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[quote name="Senor Barborito MetaFilter Post"]If all scripture is given by inspiration of God, it must be true. If it must be true, than Christians MUST accept on faith that the biblical account of Creation is literally true. This being the case, scientific theory as to the genesis of man and biblical dogma regarding the same can not be conjoined in the mind of any reasonable individual. Bevets, I can carry this discussion no further until you have read the first three chapters of Meditations on First Philosophy by Descartes, the founder of all Western philosophy, in which he outlines why all knowledge must begin with the assumption of no knowledge. All Western philosophy and indeed the foundation of the scientific method itself arise from those first three chapters. Chapters four through seven then attempt to provide a proof for the explanation of God, using an argument so crudely and visibly circular that it is referred to as "the Cartesian Circle," and these chapters are considered an example as to how even the most intelligent of philosophers and scientists can be swayed by zeitgeist or personal dogma. All scientists would arrive only at the same conclusion if there was no sociological bias, personal bias, difference in skill, and adherance to the scientific method. There are great variations in all of these attributes between all scientists, and thusly we demand that all theories be retested time and again to ensure their veracity. Even if all of this were not the case Gould, Dennet, and Lewonton do not, despite your implication, speak for all scientists worldwide. posted by Ryvar at 9:59 PM PST on March 25[/quote]