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What I'm saying is: this is true only when the set of data forces a single interpretation. In every other case, and I contend that this is by far the majority in science, a given set of data will allow multiple interpretations, and each and every single time you will be able to find some people who hold unto diverging interpretations.
In the specific case you present, the people claiming Orang similarity do it by refusing to recognise the majority of the available data. It's not a question of looking at the data and coming to different conclusions; it's a question of ignoring the data.
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Don't confuse a majority with concensus. As I said, it is my contention that there is concensus on but a few things in science.
I disagree; there is consensus on the
vast majority of things in science. However there are also a large number of areas in which there is perfectly reasonable disagreement, normally due to lack of information.
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This is to say, that to demand that all creationists come to the same conclusions is wishful thinking. A lot of them do come to the same conclusions, and there are conclusions that are universally agreed upon by creationists. But to demand that they all agree upon the same things, even in the details, is irrealist.
I agree. That Creos disagree with each other is not a particularly valid criticism in general.