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WHY CREATIONISM FAILS - Creationists are those who
categorically reject evolution as an explanation for the vast
diversity of life on this planet. This is exemplified by the
creationist website Answers in Genesis in their Statement of

Faith:

"By definition, no apparent, perceived or claimed evidence
in any field, including history and chronology, can be valid
if it contradicts the scriptural record."

This makes creationism the antithesis of science. Science is
a search for truth and truth is established by evidence, not
by what anyone says. It wouldn't matter if someone's name was
Albert Einstein or Stephan Hawking, if they could not support
their ideas with evidence, they had NOTHING. They knew that,
as should every scientist. In science, pretending to know
something you do not is a severe liability. Religions

unfortunately, have no such limitation and each is free to
engage in whatever pretense suits their purposes.

Most Christians however, do not regard the bible as the
infallible word of God, but the words of fallible men inspired
by God. The Episcopalian, Catholic, Presbyterian and United
Methodist churches, among others, have all issued statements
endorsing evolution as fact and consistent with Christian
doctrine. Thousands of Christian ministers have signed the
Christian Clergy Letter
http://www.theclergyletterproject.org/Christian_Clergy/ChrC
lergyLtr.htm

Dr. Francis Collins (PhD and MD) formerly director of the
Human Genome Project and currently director of the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) and a devout Evangelist, has this

to say: "As someone who's had the privilege of leading the
human genome project, I've had the opportunity to study our