Welcome festive readers. Thanks for being here.
Last week many of us watched a debate between Bill Nye the Science Guy and Ken Ham a staunch Creationist. The first thing I read about this, even before I saw it was that Bill did poorly. His facts were fine and all but that Ham fellow was more pleasant and better prepared.
That is often the critique of scientists. When they come out of their labs, and especially when confronted by Creationist arguments, they tend to become condescending and sometimes rude. Christians on the other hand tend to be pleasant people. If you aren’t interested in facts I can see why you might favor the Creationists.
If facts do matter to you then Creationism is a fail. I suppose the Creationists can still argue some divine intervention when it comes to the creation of DNA and science can not yet explain what caused the Big Bang. There is just too much evidence that demonstrates that the Earth is more than six thousand years old. We have trees older than that. We have layers of ice in the Antarctic older than that, we have layers of soil older than that. We certainly have fossil evidence that points to an Earth that is billions of years old.
From what Mr. Ham presented it seems to me that the Creationist argument is nothing but criticisms of evolution. The only evidence provided to support creationism is from the Bible. As a young man I spent a couple of years studying the Bible. I found that it wasn’t for me but I want you to know that I do know the document. There may be some spiritual advice that some will find beneficial but it is not science or history. It is a collection of parables and myths.
Facts aside, for me the telling moment in the debate was when an audience member asked “What would make you change your mind?”
Bill Nye answered “Evidence” and Ken Ham answered “Nothing”. To me that says it all. That is the difference between science and faith. It is the difference between the left and the right in American politics.
Never mix red wine with Oodo.
Earth Year 2014
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