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I am pretty sure your wrong.  Actually, I will be willing to wager my minor in mathematics.  All science is based on statistical observations (at least any modern valid science).  Statistics are based on observational data.  All statistics are performed on the basis of rejecting a null-hypothesis.  Look it up.  Wiki probably has an amateur explanation that leaves out overly technical info.

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I think you have missed my point...  so I will copy and paste

"Yes, they can determine its age to a high degree of confidence."  

Which sounds pretty close to:  the educated guesstimate  is close enough that I feel comfortable with it.  
The assumption we speak of isn't the rate of uranium decay to lead, its how much uranium and how much lead.  Which is where you get the age range and not a hard date.  I didn't say these values were anywhere close, only that an assumption is in play.  As a general rule a young earth creationist questions many assumptions over the range of sciences.  A small ones being carbon dated diamonds, macro vs. micro evolution, irreducible complexity. These prove nothing only raises questions.  For a creationist that's a large question, for an atheist probably a fairly small one.  This was the point I was trying to make.  The different sides put  there "high degree of confidence" on opposite things.  This canyon can't be jumped and since we are dealing with assumptions I would say people should simply agree to disagree.  That's all I'm driving at.

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Sceince can most certainly prove positives.  I can prove that a particular object has mass.  I can prove that a specific electron has a negative charge, etc, ad infinitum.



Also, a "Scientific Law" isn't what you think it is.

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That scene was an exercise in mental masturbation by the writers of that show - akin to some of the creationist drivel, but from the left.  It was theologically weak and showed horrible ignorance of  most schools of Christian theology.

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Yeah, but it was still funny if you don't care.

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Its funny that people love to quote the Koran saying "This is what it says, its in black and white, you can't dispute it."

But then when someone quotes the bible they say "you must understand the theology behind it"  Apparently the black and white isn't good enough...no, then context is important.
 

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Go pick up the book "Evolution Cruncher"

After reading it, you may find that you have lost the argument before it starts ;) There are thousands of scientific discovers that point to a young earth, that book is and encyclodpia which lists them all. In order to debate with someone, you have to first understand their views and the evidence behind it. Many young earth believers simply believe what they do because the bible says so, others believe it because of the scientific evidence supports it. As I said... before you write me off as a religious nut, atleast be willing to look at the text and examine the evidence in support of it.

Orrr if you'd like to have a debate sometime on one of these threads I'd be happy to have one with you. However, if we do do something of the sort, Arfcommers have to realize I am only ONE person and I cant address 1,000's of posts a day by myself... So it would have to be contained within some reason :)

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Go pick up the book "Evolution Cruncher"

After reading it, you may find that you have lost the argument before it starts

Orrr if you'd like to have a debate sometime on one of these threads I'd be happy to have one with you. However, if we do do something of the sort, Arfcommers have to realize I am only ONE person and I cant address 1,000's of posts a day by myself... So it would have to be contained within some reason :)

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what's odd, is I have a couple friends that are Young Earthers.  Yet, they are some of the smartest, logical people I know.

Now, I'm an atheist, and one of the types that doesn't give a shit at all about religion, and therefor, I never bring it up.  But one day way back, we were all sitting around talking about something, and that eventually led to a talk about one of the angels or something.  And that's when it came out that they were YE people.  Total mind job.  I had them pegged as fellow atheists, or at least agnostics.  But no!  One of the wackiest christian based religions.....never woulda thought.