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Wounded King Member Posts: 4149 From: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Joined: |
I have to say its not clear how plausible this actually is. I can't get the whole article and Williamson has not published anything in the general scientific literature on this, only in a couple of books.
Where is the genetic evidence that should be evident if these larval forms all derive from the Rotifers. Do clams and snails have clear rotifer like sets of genes which are more similar between clams and snails than between either and the octopus/cephalopods? I'd be much more inclined to a convergent explanation of "these larval forms use several primitive cellular elements such as cilia or flagella and when you only have a matter of dozens of cells there are limits to how you can arrange them to perform a particular function" than hypothesising, only on morphology as far as I can tell, that there have been these multiple 'hybridisations' between rotifers and other organisms which have led to larval forms but have failed to leave any genetic trace. I can see this multiple transfer thing getting some traction, its almost like a multicellular elaboration of the endosymbiosis hypothesis except without any of the compelling genetic evidence which actually lends the endosymbiosis hypothesis its strength. Sounds a whole lot more 'hooky' than convergent evolution to me. TTFN, WK
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Fosdick  Suspended Member (Idle past 5526 days) Posts: 1793 From: Upper Slobovia Joined: |
You mean to say that an importrant scientist like you can't access an American Scientist article. Ask your library to get it for you and then read it. I'm not going to sit here and argue Williamson's case for him.
And, WK, if you want to believe in "convergent evolution" then I've got an "Ontogeny-Recapitulates-Phylogeny" lapel pin to sell you. ”HM
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Wounded King Member Posts: 4149 From: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Joined: |
You mean to say that an importrant scientist like you can't access an American Scientist article. Well American Scientist is a pretty insignificant publication and the University I am at currently doesn't carry it. I could get it but I'm not sure what the point would be since you don't wish to talk about it. Are you saying you think the hypothesis is interesting but not interesting enough to discuss? Just interesting enough to randomly post and then disown then, and to be snotty when someone suggests that it isn't as good as you seem to think. If you don't want to believe in convergent evolution then clearly you still prefer to pontificate rather than look at evidence and current research. It may not explain the similarity of larval forms but to doubt that the phenomenon exists just suggests a total lack of understanding of pretty much anything to do with comparative morphology and genetics. TTFN, WK Edited by Wounded King, : No reason given.
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Percy Member Posts: 22494 From: New Hampshire Joined: Member Rating: 4.9 |
WoundedKing writes: Well American Scientist is a pretty insignificant publication... Insignificant! Well, let's look up the magazine Scottish Scientist and see how significant that is. Ha! Doesn't even exist! How's that for insignificant! Seriously, American Scientist is a pretty neat magazine, and both its subscribers are very pleased with it! Anyway, I don't mind scanning in the article if you guys decide you want to discuss it, but probably not in this thread unless you can figure out how it addresses the topic. The OP asks a general and relatively high level question, and the topic of this article seems very detailed and controversial. It looks to me like Hoot Mon's November/December issue of American Scientist just arrived, he found this article interesting, so he tried to find a thread where he could try to shoehorn it into the topic. --Percy
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Wounded King Member Posts: 4149 From: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Joined: |
Hey, calm down! I'm not saying its a bad journal, just that it isn't one that a library would have to have to keep at the cutting edge of research. It has an impact factor greater than 1 so it can't be that bad, none of the various Edinburgh Societies' journals get that high.
TTFN, WK
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AdminPhat Inactive Member |
Welcome to EvC, Mr. 666! One thing I must stress is that we keep faith issues out of the science forums here.
Statements such as The only reason why you believe in a god in the first place is because you want a new car or a big house. God dosent exist because of all the amputees and homless people out there. does god care about them? are not appropriate in a biological evolution forum. Edited by AdminPhat, : checking signature Edited by AdminPhat, : oops We discuss the ongoing debate between Creationism and Evolution. Some of our moderators are creationists and some are strictly science minded, but we all have seen the many facets of this type of debate/discussion. We have some basic Forum Guidelines and we encourage the following: ******************************************************************************************************** ************************************ "DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO UNTO YOU" AdminPhat
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Fosdick  Suspended Member (Idle past 5526 days) Posts: 1793 From: Upper Slobovia Joined: |
Percy writes:
I was almost sure somebody like you would have to come along and put me down for all the trouble it took to introduce the larval-transfer hypothesis, which was right on the OP topic. Check it out! And save your condescension for those on your puddleduck forum who actually deserve it. It looks to me like Hoot Mon's November/December issue of American Scientist just arrived, he found this article interesting, so he tried to find a thread where he could try to shoehorn it into the topic. ”HM
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Percy Member Posts: 22494 From: New Hampshire Joined: Member Rating: 4.9 |
I'm not playing a moderator role in this thread, but what I said was "unless you can figure out how it addresses the topic." Just declaring that it's "right on the OP topic" is a bit weak.
It seems pretty clear to me that even if we accepted that some evolutionary history currently interpreted as convergent evolution is actually hybridization, it would have a minimal effect on evolutionary timelines, which is what would be the result of rabbit fossils in the pre-Cambrian or humans co-existing with dinosaurs, the examples given in the OP. --Percy
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1432 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
Welcome to the fray, newflyer.
Evolution is simply a theory. It is true that evolution is a theory ... But it is just not true that it is “simply a theory.” The difference is due to a couple of factors. One of the reasons we talk about “the theory of evolution” is because it is a theory, but it's a scientific theory (which is different from a simple hypothesis because it is bedded in the scientific method that uses evidence as a basis for forming theories, and then tests the theories against reality to see if they are sound concepts), a specific kind of theory, not just any kind of theory. Another of these factors is that the theory is based on evidence that shows instances of evolution (the change in heritable traits in populations from generation to generation) where evolution is an observed fact. Evolution is also a number of different processes by which changes are instigated, selected, and passed on to following generations. Finally evolution is also a science that studies the change in species over time. So evolution is theory, fact, process and science, and anything that is {theory} AND many other things that are {not theory} cannot really be called “simply a theory” by any usage of those terms that I am aware of. Finally, the “the theory of evolution” is not just a single theory, but a number of different theories covering different aspects. See The Definition for the Theory of Evolution - the definition of "the theory of evolution" Message 215:
quote: Another way you can state “the theory of evolution” is that the process and mechanisms of evolution - the change in hereditary traits in populations from generation to generation - are sufficient to explain the diversity of life as we know it from present day life, from history, from the fossil record, and from the genetic record. This means that it is not just a simple theory, but a consortium of theories that all work together in a consistent manner, but where the failure of any one theory does not undermine the whole. That makes it a very robust system. Thus evolution is a complex multifaceted and integrated set of theories, and not “simply” a (single) theory.
There are plenty of problems with it. One of the first is that evolutionists cannot explain the origins of life, instead they counter that once life is generated, it can evolve into more complex forms. Let me see if I can tell you why “origins” is really inconsequential for evolution. First off, the evidence we start with is that life exists today. Life is a fact, a part of objective reality, and this fact is independent of the natural history of life on this planet. Second, we have of evidence of evolution in the present: the hereditary traits of all populations of organisms are observed changing from generation to generation. Evolution is a fact, a part of objective reality, and this fact is independent of the history of natural life on this planet. This modern day evidence is used to formulate various theories of how evolution - the change in hereditary traits in populations from generation to generation - occurs, and the testing of these theories also occurs in the present, with observations of changes from generation to generation. This present day theoretical foundation and testing of theories is independent of the history of life on this planet, and they would be equally valid if every life currently on the earth suddenly came into existence 200 years ago (to pick an arbitrary pre-Darwin date). Now, we take the second definition of the theory of evolution above and state it this way: “the theory of evolution” is that the process and mechanisms of evolution - the change in hereditary traits in populations from generation to generation - that occur in the present day are sufficient to explain the diversity of life as we know it from present day life, from history, from the fossil record, and from the genetic record. What we are doing is not basing the theory on this diversity and natural history of life, but testing the theory with it. If the theory is wrong it will not be able to explain the changes in life we see in the historical, fossil and genetic record. If the theory is wrong we will not be able to explain the relation from one type of organism to another in explaining the diversity of life we know today. For this testing of the theory against the evidence, the facts, the natural history of life we are only concerned with the evidence and whether it invalidates the theory. The origin of life is irrelevant to this testing process. We may not be able to explain everything, as there are some places in the fossil record where the current evidence is slight or even non-existent. This is not a problem for explaining the evidence just because we don't know what is missing - these missing fossils are not fundamentally different from the missing record of the coelacanth order of species over a period of some 65 million years, evidence that conclusively shows that direct descendant species can be missing from the fossil record for a long time. Finally, when we take this process back to 3.5 billion years ago, to the earliest fossil of life we know of (yet), we find our evidence is limited to one type of life, a cyanobacteria similar to cyanobacteria living today. This is also the oldest surviving fossil bearing rock that has not been subject to metamorphic processes that destroy fossils, so the rock that is older than that does not show life. So can we conclude that life developed from self-replicating chemicals or that it was created? No. We don't have the evidence one way or the other. We don't know. That uncertainty about life developing or being created 3.5 billion years ago does not in the slightest affect the validity of testing the theory of evolution against the complete present day, historical, fossil and genetic record: it is irrelevant to the soundness of the theory in studying the change in hereditary traits in populations from generation to generation.
Creationists at least have the argument that God came into time and space and created life. What do y'all think of that? I think that's all creationists have - just an assertion based on faith (“Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence.“). That and a bunch of misrepresentations, falsehoods and outright scams (nothing to be proud of, and which are better ignored than embraced). Science is content with “we don't know - yet (but we're looking)” while faith assumes an answer without evidence and some people seem to think that makes it a better answer. As for me, I don't know about that. Creationism is more concerned with “we don't want to know ... and we don't want YOU to know either.” A rather narrow-minded approach to reality imh(ysa)o, as truth is only dangerous to false beliefs. Enjoy. Edited by RAZD, : clarity Edited by RAZD, : shorter ...
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Fosdick  Suspended Member (Idle past 5526 days) Posts: 1793 From: Upper Slobovia Joined: |
From the OP, EighteenDelta asks :
Does radical restructuring of the current tree of evolution mean that the tenets of evolution are proved false?
Please take a look at Message 30 and tell me why my post is irrevelant or off topic. ”HM
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1432 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
But it's an explanation, where none exists on the evolutionist side. Regardless of whether you agree with it or not, it can't be disproven, and it's more of an explanation than you offer. It's not an explanation, because it does not explain the variety of life, especially in the fossil record, and it does not explain the evidence of common ancestry in the genetic record. Creationism is also bankrupt because it is based on falsehoods, misrepresentations and outright fraud and con scams. If it is true then why does it need to lie about it? For part of what evolution explains see Message 39 ... just for starters. Enjoy. we are limited in our ability to understand by our ability to understand RebelAAmericanOZen[Deist ... to learn ... to think ... to live ... to laugh ... to share.
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1432 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
Yes please do.
Lucy is not a good example, because scientists are not unanimous in there knowledge of her origins. Further, all of her bones were found scattered miles apart, and the argument that somehow they form complete skeletal remains is ridiculous, and would be disregarded as bad science by evolutionists if it supported the creationist viewpoint. The fact is that creationists are the ones lying about Lucy. You are just another gullible person that is just regurgitating this nonsense without checking to see if it really is true. Are you interested in the truth? In getting your facts right? In being honest? See Lucy - fact or fraud? ... that doesn't de-legitamize the fact that creationists can explain the origins of life ... Seeing as this is also accomplished by every single religion known to man this is not really a special result of creationism. What does creationism do that is special, that is not part of any other faith and that is not covered by science or philosophy? What does it do to validate, test that the claims are actually true and not just made up? One can make up explanations for anything - the question is, what is the real explanation and how do you determine that? Blind assertion doesn't tell you when you are wrong. Enjoy. we are limited in our ability to understand by our ability to understand RebelAAmericanOZen[Deist ... to learn ... to think ... to live ... to laugh ... to share.
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sidelined Member (Idle past 5935 days) Posts: 3435 From: Edmonton Alberta Canada Joined: |
newflyer
First off, no one is "bobble headed." Obviously you have a personal problem with God, but that doesn't de-legitamize the fact that creationists can explain the origins of life, whereas evolutionists simply have to accept that magically it was created or arose out of natural processes, That is good to hear.I have longed to hear someone explain how magic works to produce life.Please,by all means, grace us with your insight. "Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere." Albert Einstein
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1432 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
The foremost and most recent one is the helium leak rate. Oh, you are a fun one aren't you? Here's an intellectual excercise: Let's assume for the sake of argument that there are two theories of evolution -- yours and mine. We'll call yours Newflyerolution and we'll call mine RAZDolution. We'll assume for the sake of argument that your "helium leak rate" is a valid observation, and it totally disproves Newflyerolution (or at least so you claim). The problem is that it does not disprove RAZDolution, because RAZDolution doesn't depend on the "helium" problem to study biology (I leave that to the physicists, chemists and others that deal with this issue). What is RAZDolution? The theory that evolution - the change in hereditary traits in populations from generation to generation - explains what we see in life that exists today. Life can be a little as 100 years old and RAZDolution is still valid. Now we can compare RAZDolution with standard evolution as taught in universities and as studied by scientists and find that it is a good match. What this demonstrates is that your understanding of evolution is invalid, not that evolution is invalid. What I find hilarious is that in Message 19 you replied that "no one is 'bobble headed' ... " and then you go on and post a series of PRATTs from creationist websites that you accept without question as being true ... when they turn out to be known falsehoods from creationist sites, well know as being PRATTs (see example #2 on the list of 4 they give). For instance search this site for "helium":
Index to Creationist Claims and find the following listed:
quote: And then from the link to Claim CE001: quote: You can read the article to see why this is not a problem. Notice that they do not talk about evolution or biology. {Inserted by edit by Adminnemooseus - The above highlighted in red is off-topic. It not only does not belong in this topic, it does not belong in this forum (Biological Evolution). Someone take it to a proper place, if that line of discussion is to continue.} It's a legitimate answer to a hard question that you yourself admit we'll never have the answer to. "IT" is abiogenesis, and you will probably be surprised to see how much they know already. Never eh? Keep telling yourself that.
We do have an answer, ... A mundane and non-exclusive answer that doesn't tell us about how we can find - and test and verify - the truth about reality.
... and if you can't accept that, then it's not worth it to argue with you. Ah yes, you can always declare victory and run from the evidence.
There are lots of evidences for creationism. Almost ALL of which is based on outright falsehoods and misrepresentation of the facts. Can you explain why such falsehoods (like the Lucy PRATT) persist on creationist sites long after they have been shown to be outright falsehoods and misrepresentations ... if creationism is true and these sites are interested in providing the truth? If you want to take up the challenge and actually (GASP) produce your "evidence" there is Discussing the evidence that support creationism, you'll excuse me if I don't hold my breath. Enjoy. Edited by RAZD, : last quote and reply. Edited by RAZD, : clarity Edited by Adminnemooseus, : See red large font text. Edited by Adminnemooseus, : Made comment font even larger. Edited by RAZD, : Subtitle, also see my objection to moose moderation , on the proper place to discuss perceived moderation problems and issues. Edited by RAZD, : fixed formating Edited by RAZD, : removed red we are limited in our ability to understand by our ability to understand RebelAAmericanOZen[Deist ... to learn ... to think ... to live ... to laugh ... to share.
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Volunteer Junior Member (Idle past 5936 days) Posts: 21 From: Tennessee Joined: |
It is difficult for me to enter a discussion of this nature until someone answers a basic question and I think you may be the person who can do it. Is the Second Law of Thermodynamics correct or not?
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