if I'm evaluating a given geocentrist claim, and I cannot point out where they are wrong, then I would have no legitimate reason to doubt.
If a geocentrist paper claims to have proved that the Earth is at the centre of the Universe, are you saying you would approach their claim with an open mind, offering them the benefit of the doubt up until the point where you have examined their work?
We are talking about initial impressions, are we not? No-one here is capable of fully reviewing that paper as we don't have the requisite knowledge and experience. If a major oil company announces the publication of their study that shows that oil power is greener than solar power, would you have no legitimate reason to doubt its validity before you study it?
when you have naval engineers telling you that it is possible and you have no other reason to believe them other then the fact they are 'evil creationists' ?
It is not that they are "evil creationists" - it is that they have a vested interest in obtaining the published result. This immediately makes the study worthless until examined thoroughly.
Edited by cavediver, : No reason given.