Many scientists are willing to bend observations to make them fit evolution
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Claim
Many scientists are willing to bend observations to make them fit evolution.
Source
- Anon, 1985. Life--How Did It Get Here? By Evolution or By Creation? Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., pg. 53
Responses
- This is not an argument, just an insult.
- Many scientists? How many? You would need to be able to claim pretty much all scientists were willing to do so to have a point.
- Evolution was founded by scientists who were biased towards creationism. If a significant number were willing to bend the evidence to match preconcieved ideas, evolution would have never gotten off the ground.
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Fallacies contained in this claim
- Abusive Ad Hominem (scientists that believe in evolution are untrustworthy)
- Anonymous Authority (which scientists?)
- Suppressed Evidence (of original creationist scientists)
- Fallacy of Soundness (logical conclusion of original scientists being creationists)
- Conspiracy Theory (scientists are withholding the truth)
External Links
- Morris, Henry Evolution is Religion, Not Science. Institute for Creation Research.
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Related claims
- Scientists are pressured not to challenge established dogma
- Scientists are motivated to support naturalism and reject creationism
- Scientists' conclusions are motivated by money
- Evolution is a religion
