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To: robel

It does not “prove” evolution, since nothing is ever proven in science. It does, however, provide strong evidence in support of the evolutionary model.

A salient feature of evolutionary theory is the concept of change over time. That is what the study in this article has shown, in great detail. Furthermore, the nature of the change is exactly what we would expect to see in a system where evolution is the fundamental driver of diversity of the biome.

A creation event implies static genomes. It also implies that any organism should be equally different from any other organism in its class. There are any number of inferences one could make on the assumption that life exists because of a singular creation event in which all existing organisms came into being. But observation tells us that none of those inferences is actually accurate.

Is there an ultimate creator who created a universe in which life could arise, evolve, and exist? That is not a question that is easily answered by scientific inquiry. Personally, I think that the existence of physical laws that allow for life to exist is worthy of a great deal of wonder and awe.


22 posted on 07/14/2018 9:25:50 AM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: exDemMom

Certainly a complex planet full of life, created by itself, would be worthy of wonder and awe. I reserve my wonder and awe for a Creator, one that is not bound by your rules and limits.


24 posted on 07/14/2018 9:34:44 AM PDT by robel
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To: exDemMom

Time is just a perception.


27 posted on 07/14/2018 10:05:14 AM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: exDemMom; robel; All

I remember when they taught us about the Periodic Table in high school chemistry. My immediate reaction was WOW!!


46 posted on 07/14/2018 11:20:59 PM PDT by gleeaikin
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To: exDemMom; robel; gleeaikin
exDemMom: "Is there an ultimate creator who created a universe in which life could arise, evolve, and exist?
That is not a question that is easily answered by scientific inquiry.
Personally, I think that the existence of physical laws that allow for life to exist is worthy of a great deal of wonder and awe."

Actually, it is easily answered, but not by scientific inquiry.
Rather, it's answered by basic scientific assumption and definition.
Science, by definition, only concerns natural explanations for natural processes.
Everything else, including the role of a supernatural Creator is outside the realm of natural science and therefore cannot be considered, even if clear & obvious.

So we can't learn our Creator's role in all this from science because science by definition refuses to see it.
To find God in nature we must look elsewhere for guidance, which, fortunately is readily available in any house, community and book dedicated to such purposes. ;-)

50 posted on 07/15/2018 9:56:27 AM PDT by BroJoeK ((a little historical perspective...))
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