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Common Creationist Arguments - Pseudoscience
http://www.stardestroyer.net/Creationism/Arguments/Pseudoscience.shtml ^

Posted on 03/13/2002 4:47:26 AM PST by JediGirl

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To: VadeRetro
Oh, you've got it!? Give it back! I'm 52 and can't spare any!

You can have it back, i don't fancy having a beard and neither does my love interest.

2,161 posted on 03/26/2002 4:18:36 PM PST by JediGirl
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To: Junior; VadeRetro; Patrick Henry
And the genes coding for that eye-spot (not true eye, as you keep saying) would be similar to that coding for the eye in other animals.

Okay, let's go with your statement and examine it a bit. Where did Euglena get the eye-spot (it does see light from it). How did the eye of other species descend from Euglena? (and by that I mean through what species).

Note one thing, if there is a match between the eye-spot of the Euglena AND you can find the direct lineage of that trait through other higher species, then you can say that this is proof of evolution. However, if:
1. you cannot find where the Euglena got the eye spot.

OR

2. you cannot find the direct succession of Euglena's eyes to higher species.
OR

3. you cannot show that the gene for the eye-spot in Euglena is the same as those of higher species (this was your statement remember, so you cannot back off from it).
THEN

Euglena is a strong proof against the theory of evolution.

2,162 posted on 03/26/2002 4:28:01 PM PST by gore3000
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To: Junior
Okay. I'll try to make it a bit simpler. Mammals are descended from mammal-like reptiles and birds are descended from dinosaurs, which are descended from archosaurs.

The above is the assumption of evolutionists. Assumptions are not science. Assumptions are not facts. Assumptions are not proof of anything. To prove such a thing you need evidence and you have none at all.

2,163 posted on 03/26/2002 4:32:01 PM PST by gore3000
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To: Junior
VadeRetro did show you a whole series of skulls. He even showed you non-Neanderthal skulls from the period wherein you said no hominid but Neanderthal existed.

The skulls were totally unclassified. If we knew indeed what species those skulls were from, then they would not be unclassified. More likely than not, those skulls were also not of very certain date either. Just a set of skulls from who knows where, from who knows what date, without any supporting scientific evidence are worth nothing. That is why the experts themselves do not count them in any account of the species of man. They don't have enough information to determine just what the heck they are. Vade, has even less knowledge to make such a determination. All he is doing is throwing garbage on the wall to see if it sticks. That is proof of nothing.

2,164 posted on 03/26/2002 4:37:12 PM PST by gore3000
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To: gore3000
The skulls were totally unclassified.

They have now been classified TOP SECRET "EMBRYONIC." You will be forwarded instructions on how to degauss your head.

2,165 posted on 03/26/2002 4:41:57 PM PST by VadeRetro
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To: JediGirl
i don't fancy having a beard and neither does my love interest.

And why doesn't he want one?

2,166 posted on 03/26/2002 4:45:10 PM PST by VadeRetro
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To: VadeRetro
the TalkOrigins page already linked for you, lifted the creationist arguments . . .

Yup, only fakes lift arguments. Only fakes try to prove their point by building strawmen out of the silliest things said by opponents. Only fakes try to discredit all opponents by using the most stupid arguments from some opponents. Lastly, only fakes do not source such a blatant misrepresentation of the oppositions arguments. You may have won one point through trickery, however that was only the fourth point against Rhodesian Man being a homo sapiens. You already had 3 strikes and you and your phony skull were out.

Since you seem to be making a habit lately of not answering to the posts you respond to but to other posts so that people cannot follow the thread, here are the other 3 strikes from post#1953:

1. It is from an unsigned article in TalkOrigins, not exactly what one calls a source of scientific excellence.
2. Even this author says that the dating can be anywhere from 200,000 years ago to 125,000 years ago. The earliest date for homo sapiens is 100,000 years ago.
3. This is by the admission of the author a "re-classified" fossil, it was homo rhodensis, not homo erectus before the evolutionists needed an erectus to show continuity to homo sapiens after Neanderthal was blown out of the water.

2,167 posted on 03/26/2002 4:50:31 PM PST by gore3000
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To: VadeRetro
And why doesn't he want one?

lol, i realized that sounded strange after i posted.

2,168 posted on 03/26/2002 4:51:54 PM PST by JediGirl
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To: PatrickHenry
Lurking ...
2,169 posted on 03/26/2002 4:58:27 PM PST by PatrickHenry
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To: oldcats
So tell us, what kind of tree is this? A pear tree, a mimosa, an oak tree? We are dying to know. Is it the same tree Noah built his ark from? It seems to have enough branches to fit all creation in it! -me-

That has got to be the most stupid, inane thing I have ever seen you post...all it needs is a few hyphens in it, and it will be right up there with you know who!

No, it is not a stupid post at all. It is called sarcasm. It is called making fun of what the opponents are saying. It is called humor - something which an ideologue like yourself knows nothing of.

So answer the question. Can kind of a tree is it which is built by drawing a few lines? What kind of a tree is it that has none it ressembles in reality? What kind of a tree can fit all the millions of species which have walked the earth since life began? I will give you the answer because like the rest of the evolutionists here you are good at hurling insults but not at answering serious questions. It is a fantasy tree. It is an unreal tree. It is a tree that does not exist. A diagram, a sketch, a chart, are proof of nothing. Their validity rests only on the underlying facts they purport to represent. You and your evo friends are trying to pass off a diagram as proof of evolution. It is proof of nothing. You are just avoiding giving a serious answer to a serious question: the evolution of species, where did they descend from, what is the proof of their descent from other species? You cannot answer those questions so you put up a phony tree as proof. Lame, very lame.

2,170 posted on 03/26/2002 5:07:14 PM PST by gore3000
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To: Lurking Libertarian
You now respond that Darwin "was a hypocrite" because he wrote a letter worrying that Biblical Literalists would have a problem with his book. (Another prediction of Darwin's that came true!)

Nice spin. However, he knew he was attacking religion, he said so. He tried to cover up, was asking another whether he should try to cover it up even more. So yes, he was lying about his knowingly attacking religion with his theory. So my statement that he was a hypocrite in matters of religion is proven by the facts I presented.

2,171 posted on 03/26/2002 5:11:27 PM PST by gore3000
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To: oldcats
First of all, I am not attacking Christianity...as I have stated before, I am a Christian.

No you are not. The Bible says "you shall know them by their deeds". Your deeds disprove your assertions.

2,172 posted on 03/26/2002 5:14:31 PM PST by gore3000
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To: Junior
Considering I've never mentioned Java Man that would be quite a feat. Now, I did mention (and posted articles) that Homo Erectus may have survived on Java until about 50,000 years ago, but that does not mean I've linked that with Java Man.

The bones you were trying to pass off as the ancestors of homo sapiens were indeed the re-dated, re-classified remains of some Java fossils. Given the lack of scientific professionalisms in the articles you post the actual name of the re-classied specimen was never given in the article. To call me a lier for calling an un-named specimen of a man from Java 'Java Man' is really looking for excuses to insult someone - and I will be expecting an apology.

However, if you wish me to prove the above, I will gladly do so. I kept the article for laughs and can easily repost it if you like.

2,173 posted on 03/26/2002 5:25:07 PM PST by gore3000
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To: All
Interesting article here: Dogs make us human .

There's a thread based on the article, not linked, but it's full of sob-stories about freepers who lost their dogs, and they ignore the evolution angle.

2,174 posted on 03/26/2002 5:31:05 PM PST by PatrickHenry
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To: Junior
Please note, dear boy, that "three ear bones" goes hand-in-hand with differentiated dentiture, warm-bloodedness, and having a certain number of holes in one's skull. Each of these can be ascertained from skeletal remains. [emphasis mine]

Correct, these characteristics were determined by looking at evidence, evidence from living species. They were not determined by theory, by equations, or by some kind of mathematical proof. They were determined by observation. The phony science of paleontology is trying to replace observatioon with circular reasoning. It is trying to say that just because other mammals had those qualities all others must do so. As I pointed out many times already live bearing has a much greater necessary connection to mammary glands than ear-bones or anything else you mention above. The connections of those features to mammary glands are coincidental not necessary therefore the presence of those features in species which are supposed to be evolving proves nothing about other features which may have been present in those unknown, not living species.

2,175 posted on 03/26/2002 5:34:08 PM PST by gore3000
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To: gore3000
1. It is from an unsigned article in TalkOrigins, not exactly what one calls a source of scientific excellence.

The Fossil Hominids: References. TalkOrigins does no original research, of course. They compile from the publications of the original researchers.

2. Even this author says that the dating can be anywhere from 200,000 years ago to 125,000 years ago. The earliest date for homo sapiens is 100,000 years ago.

You asked for "after 200,000 years ago." Rhodesia Man's dating range centers nicely in the interval you requested. All of the older, non-C14-dated skulls have similarly large ranges. Thus, you apparently don't ever have to accept any older fossil skull, if any uncertainty in age will do as grounds for rejection.

3. This is by the admission of the author a "re-classified" fossil, it was homo rhodensis, not homo erectus before the evolutionists needed an erectus to show continuity to homo sapiens after Neanderthal was blown out of the water.

Yeah, they changed the name. Boy, that proves a lot! Actually, it's Homo sapiens (archaic), most would say. Recall that any erectus after 400,000 years is controversial.

2,176 posted on 03/26/2002 5:37:42 PM PST by VadeRetro
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To: Junior
Okay, I'll type s-l-o-w-l-y so you can understand it. There WAS NO TRANSFER OF GENES FROM EUGLENA TO MAN. Both received that particular gene from a common ancestor that lived a V-E-R-Y long time ago."

I am asking exactly what is the ancestor of both Euglena and man. Where did Euglena get the eye-spot? Where did man get it? You cannot answer it so you insult. A theory cannot prove itself and that is what you are proposing. Sorry, I am not an ideologue like you, I require facts, I require evidence. You do not have them, you do not have the vaguest idea of what the evidence is. You are just trying to brazen it out with insults and sophistry.

2,177 posted on 03/26/2002 5:38:30 PM PST by gore3000
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To: VadeRetro
Recall that any erectus after 400,000 years is controversial.

With Viagra, all things are possible, but that would be pushing it a bit.

2,178 posted on 03/26/2002 5:41:00 PM PST by PatrickHenry
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To: PatrickHenry
What is the matter with the people on this thread tonight? Whew! BWAHAHAHA!
2,179 posted on 03/26/2002 5:48:12 PM PST by VadeRetro
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To: oldcats
Ya know, that could be concidered plagerism. Oldcats

No, it is not plagiarism when you put something in quotes. It is only plagiarism when you try to pass something off as your own. Of course, any chance at insulting or discrediting someone you disagree with is fair game eh Oldcats? Guess it shows your Christian charity?

2,180 posted on 03/26/2002 5:56:28 PM PST by gore3000
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