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What are Darwinists so afraid of?
worldnetdaily.com ^ | 07/27/2006 | Jonathan Witt

Posted on 07/27/2006 3:00:03 PM PDT by BrandtMichaels

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To: Leatherneck_MT

That's fine as long as it's not in science class.


681 posted on 07/28/2006 3:02:23 AM PDT by stands2reason (ANAGRAM for the day: Socialist twaddle == Tact is disallowed)
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To: stands2reason

So why are they afraid to debate both sides of the issue in a classroom?

Again, if it's so holy and correct, debate it, don't stifle debate.


682 posted on 07/28/2006 3:03:52 AM PDT by Leatherneck_MT (In a world where Carpenters come back from the dead, ALL things are possible.)
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To: stands2reason

"That's fine as long as it's not in science class."

No bullshit, that IS the place to debate it.

IN science class

Oh, but then there might just possibly be something to prove them wrong.

Can't have that now can we.


683 posted on 07/28/2006 3:04:55 AM PDT by Leatherneck_MT (In a world where Carpenters come back from the dead, ALL things are possible.)
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To: wyattearp
"It was their one-and-only contribution to civilization."
 
Other than that they made ZERO contributions.
 
Well, they helped with  it.
 
 

684 posted on 07/28/2006 3:13:11 AM PDT by Radix (Somehow, my Flux Capacitor got crossed up with my Interocitor.)
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To: Leatherneck_MT
No. The place to debate it is among the folks actually working in the field. High School biology classes are going to give the students, at best, an overview -- not nearly enough depth and detail for there to be a debate.

I understand why creationists want this to be debated in science classes; they know their views will never stand up to scientific rigor in an actual research environment so they hope to "poison the well," as it were, early on.

685 posted on 07/28/2006 3:15:11 AM PDT by Junior (Identical fecal matter, alternate diurnal period)
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To: Junior

Then you are just as weak in your theory as the rest of them.

If you are afraid of debate, then there's something terribly wrong with your theory.

End of story.


686 posted on 07/28/2006 3:20:57 AM PDT by Leatherneck_MT (In a world where Carpenters come back from the dead, ALL things are possible.)
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To: P-Marlowe
Do you believe Gods create hurricanes, tornados and lightning?

Gods? No.

God? Yes.

Nothing is outside his control.

So, God is like Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes? Calvin ocassionally created armies of miniature snowmen just for the pleasure of destroying them in some imaginative way.

687 posted on 07/28/2006 3:21:18 AM PDT by Junior (Identical fecal matter, alternate diurnal period)
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To: Leatherneck_MT

Wow. A non-answer. Do you know the definition of a scientific theory? Hint: it does not mean "guess." You don't know enough about this subject to even begin discussing it, let alone be making pronouncements upon it.


688 posted on 07/28/2006 3:26:11 AM PDT by Junior (Identical fecal matter, alternate diurnal period)
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To: Junior

Then debate your theory in an open classroom if you are so correct.

Go ahead and ridicule, that's all you have left anyway. People are seeing through your bullshit finally and the "big words" no longer work.

Debate it if you're correct. Defend your position in front of others who can and will debunk your theories.

You won't tho

Why?

Because everyone of the rabid evolutionists are cowards.


689 posted on 07/28/2006 3:28:39 AM PDT by Leatherneck_MT (In a world where Carpenters come back from the dead, ALL things are possible.)
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To: Leatherneck_MT

Did you not read the post I sent to you this morning? High School biology does not teach enough detail for there to be any form of meaningful debate. Hell, you're a product of high school science classes and you know next to nothing on the subject, or indeed next to nothing about science whatsoever (you still haven't said whether you know what the scientific definition of "theory" is). Debating this subject at the high school level would be like asking the same students to debate the efficacies of various neurosurgical procedures.


690 posted on 07/28/2006 4:04:03 AM PDT by Junior (Identical fecal matter, alternate diurnal period)
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To: bray
Did you read it??

Not to prolong this, but no I didn't read the book, I do read her columns and I seriously doubt it's of any higher quality than those. There's a difference between being funny and being a good thinker.

691 posted on 07/28/2006 4:04:08 AM PDT by garbanzo (Government is not the solution to our problems. Government is the problem.)
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To: Leatherneck_MT
Then debate your theory in an open classroom if you are so correct.

Sure. Just give us a scientific alternative.

Because everyone of the rabid evolutionists are cowards.

Standard CR/Ider fare. I'll toss it onto the stack with the rest of the isults.

692 posted on 07/28/2006 4:06:34 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (A Conservative will die for individual freedom. A Liberal will kill you for the good of society.)
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To: Leatherneck_MT
Tell you what. I'll debate you on the subject of evolution. First, though, to make sure we're on the same page, tell me, in your own words, what the Theory of Evolution states. Give as much detail as possible so there will be no misunderstanding upon my part
693 posted on 07/28/2006 4:08:14 AM PDT by Junior (Identical fecal matter, alternate diurnal period)
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To: BrandtMichaels
From the article: Some want to protect Darwinism from the competitive marketplace by overturning the critical-analysis standards. My hope is that these efforts will merely lead students to ask, What's the evidence they don't want us to see?

I think I'll take a crack at it.

From the prospective of those who support evolution, ID is an end run around the supposed constitutional separation between church and state; and I think it is also. To pretend otherwise only lends suspicion to those who are suspicious. I disagree with that interpretation of the constitution, but that is another discussion. Evos also have a great deal of data that supports their position. This debate is not going to be won with the endless shallow peppered moth finch beak macro/micro discussions when the battle is way down in the trenches of cell structure and mechanics. Based on these things evos have concluded that some IDers are intellectually lazy and dishonest, and frankly, I tend to agree.

Onward to Kansas... From the evo perspective they believe they are being challenged for the minds of America's youth in their area of expertise by a group of zealots who are trying to subvert the system. Is there anyone here on FR who has watched liberals operate that does not understand "successive approximations to an ultimate goal"?

Connect the dots folks. If we Christians have faith is so weak that we cannot enter into honest debate about this issue then the problem doesn't rest with evolution. Is that to say that these "lovely" qualities are not present on both sides? Not at all; we have all read the exchanges here. But if truth does not win the day then we are no better than Pilot, willing to do and believe whatever is convenient for us. That must never be.

694 posted on 07/28/2006 4:14:06 AM PDT by 70times7 (Sense... some don't make any, some don't have any - or so the former would appear to the latter.)
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To: stands2reason
The Short Answer: Yes. Intelligent design theory predicts: 1) that we will find specified complexity in biology. One special easily detectable form of specified complexity is irreducible complexity. We can test design by trying to reverse engineer biological structures to determine if there is an "irreducible core." Intelligent design also makes other predictions, such as 2) rapid appearance of complexity in the fossil record, 3) re-usage of similar parts in different organisms, and 4) function for biological structures. Each of these predictions may be tested--and have been confirmed through testing!
695 posted on 07/28/2006 4:17:02 AM PDT by tomzz
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To: thomaswest
The Bible offers no good science, no good morality. It is improbable that its claims to "truth" are superior to other claims. The Bible is particularly weak in medicine, geology, physics, chemistry, and biology.

Those are some very sweeping claims. Could I have a few examples?

696 posted on 07/28/2006 4:20:52 AM PDT by 70times7 (Sense... some don't make any, some don't have any - or so the former would appear to the latter.)
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To: bray
"Actually once I saw "Pekingman" I knew that you had a bunch of fakes."

There is nothing at all wrong with Peking man. And that was the second link.


You willfully ignored the evidence I gave you because you lack the courage to confront the evidence.
697 posted on 07/28/2006 4:37:25 AM PDT by CarolinaGuitarman (Gas up your tanks!!)
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To: bray
Excuse me, Peking Man was in the THIRD link.

It is obvious by the speed at which you dismissed all of the links you never read ANY of them when you posted your dismissal.
698 posted on 07/28/2006 4:39:20 AM PDT by CarolinaGuitarman (Gas up your tanks!!)
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To: thomaswest
Science is about how the world actually works, independent of religion.

Such is your personal philosophy. The world actually works the way God designed it, and will continue to do so unto the elements dissolve are are reconstituted as He sees fit. This is what science continues to bear out albeit weakly and despite personal philosophies to the contrary. Science gains by leaps and bounds when it does not despise or neglect the Owner's Manual, namely, the biblical texts. It was during the Dark Ages those texts were obsucred. Darwinsim , like the NEA, would like to take us back in that direction. No thanks.

699 posted on 07/28/2006 4:39:59 AM PDT by Fester Chugabrew
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To: philetus

Your story has God moving the goalposts. He sounds like a creationist.


700 posted on 07/28/2006 4:40:56 AM PDT by CarolinaGuitarman (Gas up your tanks!!)
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