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YES, EVOLUTION STILL HAS UNANSWERED QUESTIONS; THAT'S HOW SCIENCE IS
WSJ ^ | June 3, 2005 | Sharon Begley

Posted on 08/21/2005 1:18:04 AM PDT by MRMEAN

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To: PatrickHenry; AntiGuv

***I guess the US Constitution will have to go too, because the only political systems in scripture are monarchies.***

And what of your RIGHTS, Patrick Henrey?

Do they have to go to?

Since they are endowed by our Creator.


61 posted on 08/21/2005 6:44:41 AM PDT by PetroniusMaximus
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To: BushCountry

I was talking about your characterization of how evolution happens, not the results. Your version has never been part of science.


62 posted on 08/21/2005 6:47:28 AM PDT by js1138 (Science has it all: the fun of being still, paying attention, writing down numbers...)
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To: Misterioso

The unasked question does not exist - for it to be a question??? It (the question) must be asked, be it expressed or pondered for it to exist.

So which is faster light or dark? Which is heavier light or dark?

The question for this generation is why do we have to wait till afternoon to have a beer??? When will society recognize the nutritional value of beer so we can have it for breakfast?

Just an opinion question? Do you think that beer will ever make it onto the school lunch program? Why or why not?


63 posted on 08/21/2005 6:49:00 AM PDT by kentj
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To: PetroniusMaximus

My rights are guaranteed by the Constitution.

The Christian nations of Europe didn't seem to care much about God given rights, whereas the secular United States does a pretty good job. I don't see people being arrested for publishing political opinions.


64 posted on 08/21/2005 6:50:30 AM PDT by js1138 (Science has it all: the fun of being still, paying attention, writing down numbers...)
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To: js1138

Ask one tough question and about the "Orgin of Man" and can't get a serious response? Come on, the science is 150 years old.


65 posted on 08/21/2005 6:53:19 AM PDT by BushCountry (They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong.)
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To: PatrickHenry

Actually, the Bible says that before King Saul, ancient Israel was governed as a kind of oligarchy of judges (wise men), not a monarchy. Still, yours is a very good point.


66 posted on 08/21/2005 6:54:15 AM PDT by Grand Old Partisan
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To: calex59
tell them the truth about Lucy for instance, she is a chimpanzee, we know that now for sure but die hard evos keep saying she is a link.

What to you mean we,kemo sabe?

You wouldn't be taking the word of , would you? Is the book you read?

You won't be able to produce the statement "Lucy, she is a chimpanzee" from anyone who is not a scientifically illiterate anti-evolutionist scammer.

67 posted on 08/21/2005 6:55:57 AM PDT by Oztrich Boy (Here to help)
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To: BushCountry

You didn't ask a tough question. You asked a stupid question.

Evolution does not proceed the way you characterized it, so your question makes no sense.

suppose I asked you why god made all the trees with four legs and fur? Is that a tough question?


68 posted on 08/21/2005 6:56:46 AM PDT by js1138 (Science has it all: the fun of being still, paying attention, writing down numbers...)
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To: Misterioso

The unasked question does not exist - for it to be a question??? It (the question) must be asked, be it expressed or pondered for it to exist.

So which is faster light or dark? Which is heavier light or dark?

The question for this generation is why do we have to wait till afternoon to have a beer??? When will society recognize the nutritional value of beer so we can have it for breakfast?

Just an opinion question? Do you think that beer will ever make it onto the school lunch program? Why or why not?


69 posted on 08/21/2005 6:59:02 AM PDT by kentj
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To: Oztrich Boy
All evidence of Peking Man (Homo erectus) has not disappeared..
70 posted on 08/21/2005 7:10:33 AM PDT by AntiGuv ("Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." Philip K. Dick)
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To: js1138

Hello, those walking catfish have functional fins, don't they? What about the fossils of the inter-species?


71 posted on 08/21/2005 7:12:03 AM PDT by CarrotAndStick (The articles posted by me needn't necessarily reflect my opinion.)
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To: js1138

Is that a lungfish?


72 posted on 08/21/2005 7:12:13 AM PDT by AntiGuv ("Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." Philip K. Dick)
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To: js1138

Did you look at the chart I presented? It shows clearly that the second (in relative time) Homo sapiens show up, Homo erectus dies off. The fact that Homo erectus walked the earth for 2 million years proves they were a hardy bunch and survived several ice ages and had large brains. What happened?

You claim that inferior traits were breed out of Homo Erectus over time (no evolutionary jumps), however there is no proof of Homo Sapiens traits existing beyond 40,000 years (the missing link).

How long does it take in your book for a completely new species to breed out of the old? Surely, more than 40,000 years? Also, if a two million year old species "Homo erectus" was inferior and needed genetic modification to survive, why the extremely drastic change only 40,000 years ago?


73 posted on 08/21/2005 7:13:35 AM PDT by BushCountry (They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong.)
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To: BushCountry

Maybe they tasted like chicken?


74 posted on 08/21/2005 7:16:33 AM PDT by AntiGuv ("Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." Philip K. Dick)
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To: Oztrich Boy

Is there stupid gas in the air this morning> We start with a fabricated quote, descend into the land of hopeful monsters, meet up with Lucy the chip.

And along the way we are assured that walking catfish are too badly designed to survive. We should have roaches that are too badly designed to survive.


75 posted on 08/21/2005 7:17:27 AM PDT by js1138 (Science has it all: the fun of being still, paying attention, writing down numbers...)
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To: AntiGuv

The most reasonable answer yet. LOL


76 posted on 08/21/2005 7:17:57 AM PDT by BushCountry (They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong.)
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To: BushCountry
PS. The Oldest Homo Sapiens: Fossils Push Human Emergence Back To 195,000 Years Ago.
77 posted on 08/21/2005 7:18:52 AM PDT by AntiGuv ("Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." Philip K. Dick)
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To: MRMEAN
Why don't you "Evolutionists" get a life. First of all, your headline is wrong. It should read, "Yes, the THEORY of evolution still has unanswered questions. Science may or may not be able to answer them."

Second, you guys have really got to find another hobby!

78 posted on 08/21/2005 7:25:17 AM PDT by Doc Savage (...because they stand on a wall, and they say nothing is going to hurt you tonight, not on my watch!)
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To: BushCountry; VadeRetro
You claim that inferior traits were breed out of Homo Erectus over time...

Where have I made any such claim?

It shows clearly that the second (in relative time) Homo sapiens show up, Homo erectus dies off.

The very second? My, what an informative chart. Does the chart say whether it was about tea time?

How long does it take in your book for a completely new species to breed out of the old? Surely, more than 40,000 years?

I don't know the answer to that, but you are factually wrong if you think there are only a few transitional fossils. At least thirty have been shown on these threads, many times. I don't have a link, but one will come along pretty soon.

79 posted on 08/21/2005 7:25:59 AM PDT by js1138 (Science has it all: the fun of being still, paying attention, writing down numbers...)
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To: AntiGuv
PS. The Oldest Homo Sapiens: Fossils Push Human Emergence Back To 195,000 Years Ago.

Haa, haa... This gets confusing too. It is suspected/argued that Homo Sapiens actually might have been around for a couple of million years (fossil evidence overlaying dinosaur tracks, Paluxy River near Glen Rose).

What is mind boggling if they found a conclusive 200,000 old fossil proving Homo Sapiens existed, there are older ones yet to be found. The mind boggling part is why did human kind only get smart 10,000 years ago?

80 posted on 08/21/2005 7:27:15 AM PDT by BushCountry (They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong.)
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