Science, Creation & EvolutionHeard of this book?beads wrote:You can find the book online at http://www.creationscience.com/index.html, though it seems to be a bit different now than when I first read parts of it. Could you compare it with your book and see if there are many changes?
Well, I won't really be able to compare too well because I don't actually own the book (borrowed it from a friend), but I will check out the website and see how it compares with what I remember from the hard copy.
There are some things about it I'd like to discuss if you don't mind. To start with, I haven't had time to reread all of the relevant pages but, IIRC, Brown's theory accounts for comets, asteroids and water on the dark side of Mercury as being flung into space from earth. Is that what you understand?
Yes, this is what I understand. One of Brown's major points is that a theory of beginnings should be able to account for all of what we see today, not just certain parts. Evolution might make sense as an explanation for some parts, but it completely falls apart in other areas, therefore the theory as a whole should be questioned.
Well, let's examine Brown's theory for a while shall we and forget evolution for the moment. For any theory to be scientific, it is important that there be evidence in favor of it but far more important that there not be evidence that disconfirms it. I am not entirely sure I agree with Popper that a scientific hypothesis must always be falsifiable to be scientific but I think usually that is the case. I suggest we test Brown's hypothesis against available facts and see how it fares in this respect. To begin with, I have a homework assignment for you. Check out the distance from earth to Mercury, the asteroid belt and the Kuiper Belt (where at least some of the comets come from). Also note the diameter of Mercury and the estimated total mass of objects in both the asteroid belt and the Kuiper Belt. With regard ot Brown's theory, what conclusions can we make from this information?
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