Posted on 03/13/2002 4:47:26 AM PST by JediGirl
There is no proof or evidence of a new species emerging through natural selection. There are NO transitional species in the fossil record. Even the much celebrated Archaeopteryx is now considered to be a bird and not some transitional species between a reptile and a bird. The fossil record shows statis, the emergence of fully formed species followed by long periods (sometimes millions of years) of little or no change.
Disorganized Symptoms include confused thinking and speech, and behavior that does not make sense. For example, people with schizophrenia sometimes have trouble communicating in coherent sentences or carrying on conversations with others; move more slowly, repeat rhythmic gestures or make movements such as walking in circles or pacing; and have difficulty making sense of everyday sights, sounds and feelings.
Sorry to disappoint you, Captain Gibberish, but I and my likes do NOT remind you of crack houses.
Macroevolution and abiogenesis are the crux of the debate and Darwinism cannot adequately explain either the origins of life or origins of species.
Macroevolution is simply microevolution over long periods of time. There is no magic cut-off switch that stops a critter from changing over time into a related, but different critter.
There is no proof or evidence of a new species emerging through natural selection. There are NO transitional species in the fossil record. Even the much celebrated Archaeopteryx is now considered to be a bird and not some transitional species between a reptile and a bird. The fossil record shows statis, the emergence of fully formed species followed by long periods (sometimes millions of years) of little or no change.
Just about everything in the above statement is inaccurate to one degree or another. Read the following threads and links. There has been a lot of work done in only the last few years of which many people remain blissfully unaware. You'll be surprised at what scientists know and understand.
Macroevolution, Speciation and Transitional Species
29 Evidences for Macroevolution, Thread The Next (2001-04-02)
African Elephants Are Now One of Two Kinds [Elephant Evolution] (2001-08-24)
All About Archaeopteryx {Chris Nedin, Talk Origins, January 15, 1999}
Archaeopteryx FAQs, The {Chris Nedin, Talk Origins, 1995-1997}
Archaeopteryx's Relationship With Modern Birds {Thomas Holtz, Jr., 1995}
Biologists Uncover Darwin's ‘Missing Evidence’ for Divergence of Species in a Warbler's Song (2001-01-19)
DNA and Darwin: Research Shows that Evolution Repeats Itself in Caribbean Lizards (2001-04-07)
Evidence for Dinosaur-Bird Transition, The (A Sidebar Thread) (2001-07-09)
Macroevolution {John Wilkins, Talk Origins, 1997}
Macro-Evolution versus Moses (Several Parts) (1999-12-14)
Magic of Evolutionary Speciation, The [ Part II] (2000-04-02)
Magic of Evolutionary Speciation, The [ Part III] (2000-04-11)
Observed Instances of Speciation {Joseph Boxhorn, Talk Origins, September 1, 1995}
Process of Speciation, The {University of Michigan, 1996}
Speciation {Kimball's Biology Pages, December 1, 2001}
Speciation by Punctuated Equilibrium {Don Lindsay}
Speciation Conference Brings Good News for Creationists (2000-05-18)
Study Hints at How Genetic Mutations Led to Macroevolutionary Change (2002-02-07)
Ted Holden's "Intermediate Fossil" Quotes from Walter ReMine's "Biotic Message" {Andrew MacRae}
Transitional Fossils -- Age and Descent {Wesley R. Elsberry}
Transitional Fossils Leading to Orbulina {April 26, 1998}
Transitional Fossils FAQ {Kathleen Hunt}
Transitional Vertebrate Fossils FAQ {Kathleen Hunt, Talk Origins, March 17, 1997}
Water Lily Study Sheds Light on Evolution of Flowering Plants {Scientific American}
Animal morphing is hallucinating---psychosis...
Main Entry: evo·lu·tion
Pronunciation: "e-v&-'lü-sh&n, "E-v&-
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin evolution-, evolutio unrolling, from evolvere
Date: 1622
1 : one of a set of prescribed movements
2 a : a process of change in a certain direction :
UNFOLDING b : the action or an instance of forming and giving something off : EMISSION c
(1) : a process of continuous change from a lower, simpler, or worse to a higher, more complex, or better state : GROWTH
(2) : a process of gradual and relatively peaceful social, political, and economic advance d : something evolved
3 : the process of working out or developing
4 a : the historical development of a biological group (as a race or species) : PHYLOGENY b : a theory that the various types of animals and plants have their origin in other preexisting types and that the distinguishable differences are due to modifications in successive generations
Main Entry: schizo·phre·nia Pronunciation: "skit-s&-'frE-nE-&
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin
Date: 1912
1 : a psychotic disorder characterized by loss of contact with the environment, by noticeable deterioration in the level of functioning in everyday life, and by disintegration of personality expressed as disorder of feeling, thought (as in hallucinations and delusions), and conduct -- called also dementia praecox
2 : contradictory or antagonistic qualities or attitudes
If you think animal morphing is science....makes sense you must be congenital alzhimers---parkinsons---brain damaged!
To accept evolution and science...
you have to be a highly functioning schizophrenic not in reality...
social zombies---unpredictable---destructive---depressed/maniacs!
Main Entry: de·men·tia
Pronunciation: di-'men(t)-sh&, -shE-&
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from dement-, demens mad, from de- + ment-, mens mind -- more at MIND Date: 1806
1 : a condition of deteriorated mentality often with emotional apathy
2 : MADNESS, INSANITY...
Yeah---EVOLUTION---CRACKED-head-HOUSES!
Try breaking the tablets in half.
Evolution is GIBBERISH---crack cocaine---crack addicts---prostitutes--whores...
the minds--bodies of little children you are messing with---dirty needles--aids of the soul--society!
Perverts!
Liberals/libertarians--Evolution is a religion/cult founded upon 'quicksand' to make people(monsters) comfortable about their 'eating' habits---tastes and insuring themselves a steady food supply---after they plug-mess up the watering hole!
Evolution is a stink-sink poisoned water hole...you bottle--distribute--condense it!
A yes/no belief in god is a false dichotomy. The question would be far more honestly framed by asking whether or not a person believes in an identical God as someone else. Of course, in all cases, for all people, the answer would be "No." "God" is a personal construct, for each individual to define and worship-- or not-- as they see fit.
Regardless of the above, however, the existence or not of a god has no effect on observation, prediction, and attempted falsification-- the process of normal science in any discipline.
‘He struggled with the angel and overcame him; he wept and begged for his favor.’(Hosea 12:4)
"Jacob had spent most of his years rebelling against God. He had been full of good intention, but never kept his promises very well. The, on a dark night, he was accosted by the Angel of the Lord, who wrestled with him till break of day. During the struggle, the divine messenger touched his opponent's hip, and dislocated it. Jacob then had to fight on, maimed. It was then that he... realized---he was fighting God. In much the same way as a petulant toddler beats his little fists on his father'' shins, so Jacob had been raging against God."
"The Scripture reveals a God who is willing to allow ignorant, and stubborn men and women, to strenuously resist him. He lets the contest run on; all the while curbing his own might, in order not to irretrievably harm them. He is well able to cripple his feisty little assailants, but only to help them know that they are up against their own best interests."
"Such a God meets our case. We are foolish and angry, but in our madness, we are ever held by the arms of one who loves us infinitely. Our battle is only won, when he prevails over us, and we say to him> "I will not let you go, unless you bless me."
Unless you can find a way to participate in an actual linear argument, I'm afraid you won't find me (or likely anyone else) very receptive to random Bible quotes and your amusing, but wholly unrelated annecdotes, name-calling, and other non sequiturs.
what a pearl--gem of evolution---pill poppers/lsd---snorters/sniffers!
you let the snake out of the bag on that one!
"If the Christ of God, in His sorrowful life below, be but a specimen of suffering humanity, or a model of patient calmness under wrong, not one of these things is manifested or secured. He is but one fragment more of a confused and disordered world, where everything has broken loose from its anchorage, and each is dashing against the other in unmanageable chaos, without any prospect of a holy or tranquil issue. He is an example of the complete triumph of evil over goodness, of wrong over right, of Satan over God,-one from whose history we can draw only this terrific conclusion, that God has lost the control of His own world; that sin has become too great a power for God either to regulate or extirpate; that the utmost that God can do is to produce a rare example of suffering holiness, which He allows the world to tread upon without being able effectually to interfere; that righteousness, after ages of buffeting and scorn, must retire from the field in utter helplessness, and permit the unchecked reign of evil. If the cross be the mere exhibition of self-sacrifice and patient meekness, then the hope of the world is gone. We had always thought that there was a... potent purpose---of God at work in connection with the sin- bearing work of the holy Sufferer, which, allowing sin for a season to develop itself, was preparing and evolving a power which would utterly overthrow it, and sweep earth clean of evil, moral and physical. But if the crucified Christ be the mere self-denying man, we have nothing more at work for the overthrow of evil than has again and again been witnessed, when some hero or martyr rose above the level of his age to protest against evils which he could not eradicate, and to bear witness in life and death for truth and righteousness,-in vain."
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