brigebuilder writes:
I do not disagree with all the principles of biology and physics either. At the same time, I do not accept everything Darwin said as the 'gospel'. Nor do I reject all of his tenets.
This is where you make a huge mistake. Darwin is not taken as gospel by scientists. In fact, his ideas have been and still are thoroughly tested by thousands of scientists all over the world. Some of his ideas have actually been found wrong. Furthermore, his theory has been altered as new evidence came along. This certainly doesn’t sound as if it is taken as gospel.
bridgebuilder writes:
My understanding of the 'new earth theory' is that it is a concept that some fundamental Christians adhere to. Which means the earth was 'created' during the chronology of the Genesis account, therefore, it cannot be older than 5000-6000 years old. My op was addressed to those who accept this as the only possibility and reject any scientific evidence that shows otherwise.
That is called Young Earth Creationism.
bridgebuilder writes:
I had the fundamentalists' idea of ex nihilo creation in mind when I made that statement. I do not believe that something can be created out of nothing, but I should have articulated my thoughts better.
You see, bridgebuilder, science does not work on beliefs. It works on evidence. If it can be demonstrated by physical evidence that something can or could be created out of nothing, it would be accepted. Regardless of what beliefs are.
bridgebuilder writes:
It was not my intention to make false statements about anyone, known or unknown to me. I am making a personal bridge for me to cross, and whether others follow, well, that is their prerogative. However, that was good, sound advice. Making false statements, the usage of ad hominids, straw-man arguments, red herrings, or etc., etc., will not advance the truth no matter which side of the fence we are on.
Thanks for this and please stay on this forum.
Some people want to learn new things. From my experience here, it seems as if the majority of people are here to learn. I’ve learned a lot since coming to this forum. My knowledge on biology and physics, for example, started from basically non-existent to knowing a little bit. The teachers were experts on that subject and shared their knowledge for free on this forum. Taking courses on those subjects would have cost me a lot of money.
The way to learn and also to teach your knowledge to other people is to avoid false statements, ad hominims, straw-man arguments, red herrings, etc. People who deliberately do those things loose respect very quickly.