07-08-2010, 05:58 PM
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Why do atheists accept the Big Bang Theory when a Catholic priest at a Catholic Unive
Why do atheists accept the Big Bang Theory when a Catholic priest at a Catholic University came up with it?
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07-13-2010, 05:58 PM
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No he didn't...
07-18-2010, 05:58 PM
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anything to avoid repenting...
07-21-2010, 05:58 PM
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Yes he did
07-23-2010, 05:58 PM
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Because it's backed up by mountains of facts and evidence. Doesn't matter who came up with the theory--it's either correct or incorrect.
07-25-2010, 05:58 PM
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Because his Catholicism has nothing to do with it -- see also: Poisoning the Well Fallacy.
07-30-2010, 05:58 PM
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Darwin was a Christian too. The source of the person doesn't matter if its backed up by evidence.
07-31-2010, 05:58 PM
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Why don't Christians?
08-03-2010, 05:58 PM
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Science is science. Who came up with what theory is meaningless so long as the science is accurate.
08-04-2010, 05:58 PM
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Because science is based on evidence, not authority. Newton was a theist, but that does not undermine classical physics.
08-07-2010, 05:58 PM
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Why would that matter? There have been plenty of religious scientists.
08-09-2010, 05:58 PM
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Why does everyone accept laws of motion when an occult alchemist came up them. Of that is right, be cause they bear out under scrutiny.
08-11-2010, 05:58 PM
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If it sounds logical and has evidence to support it I don't care who came up with it
08-16-2010, 05:58 PM
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Well anyone would be stupid to deny it because there is evidence of it in the universe. It doesn't really go against materialism either.
08-20-2010, 05:58 PM
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A viable scientific theory is a viable scientific theory, regardless of who it comes from?
08-23-2010, 05:58 PM
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The real question is why the Catholic priest didn't renounce his religion in the face of contradictory evidence that he himself brought forth.
08-25-2010, 05:58 PM
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"Because it's backed up by mountains of facts and evidence. Doesn't matter who came up with the theory--it's either correct or incorrect."
08-26-2010, 05:58 PM
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Your question doesn't make sense. Most of your medicines were first created by "witches".... the "creators" religion doesn't have a thing to do with whether or not it's true.
08-28-2010, 05:58 PM
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Because there is evidence to support it.
08-29-2010, 05:58 PM
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Why are you using that computer of yours when 1: at least a bunch of the guys who worked on the first computer were atheists 2: IT'S THE DEVILS WORK! IT'S THE DEVILS WORK!!!! BURN - THE - WITCH! BURN - THE - WIITCH!
08-31-2010, 05:58 PM
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Well, the evidence was gathered by people with no religious affiliation. Besides, there are plenty of Catholics who are well-recognized for their scientific and engineering expertise; their religion does not affect their professional work at all.
09-03-2010, 05:58 PM
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because it seems plausible...
09-05-2010, 05:58 PM
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Why does the source have anything to do with the validity of the claim?
09-09-2010, 05:58 PM
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The test of a scientific theory is whether it explains the data.
09-12-2010, 05:58 PM
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Because the validity of a scientific theory is independent of its authorship.
09-14-2010, 05:58 PM
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Because being Atheist is not a prerequisite for being a scientist.
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