jmog;1132103 wrote:I still would contend that young-earth creationists are not retarded, and your claim of that line of thinking being factually wrong is still incorrect. There is supporting, valid, evidence for both "millions/billions" of years and a young earth model. However, due to the young earth model reinforcing Biblical teachings it is scoffed and laughed apon, not due to its actual science.
Honestly young earth creation scientists and evolutionary biology scientists are looking at the same scientific data, just starting with vastly different assumptions/world views. Starting with different assumptions does not make the results any less valid than the other groups'.
However, in the world we live in today, one side is laughed at just because of their beliefs while the others is not. Perception creates reality, no ifs ands or buts about it.
There is no evidence supporting the notion that the earth is 6,000 years old or whatever it is. None. The earth is old as shit, accept it.
And they're laughed at not because they believe in a creator but because for thousands of years they've been consistently wrong about science and punished and killed those who thought differently only to later accept the truths uncovered. Rotation of the planets, earth not being the center of the universe, the world not being flat, evolution, etc. If theists would stop fighting scientific progress and the intellectual growth of our species there would be no perceived mockery because it wouldn't be necessary.
Young earth creations scientists are practicing bad science because they start with an assumption. Real scientists do not. And young earth creationists cannot be persuaded by evidence that their hypothesis about the creation of the earth is wrong so really they aren't scientists at all.
