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"Proof" is not within the lexicon of science.

Then evolution is not a fact, it is nonsense. Seems I must have given pretty strong and pretty irrefutable scientific evidence for both you and Junior to cower behind this skeptical nonsense.

As to the "Beak of the Finch", yes there are some reviews that gloss over the important evidence. Nevertheless the proof that the different 'species' of finches do mate, do reproduce, and their progeny are even more viable than the non-mixed 'species'. In addition, the book also shows that the beaks lengthened and shortened and lenghthened again in the short period of a dozen years. This back and forth shows that the changes were not due to mutation but to genetic information inherent in the species. In other words, as I said, the species adapted, they did not mutate as evolution requires.

Don't even bring up Newton. He's a charlatan, a fiend,

Insulting Newton because he disagrees with your theory and gave strong proof in the little story in the article against it. How low can you guys go! The man was one of the greatest scientists that ever lived, a genius mathematician and decent man. Guess that is a good reason for you to attack him eh?

[Newton] was one of the greatest scientists that ever lived, a genius mathematician and decent man.

Phooey! All of his "facts" about motion and gravity have been proven wrong. I also hear he picked his nose.

Oh, and it seems you overlooked this.

Insulting Newton because he disagrees with your theory and gave strong proof in the little story in the article against it. How low can you guys go! The man was one of the greatest scientists that ever lived, a genius mathematician and decent man. Guess that is a good reason for you to attack him eh?

Gee ... don't these awful attacks on Newton sound remarkably like other attacks on these threads? The attacks directed at Darwin, I mean. (Did you know that Newton went mad? Twice, in fact. Go look it up).

Junior says...

"Dude, most of the world are evolutionists. Only a small, vocal minority of American Protestant Fundamentalists could be considered "creationists" by any stretch of the imagination. Hell, even the Pope doesn't have a beef with evolution."

132 posted on 10/11/02 2:15 PM Pacific by Junior

To: PatrickHenry

PH says

"I know you have doubts. We all have doubts. Yet, the Pope said this, and I think he's accepting the theory of biological evolution"

BB says...

"PH, believe this if you like; but to do so is to ignore who the Pope is. His greatest responsibility on earth as the Vicar of Christ is to preserve and transmit the deposit of the faith, which is biblically based. For him to argue against special creation would mean he'd be required to excommunicate himself." :^)

749 posted on 10/10/02 12:03 PM Pacific by betty boop