real life wrote:farmerman wrote:You stated, I assumed in jest , that Creationists were not scientists. Most of the world would agree. However , Gish has been lecturing for years on the validity of their science , even though hes been reminded that his "science" has no evidence in its support.
I believe it was Rude (the Philosopher) who stated that
"Creationists find problems with the evidence produced in support of Evolution, yet quietly ignore the fact that their own views have no evidence at all"
Hi Farmerman,
Creationists have the same evidence that evolutionists have.
One group does not have ownership of the evidence and thus that evidence can only be used to support that group's view. That is not how it is. All evidence is available to anyone to consider and interpret.
Creationists differ with evolutionists on the
interpretation[/b], not the existence of the same evidence that is available to both.
The following are held by members of the board of Answers in Genesis to be either consistent with Scripture or implied by Scripture.
Scripture teaches a recent origin for man and the whole Creation.
The days in Genesis do not correspond to geologic ages, but are six (6) consecutive twenty-four (24) hour days of Creation.
The Noachian flood was a significant geological event and much (but not all) fossiliferous sediment originated at that time.
The Gap Theory has no basis in Scripture.
The view, commonly used to evade the implications or the authority of Biblical teaching, that knowledge and/or truth may be divided into ?'secular' and ?'religious' is rejected.
By definition, no apparent, perceived, or claimed evidence in any field, including history and chronology, can be valid if it contradicts the Scriptural record. Of primary importance is the fact that evidence is always subject to interpretation by fallible people who do not possess all information.
All of which means they start with a belief and work their way backwards. Not exactly science. The Creation Research Society has a similar statement of belief.
P