The Theory of Evolution Made Easy

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Guest: Irenic (146 days ago)
Re: John Actually 'Flat Earth Theory' fell by the wayside quite early. Aristotle and Ptolemy argued against it quite well and the question was settled by the 4th century BC. Flat Earth became slightly more popular in the Middle Ages, but never really caught on. Aquinas (13th century) took it for granted that the Earth was a sphere as do many of the works of literature (Dante's Inferno, for example) and all of the works of astronomy and cosmology since the 9th century. The first scientific method is commonly credited to Descartes (Discourse on Method, 1637), though early experimental method can be said to go as far back as, perhaps, 750 AD in the Islamic world. So, you see, the Flat Earth Theory was never a scientific fact. Did appreciate your use of a straw man argument in the post deriding the videos use of a straw man though. If you come across an intelligent creationist, be sure to send them my way, so we can set them straight.
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Guest: John (173 days ago)
Not all creationists are uneducated nutjobs. Incidentally, when this video talks about a scientific theory being "the highest form of proof you can get", or as "scientific fact", the Flat Earth theory would have come under the same category a few hundred years ago. Make your own mind up about evolution, but please don't do so based on 'straw man' arguments like this one; there are plenty of intelligent creationists who can give you their side of the argument.
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The Theory of Evolution Made Easy

Understanding the fossil record and what it really means