Re: [asa] Creation Science Fiction

Too confusing. How would you distinguish between legitimate science fiction and typical dishonest, deliberately misleading "creation science fiction"? I think your new term would slander hard working authors of genuine science fiction.

PVM: "It would help understand a lot although I find it discouraging that
people are so often driven from science to pseudoscience based on issues of
faith or lack thereof."

My new phrase is "Creation Science Fiction", after reading some things over
the weekend on creation science of the Grand Canyon and some information
from our local Missouri creation science organization
(http://www.csama.org/CSA-LOCL.HTM - I haven't had much time to investigate
the specific claims on this page, but would be interested if someone has
some specific responses to them, beyond general evidence for old earth and
lack of conclusive evidence for a global worldwide flood).

Science fiction makes its money by introducing just enough science into the
fiction to make it a believable, or at least a semi-plausible, tale.
Therefore, I think "science fiction" is a good characterization of much of
what passes for creation science. And just as serious scientists don't
bother spending time trying to chase around every science fiction novel to
correct their scientific errors, most serious scientists don't go chasing
after every creation science claim. Rather, they primarily spend their time
doing actual science. A novel concept.

So the word for the week is, "Creation Science Fiction". Someone ought to
write a book by that title. You have my permission, as long as you send
royalties for use of the name. :-)

Jon Tandy

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Received on Wed Apr 18 16:41:14 2007