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Debate:Should Creationism/Intelligent design be taught as a scientific alternative to evolution in public schools? (view source)
Revision as of 11:36, November 1, 2008
, 11:36, November 1, 2008→Those Who Forget History are Doomed to Repeat It...: Still like creation!
::The parallel I was trying to make was not that Galileo and Copernicus were Darwinists, my point is that they too had to deal with the church saying that their views were not supported by the bible, but only by documented scientific observations. Therefore, I would argue that their debate was one of science vs. religion. Today, scientists favoring the Theory of Evolution are coming under attack for a similar set of reasons. The distinction to be made is that we no longer say that the Earth is at the center of the universe just because the church said so. I am simply positing that we take the same stance on evolution based on a preponderance of evidence. In response to your last statement with regards to the scientific data in support of creationism, I respectfully ask that you be more specific, as I am not sure which studies/papers/research/etc. you're referring to.--[[User:CoyPraetorian|CoyPraetorian]] 13:43, 31 October 2008 (EDT)
::The parallel I was trying to make was not that Galileo and Copernicus were Darwinists, my point is that they too had to deal with the church saying that their views were not supported by the bible, but only by documented scientific observations. Therefore, I would argue that their debate was one of science vs. religion. Today, scientists favoring the Theory of Evolution are coming under attack for a similar set of reasons. The distinction to be made is that we no longer say that the Earth is at the center of the universe just because the church said so. I am simply positing that we take the same stance on evolution based on a preponderance of evidence. In response to your last statement with regards to the scientific data in support of creationism, I respectfully ask that you be more specific, as I am not sure which studies/papers/research/etc. you're referring to.--[[User:CoyPraetorian|CoyPraetorian]] 13:43, 31 October 2008 (EDT)
::: "''...they too had to deal with the church saying that their views were not supported by the bible, but only by documented scientific observations.''": You mean like modern-day creationists?
::: "''Therefore, I would argue that their debate was one of science vs. religion.''": But it wasn't. Geocentricism is not taught in the Bible. The church was arguing from the ''secular science'' that they had adopted. Yes, they may have quoted a few biblical passages in support, but the "science" of the day was what they were arguing from, just a many Christians and churches today argue from secular science that evolution is true and try and find biblical passages in support.
::: As for supportive scientific data, I was meaning overall, rather than anything specific, and as such all I can do is point you to [http://creationontheweb.com here]. However, if you want an example, try [http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/3042/ this].
::: [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 07:36, 1 November 2008 (EDT)