LinearAq wrote:Are we allowed to reply to the creationists with rebuttals or is this just a thread for them to present their evidence?
I don't mind rebuttals from the evolutionist side. But please just keep in mind that this thread was created for the purpose of presenting creationist evidence: provided that this can be done using existing definitions. Allow me to expound on what I mean.
Creationist science does not equate Christianity. Therefore biblical references do not constitute as evidence, since creationism, by definition, is not and has absolutely nothing to do with the Christian faith. There is many a non-Christian amongst the creationist movement, after all. This being a creationist-devoted topic, if you want to use Christianity as part of your argument I kindly ask that you do this in another thread.
Another incidental is that arguing about such topics as the Big Bang Theory do not belong in this thread, as evolution is in no way connected with the explanation of the universe and its origins.
Lastly, creationism as a school of thought does not,
arguendo, oppose evolution. It can, according to some, but it doesn't have to. Creation science says the universe, life and existence at large are too "irriducibly complex" to have come into existence without some form of intelligent design. That doesn't preclude evolution from being
part of said designer's plan, as far as I'm concerned. Again, yes, it can, if you want to argue in that fashion - but it doesn't have to. They are not polar opposites, per se.