Question:
Christain Apologists, can I get some data please?
Scott
2012-02-27 17:57:18 UTC
What scientific tests are performed in order to back your defences? Where can I get some data that clearly refutes common scientific theories like Evolution. This is a serious question, if you can provide some links to scientifically gathered data that prooves creationism (not philosophical, some actual data) because I fail to find it. I always at least give hypothesis a good looking into before formulating an opinion. Let's see the data.
Five answers:
JSGeare
2012-02-27 18:15:55 UTC
Unless you can name them, there are no defenses at all, let alone scientific. There is, however, a large body of apologetics, being explanatory of the material within the realm of Christian thought. Science and belief occupy different domains of inquiry, although religious institutions will deploy science in select cases, such as authentication of no known natural causes of miraculous events.



Mainline Christianity denies Creationism, and thus Christianity at large should not be characterized as supporting the idea. "Mainline" refers primarily to Christian sects who trace their origins directly to the first church in Rome and therefore encompasses the vast majority of Christians (Catholics, the Anglican Communion, Lutherans, Orthodox Churches). All these churches accept evolution as the reasonable explanation of the origin and development of life.



Here and there, you will find dissenters who claim otherwise, and they are, typically, members of fundamentalist sects. They neither speak for nor represent the opinions of most constituents of the Christian faith.



Otherwise, more sweeping considerations such as the very existence of God, and of his nature, fall within a scope of understanding which is outside the realm of scientific inquiry, owing to the fact that science, by definition, deals only in subject matter which can be scientifically evaluated.



I trust this answers your question.
Ducky
2012-02-28 02:07:03 UTC
Everywhere. This is a popular topic... you can find information in books like (Signature in the Cell, Darwin's Dilemma), documentaries (Case for a Creator, Proving God), magazines (Biblical Archeology, Christian Scientist). In fact, scientific journals have come as far as to start publishing arguements on intelligent design. However, many scientific journals require membership or student status (meaning the 'average' person can't get to them)



Don't expect to find these articles in the 'common media'. The common media publishes items that interest the readers alone. Many scientific topics don't reach the common media beause people aren't interested in them. For example: Not many people like to read about "The small nerve endings of plankton." But that doens't mean these studies don't exist....



Third, intelligent Design Advocates (usually christians who want to prove a creator) do NOT disagree with the entire theory of evolution. Evolution is not just one theory, its a multitude of theories. The intelligent design advocates will disagree with some theories and not others. In fact, a multitude of famous scientists are intelligent design believers. Some once believed in the full theory of evolution (others created the theories in the modern evolutionary theory) but don't anymore. Francis Crick, Dean Keynon, etc...



79% of Medical Doctors are religious (doctors have the equivilant education to a PhD in natural science), and 45% of normal scientists are religious.



EDIT: Science does test for things. What do you think experimentation is about? Scientists observe something natural in the world, formulate a hypothesis on 'how' it happens, create an experiment and test the hypothesis. If the hypothesis can't be disproven after a multitude of tests, than it becomes a theory.
2012-02-28 02:05:22 UTC
The only apology you're likely to see is "I'm sorry you so stupid. You must be a product of that failed educational system they have in America."



You see, religion is based on something called "faith" and its basis or foundation is "belief". There CANNOT be scientific tests, because evidence and facts destroy "faith". It is by definition impossible to "believe" in something you "know" to be true, thus knowledge of the existence of god is also impossible.



Creationism is a belief and thus CANNOT be "proven"... but I know your tiny little mind cant grasp THAT fact.



perhaps if YOU cold provide some links or some data about how faith and belief can be reconciled with tests and knowledge, we might begin to have a discussion. Until then, think about the things YOU believe in without proof.
Gregory
2012-02-28 02:04:22 UTC
science doesn't test for creation



evolution has no data either its just men making claims its true



why do you think it is called a theory

it has no facts



creation its self shows god created it



you fail to find it because you know science does not test things like that

that doesn't mean god did not create things



please provide your data you had great grandparents 1500 years ago

actual physical data that can be tested and not just i says so or logic or reason is proof



logic and reason are beliefs and opinions not proof
Pirate AMâ„¢
2012-02-28 02:01:36 UTC
Sorry, after years of looking, there is no data that stands up to objective, rigorous examination.


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