Kgfish wrote:
I've never looked at Creationism as science. It is a belief. Science does not have any indisputable proof the universe started with the Big Bang. It also has no indisputable evidence evolution is responsible for mankind. Evolutionary theory is based upon continuous mutations in various life forms bringing about larger numbers of transitional life forms. The indisputable fact is no transitionals between any two successful species, fossil or living, have ever been observed. Darwin began the whole idea knowing he had no proof and hoped someone would uncover fossil evidence to prove his theory. Hasn't happened. Evolution is nothing more than an exclusively subjective theory that has yet to produce any empirical evidence to support it. A theory that continues to be presented as fact based purely on subjective peer support. In that sense evolution is no different than Creationism in that one has the believe something that can not be proven.
While I do not dispute species adapted to ever changing eco systems through the ages, there is no empirical evidence to support humans evolved from fish or apes. It just isn't there. It seems quite clear the only way life could have originated is from a supreme being, aka God.
My point is we need to separate athletics from theology and play ball. Liberty doesn't refuse to affiliate themselves with secular schools, so why discriminate against them?
It always makes me laugh to hear someone say that "Science does not have any indisputable proof", so I elect to believe something without any proof at all, however I'd hate to be a juror on a trial with them.
"Yes I know he was standing there smelling of gas, with a receipt for matches in his pocket and the door was locked, but there is no indisputable proof that he started the fire. It's just as likely that a ghost did it"
But everyone is free to believe what they want and I defend their right to say it.
It does however make me question how do we define college/university since that is the heart of who we should play sports against. Since the NCAA doesn't seem to apply any test of teaching "generally accepted science" to decide who is a college and who isn't, I don't see how we can. I think it's accepted that anyone that calls themselves a university "is one". So I think the point becomes who would be competitive. However if the issue was letting a Islamic school into the conference would ppl feel the same? But at this point, I personally don't have a problem playing anyone that can field a competitive team and one in this area would be better.
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