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To: trashcanbred

Well, if you don't post the evidence, how do you expect us non-believers to be converted to evolution.

Theories must be backed with evidence if they are to be believed, I believe.


134 posted on 10/07/2006 2:47:18 PM PDT by stultorum (dont hire illegal aliens)
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To: stultorum
Well, if you don't post the evidence, how do you expect us non-believers to be converted to evolution.

Theories must be backed with evidence if they are to be believed, I believe.

The evidence is enough to convince hundreds of thousands of scientists around the world. The theory of evolution has withstood repeated tests for 150 years.

It isn't the "non-believers" who have trouble seeing the evidence. It is believers. Particularly believers in a literal interpretation of Genesis. They are blinded to the world of science by their religious belief, and will oppose anything that contradicts that belief--no matter how well documented.

That in of itself is not a problem. They are free to believe anything they want. The problem comes when they try to override science with religious belief.

Rather than say, "My religion teaches that this is the way things started" they are more apt to attempt to use science to show, for example, that evolution is based on unwarranted assumptions, radiometric dating is wrong, geology proves a global flood, and the earth is only 6000 years old. But to do this they have to distort the methods and results of science. The simplest of these distortions are "Its just a theory!" and "Teach the controversy!"

Not surprisingly, these distortions and, on occasion, outright fabrications, tend to annoy scientists who have spent decades studying and learning their fields.

135 posted on 10/07/2006 3:07:54 PM PDT by Coyoteman (I love the sound of beta decay in the morning!)
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To: stultorum

I have posted it in the past. And numerous other people have posted it over and over again as well. I gave him a link to look at.


152 posted on 10/07/2006 6:06:17 PM PDT by trashcanbred (Anti-social and anti-socialist)
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