Easiest answer around. Because someone will say that the results are flawed. Nothing against the technology, everything against the people's interpretation of the results and/or how the technology was used to get the (flawed) results.
The root of the argument is that creationists are hypocrites. All I can say is "pot. kettle." Show me one person on earth who is not a hypocrite in some way to some person. On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Vivec <[email protected]> wrote: > > If you don't believe that man can or should fly, because God didn't give him > wings... > Isn't it hypocritical for you to use an airplane? > > So if you don't believe in the age of the Universe as science now defines it > because it doesn't match your interpretation of scripture, how can you glory > in the same technology that it uses? > > In other words, how can you disregard the technology when it is used for the > Age of the Universe, but revel and glory in it when it is used for a cell > phone call? It's hypocritical. If you trust and understand that one works, > you should trust and understand that the other works as well. So you are > either ignorant of the science behind determining the age of the universe, > or you are wilfully ignoring it. > > Similarly with GPS. > > The fact is that the people that claim to be creationists don't understand > these everyday technologies that they take for granted and the science that > drives them. They don't see the connection, and most likely they never will > regardless of how it is explained. > > I think through the use of hyperbole ( you CAN'T use this) , that is what > the author is trying to demonstrate. > > On 4 August 2011 18:49, Michael Dinowitz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> This is one of the weakest argument I've ever read. According to this >> logic, if a person can prove the age of the universe using Hubble's >> data and that person breaths air, then a creationist can't breath air >> because it links him in some way to the Hubble data. >> >> I wonder if a reversed list should be made with all of the inventions >> made by people who were not atheists. I guess all atheists should >> avoid this list as it was made by believers who may well believe in a >> different version of creation than put forth by current science. >> >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:341251 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
