A question for creation "scientists" and believers in creation "science".?

Question

Have any of you passed high school Geeology? Did you use the Geological time scale and answer questions in reguard to Geological time?
If you passed then you must have and in doing so you went against your personal beliefs for your own benifit.
You either lied then or your telling lies now.
Are creation "scientists" hypocrites?

Answer 1

Since ppl have biases, if a Christian were to do that, they would be ignoring what they were taught. The tests the student is given is based on what was taught, not on what the student thinks. The Christian student should look at the situation as, "the teacher taught me how these scientists interpret geologic evidence, I interpret it differently, but she wants to know that I understand how these ppl interpret it, so I'll tell her."

It isn't lying, the test isn't about the student's personal beliefs, it's to gauge how well they understand what they were taught, the student's thoughts on whether it's correct or not is completely separate.

To The Wired, it isn't about overlooking evidence, it's about interpreting it differently. An evolutionist looks at a fossil and says it died millions of years ago based on their assumptions about geology and uniformitarianism (the assumption that the geologic rates haven't changed drastically at any time)

I'd look at the same fossil and say it most likely died during Noah's Flood a few thousand years ago, based on my assumptions that the Bible is true and God doesn't lie to us when He speaks plainly about what He did. The Flood drastically changed the Earth's geology and moved a lot of dirt and rock, burying those animals. If you think that's an unreasonable assumption, in local floods of today, the water looks brown, bc of all the dirt it picks up. If that happens in a local flood, it's definitely going to happen in a global flood.

Answer 2

Don't be so narrow-minded. There are far more possibilities than the two of which you've thought.

It's not lying when I repeat as theory information that was taught as theory. I am not a hypocrite when I repeat what has been said in the classroom. I certainly would be if I said I agreed with it, but none of my teachers insisted on that. They gave tests to make sure I'd absorbed what'd been taught, that's all. When called upon to give my views on the matter, I did and clearly, too. As far as I can recall, I was never penalized for having a view that differed from that of the teacher. Some may have been, but I wasn't.

The best scientists will have the humility to say "we think" or "the evidence suggests" or "as far as we can tell" when dealing with timelines that cannot be fully verified. Carbon dating has long been the best we've got, but is not 100% accurate -- a fact that is well-known among those who work with it. There is no dating system that is 100% infallible. What it gives is our best-educated guess. That's the best we can do at the moment, so that's what we use.

In college, I switched majors and schools mid-stream. My first three years were at a secular college; my last was at a Christian college. I still had some science credits to finish, so I finally got to hear science taught from a Creationist point of view. It was amazing. These people were really scientists who'd studied science very well, knowing the One Who'd put it all here for us to see and study. God's creation can certainly stand up to scientific investigation. What science is really doing is seeing how God has put things together. Honestly, when I finally heard real science taught from a Creationist point of view, it was the first time I'd ever had science taught with no holes in it. They didn't have to guess, as do secular scientists. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Answer 3

I think some creation scientists are smart enough to know that the world isn't 6000 years old. They simply look for a "Godly" explanation of how life started on this planet. That's fair enough. As for the rest of them, anyone who calls themselves a "scientist" and believes that Adam and Eve actually happened is not real scientist at all. You can't call yourself a scientist and overlook mind boggling amounts of evidence just because you don't like it.

Answer 4

Many, in school, simply regergitate the answers that the teacher wants to hear. That does not necessarily correspond to Truth.

As for Creation "Scientists", do you realize that many of the greatest scientists in history were Christians. Have you read the writings of Blaise Pascal or Sir Isaac Newton? Both of these great scientists wrote more on religion than on science and their contributions to science were so great that we still use their names for two of the most common SI units today (the Pascal is the basic unit for pressure and the Newton is the basic unit for force). Any atheist "scientists" make that kind of contribution to science?

Answer 5

Nia: >> yet they must no longer suppress the scientists that have self belief in a counter-thought, that being that there is a God. 'God' would not pass in technological information. technological information is in accordance with naturalism, now no longer supernaturalism. subsequently those papers by utilising no skill make it in - they exclude it because of the reality they do now no longer look real technological information. As they must. it extremely is the astonishing diagnosis. If I wrote a paper declaring: "Astrological predictions are extremely precise a great form of the time!" I assume that to be rejected from a scientific magazine, because of the reality that may no longer real technological information. that may no longer verifiable.

Answer 6

Whilst many Christians believe in creation I know of no such thing as creation scientists. There may be an odd scientist that holds a belief in creation but no way do they have any credentials in it.

Answer 7

It is necessary for me to believe in the creation story rather than the big bang theory for one very simple reason.
If the appearance of man was nothing more than an act of nature over an extended period of time then this life, as we know it, has no purpose.
It is only through our being created that gives meaning and purpose to this existence we call life.
But then that's just my opinion.
I can respect yours but by the tone of your question you can not extend to me and those that believe as I do the same courtesy.

Answer 8

Is there a pertinent question here? Perhaps someone should stop worrying about geology and pay more attention in literature class before posting inflammatory, illogical rhetoric.

Answer 9

There you are I have been looking for you. You must know how long Adam was in the garden.. So how many thousands of years was it? Jim

Answer 10

My college degree and my personal beliefs are 2 different things.
Do you believe there are no Christian (or other) professors, scientists, or teachers? If not, you are wrong.