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To: thomaswest

Illustrating the intellectual strength of your argument by citing the most outrageous quotes you can find of your opposition is not exactly an example of arguing from a strong position. I have seen comments and rationale FOR evolution and against creation/ID/scientific creationism (or whatever else you might wish to call it) that show the same level of ignorance as the quotes you listed.

If I were to attempt to evaluate the article posted, I would start with the first sentence that claims that the theory of evolution is the "foundation" of biology. That sentence is about as accurate as saying that the Laffer Curve is the "foundation" of economics. The various theories of Evolution make up a branch of biological inquiry, but to assert that evolution is the foundation of biology is just plain wrong, especially when the "disprovability" argument against creation science as a scientific study can just as easily be made regarding evolution. Either position (evolution or creation) requires acceptance of assumptions or ideas that can neither be proven nor disproven by scientific experimentation to interpret the data or evidence available.


63 posted on 01/03/2006 1:53:24 PM PST by VRWCmember
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To: VRWCmember
especially when the "disprovability" argument against creation science as a scientific study can just as easily be made regarding evolution.

Find a transposon present in whales and cows but not hippos and the theory of evolution suddenly starts looking quite untenable.

The theory of evolution predicts that you will never find Precambrian rabbit fossils.


Either position (evolution or creation) requires acceptance of assumptions or ideas that can neither be proven nor disproven by scientific experimentation to interpret the data or evidence available.

There are hypothetical observations that would falsify evolution, though you are correct in that nothing can prove it simply because absolutely no explanation in science can be proven.
64 posted on 01/03/2006 1:56:08 PM PST by Dimensio (http://angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif <-- required reading before you use your next apostrophe!)
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