Evolutionary Science-v- Creationism

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Originally Posted by OnyxCougar

"Evolutionary Science" does not provide a reasonable explanation for how the universe explodes out of nothing, how life is created from non life, or how amoebas evolve into men.

This is only partially correct. Evolutionary science provides a reasonable explanation for only the last thing you listed, "how amoebas evolve into men". It does not explain the other things you listed simply because it is not meant to explain such things. You are confusing religion which is designed to be an all-encompassing explanation with science which limits itself to explaining observations.

Originally Posted by OnyxCougar

The evidences that "Evolutionary Scientists" use can be reasonably proved to be at least open to question (the speed of light, carbon dating), fraudulent (Lucy) or outright wrong (gillslits in foetii, moth experiments).

This is true; by the very nature of basing their findings on evidence scientists leave the foundations of their theories open to question. Evidence can be open to question, fraudulent, wrong... or even completely accurate. This is the strength of science and logic; we can examine various ideas and determine if they are correct or not. This lends long-standing scientific principles significant credibility.

Compare this to religion which bases their beliefs on faith; faith is not open to question at all. Faith cannot be reasonably proved to be *anything* because it deliberately violates the requirements of reason. This is the fundamental weakness of religion; we cannot examine various ideas and determine if they are correct or not. This lends long-standing religious principles significant doubt.

Originally Posted by OnyxCougar

Origins is a religious discussion, regardless of which side you're on.

This is not correct. There are fundamental and irreconcilable differences in the methods of thinking between religious and scientific people, so it may be that a discussion of origins between two such people becomes two different discussions altogether. However, origins can and is approached from a scientific angle frequently.