Gap Theory

Give me a break. You criticize my opinions which I have been very forthcoming about, but are reluctant to expose your own beliefs to criticism. I call that a win-win proposition if there ever was one. If you are going to criticize my beliefs, then let me hear what you believe.

No, if ID does not meet your personal opinion of what true science is, that is fine. But apply the same standards to secular and evolutionary science. They also engage in much speculation and conjecture as the articles I showed proves. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

ID is testable in the sense that complexity argues design and a designer. You have heard the old example, if you were walking on the moon and found a wristwatch, that would argue that an intelligent being had been there before you. You may not call that science, but anybody with a lick of common sense would come to that conclusion.

Many secular scientific theories do meet the criteria. But many do not like dark matter as I showed in that article. But many theories based on pure speculation are taught as fact in schools and universities every day.

Fine, but neither then is secular science because much of it is also based on unproven speculations.

All I'm saying is be fair. Apply the same standards to both. If ID is not scientific, then neither is evolution.

 

I'm not criticising your beliefs, I'm criticising your factual claim, notably, in regards to ID as science. ID isn't science because it does not adhere to the scientific method, nor does it attempt to. That's a fact, whether one likes it or not.

In regards to my beliefs, beliefs hasn't been a topic of discussion here.

I've been doing exactly that.

 

If ID is not science, then neither is evolution or the big bang theory and many other scientific theories.

I am not going to continue this, you clearly hold Creationism and ID to a higher standard than secular science which also does not meet scientific criteria according to your own definition.

 

He gave no indication of that but did clarify what is expected of science. Science has done a lot for mankind. Why dis it?

 

I came across an article this morning that might pertain to the Gap Theory while looking at "The Bible and Interpretation" web site.

I'm not a 'Gapper and don't give that theory (or this one) much credence but...


First Verse Of Bible Was A Translation Mistake, Professor Says
by Dirk Vlasblom [Published: 9 October 2009 12:28]

Rob

 

No. 1 Corinthians 4;6 "Do not go beyond what is written." In other words do not make any assumptions about what scripture does not say.

Genesis 1 is talking about the fact that God created the universe and man. Genesis 2 talks about how he created man and woman. Genesis 1 tells us that God created man on the 6th day. So there's no reason to add to the bible that Adam was thousands or millions of years old at the time of the fall which is not only ludicrous, but impossible as well.