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Saturday, September 05, 2009

If we antagonize creationists and the religious, ranging from dogmatic fundamentalists to only spiritual liberals, to question and defend their beliefs, we may spur them to arms, but we also spur them to question, and thus to knowledge. By provoking and attacking religious argument, we create question, we create a need in them to form logically viable and sensible arguments.

That creationists are advancing and using science in their arguments is only an indication of their movement towards a real embrace of science.

While some individuals may continue to take a selective, dogmatic approach to science evidence, picking and choosing what facts are conducive to their preferred conclusion; their involvement in science can only lead to a spark of interest in science, its modes of operation, and use of the scientific method, by others who become involved in the argument. It will undoubtedly lead to more and more people to embrace science, to question, and to more securely bolster our knowledge of the natural world, while rejecting superstitious, fallacious, or erroneous beliefs.

We are, despite seemingly insurmountable difficulty, making progress, as is evident through history.