Aside From Evolution, What Other Scientific Principles Do Christians Ignore?

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Answer 1

"first of all evolution has yet to be proven. It's still a theory."

Check with your science officer about what a scientific theory is. While you're at it, ask about the proper spelling of "trek". If ye canna ken those twa bitty words, ye'll get little respect here, Cap'n.

ADDENDUM

"If evolution is all there is why do we still have so many species of[...]"

Sweetie, you've just proved the questioner's point.

* Drink! *

Answer 2

I don't want to generalize because there are many highly-educated and scientifically-adept Christians out there who are actively involved in cutting-edge research. I consider the so-called "fundies" who reject anything that seemingly contradicts Biblical scripture to be in the minority, albeit a very vocal and (unfortunately) politically active one. That having been said, society in general - and religion in particular - is often disturbed by scientific advancements that create unsettling moral dilemmas. For example, it only took the Catholic Church about 400 years to officially acknowledge that Galileo was right all along.

In 1610 Galileo published an account of his telescopic observations of the moons of Jupiter, using this observation to argue in favor of the sun-centered, Copernican theory of the universe against the dominant earth-centered Ptolemaic and Aristotelian theories. The next year Galileo visited Rome in order to demonstrate his telescope to the influential philosophers and mathematicians of the Jesuit Collegio Romano, and to let them see with their own eyes the reality of the four moons of Jupiter. While in Rome he was also made a member of the Accademia dei Lincei. In 1612, opposition arose to the Sun-centered solar system which Galileo supported. In 1614, from the pulpit of Santa Maria Novella, Father Tommaso Caccini (1574–1648) denounced Galileo's opinions on the motion of the Earth, judging them dangerous and close to heresy. Galileo went to Rome to defend himself against these accusations, but, in 1616, Cardinal Roberto Bellarmino personally handed Galileo an admonition enjoining him neither to advocate nor teach Copernican astronomy.

On 31 October 1992, Pope John Paul II expressed regret for how the Galileo affair was handled, as the result of a study conducted by the Pontifical Council for Culture.

This may not have been the answer you're looking for, but it illustrates the "knowledge gap" that often exists between science and religion.

Answer 3

As usual Christians on here continue to show ignorance of the meanings of basic scientific terms:

A theory is "a coherent group of general propositions used as principles of explanation for a class of phenomena" [Random House American College Dictionary]. The term does not imply tentativeness or lack of certainty. For instance Human Sexual Reproduction is the theory that explains where babies come from.

Terms in science usually do not have the same definitions as many people use them in everyday life.

What is sad is that so many on here were never educated in basic science.

Answer 4

The 2nd law of thermodynamics. They insist if it were true we'd all be crispy critters by now due to the heat of the sun. But they fail to take into account that it only applies to closed systems, and since there's a rather large vacuum between the earth & the sun, it doesn't apply.

Answer 5

One of the agonies of this world is the ignorance of some theists about science, the ignorance of some scientists about theology, and the ignorance of most people about both.

Answer 6

Basically anything dealing with the creation of the universe and life that opposes the Bible. This is only a very small fraction of science.

Answer 7

Well, the Big Bang people seem to ignore the scientific Law of Conservation of Mass.... so why dont you work on that first.

Answer 8

We do not ignore anything,we are well educated and choose to decide for ourselves what is real science and what the masses will believe.If evolution is all there is why do we still have so many species of monkeys,chimps,gorillas and othersafter all if we acended from them then they have no need of their existance and when you answer that question then we will beleive in your theory.

Answer 9

first of all evolution has yet to be proven. It's still a theory. as far as sound scientific principles most Christians don't ignore them

Answer 10

Evolution is a theory not a principle. Look it up.