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Subject: 
Re: Evolution vs Scientific Creationism
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Fri, 12 Jul 2002 07:04:27 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:

Creators are not falsifyable. Therefore it takes no position on them.

(It so happens *I* take a position on them as implausible, but that is not
relevant to this discussion)

Would you say that it is possible to talk about events prior to the big bang
without referring to religion?

-John



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  Re: Evolution vs Scientific Creationism
 
(...) It is not possible to meaningfully talk about events prior to the big bang (1) at this time. Period. With or without religion. (except in the negative sense of saying that we can't talk about them as we have no frame of reference and no way to (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Evolution vs Scientific Creationism
 
(...) Absolutely. If the universe is cyclic, then simply everything collapsed back into as small of a point as possible until the big bang was triggered. An interesting question would be if the physical laws of the universe change from one (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Evolution vs Scientific Creationism
 
(...) A creator is not a theory. It fails the falsifyability test. You seem not to understand this... (...) The evidence indicates support for the Big Bang (I think that's a misnomer in modern terminology, but OK...) and as Dave! is relating quite (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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