> I suspect that YEC critics of science tend to think of science as an
> exercise in logic. Either a proposition is true or it isn't. If it isn't,
> then of course no one would want to base further hypotheses on it. But the
> situation in science is more complex than that. Evolution for example is
> not one single hypothesis. It's a fairly complex model of how
> evolutionists believe genetic changes and environmental stimuli interact to
> produce change. It includes many principles, hypotheses, etc. Is it
> perfect? No, because it is a partial model representing our current state
> of understanding. How will the model be improved and incorrect aspects of
> it corrected? By additional experiment and observation. How will we
> determine which experiments to pursue? The model's predictions will tell
> us where experimental work is needed to either increase our confidence in
> the model or point out where it is weak or incorrect. So ashcanning a
> model because of some anomalous facts would cripple our ability to proceed
> with advancing our understanding.
I do believe in a younger than billion year old earth I may not be the
normal yec but I believe that science is the systematized knowledge
derived from observation. It is a branch of knowledge, esp. one that
systematizes facts, principles, and methods. According to my understanding
evolution does not fit that definition.
In my own perception I believe science to be the pursuit of truth without
religion belief, or agenda.
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