Why do creationists think that science has to be 100% "provable"?
Nothing in science is provable 100%. Maybe 99.99999%. Science is about observation, experimentation, and yes, proof. That is why the Theory of Evolution is so highly regarded... it has loads of proof. Come up with an alternate theory that has proof, and I'm sure scientists would happily consider it. "Intelligent Design" does not have any "proof" whatsoever. So, why do you push it?
2008-05-22T17:40:05Z
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/id/program.html Why would a conservative, Bush-appointed federal judge side with scientists??? Watch.
2008-05-22T17:48:54Z
Fighting "god"?... I'm laughing right now!
2008-05-22T17:49:57Z
Loveflinger... excellent observation. Thanks.
2008-05-22T17:55:16Z
Linda J... I think "faith" is illogical.
2008-05-22T17:56:03Z
Linda J... I think "faith" is illogical.
stumped at math2008-05-22T17:44:07Z
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I agree, but I think it's like this. If Christians can reduce the value of proof, they bring science to the same level as Religion, and then they can fight it. When Science is 99.9999% proven, that last .0000001% could mean dissolution of their faith and ultimately the meaning of life as they see it.
One thing is that many many folks outside of science have very little idea how science works. They have no appreciation of the difficulty in designing and carrying out a really good experiment. Or, how much time and care it takes to interpret data and draw conclusions that are "reasonable". Now throw in peer review to get published and you have a lot of blood and sweat that goes into doing really good science.
If you take the above and mix that with the siege mentality of the creation camp and you end up with a group of people who will pick apart good science and foist up a total load of crap to replace it.
Here is the definition of faith from Dictionary.com Please note def. #2
faith Audio Help /feɪθ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[feyth] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun 1. confidence or trust in a person or thing: faith in another's ability. 2. belief that is not based on proof: He had faith that the hypothesis would be substantiated by fact. 3. belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion: the firm faith of the Pilgrims. 4. belief in anything, as a code of ethics, standards of merit, etc.: to be of the same faith with someone concerning honesty.
So what you're saying is faith is fine so long as it back what YOU believe.
The only science that I know of that demands 100% proof is mathematics. The others accept theories as long as the evidence backs them up. When contradicting evidence is found, REAL scientists are willing to either modify the original theory or scrap it entirely. .