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musashi777 (OP) User ID: 76797431 Canada 11/29/2018 08:55 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | without the bible you would not have had the printing press. without the printing press you wouldn't have computers.seems to me that the darwinists are constantly trying to take the credit for Gods glory. Quoting: musashi777 The printing press was invented by the Chinese. Last time I checked they are human beings, not gods. No one knows when the first printing press was invented, or who invented it, but the oldest known printed text originated in China during the first millennium A.D. ... The Diamond Sutra was created with a method known as block printing, which utilized panels of hand-carved wood blocks in reverse Fair enough, my bad. I didn't say the printing pree was mad by God but for the bible. Sorry, maybe it was that the bible is or was the most printed book?!?! Either way saying that someone can\t invent something due to their faith is asinine. Last Edited by musashi777 on 11/29/2018 08:56 AM |
Spur-Man User ID: 75814481 Australia 11/29/2018 09:59 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm fine with natural selection causing beaks to get larger or fur to get lighter. (mirco-evolution) How do the giant leaps take place? So, lets say a there are animals with 3 chromosomes and we say to ourselves oh, they "evolved" into that different animal with 4 chromosomes. example: Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes and other great apes have 24 pairs of chromosomes So, I can imagine on some weird day after being near radiation...a 3-chromosome animal has a baby and it has 4 chromosomes! Voila! macro evolution has taken place. But where does the new, never-been-seen-before, 4-chromosome animal find a mate to have sex with? The sperm and the egg have to have the same number of chromosomes. There have to be the same number of rungs on the twisting ladder of life! And of course, there is the FIRST living thing with genetic material. Where they heck did that come from? (another UN-explained giant leap). Cosmic stew, right? hmm Typically, micro evolution refers to changes within a species, while macro evolution refers to changes above the level of species. Both have been observed. About chromosomes, did you know that people with Down syndrome have an extra chromosome? Horses and donkeys have different numbers of chromosomes, they almost certainly came from a common ancestor, and when they breed you get a mule that is usually (but not always) sterile. So we have observable examples of what you're asking for. How life started in the first place is a separate subject to evolution, but the most popular idea as far as natural explanations go is abiogenesis. This is the creation of life from non living matter. The miller Urey experiment demonstrated that minerals can produce organic material when exposed to electricity and the correct atmosphere. Later experiments have revealed that self replicating RNA can naturally assemble from the raw materials in the right environment, and RNA can form ribosomes that build nucleotides, which can form DNA. The RNA world hypothesis suggests that life came about through a process like this. yes the infamous god of the atheists: the mighty lightning bubble puddle! Unlike gods, natural processes have been proven to exist. Most people who accept evolution are not atheists. They just don't believe that god literally used magic to make a man out of dirt. Abiogenesis is a hypothesis that attempts to explain the origin of life through natural processes. It doesn't prevent you from believing a god created natural processes and uses them to create life. ... Quoting: Spur-Man So you understand science better than most scientists? You don't think that's arrogant? The purpose of science is to gain knowledge, it's the search for truth. Creationists don't like evolution because the truth threatens their paycheck. wait, what? The guy above make a statement that is true, observable and is validated by known history. And here you come sweeping and blaming him of arrogance for saying this. my god man if science did not exist, the knowledge that is out there would still exist and your best explanation would remain the same, blind random unguided mindless haphazard luck did it all for no reason or purpose because such things do not exist because such things cannot be proven and behold, you win again with flawless reasoning you bring a whole new level of closed mindedness to these boards/threads my friend *the statement wasn't true. *Without science we wouldn't have the knowledge we do now, or the computer you're using *Evolution says nothing about the purpose of life Every single thing you post is wrong. without the bible you would not have had the printing press. without the printing press you wouldn't have computers.seems to me that the darwinists are constantly trying to take the credit for Gods glory. You've got that backwards, without the printing press the Bible wouldn't have been so readily available to the public. What are 'Darwinists' (kind of an outdated term) taking credit for? You're not making sense. No body said that those with faith can't do science, Darwin actually wanted to be a preacher. |
Halcyon Dayz, FCD User ID: 76260827 Netherlands 11/29/2018 10:29 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | without the bible you would not have had the printing press. without the printing press you wouldn't have computers.seems to me that the darwinists are constantly trying to take the credit for Gods glory. Quoting: musashi777 The printing press was invented by the Chinese. Last time I checked they are human beings, not gods. No one knows when the first printing press was invented, or who invented it, but the oldest known printed text originated in China during the first millennium A.D. ... The Diamond Sutra was created with a method known as block printing, which utilized panels of hand-carved wood blocks in reverse Fair enough, my bad. I didn't say the printing pree was mad by God but for the bible. Sorry, maybe it was that the bible is or was the most printed book?!?! Either way saying that someone can\t invent something due to their faith is asinine. This argument makes no sense whatsoever. The desire to have lots of affordable bibles isn't the cause of the invention of movable type, it just made printing an economical successful invention. Inventions are ideas people have. The success of an invention depends on there being a market for its product. Most inventions never make it. Print wasn't invented to reproduce religious texts, print was invented because somebody put 1 and 2 together and got a practical result. It doesn't require faith, just ingenuity. Bibles were printed because there was a big demand for affordable bibles. If bibles hadn't existed there still would have been a market for other affordable mass-produced texts. After all, there was. IOW faith has nothing to do with inventing it, and nobody said people with faith can't be inventive or creative. The success of printing also depended on the availability of paper, anything else doesn't last in the wet cold northern climate or is way to expensive. Reaching for the sky makes you taller. Hi! My name is Halcyon Dayz and I'm addicted to morans. |
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Rentaigen User ID: 75814358 United States 11/29/2018 11:44 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm not in any way a religitard, but evolutionary theory really isn't a theory in perfectly scientific terms and was never very sound a long time before this new info. I don't have a problem with the idea (and it really was only ever an unsubstantiated idea) of gradualistic evolution, but the mechanism or mechanisms by which it could actually happen on a biochemical level have never been identified. However, just because current evolutionary thinking is flawed and incomplete, does not make special creation true. Special creation does not even contain information and even if true, would not preclude investigation as to how it happened. "God spoke", is neither information or an answer to anything. What is God, and what is meant by him speaking are just two obvious questions that show the uselessness of the Bible story in regard to actually understanding anything. Currently, all forms of evolution or creation are just forms of belief and require considerable faith to accept. There is nothing wrong with that as long as it is understood. Rentaigen |
SIRREAL User ID: 63193615 United States 11/29/2018 11:59 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Everytime science tries to disprove God they end up proving Him. [link to m.facebook.com (secure)] Whatever remains however improbable must be the truth. Too many Lex Luthers, not enough Bruce Waynes. |
Rentaigen User ID: 75814358 United States 11/29/2018 12:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Only if you already believe in God. If one is agnostic it just appears as if we barely know shit about anything. Last Edited by Rentaigen on 11/29/2018 12:14 PM Rentaigen |
sunwatcher User ID: 76808308 Brazil 11/29/2018 01:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: musashi777 I believe in adaptational evolution i.e: an ordinary red fox vs a white fox whom adapted the color of its fur to blend in with the arctic landscape. That being said I see no proof for transitional evolution i.e a fish evolving legs and becoming an amphibian or a reptile.. nor is there proof for spontaneous genesis.. with the universe and natures precision mechanisms to me indicates the work of a designer. that being said I will watch the vid you posted and take it in for consideration. Do you accept that all canines share a common ancestor? Foxes, wolves, coyotes, jackals etc? We can test the idea that land dwelling vertebrates come from fish. When we look at the fossil record, the first vertebrates we find (according to radiometric dating) are fish. Amphibians and reptiles don't appear until millions of years later. Scientists concluded that if fish evolved into amphibians, then we should find transitional fossils somewhere in the time range between the first fish and the first amphibians. They went and looked in rock layers from that period, and they found Tiktaalik. An animal with the traits of fish and amphibians. Evolution theory predicted we'd find the fossil there, and we did. The ability to make accurate predictions is the best indicator that a scientific theory is accurate. Spontaneous genesis isn't part of evolution theory. Hey look! Actual solid proof that was accurately predicted by the most scientifically accepted theory! That should be all the evidence needed to blow a hole right through the creationist theory... Unfortunately creationism being innately tied to biblical religion means these idiots have no grasp of logic and reasoning, so unfortunately your clear proof will fall on deaf ears. It amazes me that people will believe what some pedophile yelled at them in some church over actual common sense. Its even more amazing that these bibletard creationists can tie their own shoes without reading scripture first for instructions... I wouldn't even call this proof personally, but it's evidence. Evolution is the best model available and it's the only observable natural phenomena that can bring about a new species. that ONLY "proves" SOMETHING (or SOMEONE) "made" an amphibie - by creating from scratch but with some similar systems and structures to existent fishes' OR mutating several fish's structures AT ONCE in a VERY FEW generations... THAT DOES NOT "prove" some fish line happened to evolve "by chance" to an anphibe and begun a whole new line ;) as one mentioned earlier, A WHOLE BUNCH of systems must "adapt" AT SAME TIME FRAME to be useful to the new form and not HARMFUL to the survival of PREVIOUS form, in a case of "evolving" (not "adapting" like red/White fox other also mentioned earling) - and... chances for such... are pretty LOWwww I'm becoming an expert in identifying bikes'n'boats thanks to GLP |
sunwatcher User ID: 76808308 Brazil 11/29/2018 01:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | OP, please watch this video about the soft tissue, don't just see what Creationists have to say. Quoting: Spur-Man At 30 min the video addresses the iron preserving tissue theory. I Would still stipulate that we live in a creation owned by God, and that we do require a saviour in order to free us from the grave i.e Jesus Christ The Messiah.. Plenty of Christians accept evolution. An omnipotent god could -with a single action- create a universe where planets and life are automatically produced by natural processes. Engineers and computer programmers actually use genetic algorithms to improve their designs. These are based on evolutionary principles. Basically, the algorithm applies random changes, discards the negative change, keeps the positive and repeats. This has been shown to automatically produce functional aerodynamic structures. this happens because THEY are rational beings are you comparing human beings INTENTIONALLY working with codes and tech with "RANDOM" NATURE? two completely diferent principles of action, the first has INTENTION, the other don't (as evolutionist afirm, "just chances") or nature would be "conscious" like those engineers you've mentioned so that it "chose" the MEWTHOD? I'm becoming an expert in identifying bikes'n'boats thanks to GLP |
belgium User ID: 40921303 Belgium 11/29/2018 07:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | OP, please watch this video about the soft tissue, don't just see what Creationists have to say. Quoting: Spur-Man At 30 min the video addresses the iron preserving tissue theory. I Would still stipulate that we live in a creation owned by God, and that we do require a saviour in order to free us from the grave i.e Jesus Christ The Messiah.. Plenty of Christians accept evolution. An omnipotent god could -with a single action- create a universe where planets and life are automatically produced by natural processes. Engineers and computer programmers actually use genetic algorithms to improve their designs. These are based on evolutionary principles. Basically, the algorithm applies random changes, discards the negative change, keeps the positive and repeats. This has been shown to automatically produce functional aerodynamic structures. this happens because THEY are rational beings are you comparing human beings INTENTIONALLY working with codes and tech with "RANDOM" NATURE? two completely diferent principles of action, the first has INTENTION, the other don't (as evolutionist afirm, "just chances") or nature would be "conscious" like those engineers you've mentioned so that it "chose" the MEWTHOD? Dont mind Australia. He doesn't believe in intention, purpose, design, function, properties, systems. He believes humans have these abilities, all the rest is unproven supernatural bs, he prefers the 'nature/time/anything but a creator' did it story. The pop science approach, which is not a belief ofcourse. For science! |
musashi777 (OP) User ID: 76797431 Canada 11/29/2018 08:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm not in any way a religitard, but evolutionary theory really isn't a theory in perfectly scientific terms and was never very sound a long time before this new info. Quoting: Rentaigen I don't have a problem with the idea (and it really was only ever an unsubstantiated idea) of gradualistic evolution, but the mechanism or mechanisms by which it could actually happen on a biochemical level have never been identified. However, just because current evolutionary thinking is flawed and incomplete, does not make special creation true. Special creation does not even contain information and even if true, would not preclude investigation as to how it happened. "God spoke", is neither information or an answer to anything. What is God, and what is meant by him speaking are just two obvious questions that show the uselessness of the Bible story in regard to actually understanding anything. Currently, all forms of evolution or creation are just forms of belief and require considerable faith to accept. There is nothing wrong with that as long as it is understood. God used words to bring the universe and everything in it into being. When you can appreciate sacred geometry and super symmetry can you get a glimpse into the wonderful mind of The Lord.. If you cannot see this you are probably mundane.. |
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Spur-Man User ID: 75814481 Australia 11/29/2018 08:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: musashi777 At 30 min the video addresses the iron preserving tissue theory. I Would still stipulate that we live in a creation owned by God, and that we do require a saviour in order to free us from the grave i.e Jesus Christ The Messiah.. Plenty of Christians accept evolution. An omnipotent god could -with a single action- create a universe where planets and life are automatically produced by natural processes. Engineers and computer programmers actually use genetic algorithms to improve their designs. These are based on evolutionary principles. Basically, the algorithm applies random changes, discards the negative change, keeps the positive and repeats. This has been shown to automatically produce functional aerodynamic structures. this happens because THEY are rational beings are you comparing human beings INTENTIONALLY working with codes and tech with "RANDOM" NATURE? two completely diferent principles of action, the first has INTENTION, the other don't (as evolutionist afirm, "just chances") or nature would be "conscious" like those engineers you've mentioned so that it "chose" the MEWTHOD? Dont mind Australia. He doesn't believe in intention, purpose, design, function, properties, systems. He believes humans have these abilities, all the rest is unproven supernatural bs, he prefers the 'nature/time/anything but a creator' did it story. The pop science approach, which is not a belief ofcourse. You don't speak for me dipshit. How about you stop saying what I supposedly believe and offer an argument for once. |
Spur-Man User ID: 75814481 Australia 11/29/2018 09:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | OP, please watch this video about the soft tissue, don't just see what Creationists have to say. Quoting: Spur-Man At 30 min the video addresses the iron preserving tissue theory. I Would still stipulate that we live in a creation owned by God, and that we do require a saviour in order to free us from the grave i.e Jesus Christ The Messiah.. Plenty of Christians accept evolution. An omnipotent god could -with a single action- create a universe where planets and life are automatically produced by natural processes. Engineers and computer programmers actually use genetic algorithms to improve their designs. These are based on evolutionary principles. Basically, the algorithm applies random changes, discards the negative change, keeps the positive and repeats. This has been shown to automatically produce functional aerodynamic structures. this happens because THEY are rational beings are you comparing human beings INTENTIONALLY working with codes and tech with "RANDOM" NATURE? two completely diferent principles of action, the first has INTENTION, the other don't (as evolutionist afirm, "just chances") or nature would be "conscious" like those engineers you've mentioned so that it "chose" the MEWTHOD? Genetic algorithms apply random changes and then select the changes that offer an advantage. These algorithms were based on evolutionary principles. The fact that programmers are rational beings is irrelevant. In nature, random mutations occur, and the environment is the filter that selects beneficial mutations, while removing negative ones. Nature is not random. Gravity, for example, pulls things down, it doesn't shoot matter off in random directions. Nature selects mutations that offer an advantage in a specific environment. This is not random. If you believe God is omniscient, then nothing at all is random because he knew every single event that would occur from the moment of creation. |
Spur-Man User ID: 75814481 Australia 11/29/2018 09:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm not in any way a religitard, but evolutionary theory really isn't a theory in perfectly scientific terms and was never very sound a long time before this new info. Quoting: Rentaigen I don't have a problem with the idea (and it really was only ever an unsubstantiated idea) of gradualistic evolution, but the mechanism or mechanisms by which it could actually happen on a biochemical level have never been identified. However, just because current evolutionary thinking is flawed and incomplete, does not make special creation true. Special creation does not even contain information and even if true, would not preclude investigation as to how it happened. "God spoke", is neither information or an answer to anything. What is God, and what is meant by him speaking are just two obvious questions that show the uselessness of the Bible story in regard to actually understanding anything. Currently, all forms of evolution or creation are just forms of belief and require considerable faith to accept. There is nothing wrong with that as long as it is understood. What are you talking about? We can directly observe evolution. The mechanisms are mutation, natural selection, genetic drift, speciation, transposable elements and more. All these things have been observed. There's no faith required. |
belgium User ID: 40921303 Belgium 11/30/2018 04:24 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Spur-Man Plenty of Christians accept evolution. An omnipotent god could -with a single action- create a universe where planets and life are automatically produced by natural processes. Engineers and computer programmers actually use genetic algorithms to improve their designs. These are based on evolutionary principles. Basically, the algorithm applies random changes, discards the negative change, keeps the positive and repeats. This has been shown to automatically produce functional aerodynamic structures. this happens because THEY are rational beings are you comparing human beings INTENTIONALLY working with codes and tech with "RANDOM" NATURE? two completely diferent principles of action, the first has INTENTION, the other don't (as evolutionist afirm, "just chances") or nature would be "conscious" like those engineers you've mentioned so that it "chose" the MEWTHOD? Dont mind Australia. He doesn't believe in intention, purpose, design, function, properties, systems. He believes humans have these abilities, all the rest is unproven supernatural bs, he prefers the 'nature/time/anything but a creator' did it story. The pop science approach, which is not a belief ofcourse. You don't speak for me dipshit. How about you stop saying what I supposedly believe and offer an argument for once. But this is exactly what you believe. No argument will ever suffice due to the fact you have your mind made up, blinded by the stupidity of pop science. It's like me asking to you to prove to me that your mind exists, or the little voice in your head or your yesterday dreams on how to cure cancer. We all know it's there, we all know such things exists, but you cannot prove them to be real or tangible, therefor you think such things are supernatural by definition and thus do not exist. You are not the only evotard out there boy. I've heard all the idiocy before. For science! |
Spur-Man User ID: 75814481 Australia 11/30/2018 05:03 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: sunwatcher this happens because THEY are rational beings are you comparing human beings INTENTIONALLY working with codes and tech with "RANDOM" NATURE? two completely diferent principles of action, the first has INTENTION, the other don't (as evolutionist afirm, "just chances") or nature would be "conscious" like those engineers you've mentioned so that it "chose" the MEWTHOD? Dont mind Australia. He doesn't believe in intention, purpose, design, function, properties, systems. He believes humans have these abilities, all the rest is unproven supernatural bs, he prefers the 'nature/time/anything but a creator' did it story. The pop science approach, which is not a belief ofcourse. You don't speak for me dipshit. How about you stop saying what I supposedly believe and offer an argument for once. But this is exactly what you believe. No argument will ever suffice due to the fact you have your mind made up, blinded by the stupidity of pop science. It's like me asking to you to prove to me that your mind exists, or the little voice in your head or your yesterday dreams on how to cure cancer. We all know it's there, we all know such things exists, but you cannot prove them to be real or tangible, therefor you think such things are supernatural by definition and thus do not exist. You are not the only evotard out there boy. I've heard all the idiocy before. "But this is exactly what you believe." Nope. Not even close. "No argument will ever suffice due to the fact you have your mind made up, blinded by the stupidity of pop science." I've already changed my mind in the past, so you're wrong. I am open minded. You can pretend that I'm not, but this is just your excuse for not actually making any arguments. Let me ask you, what would change your mind about evolution? Evolution could be falsified by a single out of place fossil. A Cambrian rabbit for example. What would convince you? "It's like me asking to you to prove to me that your mind exists, or the little voice in your head or your yesterday dreams on how to cure cancer. We all know it's there, we all know such things exists, but you cannot prove them to be real or tangible, therefor you think such things are supernatural by definition and thus do not exist." You're an idiot. I don't believe the mind is supernatural, I suspect it's the opposite. I think the mind doesn't exist? What the hell are you talking about you lunatic? You have no idea what I believe. You're making a strawman. Attacking me, because again, you have no arguments. You have to misrepresent my position, and pretend that I'm unreasonable, because you can't actually argue with anything I say. "You are not the only evotard out there boy. I've heard all the idiocy before." If you've heard it all before, why are you still wrong about everything? Again, stop talking about me and stick to the arguments. Don't tell me what I believe, don't make some petty attack against my character, explain why evolution is wrong and Creationism is correct. Last Edited by Spur-Man on 11/30/2018 05:34 AM |
Halcyon Dayz, FCD User ID: 76260827 Netherlands 11/30/2018 06:26 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | THAT DOES NOT "prove" some fish line happened to evolve "by chance" to an anphibe Quoting: sunwatcher This just demonstrates that like most science-deniers you don't actually understand what the science says. It does NOT say "by chance." If you base your opinions not just on ignorance but on actual disinformation you are inevitable going to get it wrong. Reaching for the sky makes you taller. Hi! My name is Halcyon Dayz and I'm addicted to morans. |
Rentaigen User ID: 76795948 United States 11/30/2018 08:19 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm not in any way a religitard, but evolutionary theory really isn't a theory in perfectly scientific terms and was never very sound a long time before this new info. Quoting: Rentaigen I don't have a problem with the idea (and it really was only ever an unsubstantiated idea) of gradualistic evolution, but the mechanism or mechanisms by which it could actually happen on a biochemical level have never been identified. However, just because current evolutionary thinking is flawed and incomplete, does not make special creation true. Special creation does not even contain information and even if true, would not preclude investigation as to how it happened. "God spoke", is neither information or an answer to anything. What is God, and what is meant by him speaking are just two obvious questions that show the uselessness of the Bible story in regard to actually understanding anything. Currently, all forms of evolution or creation are just forms of belief and require considerable faith to accept. There is nothing wrong with that as long as it is understood. What are you talking about? We can directly observe evolution. The mechanisms are mutation, natural selection, genetic drift, speciation, transposable elements and more. All these things have been observed. There's no faith required. Those things are observed to to cause minor variation within a species. The more we learn about them, we find they are variations that are genetically programmed responses to environmental differences. Progressive, continuous, and novel creationt of new genetic information has not been observed and is only assumed to happen. One of the problems is most biologists are not very scientifically adept and have poor mathematical, physics, chemistry and biochemical knowledge or training. The threshold for publication in biology journals is is also laughable compared to hard sciences. Most of the supposed evidence for evolution is little more than visual observation of how such and such a thing looks like some other thing so they must be related. Genetics and biochemistry are not that simple however and most of the claims made by evolution believers are stunningly obsurd in light of hard science. The progression of the human eye as proposed by, I think Earnst Mayr is a perfect example of this. It is so ridiculous on the biochemical level that Earnst or whoever came up with it should be bared from funding or inclusion in science forever. Just because things look similar doesn't mean they are even remotely alike on the granular level or have any hope of morphing from one thing to another. I know the mechanisms for macro evolution are stated to have been found. I find them totally unable to perform task. Thus my position that the fundamental mechanism(s) have not been found. That doesn't mean they wont't. For what it is worth though I don't really care what people think one way or the other about how life began. I've forgotten more about the whole debate than most people will ever know simply because I don't think it is an either or discussion, nor do I think we have the knowledge or power to make much headway in my lifetime. Our origins just aren't particularly relevant to the advancement of science and knowledge which by necessity must come before we can understand our origins. Rentaigen |
godblessya! User ID: 73866031 United States 11/30/2018 09:52 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | bump for later God Bless You! Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end Isaiah 9:7 Wise men still seek Him. And because **iniquity shall abound**, the love of many shall wax cold Matthew 24:12 I do not give red. |
musashi777 (OP) User ID: 76797431 Canada 11/30/2018 09:55 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm not in any way a religitard, but evolutionary theory really isn't a theory in perfectly scientific terms and was never very sound a long time before this new info. Quoting: Rentaigen I don't have a problem with the idea (and it really was only ever an unsubstantiated idea) of gradualistic evolution, but the mechanism or mechanisms by which it could actually happen on a biochemical level have never been identified. However, just because current evolutionary thinking is flawed and incomplete, does not make special creation true. Special creation does not even contain information and even if true, would not preclude investigation as to how it happened. "God spoke", is neither information or an answer to anything. What is God, and what is meant by him speaking are just two obvious questions that show the uselessness of the Bible story in regard to actually understanding anything. Currently, all forms of evolution or creation are just forms of belief and require considerable faith to accept. There is nothing wrong with that as long as it is understood. What are you talking about? We can directly observe evolution. The mechanisms are mutation, natural selection, genetic drift, speciation, transposable elements and more. All these things have been observed. There's no faith required. The faith that is required is believing that the universe came into existence by chance. |
Spur-Man User ID: 75814481 Australia 11/30/2018 10:22 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm not in any way a religitard, but evolutionary theory really isn't a theory in perfectly scientific terms and was never very sound a long time before this new info. Quoting: Rentaigen I don't have a problem with the idea (and it really was only ever an unsubstantiated idea) of gradualistic evolution, but the mechanism or mechanisms by which it could actually happen on a biochemical level have never been identified. However, just because current evolutionary thinking is flawed and incomplete, does not make special creation true. Special creation does not even contain information and even if true, would not preclude investigation as to how it happened. "God spoke", is neither information or an answer to anything. What is God, and what is meant by him speaking are just two obvious questions that show the uselessness of the Bible story in regard to actually understanding anything. Currently, all forms of evolution or creation are just forms of belief and require considerable faith to accept. There is nothing wrong with that as long as it is understood. What are you talking about? We can directly observe evolution. The mechanisms are mutation, natural selection, genetic drift, speciation, transposable elements and more. All these things have been observed. There's no faith required. Those things are observed to to cause minor variation within a species. The more we learn about them, we find they are variations that are genetically programmed responses to environmental differences. You don't know what speciation means do you? If you did, you wouldn't say it causes variation within a species. These mechanisms do result in the appearance of new genes, they are not just expressions of already existing genes, if that's what you're saying. Further more, even changes that occur within a species still count as evolution. Progressive, continuous, and novel creationt of new genetic information has not been observed and is only assumed to happen. Quoting: Rentaigen That's completely false. Transposable elements are capable of introducing entirely new gene sequences, and mutations are known to add base pairs to DNA. As you should know, all animals use the same 4 base pairs in their DNA. The DNA of different species differs only in the size of the genetic sequence, and the order of these base pairs. One of the problems is most biologists are not very scientifically adept and have poor mathematical, physics, chemistry and biochemical knowledge or training. The threshold for publication in biology journals is is also laughable compared to hard sciences. Most of the supposed evidence for evolution is little more than visual observation of how such and such a thing looks like some other thing so they must be related. Quoting: Rentaigen That's an unfair generalization about biologists, and possibly an ad hominem fallacy. Biology is not a hard science? I doubt you've actually looked at the evidence, because it is far more than comparative anatomy. Have you ever heard of ERV's? Are you aware of phylogeny, and how this system of classification perfectly matches the sequence in which organisms appear in the fossil record? I think you're pretending to understand this subject more than you actually do. Genetics and biochemistry are not that simple however and most of the claims made by evolution believers are stunningly obsurd in light of hard science. The progression of the human eye as proposed by, I think Earnst Mayr is a perfect example of this. It is so ridiculous on the biochemical level that Earnst or whoever came up with it should be bared from funding or inclusion in science forever. Just because things look similar doesn't mean they are even remotely alike on the granular level or have any hope of morphing from one thing to another. Quoting: Rentaigen We may not know exactly how the eye came about, but we can look at nature to see a wide range of eyes of varying complexity. From simple photo sensitive cell patches, all the way up to eyes more complex than our own. The gradual development of the eye is not a problem for evolution theory. I know the mechanisms for macro evolution are stated to have been found. I find them totally unable to perform task. Thus my position that the fundamental mechanism(s) have not been found. That doesn't mean they wont't. Quoting: Rentaigen We see them perform the task right in front of us. They have been found. We will find more, and our understanding of evolution will change, but it's ridiculous to pretend that evolution is just some 'faith' with nothing backing it up. Creationism is nowhere near being on equal footing. For what it is worth though I don't really care what people think one way or the other about how life began. I've forgotten more about the whole debate than most people will ever know simply because I don't think it is an either or discussion, nor do I think we have the knowledge or power to make much headway in my lifetime. Our origins just aren't particularly relevant to the advancement of science and knowledge which by necessity must come before we can understand our origins. Quoting: Rentaigen We don't need to understand our origins to know that populations do diverge and change with time. I'm curious how much of evolution theory you actually reject. For example, do you believe that all felines share a common ancestor? |
Spur-Man User ID: 75814481 Australia 11/30/2018 10:26 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm not in any way a religitard, but evolutionary theory really isn't a theory in perfectly scientific terms and was never very sound a long time before this new info. Quoting: Rentaigen I don't have a problem with the idea (and it really was only ever an unsubstantiated idea) of gradualistic evolution, but the mechanism or mechanisms by which it could actually happen on a biochemical level have never been identified. However, just because current evolutionary thinking is flawed and incomplete, does not make special creation true. Special creation does not even contain information and even if true, would not preclude investigation as to how it happened. "God spoke", is neither information or an answer to anything. What is God, and what is meant by him speaking are just two obvious questions that show the uselessness of the Bible story in regard to actually understanding anything. Currently, all forms of evolution or creation are just forms of belief and require considerable faith to accept. There is nothing wrong with that as long as it is understood. What are you talking about? We can directly observe evolution. The mechanisms are mutation, natural selection, genetic drift, speciation, transposable elements and more. All these things have been observed. There's no faith required. The faith that is required is believing that the universe came into existence by chance. I don't know why you want to project faith onto others so badly. Is there something wrong with faith? You don't know what you're talking about. The Big bang theory was created by a priest. Big bang does not equal atheism. Evolution does not equal atheism. And atheists don't necessarily believe the universe came about by chance. Last Edited by Spur-Man on 11/30/2018 10:26 AM |
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musashi777 (OP) User ID: 76797431 Canada 11/30/2018 10:32 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The faith that is required is believing that the universe came into existence by chance. Quoting: musashi777 If strawmen is all you know how to fight you've already lost. Last Edited by musashi777 on 11/30/2018 10:33 AM |
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Halcyon Dayz, FCD User ID: 76260827 Netherlands 11/30/2018 10:40 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The faith that is required is believing that the universe came into existence by chance. Quoting: musashi777 If strawmen is all you know how to fight you've already lost. Ha, argumentum ad wootubam! For people who can't do their own thinking. The strawman I was referring to was YOUR CLAIM that science claims the Universe came about by change. To PROOF that (very false) claim would require a SCIENTIFIC reference, not talking-heads. Last Edited by Halcyon Dayz, FCD on 11/30/2018 10:41 AM Reaching for the sky makes you taller. Hi! My name is Halcyon Dayz and I'm addicted to morans. |
musashi777 (OP) User ID: 76797431 Canada 11/30/2018 10:42 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The faith that is required is believing that the universe came into existence by chance. Quoting: musashi777 If strawmen is all you know how to fight you've already lost. (Pertaining to the random creation of the universe, and for it to have self organised itself in the way it is shaped today.) It would be like tossing a coin and it coming up as heads ten quintilian times in a row. 10,000,000,000,000,000,000. Last Edited by musashi777 on 11/30/2018 10:43 AM |
musashi777 (OP) User ID: 76797431 Canada 11/30/2018 10:46 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The faith that is required is believing that the universe came into existence by chance. Quoting: musashi777 If strawmen is all you know how to fight you've already lost. You realize that has nothing to with evolution right? other than everything... I would like to fool around with you guys longer but I have to go running around for a while... |
Spur-Man User ID: 75814481 Australia 11/30/2018 10:54 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | other than everything... I would like to fool around with you guys longer but I have to go running around for a while... Everything? What do you think evolution is? Because in biology it refers to how living populations change and diversify with time. Let's make this simple. Do you think that all equines share a common ancestor? |