tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post9136639521208374922..comments2023-10-26T07:19:41.446-05:00Comments on Science Avenger: The Level of Ignorance We Are Up AgainstScienceAvengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00855046387193200080noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post-71475685018059810712008-05-27T13:52:00.000-05:002008-05-27T13:52:00.000-05:00Doh! I've corrected that first comment, which was...Doh! I've corrected that first comment, which was supposed to say that I do NOT "think all creationists..."<BR/><BR/>As for your question, the opinion of anyone who lived prior to 1859 has very little value on the subject of evolution. It would be like examining someone's opinion on flight prior to the Wright brothers. One didn't have to be closed-minded or stupid to have creationist views then.<BR/><BR/>Further, the argument is one from personal incredulity, which has very little scientific value.ScienceAvengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855046387193200080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post-74389080335902086902008-05-26T23:25:00.000-05:002008-05-26T23:25:00.000-05:00"I for instance, despite how my rhetoric might sou..."I for instance, despite how my rhetoric might sound at times, think all creationists are dumb-as-rocks, or absolutely refuse to consider other points of view."<BR/><BR/>Which one of those two choices fits the following person:<BR/><BR/>"In his autobiography written in 1876 he recalled that at the time of writing the ___ the conclusion was strong in his mind of the existence of God due to "the extreme difficulty or rather impossibility of conceiving this immense and wonderful universe, including man with his capacity of looking far backwards and far into futurity, as the result of blind chance or necessity. When thus reflecting I feel compelled to look to a First Cause having an intelligent mind in some degree analogous to that of man; and I deserve to be called a Theist."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com