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To: Alacarte
How does scientific process benefit from the Theory of Evolution? What can the Theory of Evolution do for scientifc process that adherents of Creation Theory cannot do?

Evolution constitutes thousands of technical papers and decades of research that covers all fields of life sciences.

I would expect as much from those who turn a blind eye toward the biblical account of creation. It should take mountains of obfuscation to explain away the fact that God created the heavens and the earth and sustains them according to "natural" laws to this day while being fully capable of intervening as desired. The Theory of Evoluton has not been a friend of science. Fact is, what we perceive as "natural laws" are supernatural in and of themselves. But like frogs in a boilng pot, we're oblivious to the same. Jaded, some might say.

453 posted on 01/23/2005 9:25:27 AM PST by Fester Chugabrew
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To: Fester Chugabrew

"How does scientific process benefit from the Theory of Evolution? What can the Theory of Evolution do for scientifc process that adherents of Creation Theory cannot do?"

The scientific process does not benefit from anything in science. The process is there to guide all science. You mean science in general? As related to our benefit? Well, first of all, science's mandate is to define the natural world, not make life better for us. What has the theory of gravity done for us? Nothing really, but it has been instrumental to other useful things like flight. Without evolution, genetics makes no sense, and genetics has caused a revolution in modern medicine.

You cannot compare evolution with "creation theory" (BTW, it's not funny using the word 'theory' with creation) except at a very abstract philisophical level. At a science level, craetion is on par with leprechauns and ghosts.

"I would expect as much from those who turn a blind eye toward the biblical account of creation. It should take mountains of obfuscation to explain away the fact that God created the heavens and the earth and sustains them according to "natural" laws to this day while being fully capable of intervening as desired."

Why can you not reconcile your beliefs with evolution? Maybe there is some being that put all of nature in motion, evolution does NOT dispute that. Evolution explains how those natural processes work, not what created the universe. You are mixing up philosophy and science.

"The Theory of Evoluton has not been a friend of science. "

Wrong. Evolution is the most important advancement in biology for centuries.

"Fact is, what we perceive as "natural laws" are supernatural in and of themselves."

Like I said, what does this have to do with science? Why can't you just accept that god made the natural world, and evolution was part of his plan? Either way evolution is science, no matter how many people's toes it steps on.


454 posted on 01/23/2005 10:06:01 AM PST by Alacarte (There is no knowledge that is not power)
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