The Danger of Creationism

[Astrid]

You brought it up

i,said nothing about the state.

STATS show the fundamentalist beliefs draw their
numbers from the low rungs of the ladder.

 

[BPPLEE]

You seem to be arrogant enough to dismiss the age determined by professional geologists. You've been given sources with data, etc. What value do you think is appropriate for the age of the Earth? (I don't care if you want to say more than x, less than y, between a and b, what ever format fits your analysis or opinion.)

I truly do not know
And professional geologists don't say absolutely unquestionably without a doubt that they know exactly how old the earth is

 

[BPPLEE]

i,said nothing about the state.

STATS show the fundamentalist beliefs draw their
numbers from the low rungs of the ladder.

You are calling me a fundamentalist again. Do you want to talk about your father?

 

[AV1611VET]

I truly do not know
And professional geologists don't say absolutely unquestionably without a doubt that they know exactly how old the earth is.

Frankly I'm not interested in how old the earth is.

It is as old as God willed it to be when He created it.

The sixty-four dollar question is:

How long has it been in existence?

And THAT can be answered with a cheap calculator.

 

[Astrid]

You assume I'm a fundamentalist because I believe Adam was a real person. Everyone doesn't fit into a neat little stereotype. What is the topic of this forum?

The subtopic with me is about education and fundamentalism.
Literal genesis is a typical fundamentalist belief.
But call yourself as you wish, the stats
dont change.

The most and least educated U.S. religious groups

 

[Astrid]

You are calling me a fundamentalist again. Do you want to talk about your father?

Weird. Where did i call you names? Report me if i did.

 

[BPPLEE]

Those who shouted, "Crucify Him!"?

He called me a fundamentalist again just because I believe Adam was a real person

 

[Hans Blaster]

I truly do not know
And professional geologists don't say absolutely unquestionably without a doubt that they know exactly how old the earth is

The sources listed in this thread give error bars. Expressing the known uncertainty in a measurement is what error bars are for. Do you have any valid reasons to reject their work?

 

[Astrid]

I truly do not know
And professional geologists don't say absolutely unquestionably without a doubt that they know exactly how old the earth is

No scientist would say that about anything

 

[Astrid]

He called me a fundamentalist again just because I believe Adam was a real person

I notice you failed to quote what i actually said. Tsk

 

[AV1611VET]

He called me a fundamentalist again just because I believe Adam was a real person.

I don't think she knows what a true fundamentalist is.

I kinda think she has me on IGNORE because she thinks I lead the way in derailing threads, and she must be jealous.

Either that, or she knows I'd take her to task on what a real fundamentalist is.

But for the record, she throws that term "fundamentalist" around like some throw the term "Protestant" around.

If they think Hitler was a Christian; don't take it too personally if they think you're a fundamentalist.

 

[BPPLEE]

The sources listed in this thread give error bars. Expressing the known uncertainty in a measurement is what error bars are for. Do you have any valid reasons to reject their work?

Until about two hundred years ago they believed the earth was about 6000 years old and that the flood caused the fossil record. Then they believed in universalism and that it millions of years for the layers to form. Then radiometric dating dated meteorites 4.5 billion years old. Next something else will come along and the theory will change again .I have no problem with you believing the earth is 4.5 billion years old but for some reason it's dangerous if I don't

 

[BPPLEE]

No scientist would say that about anything

Exactly

 

[BPPLEE]

I notice you failed to quote what i actually said. Tsk

Maybe I should have said she. Apologies

 

[Astrid]

Exactly

So,why keep,pointing out the obvious?

Of course, they'd say the same about the sun shining
on us tomorrow.

 

[Hans Blaster]

Until about two hundred years ago they believed the earth was about 6000 years old and that the flood caused the fossil record. Then they believed in universalism and that it millions of years for the layers to form. Then radiometric dating dated meteorites 4.5 billion years old. Next something else will come along and the theory will change again .I have no problem with you believing the earth is 4.5 billion years old but for some reason it's dangerous if I don't

This narrative is not correct. "They" (geologists) didn't think the Earth was 6000 years old with a flood. That was a religious claim, not a scientific one. Geology was started to test (or prove) that claim and the first geologists quickly realized that the processes that formed the rocks must have taken millions o years, but they couldn't put precise numbers on things. As you said, then came radiometric dating and the value quickly settled down with some decent levels of precision. The value has become more precise with time, but it hasn't moved.

 

[Astrid]

Maybe I should have said she. Apologies

You falsified my words.
Now a phony apology for some nonsense.
Enuf. Bye.

 

[Astrid]

.

 

[BPPLEE]

This narrative is not correct. "They" (geologists) didn't think the Earth was 6000 years old with a flood. That was a religious claim, not a scientific one. Geology was started to test (or prove) that claim and the first geologists quickly realized that the processes that formed the rocks must have taken millions o years, but they couldn't put precise numbers on things. As you said, then came radiometric dating and the value quickly settled down with some decent levels of precision. The value has become more precise with time, but it hasn't moved.

Okay you know more about this than I do you sound correct just don't be surprised when the data changes again

 

[rturner76]

And professional geologists don't say absolutely unquestionably without a doubt that they know exactly how old the earth is

Yes they do with carbon dating. Science is cool.