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The Danger of Creationism

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Two things.
1)Every one of those scientists, by their works, have refuted young earth creationism.
2)And the list omits Mr Charles Darwin. Another christian who contributed to science.

One thing:

Creationism is better than atheism.
 
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Still waiting for any Evolutionist to give us the origin of Life, Universe, and where there was definite species changes recorded down!
As the first two of those are not the concern of evolution, and the third is not a prediction or claim of evolution, you might like to read up on the theory of evolution to save yourself a long wait.
 
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A minor niggle.
The first true university was opened in Alexandria Egypt, by a Pharaoh who worshiped Zeus and Poseidon. The Ptolemys founded the first true university, based on the traditional Egyptian Temples of Thoth, with a Greek twist.
The Chinese also independently developed true universities, during the early Han dynasty.
Both before christianity existed.
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The same is true for the first hospitals. Pre-christian. Introduced into christianity, via the crusades.
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Also, scientific geology was first developed by muslims.
 
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Not forgetting major contributions from early Indian, Chinese, Babylonian, and Islamic scholars...
 
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One thing:

Creationism is better than atheism.
Creationism is the perversion of religion, to serve willful ignorance.
Atheism is simply the acceptance of the obvious.
 
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Not forgetting major contributions from early Indian, Chinese, Babylonian, and Islamic scholars...
True but the scientific revolution in 16th century Europe had its origins from the Greeks.
The contribution from Islamic scholars was the rediscovery of Greek philosophy and mathematics.
 
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What an absolutely ridiculous manipulation of numbers.
Why hasn't the Thirty Years War been considered where Catholics and Protestants slaughtered each other?
 
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True but the scientific revolution in 16th century Europe had its origins from the Greeks.
The contribution from Islamic scholars was the rediscovery of Greek philosophy and mathematics.
Fair enough, although IIRC, the Islamic scholars advanced mathematics considerably.
 
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Fair enough, although IIRC, the Islamic scholars advanced mathematics considerably.

Western Europe can thank Islam for emerging out of the dark ages.
 
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You're willing to ride their coattails for starters, are you?

I'm willing to look at who's stepping on their toes.

Jesus of Nazareth was a boat-rocker when it came to religious institutions -- it would stand to reason that anyone following in His footsteps would be one too.
 
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