Quote Originally Posted by Pyramidsonmars
Dude, that's the thing. We're both making our arguments based on science. The difference is the education of that science, and the presuppositionprior to interpreting it that goes behind it. If someone where looking at a dinosaur bone with the idea that there is a God, being the christian God, than they would assume that "it gave such an appearance as it does keeping in mind that the global flood and weight of water could possibly alter it's qualities".
Someone who has decided to deny what the bible has to say might take these altered "qualities" differently, saying "hmm these appear to show such and such indicating they would be this old. That is why christian science tends to agree with a 10,000 year old earth rather than a 4.5 billion year old one. That changes a lot of what secular science says, such as evolution (something that would take millions of years to occure). You see there is a very scientifically secure ground in which christianity stands on.

To put it this way, IF (for the sake of the argument here) the bible were correct, than using it as a scientific refrence would be the most accurate and intellegent way to propel scientific discovery. Think about it, the bible claims to be the "book of Life"...the "how to" book to how and what humanity is supposed to live (not by it's examples mind you, but by it's moral lessons when they are finally learned)...surely any wisdom and knowledge that humanity might gain in the field of science would come from God as humanity has this way of twisting thigns. IF the bible is true...but arguments against christianity that people claim to be from science are never that formidable...thought evolution caught on with a lot of people
and also keep in mind that IF the bible is correct, that means there is a darkness in our existance that lies to us and tries to skew our vision of reality. Therefor IF christianity exists as true, than mankind itself is under seige by the devil, and our vision of reality is, to put it bluntly, tampered with every day... there are beings out there who are opposed to it in every way, and in ever aspect of life, including those in the field of scientific research...so I have reason to suspect that science will be used in an attempt to thwart my religion