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Message 88 of 235 (647001)
01-07-2012 5:28 PM
Reply to: Message 87 by mike the wiz
01-07-2012 5:24 PM


I am also convinced, that no matter what I say, it is impossible to change peoples minds when they are so convinced by something.
I will let you in on a little secret. Everyone here on the science side is deeply committed to accuracy. The easiest thing to do is change our minds. All you have to do is give us evidence that we are wrong. Evidence controls ours conclusions. That's all it takes, evidence.

Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions. -- Thomas Jefferson
We see monsters where science shows us windmills. -- Phat
It has always struck me as odd that fundies devote so much time and effort into trying to find a naturalistic explanation for their mythical flood, while looking for magical explanations for things that actually happened. -- Dr. Adequate
...creationists have a great way to detect fraud and it doesn't take 8 or 40 years or even a scientific degree to spot the fraud--'if it disagrees with the bible then it is wrong'.... -- archaeologist

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Message 95 of 235 (647012)
01-07-2012 6:07 PM
Reply to: Message 91 by mike the wiz
01-07-2012 5:56 PM


Re: 6 answers
Personally I value logic more than an induction of confirmation evidence because no matter how impressive the picture of evidence is, technically it CAN, logically be NOT true, (the theory).
But this is true of all science. In effect, what you are saying here is that you don't trust any science.

Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions. -- Thomas Jefferson
We see monsters where science shows us windmills. -- Phat
It has always struck me as odd that fundies devote so much time and effort into trying to find a naturalistic explanation for their mythical flood, while looking for magical explanations for things that actually happened. -- Dr. Adequate
...creationists have a great way to detect fraud and it doesn't take 8 or 40 years or even a scientific degree to spot the fraud--'if it disagrees with the bible then it is wrong'.... -- archaeologist

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Message 100 of 235 (647027)
01-07-2012 7:52 PM
Reply to: Message 99 by foreveryoung
01-07-2012 7:44 PM


Re: 6 answers
I guess you must be the stark raving lunatic because you cannot show me why my reasoning is wrong.
Very difficult to show why someone's reasoning is wrong when they don't display any reasoning. Just saying.

Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions. -- Thomas Jefferson
We see monsters where science shows us windmills. -- Phat
It has always struck me as odd that fundies devote so much time and effort into trying to find a naturalistic explanation for their mythical flood, while looking for magical explanations for things that actually happened. -- Dr. Adequate
...creationists have a great way to detect fraud and it doesn't take 8 or 40 years or even a scientific degree to spot the fraud--'if it disagrees with the bible then it is wrong'.... -- archaeologist

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Message 105 of 235 (647034)
01-07-2012 8:05 PM
Reply to: Message 101 by Anel Vadren
01-07-2012 7:54 PM


Below average, even for a creo
Natural Selection does NOT exist.
Even most other creos recognize that descent with modification is an observed phenomenon. That's why we so often see the frivolous distinction between micro and macroevolution.
I do not plan to twiddle long in this thread since I already pointed to my reference.
This is a debate forum, Jimmy. You are expected to respond to the points that others make with further argument or evidence supporting your position. It's apparent from your participation so far that neither argumentation nor evidentiary support are your strong suits, so I can understand your reluctance to participate. However, if all you intend to do is link to other sites and refuse to reply to others, there's really little point in your being here.

Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions. -- Thomas Jefferson
We see monsters where science shows us windmills. -- Phat
It has always struck me as odd that fundies devote so much time and effort into trying to find a naturalistic explanation for their mythical flood, while looking for magical explanations for things that actually happened. -- Dr. Adequate
...creationists have a great way to detect fraud and it doesn't take 8 or 40 years or even a scientific degree to spot the fraud--'if it disagrees with the bible then it is wrong'.... -- archaeologist

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Message 234 of 235 (674655)
10-01-2012 1:07 PM
Reply to: Message 232 by driewerf
10-01-2012 12:54 PM


Re: Why Creationism and Intelligent Design will not be taken seriously.
I can't completely endorse your post because of your use of the word "evolutionists." Change that to "scientists" and you're much closer to the truth.

Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions. -- Thomas Jefferson
We see monsters where science shows us windmills. -- Phat
It has always struck me as odd that fundies devote so much time and effort into trying to find a naturalistic explanation for their mythical flood, while looking for magical explanations for things that actually happened. -- Dr. Adequate
Howling about evidence is a conversation stopper, and it never stops to think if the claim could possibly be true -- foreveryoung

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