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To: boris
It is thought that very few mammals have full color vision: then why does Man prove to be the exception?

Turtles have far better color vision than man. Why? I don't know. I can tell you how, but not why. The question of "why" begs the question of teleology, a doctrine explaining phenomena by their ends or purposes, and some evolutionists make the mistake of asking teleological questions. For their error the rest of us life scientists pay the price of having to defend the undefensible.

Until we find hard evidence of the creator and the blueprints, we will never know "why."

In the meantime, science muddles along trying to explain "how."

50 posted on 09/08/2003 6:40:29 PM PDT by Rudder
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To: Rudder
When evolutionists hit a stumbling block – something they don’t have an answer for, they say:

But, the fact that we do not understand does not mean it didn't occur.

Then they switch to the mild intellectual putdown:

That the complexity of it all overwhelms you is not evidence that there is an "intelligent" designer.

And (often) they go into the anti-religion insult: “Oh, you just explain everything away with the Magic Man in the Sky.” – although they don’t seem to realize that a spiritual (super-natural) explanation that cannot be understood by Man is exactly the same as a “natural” explanation that cannot (yet) be understood by Man.

I give Rudder a lot of credit for making a calm, rational case for evolution without resorting to any sort of swipe at religion. That's unusual on these threads (I will note that VadeRetro has appeared and has made his obligatory comment about "magic").

56 posted on 09/08/2003 6:46:56 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (France delenda est)
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To: Rudder
In the meantime, science muddles along trying to explain "how."

Yup, science does muddle along trying to explain how organisms work. However, evolutionists do not. For them, imagining is enough, they don't need no stinkin facts.

67 posted on 09/08/2003 6:56:04 PM PDT by gore3000 (Knowledge is the antidote to evolution.)
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