Objections to Evolutionism – Four
13 September 2010
Objection Number Four: Evolutionists are as prone as the rest of us to “group-think.”
The scientific process is not foolproof when it comes to rooting out error. In tandem to Objection Number Three is the likelihood that once an idea, even an incorrect one, gains a certain amount of traction among a group of people, it becomes extremely difficult to root out, for the simple reason that everyone “knows” it to be correct. And the fact that all one’s peers accept something is true is regarded as further “proof” of its truth!
Among the scientific community, it seems to me that evolution (among other ideas) has achieved this status. Scientists who perhaps understand their own field but not others, or who have doubts about things that don’t quite line up with evolutionary theory, simply dismiss their misunderstanding and doubts while reassuring themselves with the “fact” that the scientific consensus couldn’t be wrong.
Findings that don’t line up with evolutionary theory are “corrected,” contrary evidence is dismissed as “flawed,” and alternative explanations are not explored – because each individual expects his or her little piece of the puzzle to fit into the larger overall picture known as scientific consensus.
