Creation science
Creation science is science which sets out to show that supernatural creation of the material universe by God is consistent and compatible with the available scientific evidence. Most advocates of creation science believe the earth is approximately 6,000 years old. In addition, scientists in the discipline of creation science state that the first law of thermodynamics and second law of thermodynamics argue against an eternal universe. They also claim that these laws point to the universe being created by God.[1][2][3] Creation scientists also assert that naturalistic processes alone cannot account for the origin of life and that the theory of evolution cannot account for the various kinds of animals and plants. Both evolutionary scientists and young earth creation scientists believe that speciation occurs; however, young earth creation scientists state that speciation generally occurs at a much faster rate than evolutionists believe is the case.[4] Many scientists in the field of creation science, such as the scientists at Creation Ministries International and Answers in Genesis, assert that the Bible contains an understanding of scientific knowledge beyond that believed to exist at the time the Bible was composed. In addition, Christianity profoundly influenced the development of modern science.
Creation Science and the Evolutionary Science Community
Creation science is not accepted by most scientists either in terms of its claims or as a science, on the pretext that it cannot be disproved and therefore cannot be considered "science".[5] [6] However, Dr. Walt Brown argues that the field of creation science is scientific.[7] Also, creation scientists state the evolutionists' objections to creation science are due to the worldviews and preconceptions of the scientists, rather than on the basis of scientific evidence or the scientific validity of the idea.[8] Also, Karl Popper, a leading philosopher of science and originator of falsifiability as a criterion of demarcation of science from nonscience,[9] stated that Darwinism is "not a testable scientific theory, but a metaphysical research programme."[10] Michael Ruse, a leading Darwinist and philosopher of science, conditionally acknowledged Popper's statement: "Since making this claim, Popper himself has modified his position somewhat; but, disclaimers aside, I suspect that even now he does not really believe that Darwinism in its modern form is genuinely falsifiable."[11]
Although a belief in God does not automatically imply a belief in creation science, it is interesting to note that a poll among United States scientists showed that approximately 40% of scientists believed there is a God,[12] while a similar survey found that 93% of members of the United States National Academy of Sciences do not believe there is a God,[13] revealing the widespread liberal bias in some so-called "impartial" organizations of scientists.
See Also
External Links
- In the Beginning: Compelling Evidence for Creation and the Flood the website of Dr. Walt Brown
- Creation Research Society Quarterly Journal
- Creation Science
- Creation On the Web The website of Creation Ministries International
- Answers in Genesis
- Institute for Creation Research
- NorthWest Creation Network
Notes and References
- ↑ Evidences for God From Space—Laws of Science
- ↑ Thompson, Bert, So Long, Eternal Universe; Hello Beginning, Hello End!, 2001 (Apologetics Press)
- ↑ http://www.creationscience.com/onlinebook/AstroPhysicalSciences14.html
- ↑ Creation Ministries International, Speciation: Questions and Answers
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/19991013122341/http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/evolutionviews990816.html
- ↑ http://www.creationscience.com/onlinebook/FAQ13.html#wp2727001
- ↑ http://www.creationscience.com/onlinebook/FAQ13.html#wp2727001
- ↑ http://www.answersingenesis.org/news/scientific_american.asp
- ↑
- ↑ http://members.iinet.net.au/~sejones/PoE/pe05scnc.html
- ↑ http://members.iinet.net.au/~sejones/PoE/pe05scnc.html
- ↑ http://www.ovpr.uga.edu/researchnews/97su/faith.html
- ↑ http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v394/n6691/full/394313a0.html