Why don’t Creationists trust in their God (and walk-the-walk – not just talk-the-talk)?

Question

Creationists claim that the ‘science’ of the Bible is superior to the empirically-based epistemology of human knowledge that discovered, among other things, the scientific theory of biological evolution.

However, they go to doctors who practice medicine that is based (100%) on the theory of evolution. In fact, without the theory of evolution, modern medical science is no more than witchcraft and voodoo.

Why do Creationists forsake the non-evolution based medical practices of the Bible and take their ailments to practitioners of evolution-based science? Don’t they worry that their God will be offended by this obvious lack of faith?

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caleb d -

And there are many in the medical profession that question the qualification os such MDs.

And, medcal science ids based on evolution - as is every life science and many disciplines in other fields of science that have any connection to biology.

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Tu Nga -

Denial of evolution is denial of reality. That is the truth. There is no alternative model that can touch it. Rejection of science is the result of ignorance or dishonesty - there is no third choice.

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labscimas... –

It is rare, but as you must know there are instances when people refuse medical care for religious reasons. It is usually only newsworthy when it involves parents make such decisions on behalf of children.

My point is that you cannot pick and choose here. ‘Helping understanding’ is an equivocation of ‘explain’, which is what evolution does (and what defines scientific theories)

1.The same empirical-based scientific method that gave us electricity, gravity, and evolution has been the basis for the advances in medicine we have seen over he past 150 years (amazing, that it is just happens to be coincidental with the development of modern science [which happens to be coincidental with the theory of evolution], isn’t it?).

2.Without evolution there is no cell-molecular theory, no genetics, and no DNA since the theory drove the research and is what justifies the results. They make no sense outside this explanatory model.

3.More critically, there is no biological science – at all – without the scientific theory of evolution, and without biology there are no life-sciences (which includes medical science).


Whether a person can perform a technical function without knowing or accepting evolution is irrelevant (although it can be argued that in some cases this may call a practitioners competence into question. Similarly, an electrician does not have to beware of electrons to perform some tasks – although it is a good bet that such a person is not likely to find the great unifying theory that physicists seek, either. In fact, they unifying theory that eludes physicists is what evolution provides to the life sciences. Evolution is the single most powerful explanatory model in all of science – period.

What possible advancement can come in medical science that will not have its basis in evolution? Certainly we are in the dark most about human bio-chemistry (in particular human brain bio-chemistry).

Creationism and Intelligent Design are not competing theories of evolution. They are, at most and where empirically testable, hypotheses. Hypotheses, it should be pointed out, that have been demonstrated false.

They are clearly non-scientific in every aspect where the reference extra-natural and/or supernatural explanations – which, by definition, are not valid scientific explanations because they cannot be evaluated scientifically.


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Answer 1

While modern medicine does not have it's foundation in evolutionary theory, the theory has certainly helped to understand and improve the treatment and understanding in many areas of medical science. Understanding natural selection helps to understand how bacteria become resistant to antibiotics. How malaria has persisted and becomes resistant, and how certain conditions such as hemoglobin S and thalassemia have arisen to protect populations against it.
What you are proposing is, in my opinion, not quite correct, although there are elements of truth in it. Modern medicine might not be where it is without an understanding of evolutionary theory, as you say; but the same open-mindedness that led to the acceptance of evolution as the most logical option with regard to life on Earth, probably led to advances in medicine and science in general, as it released scientists from the shackles of having to conform to religious dogma to advance their work.

I think you would find it hard to find a religious person who does not take their medicine, as well as pray. I have found, in my dealings with suffering patients, that prayer, while it does not heal, does comfort the patients. And that could not be a bad thing. Whether religion is reality or fantasy, is, in that respect, irrelevant - the comfort is real.

Answer 2

The creationists accept that both science and religion are the products of the One True God, so they use and work for both of these fields. Denial of science is also denial of the rational sense that God bestows on man to make him different from all other creatures. In reality, among the creationists, there are scholars in all human branches of learnings.
Faith is not blind faith, but it is conscious knowledge before resolute action. That is why the creationists confirm that their theory to be scientific knowledge based on the Holy Books of the Messengers of God, and not some vague belief on fossils out of imagination or empty reasoning.
Yes, the creationists are practically walking the spiritual way with the physical feet, supported by the intellectual mind and guided by the spiritual heart. And that is why their education is called the physical, intellectual and spiritual education. They deny no parts of human reality as the non-believers wrongly accuse them.

Answer 3

Well truthfully, modern medicine is not based on evolution at all... I personally know many doctors that say they do not understand how any one can believe that the human body, just happened to evolve perfectly... Modern medical science does not deal with the body evolving.. It deals with treating what is already there. In addition, the bible is not a medical book. God created man with a wonderful mind to discover about his creation.. There is nothing wrong with scientific breakthroughs.. We welcome them! So off to the doctors we go!!! lol.. Hope this helps!