Creationists can be great scientists?

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I tl;dr-ed the thread here, but I would like to mention that "science" includes mathematics, physics, and chemistry. You can believe in any or no religion and accept that chemistry and physics are real. Every person believes that math is real. Your beliefs don't prevent you from trying to prove a mathematical conjecture or engineer a bridge.
 
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It would appear that the answer is an emphatic "yes." Take the life of C Everett Koop as a shining example.

Just look what this article on creationdotcom has to say...

'Koop was a force for public health and health education through his writings, public appearances, personal contacts, and as Senior Scholar of the C. Everett Koop Institute at Dartmouth. He accepted the prestigious Frank Netter Award for Outstanding Contribution to Medical Education and also was Medical Director of Time-Life Medical and Chairman of Patient Education Media, Inc.

Dubbed ‘the most beloved physician’ in America, Koop was awarded the Denis Brown Gold Medal by the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons; in October 1976 the William E. Ladd Gold Medal of the American Academy of Pediatrics—the Academy’s highest surgical honor—in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field of pediatric surgery; and a number of other awards from civic, religious, medical and philanthropic organizations. In 1980 he was awarded the Medal of the Legion of Honor by the government of France, was inducted into the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1982 and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 1987. In September of 1995, President Clinton presented him with the nation’s highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.'

The article continues...

'Koop recognized the importance of Genesis, stressing that the entire

“Bible flows out of the information given in the early chapters of Genesis. If we are to understand the world as it is and ourselves as we are, we must know the flow of history given in these chapters. Take this away and the flow of history is lost. Take this away and even the death of Christ has no meaning.”

Apparently, 'Koop recognized that the scientific evidence did not support Darwinism, but rather it supported an intelligent creator.' and 'As Professor of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatrics at one of the world’s leading universities, he was a pioneer in his field and an esteemed academic, who effectively articulated his scientific and scriptural objections to evolution in numerous venues.'

You can read the full article here.
The loss of Genesis as a distorted, speculative history would only effect the post-cross interpretation of Jesus as a human sacrifice. The original gospel of the kingdom of heaven didn't rely on mitigating an original sin committed by Adam and Eve. Revelations of truth are invariably contaminated by the old beliefs of converts to the new way. Jesus was very different than the expectations built up in Judaism about a "Jewish Messiah." But it's understandable that the Jewish converts to the Jesus movement sought to justify their conversion by putting the new wine into the old wineskins.
 
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