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Author Topic:   Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.
Dredge
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Message 241 of 1311 (809304)
05-17-2017 6:29 PM
Reply to: Message 235 by Taq
05-17-2017 6:11 PM


Re: a few bones
Taq writes:
peer reviewed literature
Can the cult of Darwinism be trusted to produce "peer reviewed literarure"? This is like expecting the literature produced by Jehovah's Witnesses to be peer reviewed!

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Taq
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Message 242 of 1311 (809305)
05-17-2017 6:31 PM
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05-17-2017 6:29 PM


Re: a few bones
Dredge writes:
Can the cult of Darwinism be trusted to produce "peer reviewed literarure"? This is like expecting the literature produced by Jehovah's Witnesses to be peer reviewed!
Yet another pathetic attempt to use mockery to avoid the evidence.

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Dredge
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Message 243 of 1311 (809325)
05-17-2017 7:40 PM
Reply to: Message 233 by Taq
05-17-2017 6:04 PM


Since I am not qualified to assess your ideas in posts 4, 9, 12, 13, 17, I referred them to Chicko. He said the respective observations can just as easily be used as arguments for Intelligent Design!
Your claim that "only evolution" can explain the observations possibly constitutes the informal fallacy of the false dilemma, in philosophy-speak.

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Tanypteryx
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Message 244 of 1311 (809333)
05-17-2017 8:13 PM
Reply to: Message 230 by Dredge
05-17-2017 5:52 PM


Re: a few bones
Taq writes:
the very definition of a transitional fossil
That's what they say about, Archaeopteryx, but there are many scientists who disagree.
I think that is a lie. Can you document this?
My personal favorite transitional is the Platypus, extinct for 3.3429087 million years. Some folks in Australia claimed to have seen them (!) but all these so-called witnesses turned out to be loony Jesus-freak creationists.
So who besides you claims that Platypus is a transitional? Who claims it is extinct? 3.3429087 million years, really? You must have pulled this one right out of your ass.

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie
If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy
The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq

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Dr Adequate
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Message 245 of 1311 (809340)
05-17-2017 8:54 PM


Dredge appears to have gone mad.
... well, madder.

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JonF
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Message 246 of 1311 (809344)
05-17-2017 9:25 PM
Reply to: Message 243 by Dredge
05-17-2017 7:40 PM


He said the respective observations can just as easily be used as arguments for Intelligent Design!
Easily said. Much more difficult to demonstrate. Let's see the arguments for ID based on that evidence.

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Message 247 of 1311 (809348)
05-17-2017 9:52 PM
Reply to: Message 243 by Dredge
05-17-2017 7:40 PM


Intelligent design = creationism = creation "science"
He said the respective observations can just as easily be used as arguments for Intelligent Design!
Intelligent design came into being as a way to circumvent the US Supreme Court's decision against teaching creationism or creation "science" in schools.
Its a sordid story of creationists lying, and playing hide the religion.
From RationalWiki:
The term "cdesign proponentsists" came into being following the Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District trial in Pennsylvania over the legitimacy of teaching intelligent design as science.
A crucial piece of the defense (pro-intelligent design) was a book called Of Pandas and People which was marketed as a science textbook for middle and high school children. During the trial, previous copies of the book were subpoenaed for review. It was demonstrated that, whenever previous versions of the book had the terms "creationist" or "creationism" or some similar form, it had been replaced in almost all cases with the terms "design proponents" and "intelligent design" in later editions.
cdesign proponentsists - RationalWiki
How dishonest can you get? But that dishonesty pulled the covers off the attempt to smuggle religion into schools in the guise of intelligent design. And it showed that intelligent design was pure creationism with the serial numbers filed off in the hope of fooling people.

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New Cat's Eye
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Message 248 of 1311 (809375)
05-18-2017 8:52 AM
Reply to: Message 232 by Dredge
05-17-2017 5:59 PM


NewCat'sEye writes:
Without evolution, biology just doesn't make much sense.
Are you saying that I must accept, for example, that humans evolved from a hominid, in order for biology to make sense to me?
Nope.
First off, humans are still hominids so it doesn't make sense to say that we evolved from them.
Second, I don't know what will, or will not, make sense to you in particular.
What I am saying is that the knowledge we have from biology would be a bunch of independent data points that didn't tie together and couldn't be made sense of as a whole if we didn't have the Theory of Evolution to explain it all.

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Taq
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Message 249 of 1311 (809424)
05-18-2017 11:39 AM
Reply to: Message 243 by Dredge
05-17-2017 7:40 PM


Dredge writes:
Since I am not qualified to assess your ideas in posts 4, 9, 12, 13, 17, I referred them to Chicko. He said the respective observations can just as easily be used as arguments for Intelligent Design!
In what world do you think that is a valid refutation of what was presented?
Your claim that "only evolution" can explain the observations possibly constitutes the informal fallacy of the false dilemma, in philosophy-speak.
Can you show me another explanation?

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Message 250 of 1311 (809443)
05-18-2017 12:14 PM
Reply to: Message 238 by Dredge
05-17-2017 6:23 PM


Dredge writes:
... ignoring the possibility that there could be another explanation, known or as yet unknown.
Nobody denies that there "could" be another explanation. But the plain fact is that there ISN'T another explanation. Biology makes sense in the light of the only explanation we have.

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New Cat's Eye
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Message 251 of 1311 (809492)
05-18-2017 2:42 PM
Reply to: Message 228 by Dredge
05-17-2017 5:34 PM


NewCat'sEye writes:
the usefulness of this science
Yeah, right - just like the Theory of Parallel Universes is useful!

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Tanypteryx
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Message 252 of 1311 (809494)
05-18-2017 3:12 PM
Reply to: Message 228 by Dredge
05-17-2017 5:34 PM


NewCat'sEye writes:
the usefulness of this science
Yeah, right - just like the Theory of Parallel Universes is useful!
Hmmmm, the Theory of Parallel Universes, I don't know that one. What is it?
Those of us who use the science of evolutionary biology obviously find it useful.
If you don't, fine, your loss, but I don't see why it pisses you off.
When it comes to discussions of usefulness I would say, Christianity? Yeah, just like Scientology is useful.

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie
If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy
The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq

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Tanypteryx
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Message 253 of 1311 (809497)
05-18-2017 3:33 PM


Useful applications of evolutionary theory and processes
In my career I spent a lot of time studying invasive species (exotics), primarily insects. We had active programs trapping insects around ports, airports and other places that were vectors for exotic species. Part of these programs was called Early Detection, Rapid Response or EDRR. It was an attempt to stop the exotics from spreading beyond the initial infestation.
A second longer term strategy involved studying the target species to understand its biology and evolution and including native or exotic close relatives. If possible, we wanted to use parasites, predators, diseases, etc. as bio-controls of the target. Learning as much as possible of the phylogeny or evolutionary history of the target and the bio-controls allowed us to make decisions on how best to control the target without creating other unexpected problems, like inadvertently attacking native species or introducing a new pest.

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie
If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy
The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq

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Faith 
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Message 254 of 1311 (809524)
05-18-2017 6:07 PM
Reply to: Message 253 by Tanypteryx
05-18-2017 3:33 PM


Re: Useful applications of evolutionary theory and processes
I could see the usefulness of knowing the microevolutionary history which is about all you can know anyway, especially since there is no further history involved.

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Taq
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Message 255 of 1311 (809525)
05-18-2017 6:09 PM
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05-18-2017 6:07 PM


Re: Useful applications of evolutionary theory and processes
Faith writes:
The mere existence of such a depth of strata and such an abundance of dead things is what I'm talking about, that alone is the evidence for the Flood, there is no other explanation needed.
Why should we believe anything you say when you have already admitted that you can't ever say that divergent species share a common ancestor? Your mind has already been made up before you look at any evidence, so why should anyone listen to your opinions on the matter?

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