TreesNightly

I see both atheists and theists finding a scientific study or paper from somewhere on the internet and posting it as a central support to their argument or claim. This study or paper might even be written by someone with a degree in a relevant field. That's great, but the internet is a big place and there are all kinds of people who use it. The interpretations of data and the conclusions to be drawn from them can vary as much as the agendas and biases of the article writers. The best thing to do is to only look at the data and apply your own encyclopedic knowledge gained from being an expert in the field to draw your own conclusions. Oh, that�s right, I�m not. I only know the broad strokes of evolution, TV cosmology and pop-quantum physics. In other words, I don�t know shit. I know a lot more than the average guy walking down the street, but it�s relative. If I know anything, it's my limitations. Which brings me to the conundrum. In order to talk about issues beyond my pay grad...