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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn
No my arguement is that every theory that has been put forward proposing how life as we know it began as non-life without outside intervention has been proven faulty. Outside intervention(a Creator) has been actually boistered in this same time period by our greater understanding of the great complexity of even the most simple life form.
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No--this is exactly the fallacy I was trying to point out. One theory being wrong isn't proof that another one is true. If it were, then I could propose that the earth was created by fire-breathing monkeys. You have no proof that it was created by God--therefore, by your logic, my "fire-breathing monkey" theory is "bolstered." That's beyond absurd.
Also, I'm curious as to whether you can find for me some evidence that contra-indicates current scientific thought about the origins of life. Just for fun, why don't we stipulate that you need to reference a reputable journalistic or scholarly source while doing so. I'm suspecting that you may find that a tall order.
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So I guess by your own standard Evolution beyond the micro level(minor changes within a species} is a faith rather than a science.
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This statement just shows that you don't know too much about evolutionary theory. It's constantly evolving in order to better explain the available data--moreover, it IS falsifiable and testable. It just hasn't been proven wrong yet. If and when it is, other theories which better explain the data will take its place. That's how science works.
Others in this thread have proposed that Evolution and the idea of God are not necessarily contradictory notions. This is true. Religion and science speak to entirely different kinds of truth. It's when people start to pretend that religion IS science that we run into a problem. Many scientists are very religious people. Evolution is a theory that answers questions about how life occurred on earth. Religion is a framework for understanding why the universe exists at all.