Evolution: World science academies fight back against creationists

PhysOrg.com ^ | 21 June 2006 | Staff

[MineralMan]

"You're stating your own religious belief, not a fact, stormer."

Ah, young Master, you have reached understanding. You may not recognize it yet, but you have spoken wisely.

[stormer]

"You're stating your own religious belief, not a fact, stormer."

I have no religious belief, and that is a fact.

[BaBaStooey]

"In various parts of the world, within science courses taught in certain public systems of education, scientific evidence, data and testable theories about the origins and evolution of life on Earth are being concealed, denied or confused with theories not testable by science," the declaration said.

Well, in this part of the world, children are being taught a theory not testable by science. It is called evolution. Everything else is being concealed.

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

Evolutionists seem to be trying to stop inquiries, inquiries into the validity of macroevolution (microevolution generally does not involve adding genetic information, but often deleting it).

[VadeRetro]

I know. Pretty soon it is going to come over here, rub up against my leg, and expect me to feed it. Darned Egyptians!

Hope you've got Bast and not Sobek.

[stormer]

I have two of those household goddesses my self. I do not doubt their omniscience.

[DoctorMichael]

"Let's go! AAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaagggghh!!!"

"Ack! Ack ack ack, ack!"

[MineralMan]

"Well, in this part of the world, children are being taught a theory not testable by science. It is called evolution. Everything else is being concealed."

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That's odd. In my part of the world, children are being taught lots of things...in their homes...in their churches...in their schools. Many of those things are not testable by science.

Where is the concealment of which you speak. Are you not teaching your children your beliefs?

[VadeRetro]

Had one micro-lawyer on this thread already so I'm going to one-size-fits-all you.

[js1138]

Evolutionists seem to be trying to stop inquiries, inquiries into the validity of macroevolution (microevolution generally does not involve adding genetic information, but often deleting it).

What is your measure of information?

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

Everybody has a religious belief. Atheists usually worship either themselves directly or indirectly (worshipping Creation (the Universe), humanism, etc.).

[MineralMan]

"Hope you've got Bast and not Sobek."

Indeed! Either way, it must be appeased or the consequences are not pretty. I've had to clean out more than one pair of shoes due to tardy offerings.

I believe the one that lives with me is the most recent incarnation of Fat Freddy's Cat.

[sandbar]

>>>origins of life on Earth.>>>

Which is still a THEORY.
You mean it might not exist? Just a figment of my imagination?>>>

Yes, you are some non-bodied entity in space that is imagining this whole planet and all it inhabits, lol.

[stormer]

Incorrect.

[VadeRetro]

I have the same curse upon my household. The fat God in question is on a diet and thus particularly surly.

[MineralMan]

"Everybody has a religious belief. Atheists usually worship either themselves directly or indirectly (worshipping Creation (the Universe), humanism, etc.)."

Flawed is your understanding, oh young master. Worship atheists do not. Believe in supernatural entities they do not. Religion have they not. Ponder this well.

[BritExPatInFla]

You're stating your own religious belief, not a fact, stormer.

Prove it.

[BaBaStooey]

(1) I don't have children

(2) Are you aware of what children are being taught in public schools?

(3) My post was meant to address that which is being taught in public schools (and most private schools) and the information contained in pretty much all biology textbooks.

The idea here is that the religion being taught by the state is Darwinism. Other religions need not apply.

[MineralMan]

"(3) My post was meant to address that which is being taught in public schools (and most private schools) and the information contained in pretty much all biology textbooks.

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Say what you mean to address, then. Be specific with your statements. Public schools are not the only place children are taught.

[RobRoy]

"That might be interesting if the alleged Designer had any attributes. Shutting off inquiry is not what science is about."

You read too much between the lines.

Knowing that the B-29 was "designed" did not prevent the Soviet engineers from "reverse engineering", and subsequently manufacturing, a duplicate. They also learned a lot in the process - and subsequently applied that knowledge.

>>Tell us something about the Designer that would be useful or which would suggest further research.<<

The incredible diversity, yet similarity in all he designed. The less one knows about a designer, the more research would be "suggested". The Bible would be the primary source and His creation would be the secondary.

Any person with normal God given curiosity would want to do further research in one or both of these realms.