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Author Topic:   Jared v. Hovind
Buzsaw
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Message 28 of 60 (305813)
04-21-2006 10:07 PM
Reply to: Message 22 by Faith
04-21-2006 11:14 AM


Hovind Right On Much
I've watched Hovind a number of times on TV. Imo, where he get's in trouble, for the most part is his young universe stance.
What our friends are not admitting is that even if Hovind is wrong on some things, he's is either right on much of what he says, or at least has a viable/sensible argument for many of his alternative interpretations of what is observed scientifically.
As for Hovind's education, well, he's educated, having done a lot of homework and just maybe not as programmed into some questionable mainline interpretations of science observations as all those who've been through the mainline assemblyline of conventional science all the way from grade school through doctorate.
I haven't seen the debate with Jared yet, but it appears from the comments that he at least held his own on much as debates go.

BUZSAW B 4 U 2 Z Y BUZ SAW

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Buzsaw
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Message 38 of 60 (305997)
04-22-2006 6:10 PM
Reply to: Message 30 by Omnivorous
04-21-2006 10:58 PM


Re: The less you study the more you know?
Omni writes:
Yes, he writes and reasons as if he were free of even the intellectual shackles of grammar school. With just a little less schooling, he coulda been a genius.
My friend, haven't I told you thousands of times not to exaggerate?
Omni writes:
Perhaps you could quote some passage that illustrates the accuracies of this prodigious autodidact? Just saying it is so is what he does, and that doesn't make it so.
I don't have a passage perse in mind, but I have to agree with Kent that BB and evolution science assumes far too much pertaining to how things were in the universe scores of millions to billions of years ago, so very distant from physical observation. I agree also that ID is implicated in the degree of complexity that is observed on earth and in the universe; things like DNA, et al. I also agree that science should apply more logic to interpretations of what is observed than they do.
(BTW autodidact is in neither my abridged or my unabridged dictionaries. I assume by the syllables of your term that you mean something like an omnivorous self taught teacher.
Omni writes:
Kookiness is not next to Godliness. I'd be wary of cozying up to anyone whom even the folks at Answers in Genesis have turned their backs on, Brother Buz.
Read my former post carefully, my friend. By this and other stuff I've posted on Hovind, there's some significant differences in my creationism and his. My point here is that I don't buy the degree of rejection that many of you are posting. Imo, in the end after all is said and done in the judgement, Hovind will have ascribed to and taught more actual scientific truth than most of his counterparts in debate.

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Buzsaw
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Message 41 of 60 (306032)
04-22-2006 10:46 PM
Reply to: Message 40 by crashfrog
04-22-2006 9:21 PM


Re: The less you study the more you know?
I was wondering the same thing. I believe the queen and older adults eat honey that the younger workers bring in. He's likely referring to the workers which eat mostly nectar and maybe some polen.

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Buzsaw
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Message 42 of 60 (306036)
04-22-2006 10:58 PM
Reply to: Message 39 by Modulous
04-22-2006 6:39 PM


Re: Hovind's Credibility
Modulous writes:
If I was going to trust either Einstein or Hovind, I'm going with Einstein.
My point was that in the end, in retrospect, Hovind will likely be closer than Einstein overal with ID and all.
Modulous writes:
At the very worst the scientists he debates assume that the universe is very old, and back that up with a mass of evidence.
Imo, you and he both have a problem here. As per TDI and as per a proper Biblical understanding, every bit of energy that exists today has eternally existed in one form or another.
Modulous writes:
Let's say he teaches more scientific truths and I am not delusional. That still leaves the prolific amount of scientific falsehoods he teaches - which still makes him intellectually dangerous.
Well, my friend, I and my Biblical cumbodies think secularist antID teaching is intellectually dangerous to the eternal welfare of everyone. So that leaves us both with concern about what's good and proper.

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Buzsaw
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Message 49 of 60 (306084)
04-23-2006 9:52 AM
Reply to: Message 47 by nator
04-23-2006 7:49 AM


Re: Curious
Schraf writes:
Unfortunately, from personal experience and also general observation, many devout fundy-types tend to simply accept and believe anyone who shares their religious beliefs, no matter how preposterous their claims are.
From personal experience and also general observation, many highly educated secular science fundy-types tend to simply accept and believe what they've been taught, no matter how preposterously illogical (abe: some of) their claims are.
This message has been edited by buzsaw, 04-23-2006 10:30 PM

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Buzsaw
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Message 54 of 60 (306209)
04-23-2006 10:27 PM


Re: Correction In Order
To be fair I should have added two words to my statement. Those two words are some of, making the phrase .....some of their claims..... Obviously I was copying some of Schraf's terms which she used to apply to many devout fundie types in her quite caustic complaint about religious folks and this was one of them.
I'll go ahead and edit in the two words.

BUZSAW B 4 U 2 Z Y BUZ SAW

Buzsaw
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Message 55 of 60 (306214)
04-23-2006 10:45 PM
Reply to: Message 50 by macaroniandcheese
04-23-2006 9:59 AM


Re: Curious
Bren, like Schraf, I did not specify which claims which were preposterously illogical and like Schraf's post about religious fundy-types, I didn't say all secularist scientists were preposterously illogical.
Furthermore, to get into specifics would be leading this thread off topic, so like Schraf, I don't intend to stray into off topic specifics applicable to other topics.

BUZSAW B 4 U 2 Z Y BUZ SAW

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Buzsaw
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Message 56 of 60 (306218)
04-23-2006 10:55 PM
Reply to: Message 53 by nator
04-23-2006 6:05 PM


Re: Curious
Schraf writes:
You've also completely ignored all of the corrections, debates, and outright fights that we science-minded folks get into with each other over evidence and interpretation and whatnot.
Well Schraf, madear, it appears that you've also completely ignored all of the corrections, debates, and outright fights that we religious fundy-type folks get into with each other over evidence and interpretation and whatnot.
Edit for typo
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Buzsaw
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Message 57 of 60 (306224)
04-23-2006 11:18 PM
Reply to: Message 51 by cavediver
04-23-2006 10:36 AM


Re: Curious
cavediver writes:
and we have YOU saying it's illogical...
I did not specify the preposterously illogical. I've been told by some of you folks that much about science is illogical, so why are you so upset about my comment?
cavediver writes:
do you really set yourself up so high Buzz?
Well, er, I was engaging in a joust with Schrafinator's charge on her high horse.

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