Bartron wrote:
Science is not based on faith. Science is based on observable evidence and proof. Evolution is accepted by the wide majority of scientists. The bible states the earth is what 2000 years old? Science has proven the earth is a hell of a lot older than that! Its pretty wide stretch to compare religion and science and say there the same. Most science = Proof , Most religion = NO PROOF "faith"
I have to go to work.......end rant.
lol, the bible says the earth is 2000 years old eh? its the year 2009 right now and there is plenty of biblical history before the birth of jesus, so you are exaggerating a little here
the christian age of the earth is usually around 10,000-20,000 years.
most science regarding the history of the earth and the universe is not based on observable evidence because there is not a whole lot to observe. its largely based on indirect observations and theories about situations that can not be found in nature today or duplicated in a lab, so yes, science, at least in this respect, could arguably be called faith based.
evolution is the slightly dominant theory, key word being theory because like so much else it can not be absolutely proven, has never actually been observed to have happened, and relies on indirect evidence and theories. However, because there are such large holes in the theory, such as not having a single fossil example of one species actually changing into a different species, and evidence that suggests most of the earths bedrock was formed very quickly from a molten state rather than building up over millions of years, its not accurate to say that a 'vast majority' of scientists accept it as fact. There are almost as many who question it as there are who accept it, and not just christian scientists either.
those christian and other dissenting scientists, however, have no real alternative theory other than spontaneous creation, which of course is largely faith based as well. there are some good theories and explanations about how the earth is relatively young, 10,000-20,000 for christians and usually between 60,000 and 100,000 years for non-christian young earth scientists but just like evolution and the big bang theory, it comes down to indirect evidence and non-observable, non-replicateable circumstances.
one side (evolution) is more well known and so is the more accepted version. However neither side can say that they are absolutely right. But its funny how both sides will always try, and no matter what their religion (or non-religion) or scientific leanings, people can never accept that everyone else's beleifs/way of thinknig is just as valid, or 'right' as our own.
(note: i hope its clear that i'm not intending to start an evolution vs creation debate or anything, the above statements are basically a long winded way of saying everyone is entitled to their own beleifs
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