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Date Posted: 11:30:29 02/22/02 Fri
Author: Rev Gadfly
Subject: Creationist double-talk

RevG

[posted for reference purposes]

The Creationist argument, which is trying to undermine proper education in the United States is based on mere question begging assertions and slanders.

Henry Morris, Director of the Institute for Creation
Research asserts:

"Evolution is thus not only anti-Biblical and nti-Christian, but it is utterly unscientific and impossible as well. But it served effectively as the pseudo-scientific basis of atheism, agnosticism, socialism, fascism, and numerous other false and dangerous philosophies over the past century."
Source: Henry Morris and Martin Clark, "The Bible Has the
Answer", cited in Overton, McLean v. Arkansas Board of Education, in Murphy, Evolution, Morality, p. 123.

As we can see, Morris ASSERTS evolution is impossible; he didn't prove it. Then he turns to historical revisionism in order to ad hominem his opponents, adding in a slippery slope fallacy as well. He is a religious bigot; his statement is nothing more than a list of logically fallacies; let's just look at the question begging assertions his statement rises.

** Question begging.
a) how is it anti-biblical?
b) how is it anti-christian?
c) how is it unscientific?
d) how is it impossible?
e) how is it the basis of atheism?
f) how is it the basis of agnosticism?
g) how is it the basis of socialism?
h) how is it the basis of fascism?
i) how is it the basis of "numerous other false and dangerous philosophies over the past century."

Creationists have consistently failed to answer even one of Morris' question begging assertions which his sweeping statement quoted above creates; and this is the best Creationists can come up with. Pathetic.

peace

Rev Gadfly

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