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apis mellifera · 08-28-2007, 05:14 PM

For me personally, I have all the "proof" I need, but that's not the issue here. The problem with discussion topics such as this is that it becomes a circular argument. Both sides overlook the fact that the opposing party is just as firm in their beliefs as they are.

My point is that neither side has proof in the absolute terms which some humans crave and many demand. Both sides ignore or are perceived to ignore "facts" or laws of nature to support their cause. However, creationists are usually portrayed as brain-washed, empty-headed sheep that believe in fairy tales, while evolutionists are deemed logical and intelligent, by looking at the facts (that are true at the moment). The reality is that people on both sides have given it a lot of thought and have decided as individuals. The core element in Creationism is faith in God. Science is passed off as absolute fact and is presented as such. Being educated and employed in the applied science field, I know that science is based partly on current fact and partly on hypothesis (the scientific word for "faith"). Often a hypothesis is presented as scientific fact while Christian faith is not afforded that same weight and often ridiculed as fantasy.

Personally, I think it's silly that the present "fact" taught in school is that from a one celled organism spontaneously sprang all the diversity we see on Earth. All the many species, birds, crabs, humans, all came from this ooze-borne cell? What are the statistics on that happening? I find it much more likely that God created this planted and later on, offered me salvation from death.

So, back to the topic, I love stories like this missing space discovery. It proves that there is still mystery in our lives and things are a lot bigger (not just in the literal sense) than we'll ever know.

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08-28-2007, 05:14 PM	#1
apis mellifera User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: WV Posts: 149 Thanks: 3 Thanked 24 Times in 8 Posts	For me personally, I have all the "proof" I need, but that's not the issue here. The problem with discussion topics such as this is that it becomes a circular argument. Both sides overlook the fact that the opposing party is just as firm in their beliefs as they are. My point is that neither side has proof in the absolute terms which some humans crave and many demand. Both sides ignore or are perceived to ignore "facts" or laws of nature to support their cause. However, creationists are usually portrayed as brain-washed, empty-headed sheep that believe in fairy tales, while evolutionists are deemed logical and intelligent, by looking at the facts (that are true at the moment). The reality is that people on both sides have given it a lot of thought and have decided as individuals. The core element in Creationism is faith in God. Science is passed off as absolute fact and is presented as such. Being educated and employed in the applied science field, I know that science is based partly on current fact and partly on hypothesis (the scientific word for "faith"). Often a hypothesis is presented as scientific fact while Christian faith is not afforded that same weight and often ridiculed as fantasy. Personally, I think it's silly that the present "fact" taught in school is that from a one celled organism spontaneously sprang all the diversity we see on Earth. All the many species, birds, crabs, humans, all came from this ooze-borne cell? What are the statistics on that happening? I find it much more likely that God created this planted and later on, offered me salvation from death. So, back to the topic, I love stories like this missing space discovery. It proves that there is still mystery in our lives and things are a lot bigger (not just in the literal sense) than we'll ever know.