Scientific paper which says the human hand was designed by a 'Creator' sparks controversy | Science | News | The Independent

If anyone was under the illusion that science is objective when it comes to 'God', this article should strike that notion down pretty quickly. It doesn't matter that the article is by scientists! Today's scientific community is blatantly anti-God.

This is just one more reason why I question what scientists tell me, especially NAZI-NASA. Scientists tell me that the sun is 93 million miles away, how do I know that? Just because they tell me. The fact is, you can prove that the sun is less than 5000 miles away with simple math. Since I am not a math whiz I just show you these as examples of how the scientists may be lying to us. Why lie to us? One reason is they hate God and try to undermine belief in Him as a matter of course. I don't know how far away the sun is but I don't trust the scientists to tell me--I can't verify it myself!

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Scientific paper which says the human hand was designed by a 'Creator' sparks controversy | Science | News | The Independent

A recent scientific paper on the movement of the human hand has faced strong criticism for referring to a 'Creator' throughout.

The paper, titled: 'Biomechanical characteristics of hand coordination in grasping activities of daily living' was written by a team of four researchers, three from Huazhong University in China, and one from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts.

Published in the PLOS ONE journal, the fairly conventional study looked at the mechanics of how we grasp things, and involved the measurement of the hand movements of 30 participants.

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However, members of the scientific community have demanded the paper be retracted, for its several perceived references to the pseudoscientific theory of intelligent design and a possibly divine 'Creator'.

In the opening sentences of the study, it claims the link between muscles and hand movements is the product of "proper design by the Creator."

Later, it says human hand coordination "should indicate the mystery of the Creator's invention," and concludes by again claiming the mechanical architecture of the hand is the result of "proper design by the Creator."

Thanks @PLOSONE for feeding arguments to those who say open access = lower quality. The #Creatorgate article is a harmful disgrace. ಠ_ಠ

— Simon (@simonmd) March 3, 2016

Just found out @PLOSONE published a paper with “evidence” about some “creator”. If not retracted immediately, I will resign as editor.

— Anxo Sánchez (@anxosan) March 3, 2016

"Hand coordination should indicate the mystery of the Creator"

I knew PLOS ONE wasn't top tier, but really? So bad. https://t.co/p0c8Sjs6SV

— Chris Intagliata (@cintagliata) March 3, 2016

Naturally, the multiple references to intelligent design in a reputable journal like PLOS ONE have stoked anger in the scientific community, and many people, including researchers who work as editors for the publication, are now calling for it to be retracted.