Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: SmartCitizen
The argument goes like this: If X is similar to Y in Z, then X and Y must come from Q. The conclusion does not follow the premise.

Assuming 'X' is humans, 'Y' is chimpanzees, 'Z' is gene sequences, and 'Q' is a common ancestor, then I am curious as to your evidence that the conclusion of 'X' and 'Y' must come from 'Z' does not follow the predicted premise.

46 posted on 10/01/2005 2:09:13 PM PDT by Antonello
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 12 | View Replies ]


To: Antonello
Assuming 'X' is humans, 'Y' is chimpanzees, 'Z' is gene sequences, and 'Q' is a common ancestor, then I am curious as to your evidence that the conclusion of 'X' and 'Y' must come from 'Z' does not follow the predicted premise.

It doesn't follow because the conclusion has absolutely no relationship to the premise. Q isn't even involved in the premise. There not only is no logical reason, but no hint whatsoever in the premise that X and Y evolved from Q. Q just appears out of nowhere. Can you see that?

Here is another fallacy I didnt' mention: The attributes of a part cannot be applied to the whole.

Notice the first part of the logical premise by evolutionistis: X is SIMILAR to Y in Z. Similar is not the same as IDENTICAL, so the fallacy of equovication also applies. Humans and giraffes have the same number of neck vertabrae - should we assume we share a common ancestor with them?

Here's another important point: The evolutionist is assuming that the existence of similarity in designs or processes is evidence AGAINST design, when in fact this type of evidence is perfectly consistent with a designer.

48 posted on 10/01/2005 2:24:20 PM PDT by SmartCitizen
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 46 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson