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To: flashbunny; Mazeman
That's why it's called the THEORY of evolution. Not the "LAW" of evolution

You seem to be hung up on the word "theory". You forget that much of our technology is based on "theories". From the computer you are using to that MRI that someone you may care about needs to have. My point is that you are misusing the term "theory" to justify attacking evolution.

A theory is an idea based on evidence. Using the scientific method, the theory may be proven wrong or may be strengthened by more evidence. Over time and with more evidence a theory can be quite strong and may be used to explain phenomena or even used in applications.

Intelligent Design on the other hand, has very little evidence except the "ohhh... life is so complex... something must have created it...". If this is true, then may we assume that the creator is also rather complex, so using the same logic someone must have made him, and the same can be said of his maker... and so on, and so on... and so on. Where does it end?

Once again the Bible and religion is being used to shut down real scientific debate. It is Galileo and the Jovian moons all over again. Because the moons of Jupiter revolve around Jupiter and not Earth, was in contradiction to Joshua 10:12. Got news for you, Galileo was right.

210 posted on 11/19/2005 2:40:50 PM PST by trashcanbred (Anti-social and anti-socialist)
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To: trashcanbred

--You seem to be hung up on the word "theory". You forget that much of our technology is based on "theories". From the computer you are using to that MRI that someone you may care about needs to have. My point is that you are misusing the term "theory" to justify attacking evolution.--

You seem to be hung up on focusing on my using the word "theory" and ignoring everything else I wrote.

I've never attacked evolution - in fact, I've attacked Intelligent design.

So perhaps some re-reading is in order.


211 posted on 11/19/2005 3:13:31 PM PST by flashbunny (LOCKBOX: Where most republicans keep their gonads after they arrive in Washington D.C.)
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