goldrush writes:
My convictions are not contingent on scientific analysis and findings, although I do find it interesting when the Bible and science agree with each other. I view God as the highest authority, and I trust the Word of God over any man's conclusions, methods, or thoughts. Time and experience has proven that God's Word is superior to man's.
In other words, you will ignore the evidence from the real world in favor of the voices in your head and ancient tribal texts. (Hint: don't bet the rent money on the latter.)
The dating methods are based on our best current scientific understanding of things, which is likely to change the more we learn. Scientific understanding is never perfect, that's why our technology and medical treatments very often simultaneously create side effects and problems with their solutions. Scientists are human, always working with limited knowledge in ways they don't realize and therefore cannot fully understand where they may be wrong, or forsee all possibilities and implications of their work.We never know when we'lldiscover something new or better to help us realize facts we never knew we didn't know in the first place.
Dating methods have indeed changed, but they have become increasingly in agreement with one another and increasingly in disagreement with interpretations of ancient tribal texts. The young earth belief has been totally disproved, for example.
Another good example is the creationists' claim that the speed of light is decreasing. That is only the case if you cherry-pick the data, which is a standard creationist tactic. In actuality, the speed of light is closing in on a value which is increasingly more precise.
What you are really doing with this argument is claiming that science is horribly wrong and doesn't know it. And you base this on non-scientific data--ancient tribal myths. Sorry, your religious belief doesn't constitute evidence of any kind.
What is found to be true scientifically is mutable, but God's Word never changes. God does not have to search for the answers or the truth, He already knows. All we have to do is listen to Him and trust Him to guide us.
Which god, and which interpretation of his word and TRVTH? There have been or are probably tens of thousands of god-claims. Are you saying that there is evidence that one of these is accurate and all others are false? How can you tell, empirically, that any are accurate?
This is not to say science is pointless, it has many useful applications. It's just not the highest form of truth, knowledge and wisdom.
How very condescending. And how very wrong.
Science is limited to that for which it can provide evidence. Would that religious beliefs and claims could be so supported. But I guess that's why there is such an emphasis on belief and faith--there is a lack of evidence.
And no, all evidence does not point against a flood as I have previously explained. And BTW, I am not a YEC. I simply believe in a Creator and creation.
The global flood ca. 4,350 years ago has been disproved totally. That evidence comes from multiple fields, beginning with geology some 200 years ago. Since then the evidence against the flood myth has become overwhelming.
My own archaeological research has shown that there is no evidence in some 100 sites I have tested for a global flood some 4,350 years ago. I have genetic results that show the same thing. If I can come up with this kind of disproof in the small area in which I work, pretty much anyone can.
Even you can! If there was a global flood at that time it would have included your back yard. All you have to do is some excavation and you can find out if there is evidence for a flood at that time or not. You might have to study some archaeology or sedimentology, and learn something about dating, but this is a test you can do yourself!
Or you can look up a local archaeological group; most major universities have one. Go out on an excavation and see what the soils at about 4,350 years of age look like. Any evidence of major deposition or erosional features? Or is there continuity of Native American cultures, fauna and flora, and mtDNA?
How about it? Are you up for this test? Or are you afraid of what you might find?
Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.
™ Version 4.2