Creationists often use "science" or science like terminology to prove their theory.?

Question

But what I'm wondering is how do they approach the definition of "theory", when they constantly debunk evolution because it is only a "theory"...

And if science is only out to get "them" and disprove god, how can they use science for their own purpose. How can they trust science?

Answer 1

I appreciate the irony of them using a computer to spout their nonsense (after all, it is based on the THEORY of electromagnetism) and wait for one of them to come up with an alternative theory. Like little demons traveling through the cables.

Answer 2

I get the distinct impression that you have confused THREE separate issues here:

1. Is science and religion exclusive to each other?
2. The difference between experimental science and philosophy.
3. The concept of semantics.

In this site, why do people use the term science when they mean macroevolution? Even Charles Darwin admitted that macroevolution is but an extrapolation. For your information, it is not even a correct extrapolation since it is based on the first part of a graph that clearly shows a declining rate of change. Scientific experiments with sugar beets, fruit flies, and pigeons (Darwin did raise exotic pigeons) show that while there may be small variation within a species, that there is a boundary that cannot be crossed.

One final thought: creationists don't have a problem with the evidence. The evidence is there for all. Evolutionists do not have an exclusive right to the evidence. For example, the Geologic Column. The problem is with the interpretation of the evidence. The Geologic Column does NOT support macroevolution. At lease, not according to Darwin's gradual changes. This is why S. Gould had to come up with Punctuated Equilibrium. But that is better known as Hopeful Monsters. Need I say more?

Answer 3

Science is the methodical study of, well, everything.

Propaganda is interpreting science to suit the ideology of a person or group.

It is impossible not to trust Science since science does not have any beliefs or ideologies. Science only exists for study.

It is ridiculous to trust any specific person or group unequivocally since all people have specific favored beliefs or ideologies.

Schroedinger theorized that everyone involved in an experiment had an effect on the outcome of the experiment and that without an experimenter interfering with the experiment there was no way to determine the results. Schroedinger's Cat.

The act of observing and/or recording the experiment must influence the experiment. Reproducibility becomes of manifest importance.

Therefore, all studies in science are to be suspect and subjected to stringent examination and challenge to avoid any possible effect that the scientist may have had on the study.

The results will then be as factual as is possible.

These are basic scientific concepts widely ignored among people who claim to be proponents of science.

Being a Creationist I do not need "science" to prove my "theory", however, it is easy enough to use science to prove beyond any doubt that God exists.

The experiment is infinitely reproducible. The technician need only request that God help them gain understanding and believe that the request will be fulfilled through faith.

This experiment has been reproduced countless times by vast numbers of people.

The inability of some to reproduce the results, seen by millions, only means that some have not conducted the experiment under the correct conditions and nothing else.

Answer 4

Who says that science is out to get Christians? No one I know..
A theory is a plausible explanation based on scientific evidence. that explains a phenomenon. There is room for more than one theory for an observable phenomenon. I have a scientific theory based not in scripture or religious tradition that explains the phenomenon we know as life... As a theory it has equal status with any other theory put for to answer this question it's called creation... IHS Jim

Answer 5

yeah, like when they make claims about how the dead sea scrolls were definitely written before jesus (or whatever exactly), how can they be so sure? do they all of a sudden think that carbon dating is accurate?

and you brought up a really good point., which is that creationists are constantly trying to qualify themselves as scientist, but when they use a phrase like "just a theory", then that automatically disqualifies them because they're revealing that they don't understand what theories are.

Answer 6

Dare to know that a theory is an unproven hypothesis used as a basis for further research and analysis. Science is the study of Creation.

Answer 7

You should have put "theory" in quotes in the question. They quote anything that favors their views, then ignore the associated facts that refute them.

In a classic, I watched a Creationist answer a question by skipping over the answer, go to the text he wanted, extract the facts for his point and ignore the next paragraph that refuted his assertion.

Answer 8

I as a Creationist believe in science...just not bad science, which is what evolutionary theory is based upon.

One may also be reminded of scientific theories that have been disproven over time (or become obsolete as a result of new discoveries and ways of thinking). The Christian who has faith, simply puts more trust in the word of God than any scientific discovery of man. But that is not to say they are anti-science...just cognizant that God understands even science better than we do.

Answer 9

somewhat some the info for evolution (pre-Darwin) got here from human beings attempting to coach the Bible. whilst they trie to music all the distribution of all animals back to a minimum of one factor (Noah's ark), they stumbled on there improve into too a lot version life and the distribution improve into incorrect. they have discovered their lesson. After this is all, once you are going to offer a falsehood, this is purely a lie in case you extremely examined the assumption earlier making the assertion.

Answer 10

Extremists of both the creationists and the evolutionist persuasion have been known to spread a lot of fertilizer. Wear hip boots. Both groups claim to know the unknown, thus neither group is practices the scientific method.