally, about finding an absolute truth, but moving towards it by progression. Of course, on occasions, they will come up with a wrong answer, but that is why results should be published, so that others can try to replicate them.
2006-10-18 10:11:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because Geologists are the smartest people on this planet and as one, I can tell you I am correct in that statement.
The core, outer core, mantle, crust, etc. are all based on the time it takes for seismic waves to transmit from one location to another. The time for the wave to propagate through each zone varies with composition. The core, as we define it is primarily a molten iron-rich liquid.
I, however, am not a believer in evolution. I believe things mutate with time and there are minor changes that can occur-- if that change represents an advantage to the species. I don't believe that we once had scales and gills, and "lost" them. I am a believer in creationism and the Bible. Remember, evolution IS A THEORY, not a fact. The fossil record does not support it.
With all that being said, everyone needs to come to their own conclusions, religiously, and scientifically.
2006-10-18 10:19:54 · answer #7 · answered by r s 1 · 1⤊ 4⤋