Why do creationists say they want evidence for evolution when they really want nothing of the sort?

	Why do creationists say they want evidence for evolution when they really want nothing of the sort? Why do creationists demand evidence for evolution when they're not in the evidence business? The evidence is all there and yet they still claim it's not. Do they know where to look or what to read? Dave.....You tell me what museum holds evidence for a God and I will gladly visit it. That's where the God delusion really kicks in because there just isn't any, not as single shred of evidence for any God. Bloodhound ......I hate to inform you but science has moved on in leaps and bounds since the 18th and 19th century. Is that all you have to contribute? Incidentally, the year is now 2010 why are you quoting out of date science? I guess because it's convenient for you. Asked By: - 11/29/2010

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The "Expelled" [edit] Richard Sternberg Main article: Sternberg peer review controversy Expelled features excerpts from an interview Stein conducted with Richard Sternberg, described as an evolutionary biologist and a former editor for a scientific journal associated with the Smithsonian Institution. The film says his life was "nearly ruined" after he published an article by intelligent design proponent Stephen C. Meyer in 2004, allegedly causing him to lose his office, to be pressured to resign, and to become the subject of an investigation into his political and religious views. Sternberg defended his decision, stating that Intelligent Design was not the overall subject of the paper (being mentioned only at the end) and that he was attempting merely to present questions ID proponents had raised as a topic for discussion. He presented himself and Meyer as targets of religious and political persecution, claiming the chairman of his department referred to him as an "intellectual terrorist". Stein states that the paper "ignited a firestorm of controversy merely because it suggested intelligent design might be able to explain how life began", and goes beyond the findings of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel to claim that Sternberg was "terrorized".[28] Stein further alleges that Congressman Mark Souder uncovered a campaign by the Smithsonian and the NCSE to destroy Sternberg's credibility, though he does not provide any details. Sternberg, a staff scientist for the National Center for Biotechnology Information and himself a fellow of the intelligent design advocacy group ISCID, had resigned his position at the journal Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington six months before publication of the Meyers paper. He circumvented the journal's standard reviewing process to include the controversial paper, which argued that the development of phyla during the Cambrian explosion was not fully explained by evolution. The Society subsequently declared that the paper "does not meet the scientific standards of the Proceedings" and would not have been published had usual editorial practices been followed.[44][45] Sternberg, contrary to the film's claims, was not an employee, but an unpaid "Research Associate" at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Also contrary to the film's claims, Sternberg still retained this position until 2007,[46] and continued to have full access to research facilities at the museum as of April 2008.[47] While Stein claims it was the "most egregious" case and "he lost his job",[48] the NCSE noted "the worst that happened to Sternberg is that people said some unkind things about him in private email to one another. Since the same can be said of almost every person, it’s hard to see how this could be construed as 'life ruining'."[44] [edit] Caroline Crocker Expelled profiles Dr. Caroline Crocker, a former part-time cell biology lecturer at George Mason University who became the center of controversy over Intelligent Design. In the film Stein states, "After she simply mentioned Intelligent Design in her cell biology class at George Mason University, Caroline Crocker’s sterling academic career came to an abrupt end", and that she was blacklisted. Crocker tells Stein that before the incident she was routinely offered jobs on the spot following an interview, but afterwards she was unable to find a position in academia. According to the university and the National Center for Science Education, Crocker was not fired; her position was non-tenure track and her employment was on a course-by-course basis. She taught to the end of her contract, which was not renewed. A George Mason University spokesman said this was for reasons unrelated to her views on intelligent design, and that though they wholeheartedly supported academic freedom, "teachers also have a responsibility to stick to subjects they were hired to teach, and intelligent design belonged in a religion class, not biology. Does academic freedom 'literally give you the right to talk about anything, whether it has anything to do with the subject matter or not? The answer is no.'"[49] The NCSE also stated that she did more than merely mention intelligent design, but in fact posed many refuted creationist arguments.[50] Crocker also did find a position at Northern Virginia Community College, where she was later profiled by the Washington Post. The Post's article stated she claimed "that the scientific establishment was perpetrating fraud, hunting down critics of evolution to ruin them and disguising an atheistic view of life in the garb of science."[49] Her lecture, which she said was the same she taught at George Mason, taught students creationist claims about evolution and promoted intelligent design in a biology class, telling them that Nazi atrocities were based on Darwin's ideas and on science.[49] Answered By: Orion - 11/30/2010

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Same reason atheists say they want evidence for a god. just because there is evidence does not mean that the individual will accept that evidence. EDIT: "Dave.....You tell me what museum holds evidence for a God and I will gladly visit it. That's where the God delusion really kicks in because there just isn't any, not as single shred of evidence for any God." and thank you for proving my point.... i could show you countless stories, and have you meet countless people who have had experiences that would have been impossible with nature, however would you believe a single one of them? i could show you things that were said long before they happened, would you believe then? Answered By: Dave - 11/29/2010

Their only tract is to point out life's mysteries. When shown evidence of evolution, they merely are not satisfied which speaks to bigotry. Answered By: BADGER!! DESTROYER OF WORLDS!! - 11/29/2010

Not sure, no matter how much info we give them, they ignore it out of hand. I guess that's what brainwashing does to a person... Answered By: The Canadian Atheist - 11/29/2010

Because the lack of evidence proves that evolution is not scientific. All through history evolution has been discredited by scientists. Darwin understood that his beliefs were not scientific. He wrote; “I am quite conscious that my speculations run beyond the bounds of true science . . . . It is a mere rag of an hypothesis with as many flaw(s) and holes as sound parts.” Charles Darwin to Asa Gray, cited by Adrian Desmond and James Moore, Darwin, )New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 1991) p. 456, 475). And scientists spent the next 150 years proving him right (i.e. that his speculations ran beyond the bounds of true science) by disproving his ideas. First, 4 of Darwin's contemporaries challenged Darwin's idea; 1. Charles Lyell (1797 – 1875) wrote "No geologists, who are in possession of all the data now established respecting fossil remains, will for a moment contend for the doctrine in all its detail, as laid down by the great chemist to whose opinions we have referred. But, naturalists, who are not unaquainted with recent discoveries, continue to defend the ancient doctrine in a somewhat modified form. (The Principles of Geology Ch 9 pg. 145 par 2) 2. Gregor Mendel (1822-1884) conducted experiments with peas which showed that one species could not transmute into another one. (The Evolution Handbook - TEH p. 20) 3. Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) disproved the theory of spontaneous generation (i.e. life cannot arise from non-living materials). (TEH p. 20) 4. August Friedrich Leopold Weismann (1834-1914) cut of the tails of 901 young white mice in 19 successive generations, yet each new generation was born with a full-length tail. (TEH p. 20) Then, in 1953 Stanley Miller sparked a non-oxygen mixture of gases for a week and produced some microscopic traces of non-living amino acids and proved that the act of producing amino acids would produce right-handed amino acids which clog the body machinery and kill the life form (TEH p. 265). TEH - The Evolution Handbook by Vance Ferrell contains over 3000 scientific facts and is available in book form and online at www.evolution-facts.org Answered By: Bloodhound - 11/29/2010

. Yes the evidence is all there, but the way the evolutionists interpret it is totally wrong - C-14 dating is only accurate to about 6,000 years, after that it's anybodies guess, and they do guess, incorrectly. . Source(s): May God bless you as you study His Word <:SDA>< King James Bible Answered By: Knarf - 11/29/2010

They will ignore any and all evidence as they have done incessantly. Answered By: Ricardo - 11/29/2010

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