[OT] Plato's Pub and Philosophical Society

[raynor]

I'm looking for the title/author info for a book on scientific creationism. I think the theory is called Progressive Creationism. It was a fairly interesting theory in that it tries to allow for Creationism while at the same time allowing for and Old Earth.

It's unfortunate that separation of Church and State prevents schools from teaching Creationism. As theories go, Evolution vs. Creationism both seem equally plausible.

What about seeding by aliens? That doesn't mention religion. I think it is an equally plausible theory. Granted, I don't believe in aliens. But that's no more a major hole for this theory as any in Evolution.

[Andrés]

Originally posted by raynor:
It's unfortunate that separation of Church and State prevents schools from teaching Creationism. As theories go, Evolution vs. Creationism both seem equally plausible.

That is a lie.
Creationism can't be proved scientifically, unless you say God does not have to respect scientific law making any analisys invalid.

Evolution fits most scientific data,
Finding a supposed incinsistency in evolution (seems the argument creationists use all the time), that can be easily explained does not prove creationism is correct.

It's a good thing that only religious schools can teach religion.
What creationists want is an excuse to introduce children to religion in public schools.

[ March 17, 2003, 04:26: Message edited by: Andr&eacutes Lescano ]

[Fyron]

What about seeding by aliens? That doesn't mention religion. I think it is an equally plausible theory. Granted, I don't believe in aliens. But that's no more a major hole for this theory as any in Evolution.

Life on other planets must exist. The odds of there not being life anywhere else in the universe are infintesimal.

Of course, life on earth having been seeded by aliens is preposterous.

[raynor]

[quote]Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:

Life on other planets must exist. The odds of there not being life anywhere else in the universe are infintesimal.

Of course, there is life on other planets. But they're all human. Thus, I don't believe in aliens.

[Fyron]

[quote]Originally posted by raynor:

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:

Life on other planets must exist. The odds of there not being life anywhere else in the universe are infintesimal.

Of course, there is life on other planets. But they're all human. Thus, I don't believe in aliens.

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I am not going to comment further, as your smiley indicates that you are joking, and not serious about that all humans thing.

[Andrés]

The main porblem with the alien theory is that it does not explain the origin of life.
It at best moves its origin to somewhere beyond earth. Where did the aliens come from? Or is alien just another euphemism to refer to God without naming Him?

[Andrés]

And please repeat what is supposed to be the major hole in the theory of evolution, so we can cut and paste the correct scientific explanation to that lie, since you're obviously not reading the pages we link to.

[ March 17, 2003, 05:05: Message edited by: Andr&eacutes Lescano ]