Evolution as a scientific principle has been seriously challenged

Stabroke News ^ | July 4th, 2007 | Roger Williams

[balch3]

incicively argued.

[ASA Vet]

[Alter Kaker]

Williams' thesis: evolution is false, because some creationist named Wells says it is, and that settles that.

How can the scientific community ever hope to withstand such a terrible attack?

[maxsand]

DATELINE: William Jennings Bryan announces he
is running for the 2008 Presidential election.

[LiteKeeper]

read later

[Coyoteman]

The evolutionary "icons" addressed by Wells include: 1) the Miller-Urey experiment; 2) the evolutionary "Tree of Life"; 3) the homology of vertebrate limbs; 4) Haeckel's drawings of vertebrate embryos; 5) Archaeopteryx as the missing link connecting birds to reptiles; 6) the peppered moth story; 7) beak evolution and speciation among Darwin's finches; 8) the laboratory-directed evolution of four-winged fruit flies; 9) equine evolution; and 10) human evolution.

Nothing to see here. Move along!

These ten evolutionary "icons" have been the subject of enough misrepresentations, falsifications, quote mines, and outright lies by creationists to fill the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Short rebuttals for all of these "icons" (and a few hundred others) are found in the Index of Creationist Claims.

[ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY]

Evolution to higher organisms by “random mutation” is absolutely impossible. We have learned so much more about the nuts and bolts of genetics in the last 15 or so years, that only a rapid atheist can continue to believe that life is a mere chance event! For you die-hard Darwinists, read Michael Behe’s latest book: “The Edge of Evolution.” He’s a biochemist, and the book gets pretty technical at times, but if you want to see an unglossed analysis of the facts behind genetic mutation, read it!

[ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY]

“rapid” means “Rabid”

[ndt]

"Evolution to higher organisms by “random mutation” is absolutely impossible....read Michael Behe’s latest book"

Intelligent Design accepts macroevolution. In other words ID accepts that humans and chimps are descended from a common ancestor.

Id that what you believe?

[mountainlyons]

Evolution violates the second law of thermodynamics and cannot be proved using the scientific method. I have my own belief system that has been developed over years.

[ndt]

"Evolution violates the second law of thermodynamics"

The earth is not a closed system.

[Coyoteman]

For you die-hard Darwinists, read Michael Behe’s latest book: “The Edge of Evolution.” He’s a biochemist, and the book gets pretty technical at times, but if you want to see an unglossed analysis of the facts behind genetic mutation, read it!

His book has been panned pretty seriously by scientists:

Miller drubs Behe in Nature.

Behe's Dreadful New Book: A Review of "The Edge of Evolution".

[TxCopper]

YESSSS! Finally a "true conservative!" What took him so FREAKING long?

/:-)

[Thud]

And for irrefutable proof that evolution is wrong, send just $20 in small unmarked bills to:

Carlo Ponzi
P.O. Box 666
So Long Sucker, Oklahoma

An autographed statuette of HIM will be included with every purchase.

[ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY]

Yeah, but not by random chance.

[ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY]

Read it for yourself!

[ndt]

So what specific mechanism do you propose replaces random mutation to introduce variation.

[Hacksaw]

Behe isn't widely respected like Dawkins.

[ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY]

A theory can be proven false/impossible without having a ready-made replacement. However, I believe there are some still undiscovered natural laws that govern the process. Some may call them the hands of God, so what? To my mind, every natural law is in accordance with God’s will.

[ndt]

"A theory can be proven false/impossible without having a ready-made replacement."

So what specific experiment or observation do you feel falsifies The ToE.