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→Scientific treatment of theories and facts: Prior to deleting this, I've indicated what's wrong with it.
==Scientific treatment of theories and facts==
==Scientific treatment of theories and facts==
1) If a theory has no proof it remains an abstract concept, that will not be thought in schools.
1) If a theory has no proof it remains an abstract concept<s>, that will not be thought in schools</s>.
::*Abstract concepts are taught in schools.
Example: String theory in physics has not yet been proven.
Example: String theory in physics has not yet been proven.
2) If a theory can never be proven or disproven it is not considered to be scientific and science will not study it.
<s>2) If a theory can never be proven or disproven it is not considered to be scientific and science will not study it.
Example: the existence of God(s) can never be proven or disproven by scientific experiments,
Example: the existence of God(s) can never be proven or disproven by scientific experiments,
and the concept cannot be captured by mathematics.
and the concept cannot be captured by mathematics.</s>
::* Poor explanation of falsifiability.
3) If a theory can never be proven but it CAN be disproven by at least one repeatable scientific
3) If a theory can never be proven but it CAN be disproven by at least one repeatable scientific
experiment the theory will be considered to be false.
experiment the theory will be considered to be false.
Example: YEC can be disproven through examining DNA which tells the biological history of
<s>Example: YEC can be disproven through examining DNA which tells the biological history of
humanity such as the [[Black Death]] in the 14th century and a near extinction of humanity
humanity such as the [[Black Death]] in the 14th century and a near extinction of humanity
around 70.000 B.C. <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/166869.stm]Humans came close to extinction, BBC World News</ref>.
around 70.000 B.C. <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/166869.stm]Humans came close to extinction, BBC World News</ref>. </s>
::* The reference doesn't support the claim that ''examining DNA'' shows that humans came close to extinction.
::* The argument in the referenced article is speculation.
::* No evidence is offered that ''examinig DNA'' shows evidence of the "Black Death", and even if it did, this does not falsify Young-Earth creation.
Alternatively (this is an example of how the scientific method works):
Alternatively (this is an example of how the scientific method works):
- An impact of this scale has been found to be many times greater than that of a nuclear
- An impact of this scale has been found to be many times greater than that of a nuclear
explosion.
explosion.
- We know an event like this would cause a mass extinction of which nature would need many
<s>- We know an event like this would cause a mass extinction of which nature would need many
thousands of years to recover.
thousands of years to recover.</s>
::* No, we don't "know" that. A mass extinction is a real possibility, but not a fact, and we don't "know" that it would take thousands of years for nature to recover.
- We know the ecosystems of Earth are well balanced and prosperous (before the industrial
- We know the ecosystems of Earth are well balanced and prosperous (before the industrial
revolution anyway).
revolution anyway).
- Therefore we know Earth has recovered from the meteorite impact.
- Therefore we know Earth has recovered from the meteorite impact.
- Therefore we know the impact happened many thousands of years ago.
<s>- Therefore we know the impact happened many thousands of years ago.
- Therefore we know the Earth has to be many thousands of years old.
- Therefore we know the Earth has to be many thousands of years old.</s>
::* These conclusions are based on the earlier faulty argument.
4) If a theory can be proven by at least one repeatable scientific experiment it will be considered a
4) If a theory can be proven by at least one repeatable scientific experiment it will be considered a