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Creation scientist
From A Storehouse of Knowledge
A creation scientist is a scientist who is also a creationist.
Evolutionists sometimes consider the term an oxymoron, but overlook that the vast majority of early scientists were creationists[1], and that there is still a significant minority of scientists who are creationists. (One American study showed that 5% of scientists believed that God created man, which equates to 100,000 scientists in the U.S. alone rejecting at least that aspect of evolution. (See Support for creation and evolution#scientists.)
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Publication
Creation scientists are often accused of not publishing in peer-reviewed journals, sometimes to justify the charge that they are not real scientists. In part, this is because almost any secular science journal would reject a creationist paper out of hand (see suppression of dissent against evolution). However, creation scientists have published in peer-reviewed journals.
Many creationist scientists have jobs with secular institutions, and publish papers that are nothing to do with the creation-evolution issue. This refutes the charge that they are not real scientists.
Second, because of the refusal of secular science journals to publish work supporting a creationist view, creationists have started their own journals. Like secular journals, these employ a peer-review process. These journals are therefore no different in principle to secular journals, except that they have a different starting assumption of allowing for the supernatural instead of ruling it out a priori.
Third, creationists have published papers which provide support for a creationist view in secular journals, but being careful to avoid saying that the research supports the creationist view. Examples include papers by Dr. John Hartnett.[2]
References
- ↑ Williams, Alex, The biblical origins of science. A review of For The Glory of God: How Monotheism Led to Reformations, Science, Witch-hunts and the End of Slavery by Rodney Stark, Journal of Creation 18(2):49–52, August 2004.
- ↑ Dr John Hartnett bio.
See also
- Many current scientists reject evolution (CreationWiki).
- Biblical creation
- Creation science
- Science
- Origins science
