Posted on 08/01/2005 10:58:13 AM PDT by wallcrawlr
"From my perspective as a scientist working on the genome, the evidence in favor of evolution is overwhelming."
"Professor Darrel Falk has recently pointed out that one should not take the view that young-earth creationism is simply tinkering around the edges of science. If the tenets of young earth creationism were true, basically all of the sciences of geology, cosmology, and biology would utterly collapse. It would be the same as saying 2 plus 2 is actually 5. The tragedy of young-earth creationism is that it takes a relatively recent and extreme view of Genesis, applies to it an unjustified scientific gloss, and then asks sincere and well-meaning seekers to swallow this whole, despite the massive discordance with decades of scientific evidence from multiple disciplines."
"Design proponents point to the complexity of multicomponent molecular machines as unlikely products of a random evolutionary process. The argument about irreducible complexity is an interesting one. And yet I must say, the more one looks at these supposedly complex and irreducibly complex structures (whether it is the flagella, the eye, or the clotting cascade), the more one begins to see some evidence of intermediate forms that could have had some selective advantage. While not offering strong evidence against Intelligent Design, the study of genomes offers absolutely no support either. In fact, I would say— and many others have said it better—a major problem with the Intelligent Design theory is its lack of a plan for experimental verification. I view Intelligent Design ideas as an intriguing set of proposals, but I certainly do not view them as the kind of threat to evolution that its most vocal proponents imply."
Don't you just Haydn it when the Chopin cart Handel at the Mahler is Gummy? (Had to get the other stooge in there)
I'm not agreeing with him.
But the sun is as much the center of the universe as anyplace.
The sun is the center of the universe now...no, now...no now.
You obviously have a valid point. I noticed some replies that appear to suggest that theory equals fact. They seem incredulous that you don't buy into that interpretation. I don't know what these people have been told, but it looks like they were fed updated (false) definitions of the words "theory" and "fact." They have been so completely indoctrinated that they actually think anyone who doesn't accept these lies is a moron. It's sad really. I wonder if they were ever given a definition for "hypothesis." If so, I'd be curious to know what they were told about that. I'll bet you .50¢ they think that also means fact.
theories and facts are not mutually exclusive.
A hypothesis is a poorly tested explaination.
The theory is a well tested explaination. It can contain elements of fact. Fact being something with evidence beyond doubt.
You lose. In all these threads I have seen only the creos screw those definitions up while the non-creos repeatedly try to inform them of the true meanings.
Its a waste of Jim's space.
Curious behavior.
That's number 6, but at least you didn't post any of the good doctor's words ...
Then inform me, oh wise one. Define those three terms.
Hyperbole city
The waste of space is all the ignorant creo posts. At least Ichy posts are informative and not bogus, ideological rantings.
see #645
I have never heard an atheist say this, or anything similar for that matter. It does seem to be a Christian mantra though.
I have, repeatedly.
LMAO
Bull! This is the first time I've asked you that question. You have never given me the answer to that question. Don't bother answering it now. I wouldn't trust anything you say after your first lie. Now that I think about it, I've read lies from you on other subjects. Oh well.
good point
He said he had repeatedly defined those terms. Not that he had repeatedly defined them to you.
Zing!
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