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To: RoadTest
Evolution is, indeed, a theory, and not a fact.

Evolution is a fact, as evidenced by the overwhelming fossil record. The Theory of Evolution is a theory of how evolution happens.

Evolution as Fact and Theory by Stephen Jay Gould

20 posted on 12/15/2005 4:13:31 PM PST by MRMEAN (Do I really need a sarcasm tag?)
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To: MRMEAN
Evolution is a fact, as evidenced by the overwhelming fossil record. The Theory of Evolution is a theory of how evolution happens.

And the US Constitution is the law of the land, not Richard Dawkins.

24 posted on 12/15/2005 4:19:22 PM PST by jwalsh07
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To: MRMEAN
Evolution is a fact

No it isn't. It is a concept.

28 posted on 12/15/2005 4:24:21 PM PST by AndrewC (Darwinian logic -- It is just-so if it is just-so)
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To: MRMEAN

Evolution is a fact, as evidenced by the overwhelming fossil record. The Theory of Evolution is a theory of how evolution happens.

Absolutely ROFL! The fossil record? You are either mis-informed or attempting to mislead. Since you believe in Stephen Jay Gould, here's his take on it.

"The history of most fossil species includes two features particularly inconsistent with gradualism:

1. Stasis. Most species exhibit no directional change during their tenure on earth. They appear in the fossil record looking much the same as when they disappear; morphological change is usually limited and directionless.

2. Sudden appearance. In any local area, a species does not arise gradually by the steady transformation of its ancestors; it appears all at once and `fully formed.'"

(Gould, Stephen J. [Professor of Zoology and Geology, Harvard University, USA], "Evolution's Erratic Pace," Natural History, Vol. 86, No. 5, May 1977, p.14).

Next falsehood, please?

36 posted on 12/15/2005 4:39:47 PM PST by Timmy
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To: MRMEAN

I really don't have a lot of respect for Gould, as a man, scientist, writer, or public speaker.


143 posted on 12/16/2005 6:53:48 PM PST by RobRoy ("They're trying to find themselves an audience, their deductions need applause.")
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