Arguments vs. Evidence in the Creation Debate

[dga471 (Daniel)]

@Mercer

I mean it as lay terminology, analogous to a legal proceeding. Scientists focus on the evidence, not rhetoric. ID proponents and creationists do not engage with the evidence, pretending that hearsay is just as good; hence their emphasis on argument over evidence as seen here.

Sure, I agree that there is a lot of false and misleading rhetoric on the part of ID proponents and creationists. But our hope here is that everyone will engage the evidence honestly and as much as they can. If creationists want to interpret the evidence differently, they can give it a shot, as long as they do it honestly. I don’t think we’re going to achieve progress by attributing bad motivations to the other side before the interaction has even begun.