Confidence in Claims of Scientists — and Evolution

There was a time when people thought that answers to many problems would be found by scientists, but over the years, there has been a growing distrust for scientists. This has increased after Dr. Anthony Fauci and vaccines for the Rona virus fell into disrepute in many areas.

There are moral standards for the secular science industry that the public expects to be upheld. These are especially evident in medical science. There are certain criteria that can be implemented to discern if scientists are providing reasons for us to have confidence in their pronouncements.

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Creationists have long pointed out the fact that science can be divided into two areas, historical (forensic) and operational. Obviously there is some overlap as forensics use what exists in the present in their efforts to determine what happened in the past.

There are six criteria for medical science that can be used to some extent in some areas. When used on descent with modifications, we see that the science gets a high confidence score — for using circular reasoning, bad logic, and poor scientific practices. Secularists need to cowboy up and use science properly, admitting that it points to the work of the Master Engineer.

When a new scientific discovery is announced, how can you determine the level of confidence that the claim deserves? In a series of three articles, I want to consider this question.

Claims are based on evidence, and different kinds and quantities of evidence provide different levels of confidence. If the evidence is conflicting, the evidence that provides higher confidence must be prioritized. If the available evidence can provide only low confidence, any claims should be stated tentatively.

Because the field of medicine involves life-or-death outcomes, it is arguably the most important application of science — that is, from the perspective of potential benefit to society. As a result, we have established regulatory bodies (like the FDA) and demanded that medical guidelines be backed by strong evidence.

The rest of this article is found at "When Can I Trust What Scientists Say?" Next is "When Can I Trust Scientists About Evolution?," followed by "On Evolution, Here Is What We Can Believe with High Confidence."