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URL Source: http://www.answersingenesis.org/get ... atures/arguments-evolutionists
Published: Jul 16, 2010
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Post Date: 2010-07-16 18:49:15 by no gnu taxes
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For years, we’ve maintained a list of arguments creationists should avoid. There are enough good arguments for biblical accuracy and a young earth that dubious claims can safely be discarded. Now we want to address a similar topic: arguments evolutionists should avoid. These worn-out tropes have not only passed their expiration date, but they never should have been made to begin with. Argument1 Evolution is a fact When our core beliefs are attacked, it’s often easy for humans to retreat to statements such as this: “My belief is a fact, and yours is wrong.” That’s exactly why we cannot trust mere human understanding to explain the unobservable past—emotion and pride get in the way. Evolution is not a fact, no matter how many times evolutionists say it is. It’s a framework built on assumptions about the past—assumptions that will never have direct, first-hand, observational proof. Argument 2 Only the uneducated reject evolution Besides the arrogance of such statements, this argument has no footing and should be cast off. Mainly, those who make this claim usually define “educated people” as those who accept evolution. Anyone who disagrees fails the test, no matter what their background (e.g., if we follow this ideology, Isaac Newton must have been uneducated). There are many lists of well-educated scholars who look to the Bible for answers (here’s one)—and we could point out Darwin’s own deficit of formal education (he earned a bachelor’s in theology). But the bigger issue is that education—or lack—does not guarantee the validity of a person’s position. Argument 3 Overwhelming evidence in all fields of science supports evolution The irony, of course, is that for centuries prior to Darwin’s publication of On the Origin of Species, the majority of scientists found the opposite to be true: the “evidence” supported creation. What changed? Not the evidence. Rather, the starting point changed (i.e., moving from the Bible, God’s Word, to humanism, man’s word). Creationists continue to see everything in light of God’s Word and all evidence as supporting the biblical account. In reality, there is no “neutral” starting point; everyone—whether they acknowledge it or not—interprets the “facts” according to a particular way of thinking (i.e., worldview). Argument 4 Doubting evolution is like doubting gravity Why does this argument fail? We’ll show you. Take a pencil or pen. Hold it in the air. Then drop it to the floor. That’s gravity. Next, make a single-celled organism—like an amoeba—turn into a goat. Go ahead. We’ll wait. . . . No? As you can see, there’s a fundamental difference between operational science, which can be tested through repeatable experimentation, and historical science, which cannot. Argument 5 Doubting evolution is like believing the earth is flat Ironically, the Bible describes the earth as round and hanging in space—long before this could have been directly observed (Job 26:10; Isaiah 40:22). The appeal of this claim is that it stereotypes creationists as stuck in the past, since the common assumption is that people once universally believed the earth was flat before science “proved” otherwise (which wasn’t the case—only a few bought into the idea that the earth was flat). But even if this were true (it’s not), direct, repeatable observation shows us the earth is round and orbiting the sun. Evolutionary stories about fossils are not direct observations; they’re assumption-based beliefs. Argument 6 It’s here, so it must have evolved A conclusion does not prove the premises are true. That is, if the answer is “four,” we could arrive at that any number of ways: 2 + 2, 5 - 1, etc. In the same way, evolutionists often assume that since certain species or traits exist, this is proof of evolution because that’s how it must have happened. This argument, however, is self-reflexive and useless. The Bible offers another (and more sound) framework for how those traits and species came to be. Argument 7 Natural selection is evolution This is likely the most abused argument on the list—and most in need of being scrapped. Often evolutionists bait people into showing them a change that is merely natural selection and then switch to say this proves molecules-to-man evolution. However, this is quite misleading. Natural selection, even according to evolutionists, does not have the power to generate anything “new.” The observable process can only act upon existing characteristics so that some members of a species are more likely to survive. In fact, it’s an important component of the biblical worldview. Argument 8 Common design means common ancestry Historical common descent is not and cannot be confirmed through observation. Rather, certain observations are explained by assumptions about the past. These observations, we might add, have alternative explanations. Common body plans (homology), for example, do not prove common descent—that’s an assumption. A common Designer fits the evidence just as well, if not better. Argument 9 Sedimentary layers show millions of years of geological activity Sedimentary layers show one thing: sedimentary layers. In other words, we can—and should—study the rocks, but the claim that rocks prove the earth must be billions of years old ignores one important point: such an interpretation is built upon a stack of assumptions. When we start from the Bible and examine the rocks within the framework of a global Flood, the need for long ages vanishes. Argument 10 Mutations drive evolution Perhaps because of movies and fiction, the popular idea is that mutations make evolution go. Given enough time, shifts in the genetic code will produce all the variety of plants and animals on earth—and beyond. The problem? Mutations cannot produce the types of changes evolution requires—not even close. Some may benefit an organism (e.g., beetles on a windy island losing wings), but virtually every time mutations come with a cost. Argument 11 The Scopes trial Misconceptions about the Scopes trial run rampant. Often, accounts sound something like this: Fundamentalist Christian bigots arrested an innocent biology teacher fighting for scientific freedom, and while they won the court case, they ultimately lost the public perception battle to the well reasoned presentation of the defense. Thanks to the play Inherit the Wind, this common—though completely flawed—perception of the event continues to be used against creationists. But real history presents a much different account. Argument 12 Science vs. religion News stories thrive on conflict and intrigue, and one common meme presents science and religion as opposing forces—reason struggling to overcome draconian divine revelation. It grabs attention, but it’s bunk. Many atheists and humanists oppose biblical Christianity, but science does not. After all, the truth of a risen Savior and an inerrant Bible puts quite the damper on the belief that God cannot exist. However, science, as a tool for research, works quite well within (and, in fact, requires) a God-created universe. Otherwise, there’d be no reason to do science in the first place.
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#1. To: no gnu taxes (#0)
Good article.
That's a lie. We see it in disease all the time.
This should be posted under Humor.
"The ocean will take care of this on its own if it was left alone and left out there. It's natural. It's as natural as the ocean water is." - Rush Limbaugh
No one said mutations don't happen. When do new species emerge? NEVER!
Maybe a title change. 12 arguments to use against morons who think it is ok to fuck monkeys.
You should post an article about fucking monkeys. You seem to be fascinated by it.
"The ocean will take care of this on its own if it was left alone and left out there. It's natural. It's as natural as the ocean water is." - Rush Limbaugh
You make yourself proud.
It is you evolutionists who propagate the myth that we come from monkeys. So i'm just pointing out how stupid you folks are on this evolution subject. Afterall if we came from monkeys you folks should have sex with them. It would be ok because it was what we originally came from.
Go fuck a monkey fred.
You are stupid. I don't mean to insult your intelligence.
You're even dumber than I thought, and that's really saying something.
"The ocean will take care of this on its own if it was left alone and left out there. It's natural. It's as natural as the ocean water is." - Rush Limbaugh
And you call yourself a Christian.
"See in my line of work, you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda." --- George W. Bush (Rochester NY, 5-24-2005)
If Fred thinks that we come from monkeys he should think it is perfectly acceptable. That is following you fellows logic to its conclusion.
You're even dumber than I thought, and that's really saying something. So this is a figment of my imagination. Debate honestly.
And if "humans" aren't a disease, I know of none...
Never swear "allegiance" to anything other than the 'right to change your mind'!
Oh, you've got a graphic. Well, I guess that settles it then. I've got one of Jesus riding a dinosaur. Would you like a copy to bolster your argument?
"The ocean will take care of this on its own if it was left alone and left out there. It's natural. It's as natural as the ocean water is." - Rush Limbaugh
Are you really saying that evolutionists don't or never have had a theory that we come from monkeys? Damn your stupid.
Why not post the link for all of us to see? Try to post a link to a legitimate source, not one of your lunatic crevo sites. And when you're calling people stupid, try to learn the difference between "your" and "you're".
"The ocean will take care of this on its own if it was left alone and left out there. It's natural. It's as natural as the ocean water is." - Rush Limbaugh
there is your link lamer http://www.ecotao.com/holism/huevo.htm Anthropoids : Prosimian primates of the Early Cenozoic (Palaeocene Epoch) were the earliest of the mammal groups that lead to monkeys and Homo sapiens. Grasping hands and feet as adaptive innovations distinguish them from other primitive mammals. These primitive mammals had tactile hairs, movable ears and their sense of smell was dominant. Most prosimians are now extinct, but lemuroids, lorisoids and tarsiers still exist. With its long geological isolation, many prosimian species survive in Madagascar. One may say that the primate niche arose because of a locomotor adaptation (Washburn, 1950). Around 40 to 50 million years ago (four to five pages ago: Eocene or early Oligocene) anthropoid primates (Suborder Anthropoidae) diverged from the prosimian lineage (Suborder Prosimii). This radiation as anthropoid primates represented a reorganisation of the special senses enabling these creatures to be successful during the day. Monkeys developed reduced external ears and ear muscles, a reduced sense of smell and stereoscopic colour vision (Washburn, 1950). Associated with this were changes in the brain, such as the expansion of the visual and auditory areas of the cerebrum. New World monkeys (Infraorder Platyrrhine: E.g.. Marmoset) and Old World monkeys (Infraorder Catarrhine: e.g.. Colobids) diverged about 35 to 40 million years ago (Avers, 1989) (Groves, 1994). Catarrhines are the lineage that led to Old World Monkeys, apes and humans. An ancient new world monkey Branisella lived about 26 million years ago (Groves 1994).
I believe I said not from lunatic crevo sites. Try again. I'll check back tomorrow.
"The ocean will take care of this on its own if it was left alone and left out there. It's natural. It's as natural as the ocean water is." - Rush Limbaugh
Here ya go. There are about a million choices. http://www.google.com/search?q=monkey+to+man+evolution&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
Were neither simian nor sapien. Pro, in Greek, means "before"...Latin "forward"...
Padlock's article just did.
Who the fuck is padlock? No padlock here. What article?
On mutations. They are not good.
Padlock posted the article.
Since we evolved from genderless unicellular life into the multi-cellular complex sex crazed organisms that we are now, not all mutations are bad.
Then you are full of shit. I know for a fact that answers in genesis never says there are no mutations.
Quit making stuff up. You're not a good story teller. You can't even answer how chickens got here. You can't even answer how bees came into existance when they need flowers and flowers need them. Evolution is a desperate attempt by godless sinners to make themselves feel good. Then there the idiots (people like you) that fall hook line and sinker.
I'm not the one quoting the biggest frauds ever perpetrated on earth: The Bible. Yea...some guy built a big ass boat and with a handful of people took care of a shitload of animals for 40 days - most of them natural enemies - while some Sky Ghost made it rain The story of Moses isn't even original. They stole it and adapted it without attribution. Talk about a copyright violation...
No wonder you ***think*** Muddbutt is a fucking genius.
You're going to make his head explode. lolol I'm heading to the track shortly.
Compared to you he is a genius. The flood is the only logical explanation for fossils in mountains, for fossils in deserts. You probably just don't want to acknowledge God because your sins are so great.
You going with your chimp?
I'll tell her that you said so.
Hey Fred I like to give you a hard time sometimes. Especially on age of the earth stuff. But I think you are an ok guy. Have fun at the track and good luck.
By the way, you keep posting those bullshit threads like the latest one about a plane crash in Shanksville,PA on 9-11, Jethro will probably ban your sorry ass again and probably for good this time. Kapish jew lover? I;m not obsessed with the jews brainless one. I'm concerned over what they are doing to my country and the rest of the world and they are being aided by you jew lovers. People will remember you are one of them when the fighting starts. Your sorry ass will be looked up by the angry masses. LACUMO posted on 2010-07-17 8:21:54 ET I see that you're making friends and influencing people over at 4um.
Psychopaths take evolution to develop. In a small group they get eliminated off the bat. ;}
The Viral Vid Zeitgeist. The MEME is the same for all organized religions. Note they're all male dominated.
LACUMO posted on 2010-07-17 8:21:54 ET Looks to me like this LACUMO has waaaay to much time on his hands. Do you think LACUMO will be leading the way when these 'angry masses' come after your 'sorry ass' stone? ROTFLMAO......
Padlock's article just did. Actually, you are making Fred Mertz look like a genious because the article said nothing of the sort.
Hoo kay...
These guys never seem to be able to shoot straight. lol
"See in my line of work, you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda." --- George W. Bush (Rochester NY, 5-24-2005)
"Evolution is not a fact"... Evolution of organisms is a fact. Why are we immune?
This alone should tell us that "evolutionists" are not real scientists. Real scientists are open to be proven wrong. Look what has been happening in astrophysics over the last 15 years. The deeper they peer into the universe, they more they realize how little they know. They have found out that black holes are real, but they have no idea what happens inside of one because our laws of physics break down. They are pretty sure that there was a big bang, but they have no idea what came before, or caused it, so they invented a place holder called a singularity, which means we have no idea what happened because our laws of physics break down. The way stars rotate around galaxies and the speed in which the universe is expanding have cause them to create more place holders called dark matter, dark energy, and dark flow. Again, these are not answers, they are questions. Over the last 15 years, astrophysicists had have to go back to the drawing board all of the time and they are happy to do so. On the other hand, evolutionists claim they can't be proven wrong. Like "climatology", this means that evolution is not a science, it's religion (belief system). The people who espouse the infallibility of evolution (or man-made global warming) it shouldn't be taken seriously.
They do not go back to square one.
They don't have to because big parts of Relativity and Quantum Mechanics have been proven by experimentation and direct observation. When an experiment / observation does not fit into their theories, they do indeed go back and figure out why. It's happening more frequently and there are a growing number of uncertainties, some of which I mentioned above. Also, even though experiments / observations have demonstrated the correctness of Relativity and Quantum Mechanics, the two are completely incompatible with each other. Physicists don't know how to unify them. There are dozens of approaches to how they might be unified from string theory to multiple universes (membranes), but none of these is stated with the absolutist certainly that evolutionists claim for their theories.
You should be the last person for making another's typo as a rhetorical argument.
Here is the problem in a nutshell: Mutations within a species ARE indeed a fact. Evolutions extrapolated the evidence of mutation within a species into a theory that one species can evolve into another. But, evolution of one species into another has never been demonstrated or observed. In spite of this, the evolutionists claim with absolute certainty that their theory that one species can evolve into another is a UNDENIABLE FACT. That's the issue.
I think you have a point. After all, do wolves have problem with fucking German Shepherds? Of course not Then, you are right, evolutionists should have no problem with fucking apes. But evolutionists have a point. I think Michelle Obama's daddy probably did fuck an ape, and they should be using this to fortify their position.
Careful with this. Species do indeed evolve into other species. But it's a man made classification. Wolves, coyotes, and poodles, are all different species, can all interbreed, and probably all evolved from some common canine. But none of them could ever evolve into a leopard.
How do you explain Neaderthal?
Why would a canine?
I understand your point. Let me clarify. The broad definition of species has to do with reproduction. Dogs, coyotes, and wolves are all of the Canidae species. They can interbreed with each other. Their were mutations within the species Canidae that gave us not only wolves, dogs and coyotes, but also many sub-species, e.g., red wolves, gray wolves, poodles, German Shepards, etc. Mutations within a species is indeed a proven fact. I don't believe that anyone with who has any knowledge of biology would say otherwise. The theory of evolution states that todays primates (including humans) all evolved from a common ancestor. However, humans cannot breed with other other primates. Since we can't breed together, we not of the same species, and there is no evidence that one species can evolve into another.
Yepper. As did all the dogs you concede did. Neanderthal DNA has been found in human DNA. We know that the more complex a species becomes that a genetic barrier arises that would prevent inter breeding of different species within an order.
How do you explain them? Because the current theory DOES NOT state that they are human ancestors. They are now thought to be a competing species that co-existed with humans between 30,000 and 50,000 years ago. Knowing us, we probably murdered them all.
Or out ran other carnivores better... I didn't state that they are/were.
No, you COMPLETELY missed the point, as usual. Dogs, wolves and coyotes can interbreed. Humans, chimps and baboons cannot. This IS the salient point between a MUTATION within a species and the EVOLUTION of one species into another. There is NO evidence whatsoever for the latter.
You need to ping Stone and padlock. This will be news to them.
"The ocean will take care of this on its own if it was left alone and left out there. It's natural. It's as natural as the ocean water is." - Rush Limbaugh
They are of the same genus. Humans and simians are not.
Talking to you is like talking to a brick wall because you refuse to even acknowledge the salient point of your opponent's argument. You keep dancing around the FUNDAMENTAL issue. I'm not going to waste my time responding to you any longer.
You need to ping Stone and padlock. This will be news to them. Dumbass, I brought up the point to pegler; not that I had to.
They all do. Geez, they've been effing around with fruit fly gene mutations for what amounts to thousands of human generations and have never been able to come up with anything other than really screwed up fruit flies. Every knowledgeable person accepts: mutations (most are horribly detrimental) natural selection speciation NONE of these present evidence of evolution
Oh, pardon me padlock. I assumed that after posting "I think Michelle Obama's daddy probably did fuck an ape, and they should be using this to fortify their position." that you're as dumb as Stone. I guess you're just a racist, but where's the news in that?
"The ocean will take care of this on its own if it was left alone and left out there. It's natural. It's as natural as the ocean water is." - Rush Limbaugh
evidence please. Oh yeah there is none. All the fossil record says FLOOD!
They aren't.
Ok. You got me laughing.
Everything in the Bible is true and accurate. Lets use the King James Version it is reliable. What in the Bible is a fraud.
In dogs they aren't really mutations but different characteristics in the genes. Same with people. Some are black, white etc.
Maybe if you'd study Darwin's original works, you'd realize he was making a case blacks were inferior to whites.
You have a good point.
You believe in evolution. I don't. Go fuck a monkey.
As long as you keep arguing ABRA CADABRA you don't have a salient point. Life was not formed by MAGIC. And until you drop that infantile nonsense, you won't have one either. You're a smart dude, you're worth debating topics with. But this is not one of them. The earth is BILLIONS of years old. Until you grasp that REALITY you're going to be nowhere near reality when it comes to this topic.
Your "fundamental issue" is to ignore how the genetic tree of a species goes from specific to general. You claim humans cannot breed with apes. As primate, they are several times removed from them. But from Neanderthal, they are but one step removed as are wolves and German Shepards.
Everything.
You ***think*** the earth is a few thousand years old. Evidence please. "The Bible says so" is not evidence.
And if you'd pull your head out of George Bush's ass you might notice that evolutionary biology has moved far beyond Darwin.
"The ocean will take care of this on its own if it was left alone and left out there. It's natural. It's as natural as the ocean water is." - Rush Limbaugh
I wonder if these kids would be willing to undergo major surgery with just a few sips of whiskey...?
The bible contradicts itself constantly, which is exactly what one would expect from a work written by dozens or hundreds of different men at many different times in history. Then, of course, it was edited, copied, edited, copied, edited, copied, edited, copied, each time introducing more changes and errors from previous scrolls. You'd think that a god who was powerful enough to create everything could at the very least have left an original copy of "his" word, one that didn't rely on multiple translations to be understood.
"The ocean will take care of this on its own if it was left alone and left out there. It's natural. It's as natural as the ocean water is." - Rush Limbaugh
I'd have to see what the bible says about that to know for sure.
"The ocean will take care of this on its own if it was left alone and left out there. It's natural. It's as natural as the ocean water is." - Rush Limbaugh
Ask a Christian Scientist. I watched two that I loved dearly die because they wouldn't take medicine.
You are the one that contradicts himself. You are a fool.
The earth is BILLIONS of years old. Until you grasp that REALITY you're going to be nowhere near reality when it comes to this topic. You always talk shit. You just repeat something that is not proveable. You want to be right so bad that you will say anything. I pity you war. I mean you do nothing but sit on the computer all your waking hours. Get out and look at the world. It is you that practice abra cadabra the spontaneous emergence of life from nothing. I pity you fool
Evidence please. "The Bible says so" is not evidence. The Bible is the record of people WHO WERE THERE at the beginning. Evilution is not proveable because it has NEVER BEEN OBSERVED and NEVER WILL. You are a pathetic human being. pitiful. You see yourself as wise but you are such a fool.
Yeah the fossils say GLOBAL FLOOD. You folks can keep shifting your theories but they are built on sand and you will have to move them over and over and over. You don't know what science is.
You flat earthers are fools. When your scientists were saying flat earth christopher columbus read in the Bible that the earth was round and discovered America. The Bible has withstood many anvils. A featherweight such as yourself trying to be smarter then God is a sorry sight to see. You're such a little man. Er worm.
I have notieced that every premise in this article is still standing. Nothing in the article has been shown to be incorrect. They can't refute one piece of this article.
Where did all the water go, Stone? Where did it come from? How high was the "flood"? Why are there layers of fresh water sediments below layers of salt water sediments? There are many, many more complex questions I could ask but I doubt that you're up to answering these.
"The ocean will take care of this on its own if it was left alone and left out there. It's natural. It's as natural as the ocean water is." - Rush Limbaugh
Congratulations on the stupidest statement of the day. People have known for thousands of years that the earth wasn't flat.
"The ocean will take care of this on its own if it was left alone and left out there. It's natural. It's as natural as the ocean water is." - Rush Limbaugh
And you are a complete idiot. I have to assume that you've never bothered to read the bible.
"The ocean will take care of this on its own if it was left alone and left out there. It's natural. It's as natural as the ocean water is." - Rush Limbaugh
There are many, many more complex questions I could ask but I doubt that you're up to answering these. The water came from the fountains of the deep and rain. They were opened up. If you read the Bible you would know that. Do you have an explanation for fish fossils found in the sahrah desert? Or how about the mythical explanation at Caesars Creek lake of a sea that they say existed out there "millions of years ago." right here in Ohio. The waters receded back into the earth. If there was already fresh water and the earth was flooded and salt water went everywhere then that is your explanation.
Up until Columbus discovered America in 1492 it was common for people to fear sailing to far because they thought the earth was flat. You're the stupid one. Learn some math. What is 2010-1492? HINT IT ISN'T THOUSANDS.
you are the one who lied or was so fucking stupid that you didn't know that your own religion said that we come from monkeys. Like I said go FUCK A MONKEY. You think you came from them. Is that why you like Obama because you see him as monkey?
Miles of water? That's what it would have to be for there to be fossils at the elevations they're found at. Then it all just "receded" back into the earth? Really, I would think this would be too much for even you to swallow. Not living in Ohio, I have no idea what Caesars Creek is.
"The ocean will take care of this on its own if it was left alone and left out there. It's natural. It's as natural as the ocean water is." - Rush Limbaugh
I'm still waiting on you to explain to us how the honey bee evolved without flowers. Or who flowers came to be without the honey bee. Or how a chicken came into existence without an egg. Not possible. Your theory just got destroyed. It is in the trash.
Or how a chicken came into existence without an egg. You're incapable of understanding it, so why bother?
"The ocean will take care of this on its own if it was left alone and left out there. It's natural. It's as natural as the ocean water is." - Rush Limbaugh
The earth is a big place. There would have to be a lot to cover ohio with a sea that they say used to exist at Caesars Creek. Lots of sea fossils there, right here in ohio. Google it if you don't know.
You can't answer it. Because it is IMPOSSIBLE. bock bock
New water miles high, covering the entire earth, then it just went away. Jeez.
"The ocean will take care of this on its own if it was left alone and left out there. It's natural. It's as natural as the ocean water is." - Rush Limbaugh
It evaporated too. The Bible says there was no rain before the flood. The fountains naturally watered the plants. That changed after the flood. Where could have that water in the sky came from you are probably wondering. And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Obviously the ancestor of the honey bee didn't use what you consider to be flowers. Now tell me why there are two different creation stories in Genesis.
"The ocean will take care of this on its own if it was left alone and left out there. It's natural. It's as natural as the ocean water is." - Rush Limbaugh
Show me some evidence. You folks just make stuff up as you go. Then you get disproved and you make something else up. You are a member of a cult.
LOLOL Thanks for the laugh Stoner...
Jeez. The poles must have instantly froze taking up all the excess water. The Bible didn't mention that though because no one knew where the poles were or even if there were any with the earth being flat an all. And funny how those wise old prophets from the Old Testament didn't predict the new world and the role it would have in the coming 2000 years.
"See in my line of work, you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda." --- George W. Bush (Rochester NY, 5-24-2005)
moron. The earth is round. The Bible said so since the beginning. Are you into monkeys?
There wasn't a sailor alive who believed so. Most of them also know that there WAS a "New World"; actually, they speculated an intermediary land mass that was probably just off the eastern coast of Asia. The issue wasn't flatness. Any sailor knew celestial navigation would be impossible with a flat earth. The issue was CIRCUMFERENCE.
That's a total rewrite of reality. Scientists were being punished by CHURCH for their works including the shape of the earth or its place in the universe. See: Galileo. Who lived AFTER the time of Columbus.
Oh...so people actually witnessed creation. Cool.
There are some people who can receive a truth by no other way than to have their understanding shocked and insulted. -Carl Sandburg describing Creationists
You know nothing about me and shove your pity up your ass.
There are some people who can receive a truth by no other way than to have their understanding shocked and insulted. -Carl Sandburg describing Creationists
wouldn't you feel more at home on an athiest commie website?
Nope. Wouldn't you feel more at home at a Kid's Magic Show?
There are some people who can receive a truth by no other way than to have their understanding shocked and insulted. -Carl Sandburg describing Creationists
So you are a commie you just don't like hanging out with them. You would rather be the laughingstock of a normal persons board. I for one enjoy the laughs you bring. You are a kneejerk commie.
Chuckles...I could have never betrayed your pathology any better than you did with the above...
There are some people who can receive a truth by no other way than to have their understanding shocked and insulted. -Carl Sandburg describing Creationists
Once again, you are not actually reading and comprehending anything that I have written: Life was not formed by MAGIC I never said it was. In fact I never asserted any position on how life was formed. I merely asserted that evolution is a belief system and not a science because evolutionists claim that their unproven theories cannot be refuted. The earth is BILLIONS of years old. Until you grasp that REALITY you're going to be nowhere near reality when it comes to this topic. Where did I ever assert that the earth wasn't billions of years old? Where??? Show me. You can't. Once again, you aren't reading and comprehending. Instead, you are making things up. And until you drop that infantile nonsense Making up imaginary situations and responding to them is exactly what children do to play. That is what you are doing here.
I saw a great show on the Science Channel last week on the origin of the universe. One physicist was postulating that we are living in a computer simulation. There is evidence (quantum entanglement) that the universe may be a big hologram. At a fundamental level, the universe is made of particles (akin to a pixel on a computer screen). Humans are increasingly able to create simulations of environments (like SIM City and others). Computer price / performance is doubling every 13 months. How much longer until we can build a simulation like the "Matrix"??? About 80 years. Here are two facts; Astrophysicist have no idea how the universe got here. There is evidence of a big bang, but how did it start and what came before? They don't know. There are many theories, but in the end they admit they are just theories. Evolutionists have no evidence of one species evolving into a new species. They have a theory, but they refuse to admit that it's just a theory and they claim that evolution can never be dis-proven. A scientific theory is always open to being dis-proven by experimentation and observation. Claiming that your theory cannot be dis-proven makes evolution a belief system, not a science. That's THE problem I have with with this entire argument.
Current geological evidence points to melting glaciers at the end of the ice age which caused floods around the world.
There are some who believed that GRAVITY was a theory. There were some who believed that Galileo was a heretic and that the heavens and earth were fixed. Evolution IS a branch of biological science. It is INSANITY to claim that BIOLOGY is not science. Much of evolution HAS been proven. And to claim that evolutionary scientists do not tweak their theories is to confess ignorance. Do yourself a favor, subscribe to American Scientist for a year or so and then come back and tell me they don't tweak their theories. Where did I ever assert that the earth wasn't billions of years old? Okay...you have me there. I believed that you were agreeing with Stone who believes that the earth is ~6k years old. I apologize. But now that you agree that the earth IS billions of years old, how hard is it to comprehend that ALL life evolved from one form back in its genetic tree? I don't find it difficult at all.
There are some people who can receive a truth by no other way than to have their understanding shocked and insulted. -Carl Sandburg describing Creationists
And that's undoubtedly where the god-created flood myth came from. Rising waters from glacial melt would have flooded low lying areas, but the idea that miles of water covered the entire earth 10,000 years ago is completely wrong.
"The ocean will take care of this on its own if it was left alone and left out there. It's natural. It's as natural as the ocean water is." - Rush Limbaugh
Evolutionists have no evidence of one species evolving into another. They have a theory, but they refuse to admit that it's just a theory and they claim that evolution can never be dis-proven. True. I've never seen anyone claim otherwise. Not true. Species don't "evolve into another", they evolve into something new. Evolution is a theory, just like Newtonian physics is a theory. The fact is the theory works pretty well, just like Newtonian physics did. Theories evolve to explain phenomena that can no longer be explained by older theories. I think it's safe to say that there isn't a scientist in the world who wouldn't love to propose a theory that disproves evolution. That's what scientists do; it's what they live for. I'll put my money on them instead of a thousands of year old collection of myths, many of which were lifted from even older myths.
"The ocean will take care of this on its own if it was left alone and left out there. It's natural. It's as natural as the ocean water is." - Rush Limbaugh
There are some who believed that GRAVITY was a theory Gravity WAS INDEED a theory postulated by Newton. Then it was proven to be a close approximation of observable reality. Then the notion of gravity was completely changed by Einstein (gravity is not an external force, but rather a consequence of the curvature of spacetime). This has been proven by every experiment and observation over the last several decades. Evolution has NOT been proven by experimentation and observation. To deny that it can be dis-proven makes it a belief system, not a science. It is INSANITY to claim that BIOLOGY is not science Where have I claimed that? Where??? Again, you are making things up that aren't true. how hard is it to comprehend that ALL life evolved from one form back in its genetic tree? Go out to http://secondlife.com/whatis/?lang=en-US and create a person. No evolution is necessary. In 80 to 100 years, we'll be able to create a simulation like the Matrix. Think about it. There are many possibilities on how the universe and life came into existence. Evolution is just one of the many possibilities, none of which have been proven through experimentation or observation. Evolution is absolutely NOT an undeniable fact.
Please read post #120 regarding Newton versus evolution.
Even that is now being reconsidered, since it doesn't explain why the universe is expanding at ever greater speeds. Now there's dark matter, dark energy, and dark flow to contend with.
"The ocean will take care of this on its own if it was left alone and left out there. It's natural. It's as natural as the ocean water is." - Rush Limbaugh
Evolutionary theory does a damn good job of explaining what we see. That it doesn't explain everything is no more damning than cosmologists can't come up with a Theory of Everything to explain everything in the universe. We take small steps towards understanding. It's worked pretty well overall. Creationism, on the other hand, explains nothing.
"The ocean will take care of this on its own if it was left alone and left out there. It's natural. It's as natural as the ocean water is." - Rush Limbaugh
I don't agree. Sciences have their established orders too. The established order doesn't like to be challenged, let alone overturned. The difference between astrophysics and evolutionist is that we are developing new telescopes and super-computer capabilities that have observed and analyzed things that have validated some theories and invalidated others. Over the last 15 years, experimentation and observation have taught us that we don't know as much as we think we did in the 1960s and 1970s. With regards to evolution, there have not been any experiments that have validated or invalidated the theory. So, it's just a theory, not a fact. We haven't been able to create life from a "primordial soup" in spite of trying for 5 decades (there are three new well publicized attempts to do this today). We have never seen one species evolve into a new species. So, evolution is just a unproven theory, yet there is almost a religious fervor attached to it. ditto with man-made "global warming". I don't like religious fervors. I like facts. I am not a very religious person. There is more "proof" for the phrase: "and God said 'let their be light'" (it's called the big bang) than there is for the notion that humans evolved from pond scum.
Let's review the scientific method: 1.) Ask a Question 2.) Do Background Research 3.) Construct a Hypothesis 4.) Test Your Hypothesis by Doing an Experiment 5.) Analyze Your Data and Draw a Conclusion 6.) Communicate Your Results With regards to evolution, where is #4 - the experiment that tested whether or not the hypothesis is true? In physics, there is theoretical particle called the Higgs-Boson, which explains why matter has mass. The theory "does a damn good job of explaining what we see". LOL. BUT, we have never detected the Higgs-Boson. We continue to build these huge particle accelerators in an attempt to find it. Physicists THINK the Higg-Boson exists but they are OPEN to the notion that it might not. If it doesn't exist, then the standard model of physics if probably fundamentally wrong. Some physicists are excited by the fact that the standard model might be wrong, because it would provide a huge new challenge. Show me ONE leading "evolutionist" who is willing to admit that the theory of evolution might be proven wrong by experimentation. Just one. I don't think you can because evolution is a religion, not a science. That's why it has NO credibility with me whatsoever.
Yes I posted about dark matter, energy and flow earlier in the thread. Thanks for helping me make my point -- even with observation, our best theories of how things work can still be wrong. Physicists know this. Evolutionists and "Climatologists" refuse to accept that their theories can be proven wrong. That's my problem with them and their unproven theories.
Curious. You said you never said the earth is billions of years old. But you never said the opposite either. Do you have a position on the age of the earth.
I merely asserted that evolution is a belief system and not a science... jwpegler posted on 2010-07-18 12:16:00 ET Reply Trace Private Reply Evolution is a Biological science.
There are some people who can receive a truth by no other way than to have their understanding shocked and insulted. -Carl Sandburg describing Creationists
Interesting experiment occurring deep underground in Minnesota. Scientists believe that they've developed a "screen" that will allow dark matter to be collected.
There are some people who can receive a truth by no other way than to have their understanding shocked and insulted. -Carl Sandburg describing Creationists
Let me share how I think about these things. The Bible said the universe was created in 7 days. It also said the Israelis wandered in the desert for 40 years. American fundamentalists take these numbers literally, but the bulk of Christianity (Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Lutherans, Anglicans, Methodists, etc) view them as colloquialisms (common expressions of the time). American Indians used the phrase "many moons" to describe a long period of time. So, 7 days might mean a very short period of time and 40 years might mean a very long period of time. Of course, physics tell us that the experience of time is relative to the observer. Mainstream physicists have a theory called "inflation". They believe that the universe expanded faster than the speed of light after the big bang. Why do they believe this? Because it fits with their observations of how uniformly energy is dispersed in the universe. So, "God said 'let their be light'" -- THE BIG BANG. God create the universe in 7 days (meaning a very short period of time, relative to God's perspective) -- INFLATION. I'm not claiming that the Genesis account of creation is correct. What I am saying is that it is very compatible with how modern physicists view the creation of the universe.
They claim their theory can't be dis-proven, so by definition it is not a science. It's a belief system. Until the evolutionists start acting like scientists, I won't treat them as scientists. Geneticists are scientists. Bio-chemists are scientists. Evolutionists are not.
It is correct. Or there is no purpose for Jesus to come.
Days are days. Gods word is literal unless other parameters are give. Example parables. If it was long periods as you say (putting mans word over Gods) then there would have been eons of darkness and things would have froze and died.
Wha...huh? The whole of a theory does not have to be subject to falsification once that critical elements have been proven.
There are some people who can receive a truth by no other way than to have their understanding shocked and insulted. -Carl Sandburg describing Creationists
This thread is about the false belief system of evolution and I'd rather stick to that here.
You want us to believe that a guy who can ABRA CABRA things into existence is worried about things like temperature.
There are some people who can receive a truth by no other way than to have their understanding shocked and insulted. -Carl Sandburg describing Creationists
If Genesis is inaccurate then there is no reason for Jesus to come.
You've established no foundation for that statement.
There are some people who can receive a truth by no other way than to have their understanding shocked and insulted. -Carl Sandburg describing Creationists
Look sack of ****. You are the one claiming the spontaneous combustion of mud to life. Your opinion is shit.
These atheist kooks are attacking the foundation of the Bible. If you can't defend it from Genesis on then there was no reason for Christ to come to earth to redeem mankind.
NO critical elements have been proven with regards to one species evolving into a new one. We can measure how planets orbit stars. The measurements tell us that the theory of relativity is correct in its predictions of how gravity affects mass in the universe. YET, astrophysicists know that they might have to jettison the entire standard model of physics if they can't find the Higgs Boson or if placeholders called singularities, dark matter, dark energy, and dark flow turn cannot be proven. We have never seen one species evolve into another. There have been no experiments, measurements or observations for this. YET, evolutionists claim that their theories are absolute fact, which can never be dis-proven. It's a religion, not a science.
ABIOGENESIS That slow process by which living organisms were spontaneously generated from non-living matter. This scientific fact should not be confused with the old discredited myth of spontaneous generation by which it was once foolishly believed that living organisms arose from non-living matter.
That is the view of a tiny, small portion of Christianity. Specifically, it's the view of American fundamentalist protestants, who beliefs originated with the 19th century dispensationalist movement. You can believe what you want, but that specific belief is not held by the vast majority of Christians, including myself.
80 percent plus in America consider themselves to be christain. Matthew 7 13Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. When you get away from Gods word and start using false teachings of man and try to make the Bible fit into them. You get on the wrong track. Then you say silly things like that. Gods word is reliable or it isn't. It doesn't need me or you saying no that part is wrong and it really means something else. On the nonsense of days being long periods of time. It is called the gap theory and it is pure BS.
Genesis 1:3 And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. Hmmm...sounds a lot like: "Hey Rocky...watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat..."
There are some people who can receive a truth by no other way than to have their understanding shocked and insulted. -Carl Sandburg describing Creationists
...he said ignoring the whole of transitional fossils...
There are some people who can receive a truth by no other way than to have their understanding shocked and insulted. -Carl Sandburg describing Creationists
There are none. That is why you didn't mention any. Also I don't like blasphemers. Especially arrogant ones.
That's right, but 75 percent of Americans don't believe what the fundamentalist / dispensationalists believe, that "7 days" means 7 literal days. About 25% of American are fundamentalists and believe, as you do, that "7 days" means 7 literal days. However, 25% of Americans are Catholic, about 24% are mainstream Protestant (Methodist, Lutheran, etc), and there are small number of Orthodox, Mormons, etc. which round out the 80% of Americans who are Christian. Only the fundamentalists believe that "7 days" means 7 literal days. That's fine that you hold that belief, but don't think that it's a universal Christian belief. It's not. It's held by a minority of Christians in the U.S. and a tiny minority of Christians world-wide.
I've been waiting for you to bring that up. The only thing fossils prove is that there were species on earth that no longer exist. There is no evidence in the fossil record of one species evolving into another. This is nothing more than a hypothesis. An unproven hypothesis is NOT an irrefutable fact, as evolutionists claim. Anyone who thinks that their unproven theories are undeniable facts is running a religion, not a science.
Sure there is. It's found in certain elements of the fossil. IN early species you may see a bit of a change in how the mandibles work and then in a later one that same element with a change in the structure of the foot. Creationists obsfuscate exactly WHAT transitional fossils are - believing that they are some OVERALL intermediary species when, in fact, it could be something as simple as a change in jaw structure or the emergence or pre-emergence of digits...there are hundreds of millions of years between what everything is now versus what it was even 200MM years ago let alone the 2MM when homo hablis emerged.
These are called mutations that let a species better adapt to their environments. People who are native to equatorial regions tend to have more melanin in their skin and hair which helps protect them from the sun. Light skinned people and dark skinned people are still humans who can breed with each other. Same with wolves, dogs, and coyotes. There is no proven evidence of speciation -- one species evolving into another such that the new species can no longer breed with it's parent. It's just a theory. Other scientists (not Creationists) have theories, based on quantum mechanics, that we are living in a hologram and possibly something akin to a computer simulation. Also, what is DNA? It's information. Instead of two codes (binary), it's based on 4 codes. Scientists have just created the first synthetic, self-replicating life, with man-made DNA. Our genetic code is just software. If this is a computer simulation, the programmer could create whatever he wanted, no evolution necessary. Given what we know about quantum entanglement, DNA, our own abilities to create virtual worlds (like Second Life) and the fact that computer performance is doubling every 13 months, this is as plausible a theory as any other for how the universe came into being and how we got here. Of course, like evolution, it's not proven, but there is a growing body of evidence for it. The universe as a hologram / computer simulation fits with the notion of creationism, with God being kind of a computer programmer who created what we know as the universe.
The problem with the word "mutation" is that it has an associative pitfall to it. What I've beein reading for the last several years in terms of genetic changes is that it might not be an outright mutation but a series of subtle changes to how gene signals are transmitted. In other words, it's not ONE mutated gene happening at once that results in the adapatation but a slight change in signal that results in yet another change which brings another change. Our genetic code is just software. That observation is over a decade old...
And its true.
#2. To: no gnu taxes (#0)
Evolution is not a fact
#3. To: no gnu taxes (#0)
There are enough good arguments for biblical accuracy and a young earth that dubious claims can safely be discarded.
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#7. To: A K A Stone (#5)
12 arguments to use against morons who think it is ok to fuck monkeys.
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#9. To: Fred Mertz (#7)
You make yourself proud.
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#11. To: A K A Stone (#8)
It is you evolutionists who propagate the myth that we come from monkeys.
#12. To: A K A Stone (#9)
Go fuck a monkey fred.
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#14. To: Skip Intro (#11)
It is you evolutionists who propagate the myth that we come from monkeys.
#15. To: war (#2)
We see it in disease all the time.
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#18. To: A K A Stone (#17)
Are you really saying that evolutionists don't or never have had a theory that we come from monkeys? Damn your stupid.
#19. To: Skip Intro (#18)
Why not post the link for all of us to see?
#20. To: A K A Stone (#19)
However this simplistic speculation does not prove that human ethics is nothing but an evolutionary accident specific to our species. Creation being by God, the Divine Law (Revelation) is according to his Will. Prophets from God, such as Moses, Jesus and Muhammad (SAW), by defining God's Intentions and Law, have undeniably had great influence upon the behaviour and culture of societies over the last 20,000 to 40,000 years. Records of traditions and religious artefacts do not extend much earlier than this. These great leaders left their influence upon our societies, culture and behaviour and all claimed that the Creator guided them.
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Prosimian primates...
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No one said mutations don't happen.
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On mutations. They are not good.
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Quit making stuff up.
#31. To: A K A Stone (#28)
I know for a fact that answers in genesis never says there are no mutations.
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#40. To: Fred Mertz, A K A Stone, Jethro Tull (#37)
"By the way, you keep posting those bullshit threads like the latest one about a plane crash in Shanksville,PA on 9-11, Jethro will probably ban your sorry ass again and probably for good this time. Kapish jew lover? I;m not obsessed with the jews brainless one. I'm concerned over what they are doing to my country and the rest of the world and they are being aided by you jew lovers. People will remember you are one of them when the fighting starts. Your sorry ass will be looked up by the angry masses."
#41. To: war (#23)
No one said mutations don't happen.
#42. To: no gnu taxes (#41)
Actually, you are making Fred Mertz look like a genious...
#43. To: war (#42)
Hoo kay...
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#45. To: no gnu taxes (#0)
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Evolution is a fact
#46. To: jwpegler (#45)
Lately, astrophysicists had have to go back to the drawing board all of the time and they are happy to do so.
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They do not go back to square one.
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#49. To: war (#44)
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Evolution of organisms is a fact.
#50. To: A K A Stone (#8)
It is you evolutionists who propagate the myth that we come from monkeys. So i'm just pointing out how stupid you folks are on this evolution subject. Afterall if we came from monkeys you folks should have sex with them. It would be ok because it was what we originally came from.
#51. To: jwpegler (#49)
species into a theory that one species can evolve into another. But, evolution of one species into another has never been demonstrated or observed.
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#53. To: no gnu taxes (#51)
But none of them could ever evolve into a leopard.
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#55. To: jwpegler (#54)
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The theory of evolution states that todays primates (including humans) all evolved from a common ancestor.
#56. To: war (#52)
How do you explain Neaderthal?
#57. To: jwpegler (#56)
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Knowing us, we probably murdered them all.
Because the current theory DOES NOT state that they are human ancestors.
#58. To: war (#55)
Yepper. As did all the dogs you concede did.
#59. To: jwpegler (#58)
Dogs, wolves and coyotes can interbreed. Humans, chimps and baboons cannot.
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#61. To: war (#60)
#62. To: Skip Intro (#59)
Dogs, wolves and coyotes can interbreed. Humans, chimps and baboons cannot.
#63. To: jwpegler (#61)
Talking to you is like talking to a brick wall because you refuse to even acknowledge the salient point of your opponent's argument. You keep dancing around the FUNDAMENTAL issue.
#64. To: no gnu taxes (#62)
Dumbass, I brought up the point to pegler; not that I had to.
#65. To: war (#27)
Since we evolved from genderless unicellular life into the multi-cellular complex sex crazed organisms that we are now
#66. To: jwpegler (#45)
The people who espouse the infallibility of evolution (or man-made global warming) it shouldn't be taken seriously.
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#68. To: war (#30)
I'm not the one quoting the biggest frauds ever perpetrated on earth: The Bible.
#69. To: jwpegler (#58)
This IS the salient point between a MUTATION within a species and the EVOLUTION of one species into another.
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#71. To: jwpegler (#61)
Talking to you is like talking to a brick wall
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#74. To: jwpegler (#61)
You keep dancing around the FUNDAMENTAL issue.
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...evidence please.
#77. To: no gnu taxes (#70)
Maybe if you'd study Darwin's original works, you'd realize he was making a case blacks were inferior to whites.
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...evolutionary biology has moved far beyond Darwin.
#79. To: war (#76)
"The Bible says so" is not evidence.
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I wonder if these kids would be willing to undergo major surgery with just a few sips of whiskey...?
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The bible contradicts itself constantly
#83. To: war (#73)
And until you drop that infantile nonsense, you won't have one either. You're a smart dude, you're worth debating topics with. But this is not one of them.
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You ***think*** the earth is a few thousand years old.
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And if you'd pull your head out of George Bush's ass you might notice that evolutionary biology has moved far beyond Darwin.
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#88. To: A K A Stone (#85)
Yeah the fossils say GLOBAL FLOOD.
#89. To: A K A Stone (#86)
When your scientists were saying flat earth christopher columbus read in the Bible that the earth was round and discovered America.
#90. To: A K A Stone (#82)
You are the one that contradicts himself. You are a fool.
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Where did all the water go, Stone? Where did it come from? How high was the "flood"? Why are there layers of fresh water sediments below layers of salt water sediments?
#92. To: Skip Intro (#89)
People have known for thousands of years that the earth wasn't flat.
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And you are a complete idiot. I have to assume that you've never bothered to read the bible.
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The water came from the fountains of the deep and rain.
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I'm still waiting on you to explain to us how the honey bee evolved without flowers. Or who flowers came to be without the honey bee.
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Miles of water?
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You're incapable of understanding it, so why bother?
#99. To: A K A Stone (#97)
The earth is a big place.
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I'm still waiting on you to explain to us how the honey bee evolved without flowers.
#102. To: Skip Intro (#101)
Obviously the ancestor of the honey bee didn't use what you consider to be flowers.
#103. To: A K A Stone (#102)
You are a member of a cult.
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New water miles high, covering the entire earth, then it just went away.
#105. To: mininggold (#104)
even if there were any with the earth being flat
#106. To: A K A Stone (#92)
Up until Columbus discovered America in 1492 it was common for people to fear sailing to far because they thought the earth was flat.
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#108. To: A K A Stone (#84)
The Bible is the record of people WHO WERE THERE at the beginning.
#109. To: A K A Stone (#83)
I mean you do nothing but sit on the computer all your waking hours.
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You would rather be the laughingstock of a normal persons board.
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You'd think that a god who was powerful enough to create everything could at the very least have left an original copy of "his" word, one that didn't rely on multiple translations to be understood.
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Where did it come from?
#117. To: jwpegler, A K A Stone (#114)
I merely asserted that evolution is a belief system and not a science because evolutionists claim that their unproven theories cannot be refuted.
#118. To: jwpegler (#116)
Current geological evidence points to melting glaciers at the end of the ice age which caused floods around the world.
#119. To: jwpegler (#115)
Astrophysicist have no idea how the universe got here.
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Evolution is a theory, just like Newtonian physics is a theory
#122. To: jwpegler (#121)
(gravity is not an external force, but rather a consequence of the curvature of spacetime). This has been proven by every experiment and observation over the last several decades.
#123. To: jwpegler (#120)
Evolution has NOT been proven by experimentation and observation. To deny that it can be dis-proven makes it a belief system, not a science.
#124. To: Skip Intro (#119)
I think it's safe to say that there isn't a scientist in the world who wouldn't love to propose a theory that disproves evolution. That's what scientists do; it's what they live for.
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Evolutionary theory does a damn good job of explaining what we see
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Even that is now being reconsidered, since it doesn't explain why the universe is expanding at ever greater speeds. Now there's dark matter, dark energy, and dark flow to contend with.
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#128. To: jwpegler (#120)
Where have I claimed that? Where???
#129. To: jwpegler (#126)
Yes I posted about dark matter
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Do you have a position on the age of the earth.
#131. To: war (#128)
Evolution is a Biological science.
#132. To: jwpegler (#130)
I'm not claiming that the Genesis account of creation is correct.
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#134. To: jwpegler (#131)
They claim their theory can't be dis-proven, so by definition it is not a science.
#135. To: A K A Stone (#132)
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It is correct. Or there is no purpose for Jesus to come.
#136. To: A K A Stone (#133)
#137. To: jwpegler (#135)
#138. To: jwpegler (#135)
However, this thread is about the false believe [sic] system of evolution
#139. To: war (#136)
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#140. To: jwpegler (#135)
#141. To: war (#134)
once that critical elements have been proven
#142. To: A K A Stone (#139)
#143. To: A K A Stone (#133)
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Days are days. Gods word is literal unless other parameters are give.
#144. To: jwpegler (#143)
That is the view of a tiny, small portion of Christianity.
#145. To: A K A Stone (#139)
#146. To: jwpegler (#141)
NO critical elements have been proven with regards to one species evolving into a new one.
#147. To: war (#146)
..he said ignoring the whole of transitional fossils...
#148. To: A K A Stone (#144)
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80 percent plus in America consider themselves to be christain.
#149. To: war (#146)
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...he said ignoring the whole of transitional fossils...
#150. To: jwpegler (#149)
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There is no evidence in the fossil record of one species evolving into another.
#151. To: war (#150)
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IN early species yop may see a bit of a change in how the mandibles work and then in a latyer one that same element with a change in the structure of the foot.
#152. To: jwpegler (#151)
These are called mutations that let a species better adapt to their environments.
#153. To: war (#152)
That observation is over a decade old...
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