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Originally Posted by Rathji
I assume you have noticed that I have not attacked your position on evolution, but the inaccurate scientific language you used while claiming everyone who opposed your view to be stupid, because your view was fact.
If I had to draw a parallel to your position, I think the best one is in the middle ages when the Church didn't want something to be questioned, they would declare their views as fact, and denounce anyone who thought otherwise. This method served to suppress scientific development for many hundreds of years.
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But the Church just made such statements and you couldn't challenge them. If anyone doubts Evolution, or Germ Theory, or the Theory of Gravity can learn and prove/disprove these scientific ideals on their own.
Science as you know, obviously, anyone can learn and challenge. Whether it be Newtonian Physics or Germ Theory, you can learn and test the result able evidence to decide and argue for yourself.
That's the strength of Science, you cannot push any idea if it doesn't stand the test of your peers, and those peers come from ALL the world, ALL creeds, ALL beliefs, and HAS to stand up to the scientific method.
So my statement wouldn't at all be controversial
IF I said the Theory of Gravity was fact in modern English.
However its only Evolution that receives this fervent debate from the Religious in the world, if you look at Islam for example, the overwhelming belief is creationism, even in the face of
MASSIVE evidence against it.
My Science 'language' might be aggressive, but you'll be hard pressed to find any and all Biologists in this world (besides the Discovery Institute) who would suggest that Evolution isn't as close to fact as you can achieve in Science without the absolute evidence that Mathematics can give you (IE Thermal Dynamics, Absolute Zero.)