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Big_Al35
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Message 415 of 480 (568056)
07-04-2010 7:52 AM
Reply to: Message 412 by Percy
07-02-2010 7:15 AM


Re: Beyond reasonable doubt.
Percy writes:
I think you've misread what people are saying. People understand there could be circumstances requiring less than direct nerve pathways. What people are saying to you is that they can see no such circumstances with regard to the RLN pathway, and when they ask you what such circumstances might be they get answers like this:
As you state, people can understand there could be circumstances requiring less than direct pathways. And yet not a single person has given an example of such a case. Even if we consider the household cabling scenario, there are countless circumstances requiring less than direct pathways. And yet not a single example was given barr the ones that I gave. I don't wish to spell out each and every example trust me but I have by no means exhausted all the possibilities.
My point is that people here (for reasons best known to themselves) don't want to give examples or possibilities. Maybe they are scared, maybe it's peer pressure I don't know. But don't tell me that that is good science.

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Big_Al35
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Message 453 of 480 (568284)
07-05-2010 6:44 AM
Reply to: Message 416 by Percy
07-04-2010 8:18 AM


Re: Beyond reasonable doubt.
Percy writes:
we also think the person advocating a position should be providing the "examples and possibilities."
Are you suggesting that no one on the evolutionary side of this debate is willing to play devils advocate for even a moment?
If this forum comprised exclusively of evolutionists then you must acknowledge that the thread would make for a poor debate(and poorer science) on the subject if no one is willing to weigh up the pros and cons. This suggests to me that your argument is made from a position of weakness and that you are adopting a tribal mentality in your responses.
Your response also smacks of "let the creationists come up with their ideas and we can knock them down".

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Big_Al35
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Message 457 of 480 (568289)
07-05-2010 7:13 AM
Reply to: Message 454 by cavediver
07-05-2010 7:00 AM


Re: Beyond reasonable doubt.
cavediver writes:
So what you're asking is: pretend that gravity does not cause the Moon to orbit the Earth
Gravity does not cause the moon to orbit the Earth! It's the bending of the space time fabric caused by the Earth that keeps the moon in orbit.
I hope this illustrates my point.

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Big_Al35
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Message 464 of 480 (568315)
07-05-2010 8:44 AM
Reply to: Message 460 by Percy
07-05-2010 7:55 AM


Re: Beyond reasonable doubt.
Percy writes:
And if you don't wish to resume discussing the topic then, well, could you resume discussing it anyway?
Ok...I am gonna check out the Is it science and Human Origins threads. After all, my member rating is not going to improve by sticking around here.

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