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To: KTpig
It takes more "faith" to believe in it than Creation. Creation follows sound scientific principles.

You don't know the meaning of the word "faith." You also don't have a clue about the scientific method. But that's okay, because we're here to help: The scientific method.

27 posted on 11/29/2004 7:11:46 AM PST by PatrickHenry (The List-O-Links for evolution threads is at my freeper homepage.)
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To: PatrickHenry

You have faith in something unproved by the scientific method. There are laws in this universe and Creation follows them. So you are here to HELP us discover we evolved from apes and have no purpose in life. Um, thanks.

http://www.reasons.org/resources/apologetics/index.shtml#design_in_the_universe


53 posted on 11/29/2004 7:25:57 AM PST by KTpig
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To: PatrickHenry

We're still waiting for the experimental verification part. Hint: an archeological dig is not an experiment. Assembling a complete skeleton from bone fragments is not an experiment.

Setting up a bacterial colony to produce speciation through random mutation under selection pressure would be an experiment.

A simple mathematical extrapolation of the number of current species on the planet since the last mass extinction will give you a good baseline for generations required for speciation when selection pressures are present.

Since bacteria can breed a thousand or more generations in a year, and we can grow many thousands of colonies relatively easy (giving us the statistical equivalent of a billion generations a year), it is relatively straightforward to design an experiment to see if speciation rates in the laboratory are as predicted by evolution and the current interpretation of the fossil record.

THAT would be applying the scientific method to evolution.

I'm not aware of any such experiment ever having been performed.

In fact, I am unaware of ANY experiment performed to measure speciation rates due to random mutation and selection pressures.


417 posted on 11/29/2004 11:31:31 AM PST by frgoff
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To: PatrickHenry
To: KTpig
It takes more "faith" to believe in it than Creation. Creation follows sound scientific principles.

You don't know the meaning of the word "faith." You also don't have a clue about the scientific method. But that's okay, because we're here to help: The scientific method.

Preaching again, Brother PartickHenry? lol. What the heck are you trying to do on FreeRepublic with your countless Evolution threads, convert the masses to your God, the "Evolutionary Process"? ;)

633 posted on 11/29/2004 6:23:25 PM PST by Enlightiator
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To: PatrickHenry

Your retorts seem unnecessarily condescending.

This does not give the appearance of a confidence in one's beliefs.

Please, ... do try being objective.


964 posted on 12/01/2004 5:39:13 PM PST by sayfer bullets
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