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That was an good point about the evidence against things. Could you give me, (in as few words as possible), evidence against creation science?
If all "kinds" of life were alive at the same time, then they should be seen together in the same sediments. This is not seen. For instance, we don't see grasses or grass pollen in the same strata as dinosaurs, but we do see plenty of ferns as well as flowering plants. However, we do see grasses and grass pollens higher up in the geologic column. Creationism can't explain this, and it in fact falsifies the theory. Fossil sorting in general is a huge problem for creationism. Some argue that the flood "sorted" the fossils by size or environment or the ability of the organism to flee the oncoming waters (the mechanism changes depending on who you talk to). What we find instead is that organisms are sorted by their DNA and the shape of their bodies as evolution would predict. The creationist predictions are not their while the evolutionist predictions are fulfilled. Of course, fossil sorting is off topic here, but there are quite a few still open around this forum. If you want to start a new one, go ahead and dive in.
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They only things I have heard against creation are all trying to disprove the validity of the Bible. So if you have good evidence against it, go ahead and tell me in a few words.
Science does not try to invalidate the Bible, only what the Bible claims about the physical world. The Bible is a book about how to get to heaven, not a book about how the heavens go (so to speak). Man wrote the Bible, and God wrote the rocks. Who's story do you believe, Man's or God's?
Added in edit: Looks like Ned took care of pushing fossil sorting into the appropriate thread. Some of those threads are pretty long, but they are worth a read.
This message has been edited by Loudmouth, 05-06-2004 03:42 PM
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