Thread: 65% of Americans support teaching creationism in public schools
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Old 02-13-2005, 02:45 PM   #50 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Rekna
Let's face it man's ability to date things back is credulous at best. When I get the power point i'll post it and you guys can have a hay day.
Ok, but please some more than the usual "Carbon-dating doesn't work. It's been shown to be inaccurate for objects older than 30,000 years." claim

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Originally Posted by Rekna
But conversations like this are pointless, this is why I didn't say teach creationism in schools. I said if you teach evolution make sure you provide both the evidence for and against it.
sure, as soon as you find an evidence against it.

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Originally Posted by Rekna
Scientists keep revising their theories on the age of the earth.
Yes, that the fantastic tihng about science:
when you get new information you can adapt and rework your theories.
reliogion on the other hand tries to irgnore or, if that fails, distort evidence.
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