Freethought & Rationalism Archive

Vorkosigan · 06-09-2002, 04:40 AM

<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/82sep/8209gould.htm" target="_blank">Fans of Gould May Appreciate</a>

The claim that creationism is a science rests above all on the plausibility of the biblical flood

by Stephen Jay Gould

tgamble · 06-09-2002, 06:16 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Vorkosigan:
<strong>The second source of evidence of the bill's unconstitutionality lies in the logic and character of creationist arguments themselves. The flood story is central to all creationist systems. It also has elicited the only specific and testable theory the creationists have offered; for the rest, they have only railed against evolutionary claims.</strong>

What about their theory that the earth is only 6000 years old?

06-09-2002, 04:40 AM	#1
Vorkosigan Contributor Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Barrayar Posts: 11,866	Old Gould Article in The Atlantic on Creationism <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/82sep/8209gould.htm" target="_blank">Fans of Gould May Appreciate</a> The claim that creationism is a science rests above all on the plausibility of the biblical flood by Stephen Jay Gould

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

Freethought & Rationalism Archive

The archives are read only.