Re: Paleyontology and "normal...
GRMorton@aol.com
Sat, 12 Aug 1995 15:06:29 -0400Steve Clark wrote:
"I have some difficulty understanding how "normal science" would be done
within special creationist paradigms that focus on supernatural explanations
(e.g., young earth and progressive creation models). What, if any,
experimental questions can one ask within such a creationist framework, or
are naturalistic mechanisms, such as natural selection or punctuated
equilibrium, automatically excluded from consideration? If one can ask
naturalistic questions from a creationist paradigm how would they differ from
questions asked from a naturalistic paradigm?"
I generally agree with the above, because I have yet to figure out how to
detect the supernatural operating in the world in a scientific fashion.
While I have seen numerous things in my life which I believe are the result
of such activity, I fail to see a means to detect it with certainty and then
prove it to others. This is what I find to be the biggest problem with
explanations like PC.
glenn