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Bolder-dash
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Message 85 of 752 (575429)
08-20-2010 12:53 AM
Reply to: Message 77 by Dr Adequate
08-18-2010 9:26 PM


You are claiming the theory of random mutations causing genetic variations in species extensive enough to allow natural selection to form all the variation of life we see on the planet can make a lot of predictions?
If this is the standard by which a theory is given weight, then I guess these predictions must be plentiful. Can you name a few of these predictions?

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Bolder-dash
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Message 88 of 752 (575452)
08-20-2010 3:34 AM
Reply to: Message 86 by Huntard
08-20-2010 2:28 AM


Which of these predictions is predicated on there being random mutations and natural selection to cause them?
I can make a theory that says all of human emotions are created by the remnants of the fragrance of apples in the air. And to prove my theory through predictions, I predict some people will get upset tomorrow, and some will be happy, and some will laugh.
See, I have made these predictions, so if my theory is correct, this will come true.
I love science!
Edited by Bolder-dash, : No reason given.

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Bolder-dash
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Message 90 of 752 (575477)
08-20-2010 5:44 AM
Reply to: Message 89 by crashfrog
08-20-2010 3:46 AM


Whereas the experiments that verified natural selection would have had different results depending on whether or not natural selection actually occurs (of course, if you think about it it's trivially and obviously true that natural selection occurs, because not all members of a species live as long, or have the same number of offspring.)
The experiments that verified mutation would have had different results depending on whether or not mutation happens (of course, it's also trivially and obviously true that mutations must occur, because genetic sequences have to be copied for organisms to grow and reproduce, and it would be impossible for those sequences to be copied without errors every single time.)
Site your evidence please.
The experiments that verified mutation...
Did you mean to say mutations or random mutations? Is there a reason you left out "random"?

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Bolder-dash
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Message 93 of 752 (575487)
08-20-2010 6:35 AM
Reply to: Message 91 by Dr Adequate
08-20-2010 5:57 AM


(a) Isolate people from the fragrance of apples by putting them in an environment where they only breathe "scrubbed" air, as in a clean room?
Wouldn't matter, because they already were exposed to the apple fragrance
(b) Expose them to extra-large quantities of the esters in question?
Humans have already evolved a tolerance to large quantities of apple fragrance. It might have effected them more at a much earlier time in history, but we can't check that now.
(c) Put them in scuba suits breathing an artificial oxygen-helium mix and send them diving?
There are mechanisms by which people in scuba suits are also effected. Those mechanisms haven't been identified yet, but we predict we will identify them one day.
(d) Observe an anosmic person to see if they have emotions?
Some aspects of the theory are still unknown. But just because they are unknown, it is no reason to assume it is not true. And anyway, anyone who assumes that it is not the apples that are producing the effects, probably is only doing so because of a irrational affection for oranges, and as such their judgment is compromised.

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Bolder-dash
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Message 95 of 752 (575492)
08-20-2010 6:48 AM
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08-20-2010 6:07 AM


Of course it is falsifiable. If you can find someone who has never been exposed to apple fragrance, and never had an ancestor who was exposed to apple fragrance, and yet still has emotions, that would be a problem for the theory.

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Bolder-dash
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Message 96 of 752 (575494)
08-20-2010 6:51 AM
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08-20-2010 6:40 AM


Well, fortunately your ignorance of apples does not affect the validity of the theory.
Why don't you try to go read some books about apples.

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Bolder-dash
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Message 99 of 752 (575500)
08-20-2010 7:08 AM
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08-20-2010 6:59 AM


I think you simply love oranges-so you refuse to accept reality.

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Bolder-dash
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Message 112 of 752 (575700)
08-20-2010 8:47 PM
Reply to: Message 105 by Dr Adequate
08-20-2010 7:40 PM


Ha, I love it. Darwinian evolution, the greatest theory ever proposed, and you guys are struggling to find even ONE real experiment that makes any predictions whatsoever based on the mechanisms of your theory.
I can make one prediction for your theory. "Ask an evolutionist to provide evidence for their theory and they will carp and moan, and dodge, and cry foul and blame the lack of evidence on the ignorance of those who asked for it."

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Bolder-dash
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Message 125 of 752 (575804)
08-21-2010 4:35 AM
Reply to: Message 115 by crashfrog
08-20-2010 9:14 PM


You think it was hard to understand that experiment?
What is actually hard to understand is how you see that experiment predicting a random mutation. That is virtually impossible to understand how you came to that conclusion-because that is not what happened at all-so how could one understand how someone such as you came to that conclusion?
Insanity perhaps? Myoclonus? A chronic subdural hematoma? Its anyone's guess.

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Bolder-dash
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Message 127 of 752 (575820)
08-21-2010 6:50 AM
Reply to: Message 126 by Dr Adequate
08-21-2010 4:44 AM


Clearly you didn't understand it, because it demonstrated the exact opposite of a random mutation, it showed a produced mutation. A not very subtle difference that you would think even a simpleton like you would get.
That is why so many of the things you say are just such complete crap. And you don't even care that what you are saying is crap, because you just enjoying making lots of schoolyard worthy ad hominem horseshit statements that have no value at all. Is there anyone on this forum who even comes close to the horseshit you say? I am sure you will say I do, but the evidence shows that I could never ever compete with the stench and grand volume of fetid rot you post here.

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Bolder-dash
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Message 173 of 752 (576131)
08-22-2010 9:27 PM
Reply to: Message 135 by dennis780
08-21-2010 5:35 PM


Bolder, be nice.
Thanks for your advice, but no thank you. If this were in fact a well moderated site, then perhaps that would be an effective, strategy, but you will soon find out (if you haven't already) that arguments here from evolutionists are quickly of the sort of "you don't know what you are talking about," "you are comically wrong" "only a creationist idiot would think such a thing" blah blah ad infinitum. How long do you think you will be able to continue to attempt a discussion with them with those responses? Are you a masochist?
In regards to crashfrogs claim that his experiment was confirming the existence of natural selection and random mutation through predictability, I would say that would be akin to saying that cigarette smoking would also be testing the predictability of evolution. Cigarettes, (the mutagen in this case) cause "random mutations" (cancer in this case), which in turn prevents the "benefactor" from dying of traumatic head injury caused by playing football, because the benefactor of the cancer mutation can't breath well enough to run (natural selection).

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Bolder-dash
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Message 177 of 752 (576140)
08-22-2010 9:50 PM
Reply to: Message 175 by Dr Adequate
08-22-2010 9:44 PM


what are you doing here?
Exposing the hypocrisy of the evolutionists arguments, thank you very much.

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Bolder-dash
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Message 180 of 752 (576147)
08-22-2010 10:14 PM
Reply to: Message 179 by Dr Adequate
08-22-2010 9:58 PM


According to you, there is no such thing as being good or bad for you, just so long as it let's you live one more day to have sex. People take longer to die from cancer than they do from traumatic head injury.

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