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To: bondserv
Biblical prophesies notwithstanding, what biological predictions does creationism make? None of your examples really addresses creationism, do they? Nothing in your list supports the creationist view that a literal interpretation of Genesis can be demonstrated to have actually occured. Now, go back and come up with a list of predictions creationism (not the Bible -- the two are not synonymous) makes.

BTW, several evolutionists on this forum (myself included) are Bible-believing Christians. However, we see Genesis as an allegory rather than being literal.

1,188 posted on 03/24/2003 2:54:01 PM PST by Junior (Computers make very fast, very accurate mistakes.)
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To: Junior
Biblical prophesies notwithstanding, what biological predictions does creationism make?

I can think of a few. Because -- according to creationism -- all species were specially created at virtually the same time, and did not gradually evolve from earlier forms:

1. There should be no transitional species.
2. There are most certainly no pre-human species.
3. There should be no evidence, whether in fossils or DNA, showing the chronological evolution of life.
4. There must surely be at least one species, and probably several, having no genetic similarities with any other life on earth.
5. The fossil record must show all kinds of species living together at the same time.
I shall call these The Five Failed Predictions of Creationism.
1,189 posted on 03/24/2003 4:29:42 PM PST by PatrickHenry (Felix, qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas.)
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To: Junior
In fairness to the creationists, although the first three my "Five Failed Predictions of Creationism" have already been disproved, the last two:
4. There must surely be at least one species, and probably several, having no genetic similarities with any other life on earth.
5. The fossil record must show all kinds of species living together at the same time.
can't yet be accounted as totally failed predictions. In fairness, all we can do is point out that the predicted evidence has not yet been discovered. (And given the lack of actual research being conducted by creationists, it is unlilely to be discovered.)
1,191 posted on 03/25/2003 11:20:17 AM PST by PatrickHenry (Felix, qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas.)
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