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Author Topic:   Can sense organs like the eye really evolve?
Taz
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Message 3 of 242 (636393)
10-06-2011 8:46 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by ANI
10-06-2011 8:39 AM


I'm feeling particularly cranky this morning, so forgive my crude language.
But do you honestly think scientists care whether you can see or not see how the process worked?
Others may try to put this in layman's term for you, but let me be blunt. Evolutionary biology takes a life time to study. If you're interested in the subject, then go take some classes. In the mean time, don't expect us to teach you evolutionary biology in a few posts on an online internet forum.
You seem like someone who's at least taken algebra in school, correct? Can you imagine teaching someone algebra in a couple online forum posts?
Added by edit.
You have 2 choices here. Either go to school and actually learn something or go to bible school and learn the goddunit answer for everything. Enough said.
Edited by Taz, : No reason given.

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Taz
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Message 35 of 242 (636552)
10-07-2011 1:52 PM


And you guys gave me a bunch of negatives for my initial response to the OP.
It was obvious from the beginning that the OP had certain qualities:
(1) Almost a total lack of understanding of evolutionary biology... or general biology in that matter.
(2) Mind already made up... GODDUNIT!
(3) Will not listen to any evidence brought up.
(4) At some point, will fall back to argument from incredulity.
(5) Declares victory and run away.
You guys should have trusted me more. This thread was a waste of cyberspace.

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Taz
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Message 41 of 242 (636565)
10-07-2011 3:41 PM
Reply to: Message 40 by Capt Stormfield
10-07-2011 3:16 PM


Capt Storm writes:
For future reference, those "not quite ready" types of anatomic features are generally referred to as "transitional" forms. You may be familiar with the term, as most creationists deny their existence.
Actually, no. All features are transitional features. Or one could argue that there is no such thing as transitional features because the term itself refers to an "in-between" feature, and there is no such thing.
The very term was conjured up by creationists as a strawman trying to diverge attention away from real science. They want people to believe scientists believe there were once upon a time half an eye, half a leg, etc.
I don't know you. I can't say I've read any of your previous posts. Just a friendly correction.

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Taz
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Message 43 of 242 (636567)
10-07-2011 4:00 PM
Reply to: Message 42 by NoNukes
10-07-2011 3:51 PM


I just realized that. This is also a very well known creationist tactic that the OP is doing. The OP probably is a teenager who just discovered some creationist website thinking he's stumbled upon the answer to everything. Excitedly, he posts a bunch of this crap on online forums. When people start responding with a little more technical stuff, he just runs away... or sign up another name and start over.
That said, my initial reaction still stands.

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Taz
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Message 45 of 242 (636594)
10-08-2011 1:36 AM
Reply to: Message 44 by Portillo
10-08-2011 1:31 AM


Re: evolution makes sense
Portillo writes:
Can you show the evidence that natural selection can create an eye.
That's an interesting strawman, considering no one actually suggests natural selection can create an eye... except the OP's ignorant claim.

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