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From: lab@qubix.UUCP (Q-Bick)
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Subject: Re: creationism topics
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Date: Mon, 8-Oct-84 15:07:46 EDT
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> > ???
> > Creationists seem to think that since scientists need to postulate at least
> > the initial existence of matter, then they are just as free to postulate the
> > initial existence of God.  

> Mike Ward:
> But scientists have no need to postulate the initial existence
> of matter.  They only need to postulate the existence of matter
> at a certain point in time, and can very easily state that events
> before that time, being unobservable, are beyond the realm of
> science.  (and quite possibly in the realm of religion)

> What that point in time is, of course, depends on the current
> state of mankind's ability to observe.

So evolutionists can have things "beyond the realm of science" but
creationists can't? That's hypocritical cheating!
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