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To: Rudder
Evolutionary theory is well-supported by scientific evidence (data).

No, it is not. It has years of propaganda and indoctrination behind it, but little (if any) reliable "proof." Even the pro-evos on this board often concede this dark little secret. The strongest support for evolution is a pre-existing rejection of God. Since there is no God, it must have happened somehow. There is no proof in the fossil record, there is no proof in nature. Sorry to burst your bubble.

Now, of course, we will have our posters with their highly speculative "proofs" come on the board, but Darwin was right when he stated there must be enormous evidence in the fossil record to support his theory, and that the absence of such evidence was a huge problem for himt. He thought it would prove out over time. Over a hundred years later, it hasn't. If evolution by speciation were true, it should show itself everywhere and there would be no debate.

148 posted on 06/22/2003 7:16:31 PM PDT by Timmy
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To: Timmy
Evolutionary theory is well-supported by scientific evidence (data).

The term, support, does not convey "proof" as they are used in a scientific sense. Unfortunatly, you confound the two and then proceed with rebuttal based upon the confusion. If it's proof you seek, then seek religion. Scientists, in the meantime, will be content with gathering data using the scientific method.

There is no "proof" for the theory of evolution, (as there also is not for other theories) but there are abundant data collected over many, many years which support the theory. Once a theory is proved it is fact. As my old professor told me, "Now that you're embarking upon a career in science, you'll find that facts are very rare and very hard to find."

158 posted on 06/22/2003 7:27:26 PM PDT by Rudder
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To: Timmy
First you say:
No, it is not. It has years of propaganda and indoctrination behind it, but little (if any) reliable "proof." Even the pro-evos on this board often concede this dark little secret. The strongest support for evolution is a pre-existing rejection of God. Since there is no God, it must have happened somehow. There is no proof in the fossil record, there is no proof in nature.

Then later you say:
Where is the "support" (note I did not use the word "proof")?

You know...you lost me with this. You just aren't keeping your thoughts together tonight, denying what you said in print is an impossible position to defend.

As for your request for the "support" of the theory of evolution here goes: Origin of the Species: Darwin, C.

Hey, it's a beginning of a long journey of what will be reading 144 years' of accumulated data which support the theory of evolution. Sorry, I don't have the time or space to put it all here in front of you.

208 posted on 06/22/2003 8:11:46 PM PDT by Rudder
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