Register | Sign In


Understanding through Discussion


EvC Forum active members: 65 (9164 total)
5 online now:
Newest Member: ChatGPT
Post Volume: Total: 916,912 Year: 4,169/9,624 Month: 1,040/974 Week: 367/286 Day: 10/13 Hour: 1/1


Thread  Details

Email This Thread
Newer Topic | Older Topic
  
Author Topic:   Are creationists returning to their YEC roots?
ReverendDG
Member (Idle past 4140 days)
Posts: 1119
From: Topeka,kansas
Joined: 06-06-2005


Message 10 of 167 (292282)
03-05-2006 3:17 AM
Reply to: Message 5 by 2ice_baked_taters
03-04-2006 10:32 AM


I do not come here to flail agenst an oppenent that is so dense about anything that you would mistake thier head for a black hole, but to enjoy a good debate and maybe learn or teach someone something they wanted to know about
the problem is the other person doesn't want to sometimes
as for the YEC's i think they realized that ID will not get them what they want so they are returning to YEC which will not help them eather it seems

This message is a reply to:
 Message 5 by 2ice_baked_taters, posted 03-04-2006 10:32 AM 2ice_baked_taters has not replied

  
ReverendDG
Member (Idle past 4140 days)
Posts: 1119
From: Topeka,kansas
Joined: 06-06-2005


Message 11 of 167 (292283)
03-05-2006 3:19 AM
Reply to: Message 9 by riVeRraT
03-04-2006 6:23 PM


good show RR
we do not have to agree on everything the world wouldn't be very interesting if we did

This message is a reply to:
 Message 9 by riVeRraT, posted 03-04-2006 6:23 PM riVeRraT has not replied

  
ReverendDG
Member (Idle past 4140 days)
Posts: 1119
From: Topeka,kansas
Joined: 06-06-2005


Message 14 of 167 (349866)
09-17-2006 9:07 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Percy
03-03-2006 11:17 AM


I have been exploring more about ID, and my conclusion seems to be that YEC's stick to thier base arguments, god being the creator, 6 day creation, 6000 years,etc. most of thier arguments are clear for the most part
ID on the other hand is hard to understand considering that a lot of the leaders shift thier arguments and change how ID works, while trying to play both sides to the middle. they try to be pretend to be science on one hand and try to be religion on the other, without dropping the balls
dover also kind of hurt the, since behe admited that ID is about as much science as astrology is.
both the people thinking it was science and the people trying to frame god under science saw it was a waste since they shot themselves in the foot after dover

This message is a reply to:
 Message 1 by Percy, posted 03-03-2006 11:17 AM Percy has not replied

  
ReverendDG
Member (Idle past 4140 days)
Posts: 1119
From: Topeka,kansas
Joined: 06-06-2005


Message 47 of 167 (350596)
09-20-2006 7:47 AM
Reply to: Message 46 by mick
09-20-2006 4:26 AM


Re: ID in philosophy class
gah considering what the class is about i think its awful and worse than it trying to be science
I'm starting to think ID is out to turn education into a vacuum of stupity

This message is a reply to:
 Message 46 by mick, posted 09-20-2006 4:26 AM mick has not replied

  
ReverendDG
Member (Idle past 4140 days)
Posts: 1119
From: Topeka,kansas
Joined: 06-06-2005


Message 122 of 167 (351997)
09-25-2006 3:23 AM
Reply to: Message 109 by GDR
09-23-2006 6:55 PM


Re: here is the crux
First off the question that you phrase could be asked of anyone who comes to the conclusion that the natural is all there is. >How would your lack of knowledge of a supernatural origin of consciousness etc lead you to assume that everything has a naturalist explanation?<
i really don't get how you can say this,when schraf is asking you how you came to your reasonable reasoning for an designer.
you are just trying to change the subject without answering the question
as for why people feel the conclusion for natural causes are more plausable, its because we have evidence of this, wheres the evidence for the designer?
I've done what you ask, but you don't accept my explanation as being reasonable. That's fine.
but you did no such thing. like people have said, you are trying to rationalize your beliefs, such as by trying to use reason to validate supernatureal causes
why is the supernatual a better answer?

This message is a reply to:
 Message 109 by GDR, posted 09-23-2006 6:55 PM GDR has not replied

  
ReverendDG
Member (Idle past 4140 days)
Posts: 1119
From: Topeka,kansas
Joined: 06-06-2005


Message 130 of 167 (352281)
09-26-2006 12:19 AM
Reply to: Message 123 by Nimrod
09-25-2006 4:04 AM


Re: I agree with everything you say.
Honestly, I wouldnt be giving me 2 cents if not for the obvious debate-harvesting attempt that is performed on anybody who even smells like a Christian and (gasp) a Creationist.
when the person you debate, evades, claims things that they are unwilling to back up, but are willing to claim as truth, it makes it hard to debate.
the fact remains that many people make statements they never,ever, bother to think about. they never decide or process why they believe the things they do.
the reason you get targeted is you make statements that something is right without backing it up, it helps people if they can at least see what you base your views on
we lament the creationists because only a few are willing to debate, most just want people to hear them preach and agree with them without any questions. fewer creationists are willing to allow that they could be wrong or at least that they arn't looking at thier text right

This message is a reply to:
 Message 123 by Nimrod, posted 09-25-2006 4:04 AM Nimrod has replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 132 by Nimrod, posted 09-26-2006 4:33 AM ReverendDG has replied

  
ReverendDG
Member (Idle past 4140 days)
Posts: 1119
From: Topeka,kansas
Joined: 06-06-2005


Message 136 of 167 (352744)
09-28-2006 1:14 AM
Reply to: Message 132 by Nimrod
09-26-2006 4:33 AM


Re: A small recap.
If people here dont know the basic fact, by now, that YEC's (those that base it on the YEC scienific model, not layperson YEC's) believe in significant diversification of species then maybe I should make you back up every other word in each of your posts.Give me the complete etymology of every last word you typed in message #130 so I can be sure that you have every last detail correct in you basic statement.
nice strawman of what i said, i said nothing about doing any such thing, i was talking about evidence, definitions of words, such as what is information and complexity. if you want to whine about how people take your views go for it, but it doesn't help anyone to take you seriously
the reasons that Yec,etc don't want ID taught is because it still marginalizes gods power and makes humans less perfect and important. its all about whether they go to heaven for most of them, taking out god is not the way to do it.
most people who do support ID think its science to wedge god back into schools
Maybe we need to move past the petty details of how exactly I worded my initial post.I will,however, make a Mea Culpa that hopefully makes the nit pickers happy once and for all (till I make another basic post at midnight saying "its dark outside"
oh stop whining, hyperbole doesn't help you very much
However, since YEC's are the subject, I will just say that most strongly oppose requiring teachers to teach any form of Creationism out of fear that it will only lead to a teacher(the non-Creationists types especially anti-Bible types)having a platform for trashing the Bible which would clearly be made a subject of discussion.
they arn't afraid to do this, they lost already back in the 80's they would be thrown out before someone could talk about jesus, much less the flood
the thing is, if the teacher is teaching a class on religion, where it should be taught, they can rip it appart, but why would they as a teacher?
Are we finally o.k. after 30+ posts?
ask those people who posted 30+ times, i only posted once, so don't blame me for your additude about making faulty statements and getting called on it
Can we get to the meat and bones RESULTS (imagined results since the current standards arent exactly 100% identical to their preferences) of the larger YEC position (lets use AIG as the general reps) on Science classroom standards?
call me when AiG knows a thing about science or evolution, because i've read enough to know they have zero knowledge of eather and should never be allowed near children for fear of making them stupid

This message is a reply to:
 Message 132 by Nimrod, posted 09-26-2006 4:33 AM Nimrod has replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 137 by Nimrod, posted 09-28-2006 2:56 AM ReverendDG has replied

  
ReverendDG
Member (Idle past 4140 days)
Posts: 1119
From: Topeka,kansas
Joined: 06-06-2005


Message 150 of 167 (355434)
10-09-2006 5:51 PM
Reply to: Message 137 by Nimrod
09-28-2006 2:56 AM


Re: It wasnt exactly directed at you.
I made a blanket statement in my first post.And it was generally true.
what? that science expects you to make backed up statements? from what i understand scientists are even worse about this to other scientists than what you see as a terrible thing. i supose its all about it being able to stand up to disection
Creation already can be taught by teachers (I suppose there is a small chance of a student telling his parents and then a protest).Evolution can generally be criticised (though there have been examples of teachers getting fired for showing the results of research from current science journals as a means of questioning the textbook).Teachers can even talk about God if they are asked about him/it.
yes, just not science teachers, religion teachers can do this all they want, but they also have to teach about other religious views.
it is agenst the law to teach creationism in science class rooms, since science is supposed to be factual, you would expect some of it would be true and other theories would be false. unlike say a religious class were you can have more than one view because theres more than one religion and no one really can say which one is right
if a teacher is asked about god and gives thier views on it, they should be fired, since it violates the first admenment, you do know that public schools being funded by the goverment makes them part of the goverment? thus the law applies to them. a teacher, just like anyone in the goverment represents the goverment
students asked our 8th grade Science (her specialty,unlike the 5th grade teacher) teacher about those "shaky things" (I forget what they were called), when Geology was discussed, and the teacher got angry and,while not mentioning the Flood(I dont think any teacher ever specifically said anything about the Flood), she said something to the effect that the view was outdated and old.
i don't think its because of the "flood" but because she was exasperated at what people teach children, namely old and outdated things (that happen to be used to some how prove the flood)
Either you havnt been listening,or you dont have enough information.Or both. (I also fit the description of the latter)
i've read AIG's site they don't know a damn thing about science or evolution
The dont want Creationism of any type taught.Hopefully, their position will be made clear soon (Im refering to the PR firm),if it hasnt already.
did i say they did or they don't in that quote? no i did not i said, call me when they learn something about how science works or how evolution works, creationism doesn't even enter into it
Generlly, Creationists (not as a group) will want more up to date material presented from mainstream journals.The "scheme", if there is any, is to show that aspects of evolution arent cast in stone.
the ones that see that they can't erase evolution from peoples minds or remove it from schools, want this.
who says they are cast in stone? science isn't religion where anything said by someone is claimed to be unchangeable, where do you get the idea that people say science is set in stone?
The issue is far more complicated than it sounds (Creationists position on teaching requirments).Putting aside the issue of Creationism (sort of), I can tell you that most Christians, who are of an evangelical mindset, relly really (REALLY) dont want Genesis 1-11 to come up very often unless in the company of Christians who are educated on theological, linguistic , and (to a lesser extent) scientific issues.
the reason is i think, is that if they try to argue genesis one as being true or fact, makes them look like idiots for even sugesting it.
i mean arguing that plants existed before the sun? this makes sense?
genesis as fact is insane, genesis as myth makes sense after what we have learned
I dont think you have to worry about evangelical Christians (especially ones who have degrees in Science fields) trying to ram Creationism into schools.Or even to allow the issue to slip in.
you are kidding right? a majority of evangelicals want it in schools, they don't feel that its stupid to believe this or its absurd, because it came from god so it must be right.
you are flitering it through the smart people filter, they don't want it taught because they are smart enough to know the people who don't believe it will never allow it

This message is a reply to:
 Message 137 by Nimrod, posted 09-28-2006 2:56 AM Nimrod has replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 151 by Nimrod, posted 10-10-2006 12:31 AM ReverendDG has replied

  
ReverendDG
Member (Idle past 4140 days)
Posts: 1119
From: Topeka,kansas
Joined: 06-06-2005


Message 152 of 167 (355528)
10-10-2006 4:43 AM
Reply to: Message 151 by Nimrod
10-10-2006 12:31 AM


Re: Plants existed before the sun?
Better fix those reading glasses.
Day one
"let there be light".
Day 4 described the plants using the developed Earths seasons,sunlight filtering, and other natural Earthbound effects.
umm no it looks like you need to get your glasses fixed, you shouldn't project it on to me
it says plants were created on the THIRD day and the sun on the FOURTH day, which makes no sense as reality, but makes sense for a myth. let there be light could be other sources of light that the people believed in but it wasn't the sun. arguing that genesis makes sense makes everyone who does it look like an idiot
I have already challenged Bible critics (many endless times here and on other sites) to collect ALL ancient texts,especially Mesopotamian ones(which are claimed to be prototypes of Genesis)and show me that ancients were ignorant of where light came from.
no you have this wrong, the second myth is decended from mesopotamian myths, i can show you this if you really want to know, they even have a proto-eden myth, but without adam and eve
the first is influenced by greek philosophy and mystery religions, like zoronderism, this is why people don't bring up texts like this.
now the second one i could show you some since it has more pagan influences
You would think they could at least take a few selective Ancient texts(preferably from 1000s of years BCE) totally out of context,ignoring what else is out there, but they havnt even done that.
because you are asking about the wrong myth
People simply believe what they want it seems.Facts and documentation be damned.Keep beating the same old busted drum.
well i could say the same for creationists you know
Then you think Creationism should be taught in schools then? Because AIG does not.
where did i say they did? do i have to repeat myself? they don't know a damn thing about science or evolution, saying "molecules-to-man evolution" shows they don't have a clue about the theory and just have some absurd strawman, the fact that they call their strawman a belief that scientists hold is even more absurd and shows their true lack of honesty.
now whether i tihnk they want creationism in schools? no they don't because its an unviable option, too many people don't want it taught in science classes, nor would they teach it the way AIG wants it taught anyway. becides creationism doesn't have anything to back it up so it makes people look foolish
why do you insist that i'm saying what you are arguing aganst? i am now, but you were arguing aganst something i wasn't saying

This message is a reply to:
 Message 151 by Nimrod, posted 10-10-2006 12:31 AM Nimrod has not replied

  
ReverendDG
Member (Idle past 4140 days)
Posts: 1119
From: Topeka,kansas
Joined: 06-06-2005


Message 156 of 167 (355578)
10-10-2006 10:23 AM
Reply to: Message 153 by Nimrod
10-10-2006 9:02 AM


Re: yea day 3 then 4.
But if the day and night were made possible by the Sun and stars then it seems that they were there on day 1.
yes which goes to show they didn't have a clue about anything, and the sun and starts are made on the fourth day which would make plants die.
as the admin haw reminded us, this is OT, but from this vein i would say that the reasons people are returning to YEC is because they find it conforting and more spiritually sound, because its a lot easier to ignore most everything that contridicts your beliefs, simply by saying "goddidit"
On the AIG issue, I can assure you that I know you disagree with their scientific views.The issue I was talking about (which you quoted) was refering to their views on what should be taught in public schools.
wouldn't you disagree if someone made up a false belief that you didn't claim to even hold?
You are saying Genesis 1 is from a Greek source? LOL this should be interesting.I must admit I have no clue what you are refering to.
no, i'm saying other monothiestic ideas influenced them, like the greeks and the persians during the exile. being that genesis 1 is a later story than genesis 2, shows this. genesis two is like other semetic creation stories, genesis 1 shows things that hebrews never would have came up with, they believed in a personal immenent god not a transendent one, as they did later
anyway this is OT, i wanted to clarify

This message is a reply to:
 Message 153 by Nimrod, posted 10-10-2006 9:02 AM Nimrod has not replied

  
Newer Topic | Older Topic
Jump to:


Copyright 2001-2023 by EvC Forum, All Rights Reserved

™ Version 4.2
Innovative software from Qwixotic © 2024