Originally posted by trilobyte:
There are many reasons why the T.O.E. is derived differently than main stream science. In fact evolutionism could easily be considered as psuedo science.
The evos use circular reasoning...such as, did you ever notice how the evolutionist point to the similarities and claim they have the evidence that shows descent with modification was derived from a common ancestor.
In other words the similaraties show they are homologus...the homologies show they are descended from a common ancestor....the descention from a common ancestor is the reason for the similaraties....the similaraties show they are homologus..and round and round it goes.
Bzzzzt! Hard though it may be to believe, Trilobyte is wrong. A possible reason for homologous structures is the hypothesis of descent with modification. That hypothesis makes
predictions about what we should find in:
a. the fossil record, and
b. comparing the genomes of closely related and distantly related creatures.
(It makes other predictions, as well, but these are two of the biggies.)
Do we find transitional fossils between apparently related (based on body structures) creatures? You bet -- as predicted by the TOE. Do we find that the genomes of similarly structured creatures are also similar to each other? You bet -- as predicted by the TOE.
The TOE is a useful theory because its predictions are accurate. Creationism is a useless hypothesis, because it predicts
NOTHING.
Circular reasoning goes like this:
Q: Is the Bible the word of God?
A: Yes. It says so in the Bible.
