The fallacy of theist debating science is self-evident. People that deny science cannot and will not grasp the logic of science. People who hold unsubstantiated claims as facts cannot properly debate science or logic by virtue that everything that the offer as a counter to fact, is either hearsay or histrionics.
Most theists use the bible as a reference to contradict science. The bible is not reliable for so many reasons.
1) It is hearsay.
2) Translation is circumspect.
3) Most of the stories if not all are parables stolen from older and different cultures.
4) Most theists twist or alter the bible to fit their political aims.
That leaves only science as the facts that are reliable. Therefore if you are denying the only thing that is reliable, then your argument isn't valid.
Now these limitations don't stop theist from engaging in what they call debates (they are really rants and monolog arguments). In fact, most theists are avid about engaging in these so-called discussions. Lately, there is a surge in theists trying to twist facts and applying known scientific fact (but altered to fit their agenda). For example the fascination of theists with the age of the Earth and the Big Bang.
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