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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Sol System: [QB] I didn't post my feelings, mostly because I needed to ice my fingers after typing that and trying to hold the paper up at the same time. [IMG]http://flare.solareclipse.net/smile.gif[/IMG] First of all the idea of evolution vs. creation is a misnomer, created mainly for propaganda. In both instances the planet was "created." The real argument is evolution vs spontaneous appearence. The evidence is much more in favor of the former than the latter. But that's almost besides the point. There is a group out there called the "Association of Biblical Astronomers" or the "Biblical Association of Astronomers" or somesuch. Their central belief? That Copernicus was a wicked Satan worshipper and that the Earth does indeed (as "proved" in the Bible) stand at the center of the universe. Now, just like the "Creation Science Institute," they have real scientists writing real papers that claim to support this idea. So, should geocentrism get equal time in Astronomy classes? I don't blame religion in general, though, or Christianity in particular. That's only the means these people use. The source of the problem is that most people are just plain ignorant when it comes to basic scientific concepts. Michael Reagan, for one, believes that science is based on blind acceptance of the statements of others. That is, in fact, the polar opposite of what science actually is. But the idea of science being "just another faith system" is in our society like a cancer. Postscript: Of course, it is possible to have an irrational faith in "science" as a monolithic entity. But this usually falls into the category of "personality cult." For instance, there were people convinced that Einstein was wrong because he seemingly contradicted Newton. The difference between that and actual science is that Einstein's theories, radical as they were, were accepted after just a short while, following independant verification. And then there's the whole issue of faith in the concept of rationalism as a whole, but I'll let Kant and Hume battle that one out. [IMG]http://flare.solareclipse.net/wink.gif[/IMG] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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