There is no point trying to persuade creationists through rational argument because they believe, axiomatically, in the views they express. As Eugenie Scott argues persuasively, the audience must be won over in other ways, regrettably, by using the techniques of sound bite and counter-propaganda. We have the advantage that we can also provide detailed and rational arguments, but these will not be accessible to a majority of the population, so they cannot succeed alone. And we must stop compelling our schools to indoctrinate children in religion. Martyn Thomas Bath, UK I cannot reconcile creationism with science.
Empiricism is merely organised observation.
Empirical science is a collection of observed data. Thus far there has been plenty of observed data collected from all parts of the world which supports the theory of evolution by random mutation and natural selection. There is rather less observed data to support young-Earth theories or recent dinosaurs. Or, for that matter, Noah's flood or the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. All of creation science rests upon one single piece of evidence.