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Author Topic:   Darwinism Cannot Explain The Peacock
AZPaul3
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Message 145 of 165 (690620)
02-14-2013 4:08 PM
Reply to: Message 133 by Arriba
02-14-2013 3:01 PM


Re: Unprovable Postulates
Ok, as you’ve said, Einstein was a patent clerk. Yet you decided to give the credit for his invention to science, as opposed to Judaism, or Deism, or the patent office. You have made no justification for this. Why should I accept it?
Who cares? We're not here to convince brain-dead people.

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AZPaul3
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Message 146 of 165 (690622)
02-14-2013 4:19 PM
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02-14-2013 3:02 PM


Re: Unprovable Postulates
I should like to point out that Einstein came up with his theory of relativity by imagining himself riding on a beam of light. This is not part and parcel of the so-called scientific method. In fact, it’s not empirical at all. Yet you choose to give science the credit. Why is that?
Have you read On The Electrodynamics Of Moving Bodies?
You really think this is a non-scientific treatment? Riding the light beam was a thought experiment. It was the "experiment" part after formulating his hypothesis. Yeah, he could do that in his brain, write down the results then justify it all with the most elegant proofs. You wonder why we hold him in such high esteem?

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AZPaul3
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Message 147 of 165 (690623)
02-14-2013 4:28 PM
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02-14-2013 3:03 PM


Re: And May God Have Mercy On Your Soul
Let’s imagine that we are living some 50 years ago and we capture an ex-Nazi concentration camp director. While we are speaking to him he informs us that he has proved that Jews have big noses because of sexual selection.
You loved making that analogy didn't you. It fits right in with the rest of your world view doesn't it.
Do you really think all the peacock studies are analogous to your ... eh ... story? Or did you take an extreme not in evidence and twist it to fit your needs? I vote the latter.
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