"Science can be separated from pseudo-science by the Principle of Falsification, the concept that ideas must be capable of
being proven false in order to be scientifically valid." James Schombert, University of Oregon 1
"...all genuine facts of science support the Bible." Institute
for Creation Research, "Tenets of Creationism." 2
Overview:
This section attempts to answer the specific question: is creation
science a form of science or is it a pseudo-science?
To most fundamentalist and other evangelical Christians, creation science is a valid form of
science. It is mainly derived from the biblical book of Genesis, whose
authors were inspired by God to write
material that is free of error. In fact, it is the only error-free explanation of the origins of
the earth's life forms, the earth's geological features, the earth
itself, and the rest of the universe. It is also the only complete account of origins;
it has no missing information or gaps in knowledge.
To scientists who are not religious conservatives, creation science is
not a part of science for a number of reasons:
Its conclusions cannot be falsified. The essence of the scientific
method is that any hypothesis, conclusion, belief, or theory can only
be considered tentative truth. It may be falsified at any time in the
future as new evidence surfaces. Creation science, in North America,
is generally based on a literal interpretation of the book of Genesis
in the Bible as inerrant truth. Thus it
cannot be falsified. As courts have agreed, this
deficiency alone is sufficient to classify creation science as a non-science or
pseudo-science.
Its core beliefs are
not based on observations of nature. Rather, they are based on a
pre-scientific religious text,
the Bible.
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