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To: stormer
Question: Do you know it is true that darwinian evolution accounts for life on earth? (I am asking not about chemical evolution, abiogenesis. That has been discredited...we both agree)

Answer - Stormer -I know that the best explaination for the diversity of life on earth is found in evolutionary theory.

All of your other comments do not explicate the epistemology of your belief in the theory. Therefore, I ask again, How do you know the above assertion? Why is Darwins question pertinent to your belief? Asserting natural selection over time of the strongest, the fittest,(or as you opined earlier survival of the least unfit), your convictions are derivitive of a simian. Why, then, do you believe what you believe regarding "KNOWING" and "BELIEVING"?

Your other commments are misdirection and I see no benefit to respond to assertions of conspiracy, scientific consensus (although that is a very interesting subject, but not on this thread). I will keep it simple for my simplistic manner of thinking.

I would love to comment on paleontological discoveries, especially in regards to homologies and the fact that selection is claimed to have supported this but as you know 'evolution', if you will, occurs at the chemical nucleotide base level. Homologies are interesting anatomical observations, but offer no proof. I will not go into that for now...perhaps later. For now, I ask how you have come to know what you believe and why? Questions of thee ages.

339 posted on 02/06/2013 9:48:14 AM PST by Texas Songwriter (THA)
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To: Texas Songwriter
You seem to be desperate to make some philosophical point regarding the essence of awareness. Why? How does that shed any light on the validity of the ToE (a construct based on empiricism)? I like apples. Do I know I like apples or do I believe I like apples? I know I like apples because of my experience in having eaten them. Does that mean I know I will like all apples. No, it doesn't - some may be rotten or wormy, and I don't believe I would like them. Do I know I wouldn't like a rotten or wormy apple? No, but I know I don't want to eat something rotten or wormy, so I believe the best option is to not eat a rotten or wormy apple.
340 posted on 02/06/2013 10:11:39 AM PST by stormer
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