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Talk:Essay:A Challenge to Creationists (view source)
Revision as of 15:39, June 17, 2008
, 15:39, June 17, 2008→Very well, I will explain why the burden of proof is on creationism.: new section
* [http://www.leaderu.com/offices/billcraig/docs/eternity.html God, Time, and Eternity] is probably the specific article you want.
* [http://www.leaderu.com/offices/billcraig/docs/eternity.html God, Time, and Eternity] is probably the specific article you want.
--[[User:Ymmotrojam|Ymmotrojam]] 10:33, 17 June 2008 (EDT)
--[[User:Ymmotrojam|Ymmotrojam]] 10:33, 17 June 2008 (EDT)
== Very well, I will explain why the burden of proof is on creationism. ==
Here's a little story...
Three men walk up to a wise king, each believing to have found the origin of life.
One proposes that a large dragon formed the planets from cooled magma, formed the sun with his fire breath, and left parasitic creatures on its skin to inhabit the earth and develop into modern beings.
The second man proposes that a fairy formed the world and all living things with her magic.
The third proposes that the world was created by an almighty and loving god.
They ask the King to tell them which he thinks is true.
The wise king ponders, considering each of these possibilities.
"This is very difficult..." the king said, "As I cannot find any way to disprove any of your ideas."
The first man said with joy: "If I cannot be proven wrong, I must be right!"
The king stopped him: "It means nothing of the sort, young man," he said, "for although I cannot confidently say that any of your ideas are wrong, if each theory has a lone creator, clearly they cannot ALL be true."
The third inquires: "But your majesty! If none of them can be disproven, how do we know which one is right?"
The King smiled, and said: "Simple. If only one can be right, the only way to prove any of them to be false is to show that one is true. Until then, we have no way at all to decide which one is right."
So you see the point? No matter your opinion, until you find evidence of your claims, it's no more or less valid than the hundreds of other creation stories on earth.
--[[User:JackSmith|JackSmith]] 11:39, 17 June 2008 (EDT)