I can almost always predict what silly reasoning AGW denialists will use, because I'm already familiar with the reasoning used by AIDS denialists and other science denialists (such
as young Earth creationists); Denialists tend draw on the same pool of tactics.
As young earth creationists often do, he points to «gaps in the fossil record» as a flaw in evolutionary biology.
Mastropaolo belongs to the subset of creationists known
as Young Earth creationists, who believe that Earth and its inhabitants were created by God some several thousand years ago - an account of which is laid out in the book of Genesis, in the Bible's Old Testament.
If a professor of evolutionary biology announced that they were going to spend the next year
as a young earth creationist, they'd lose their job and their peers would likely deride the decision.
Not exact matches
An Australian geologist who got his credentials dating rocks billions of years old, still selling his services
as a qualified geologist, but also employed
as as a «
Creationist Assistant Professor of Geology» by the Institute for Creation Research in the USA, where he supports a
young earth.
The percentage of actual
young earth creationists (Christian fundamentalists) has been declining steadily
as more information is readily available.
It takes a comedic outlook to even attempt to consider what
young -
earth creationists purport
as serious.
[6] Although many
young Earth creationists (YECs) are active in the development of creation science, an endeavor that holds that the events
as - sociated with supernatural creation can be evidenced and modeled through an interpretation of the scientific method, the consensus among scientists is that creation science is unscientific in both conception and methodology.
As I've said many times before, I'm not particularly interested in converting
young earth creationists into evolutionary
creationists.I believe that Christians should be able to fellowship together in love and unity regardless of their various positions on the interpretation of Genesis Being neither an Old Testament scholar nor a scientist, I'll leave that debate up to the experts.
Actually Jerry, sorry, I noticed Cecilia did call you a
young -
earth moron, so I guess that can be interpreted
as an insult, unless it's new
creationist sect that I hadn't heard of.
As you may know from my One Verse Podcast in which I am currently working through Genesis 3, and my literal understanding of Genesis 1 - 3 ends up being quite different than the way
Young Earth Creationists understanding these opening chapters of the Bible.
I'm aware that
young earth creationists, such
as Ken Ham, try to make the story less implausible by stating that the story refers to «kinds» or «baramins».
Most
Young Earth Creationists (Creationists who believe the earth is less than 10,000 years old) believe that the Grand Canyon was formed by the waters of the flood as recorded in Genesis 6
Earth Creationists (
Creationists who believe the
earth is less than 10,000 years old) believe that the Grand Canyon was formed by the waters of the flood as recorded in Genesis 6
earth is less than 10,000 years old) believe that the Grand Canyon was formed by the waters of the flood
as recorded in Genesis 6 - 8.
Not even the majority of
Creationists are
Young Earth Creationists, and most Christians accept evolution but believe it was how God made life
as we know it.
We may not be able to definitively determine that it's 13.5 billion years old, but we sure
as hell can definitively determine that it's older than what
young earth creationists believe it is.
«I want to make it VERY clear that we don't want to be known primarily
as «
young -
Earth creationists.»
Dr. Austin, the «scientist» in question, is a
young earth creationist who went to the site with the stated purpose of finding «proof against evolution,» gathered material which was a mix of newly formed rock and ancient rock which had been ejected from the mountain, dated them with imprecise methods, and then skewed the results,
as thousands of actual scientists have already reported.
This is no surprise,
as that appears to be the standard advice to «
Young Earth Creationists» when they are challenged with questions about genesis —
as in don't believe believe anything outside the bible, all that you need to know is in the bible.
I also believe that the Bible is meant to be taken
as allegory, not scientific fact, and that
young earth creationists and evolution deniers are among the dumbest people on the planet.
Conservative columnist Jeff Jacoby puts forward a little thought experiment where he evaluates the chances of a long - deceased,
young -
Earth creationist, who happened to possess possibly the greatest scientific mind of all - time, getting employment
as a professor in a scientific discipline at a modern university.
Following up on his impressive rebuke of evolution / science during last night's debate with Bill Nye,
young -
Earth creationist Ken Ham appeared on CNN to explain how global warming is also a lie, and that climate change,
as we're observing it, can all be explained by original sin.
Fits climate scientists and renewable energy fanatics
as easily
as it fits
young earth creationists plus political parties and their voters and of course corporate boards and shareholders.