To tell someone they're wrong, first tell them how they're right

Re:To tell someone they're wrong, first tell them how they'r... by civilian on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @01:57AM (#12485908)

You're right that creationists are pretty deep into idiot territory.

But alsetmusic's fact-finding mission could still be useful! Right now he doesn't even know where to start on how to construct an argument, because he doesn't know what creationists have been told.

There are probably many pieces of evidence in the creationist museum that are valid "holes" in science, that we're still looking to fill. He'd be able to acknowledge certain fossil gaps and irregularities, while describing how they still fit into the great scientific theory.

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Re:To tell someone they're wrong, first tell them how they'r... by flukus on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @02:08AM (#12485946)

> There are probably many pieces of evidence in the creationist museum that are valid "holes" in science

From what I've seen the arguments aren't that sophisticated, they start with an outright rejection of most branches of science. Amusingly, evolution is the one they criticize the least.

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Re:To tell someone they're wrong, first tell them how they'r... by Trill-I-Am on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @02:41AM (#12486051)

The creation museum posits that dinosaurs and humans existed at the same time before the great flood a few thousand years ago. They also say that dragons were real.

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Re:To tell someone they're wrong, first tell them how they'r... by enraged_camel on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @03:58AM (#12486316)

Exactly. It's pure fantasy. Looking for shreds of intelligence in it is foolish. To

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Re:To tell someone they're wrong, first tell them how they'r... by Scarblac on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @03:36AM (#12486232)

If a new fossil is found that fills one of those gaps, the museum will then proudly claim there are now TWO gaps there!

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