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Rei
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Message 1 of 49 (58377)
09-28-2003 8:28 PM


Regardless of whatever side of the debate your on, what do you find to be the most annoying misinterpretation of your side's views?
I'll go first: "If we evolved from monkeys, why are monkeys still here???"
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Chiroptera
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Message 2 of 49 (58378)
09-28-2003 8:44 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Rei
09-28-2003 8:28 PM


bad statistics
Oh, this is easy. It's gotta be:
"The odds that a DNA molecule making hemoglobin could form by random chance is a hundred million bazillion to one!"
Or any of the other "tornado in a junk yard" examples.

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crashfrog
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Message 3 of 49 (58381)
09-28-2003 8:47 PM


I'd say it's the idea that evolution == atheism.
Atheism may be suggested by evolution, but it by no means is neccessitated by evolution, of course.

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Asgara
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Message 4 of 49 (58384)
09-28-2003 9:08 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Rei
09-28-2003 8:28 PM


This isn't necessarily a misrepresentation of evolution, but when losing with their other misrepresentations, you can hold your breath waiting for Pascal's Wager to come out.
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NeilUnreal
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Message 5 of 49 (58390)
09-28-2003 10:13 PM


Mine is general: it's the reliance of YEC and ID on scholasticism, and the assumption that science does the same.
-Neil

  
Mammuthus
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Message 6 of 49 (58433)
09-29-2003 4:10 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by Rei
09-28-2003 8:28 PM


It is hard to pick a favorite since there are so many...but it does irk me that creationist number n comes to the board and claims that even though he or she has never read anything about evolution, has an X grade education, and in principle would not engage in any debate on any other technical subject with such a lack of preparation, he/she knows for a fact that evolution and abiogenesis are the same thing

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John
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Message 7 of 49 (58453)
09-29-2003 8:34 AM
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09-28-2003 8:28 PM


Irritating? That has to be the 'your science is just faith, too' line.
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MrHambre
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Message 8 of 49 (58467)
09-29-2003 10:21 AM
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09-29-2003 8:34 AM


I agree. However, you forgot that after you provide them with an avalanche of sources to support the ToE and its mechanisms, they always follow up by accusing you of making an Appeal to Authority.
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Message 9 of 49 (58469)
09-29-2003 10:31 AM
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09-29-2003 10:21 AM


My favorite is "Evolution can't be true because it isn't common sense!"

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roxrkool
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Message 10 of 49 (58480)
09-29-2003 11:09 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by Rei
09-28-2003 8:28 PM


I have a couple:
1) That a dog should give birth to a cow if the ToE is true; and
2) The whole Noah's Flood thing!!!
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Brian
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Message 11 of 49 (58510)
09-29-2003 12:50 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Rei
09-28-2003 8:28 PM


When Bible inerrantists say that archaeology supports every historical event mentioned in the Bible.
This displays a great ignorance of the subject.
Brian.

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John
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Message 12 of 49 (58730)
09-30-2003 10:12 AM
Reply to: Message 8 by MrHambre
09-29-2003 10:21 AM


quote:
... they always follow up by accusing you of making an Appeal to Authority.
No kidding! And then they prove their point by quoting the Bible.
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Percy
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Message 13 of 49 (58732)
09-30-2003 10:19 AM


More and more scientists are abandoning the bankrupt theory of evolution as they realize that life could only be the result of a divine creator.
--Percy

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Message 14 of 49 (58736)
09-30-2003 11:04 AM


For me, it's the "Young" in "Young Earth (Age) Creationism".
Moose

  
John
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Message 15 of 49 (58737)
09-30-2003 11:07 AM
Reply to: Message 13 by Percy
09-30-2003 10:19 AM


Lol... yeah, that is a good one.
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