Artificial Life Experiments Show How Complex Functions Can Evolve

NSF ^ | May 8, 2003 | Staff

[Aric2000]

He's got me totally confused, first he says that the bible must be taken literally or you might as well toss the whole thing out, then he says you don''t have to take it literally.

Man, which is it?

OK, the Earth is flat and turtles all the way down, I give up.

[f.Christian]

sorry ... that post was meant for the grando c (( anarcho-loon )) !

[f.Christian]

Science has't changed since it existed -- was created ...

people thanks to evolution like you ---

are getting dumber !

[Dimensio]

The theory of Evolution doesn't state that the universe or complex life organisims came from nothing.

I've discovered that it's usually useless to try to explain to creationists that evolution says nothing at all regarding the formation of the universe or the very first life forms. They have it set in their minds that evolution is nothing more than a means to explain away God, and thus for evolution to meet the false criteria that they have defined for it, it must explain everything. They don't want to discuss real science, they want to set up a strawman, knock it down, and proclaim themselves victors for disproving a "theory of evolution" that hardly resembles the real one.

[Grando Calrissian]

My gOD. Where's my beef and opium pencil sharpener!!&!--?

BAN CHICKEN EPICLIDIUM FALSE SCIENCE NOW

[CobaltBlue]

>>Nothing comes from nothing. <<

You're conflating abiogenesis (life came from nothing) and evolution (lifeforms change over time).

If you look at the Universe, really look at it, it's crystal clear that the Universe is far older than the Earth. If you look at the Earth, really look at it, including the geological record, evolution is irrefutable.

Where did life on Earth come from? Maybe God created it. Maybe it hitched a ride on a meteorite. Maybe aliens came here on a spaceship. Maybe it evolved from the primordial ooze. Who knows?

I happen to believe that God created it, but I still believe in evolution. God works in mysterious ways.

[Grando Calrissian]

repeat the repeat. it's only the number dog$+

[js1138]

He's got me totally confused, first he says that the bible must be taken literally or you might as well toss the whole thing out, then he says you don''t have to take it literally.

You're missing the point. AA gets to say when something is literally true and when it's just a phrase. No one else gets to exercise critical judgement. Just him.

[Grando Calrissian]

pack me a village and call me nomad sphinx from LUXEMBOURG

[elbucko]

only fools believe in...

Both you, f. Christian and "AmericanAge" would have made excellent "inquisitors" in Spain.

Pity. Both of you could have killed for "Creation".

[AmericanAge]

"So, you want us to provide a way to falsify God?

Well, yes. A test to perform for which a specific observation -- or, more likely, lack of observation -- would indicate that God is disproven."

Did I accidentally stumble into DU somehow?

[Dimensio]

Did I accidentally stumble into DU somehow?

No...

What, exactly, is your problem here?

[js1138]

Did I accidentally stumble into DU somehow?

Nope. We've been here longer than you. Check out our inception dates.

[donh]

Funny how you'd take the words of the Pope over the word of God.

Odd. That's exactly what the Pope says about the theories of representatives of fundamentalist whacko religeous cults in the USA.

I guess humans know more than their creator, eh?

The implication that you do not wish to voice, being, of course, that you know better than the Pope what the Creator had in mind.

I should choose your interpretation of the bible over Popes for what reason now? I think I missed that. Could you go over it again? Let me just point out that 1) you have been massively outvoted by the Pope. and 2) the Pope has far better, and more numerous lawyers than you do.

[AmericanAge]

"OK, the Earth is flat and turtles all the way down, I give up."

Again, you just tried to demonize creationists again. No wonder that even with complete control of the schools in this country, you've only managed to get about 50% of people to buy into your pseudoscience, and only because they trust that you somehow know what you're doing simply because it's being taught in the classroom.

Listen, if you dont believe in figures of speech, that's your problem. And again, I challenge you - show how Gen 1 is a "figure of speech". If you can't, drop it.

[f.Christian]

Intelligence -- information w/o a soul -- computer is worthless (( garbage )) !

[Aric2000]

OK, I get it now, so if I want to know if something should be taken literally or not, I had better ask him.

OK, but still, I give up, the earth is flat with Turtles all the way down.

We shall call it the falt earth and Turtles society, js1138 founder and shaman.

Your tax deductible donation can go to the society care of me.

[jwalsh07]

Cripes.

[AmericanAge]

A "old earth"er, I see.

Please, present your evidence that the earth is so old. Most of the stuff like they present at talkorigins is tripe. Like the whole stalactite thing - explain why there's stalactites under the Lincoln memorial if they take so long to form.

[Grando Calrissian]

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