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    Creationism vs. the Lightbulb
    Creationism vs. the Lightbulb
    Creationism vs. the Lightbulb
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    Creationism vs. the Lightbulb

    By Stephen Goldin

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    Religious believers try to claim that "Creationism" is a science. But if that's true, can they explain why a lightbulb works? This article was originally published as a guest editorial in Analog magazine.::This essay also includes a sample from the novel POLLY!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherParsina Press
    Release dateJun 11, 2009
    ISBN9781466047785
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      CREATIONISM vs. THE LIGHTBULB

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      CREATIONISM vs. THE LIGHTBULB

      The sinister aspect of the so-called creation science that has sprung up in our midst is not that it espouses Christian theology; after all, there are many scientists and theologians who can easily reconcile Christianity and science. The evil wrought by the neocreationists is far more subtle, in that they are trying to pass off fundamentalist dogma under the guise of science. They’ve learned the language, as it were, and they’re trying to con people into thinking they’re being objective when objectivity is really the farthest thing from their minds.

      All but the most rabid creationists are willing to concede that the principles of evolution are valid. After all, we’ve actually seen them in action. We’ve seen species compete for survival; we’ve seen some species become extinct because they can’t adapt to changing conditions. We’ve also seen how some species adapt very well, and thrive because of it. Bugs that are immune to a given pesticide breed more of their kind, which means that new pesticides have to be developed every few generations.

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