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All hail the almighty god of evolution. Able to eliminate genetic traits that lead to 'anti-survival behavior' as well as produce them in the first place. All conveniently available on-demand as required for the next 'just so' story. There truly is nothing that evolution can't do.

Well, except that it doesn't seem to be able to stop adherents from constantly begging the question and engaging in the most ridiculous logical fallacies offered as apologetics.

And because they were so spooked, they didn't notice Judas hiding behind it giving voiceover...

The real reason for this 'research'? To get you to believe in a computer-model that 'predicts' global-warming. Obviates the need to support their contentions with real evidence. Computer-models are the old physics 'thought experiements' applied to new 'scientific' imaginations. GIGO

Well, it was a nice story anyway...

Must have been Democrats. Why else move to a whole 'nother latitude instead of just to higher ground?

Too trusting? They almost killed him just 'getting his attention'. Once he understood how the game was really played, he became much more cooperative.

The sole purpose of the Republican Party is to serve as an ineffective alternative to the Democrat Party.

Surely you jest.

The sole purpose of the Republican Party is to serve as an ineffective alternative to the Democrat Party.

I think you are correct.

He will try to do something even if he loses.

Between the election and the inauguration.

It's called the fallacy of affirming the consequent and that's exactly how belief in evolution works.

"Given this statement, and your other post in which you described science as being philosophical mumbo-jumbo and philosophy as having a logical evidentiary basis, I am left with only two logical possibilities here. Either you really do have an extraordinarily muddled understanding of both philosophy and science, or you are what is popularly known as a troll. I am leaning towards the latter interpretation."

Misrepresenting the statements of others in order to draw an unflattering characterization isn't a substantive argument.

I think they're trying to start a race-war.

There's no other reason to report this way.

It's all about controlling the language. Those who control the language control the debate. Remember 'pro' choice, 'gay' lifestyle, reducing 'earned' income credits for people who paid no taxes is a tax 'increase'.

Such people used to be known as liars. Now they are 'spin doctors'.

Oy!

If modern physics and cosmology are as 'apolitical' as this site indicates, the current definition of "apolitical" doesn't lend much support for objectivity in 'evolution'.

"Natural Philosophy" is the name by which "physics" was known in the time of Isaac Newton, and well into the 19th century. We return to it mainly in order to emphasize that the more profound and circumspect approach to nature during those years is needed once again. We seek renewed respect for philosophy, especially for logic; and also for the everyday application of reason and of respect for evidence known as common sense -- which should be considered a foundation for, rather than a contrast to, genuine science."

"Modern physics regularly disdains both logic and common sense, and prefers interpretations of evidence favoring the bizarre and irrational. The resulting theories reflect the real world much less than they do the special biases of the interpreters--as suggested by the critical movement of constructivism, based largely on the thought of Thomas Kuhn. Other and more logical interpretations of all the same evidence and applications (even of nuclear energy) alleged to confirm special relativity, etc., are quite possible."

"Reigning paradigms in physics and cosmology have for many decades been protected from open challenge by extreme intolerance, excluding debate about the most crucial problems from major journals and meetings."

I am shocked, shocked at the level of intolerance among 'scientists'. Anybody see any creationists at this site?

Natural Philosophy Alliance

Anybody studied anything by Karl Popper lately?

Black holes are theoretical mathematical objects. Essentially they are division by zero and nothing more.

These guys have a better grasp on how the universe actually works. Observable, testable, scalable... plasma.

The Electric Universe

If Newt does get the nomination, watch the media introduce a new debate format that will neutralize this advantage. Don't know what it might be, I just know that's what will happen.

If Newt does get the nomination, watch the media introduce a new debate format that will neutralize this advantage. Don't know what it might be, I just know that's what will happen.

Well sure. Seems to be a given that any ‘theory’ that is based on the ‘death of the unfit’ is going to end up causing the death of ‘the unfit’.

Claiming that science is not a ‘religion’ is a red-herring that gets thrown out to divert attention from the fact that ‘science’ is based on philosophical naturalism.

The fact that this renders it useless for opining on unobserved, assumed time-frames and unobserved, assumed events must be avoided at all costs.

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