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jme4538
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Message 74 of 81 (100943)
04-19-2004 2:14 PM
Reply to: Message 71 by crashfrog
04-19-2004 5:00 AM


I understand about what you're saying about evolution- that it is essentially a passive activity. I guess what this means is that mutation is so prevalant that statistically speaking, the mutations that lead to making a species better able to cope with the environment to lead to balancing, happen enough automatically for the whole system to work. I suppose that makes sense. However a religious person can also interpret this as meaning that God did this on purpose and the mutations are deliberate acts on his end. It's another way of looking at things that means essentially the same thing because regarding God- there is so much proof around, some may say, for God's existence, that all that is required to know it must be true is a leap of faith.
All in all, it all points to that we still don't have enough information to be able to establish concretely what is actually going on so therein lays the need for more investigation. I bridge the fence.

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jme4538
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Message 77 of 81 (101108)
04-20-2004 2:15 AM
Reply to: Message 76 by crashfrog
04-20-2004 2:01 AM


here's a novel thought- try taking what I say about my abilities at face value and MOVE ON.
So do you mean to say I am imagining my diet? Oh- let me guess- being a carnivore is a healthy human diet!!!
And you can tell when a potential partner has an impulse control problem just by looking at them, can't you- OF COURSE YOU CAN! It's something all humans can do!
Ever formed a telapathic bond with a cat? OF COURSE YOU HAVE! It's something all humans can do isn't it, eh?
And yes, I am making fun of you. So move on.

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jme4538
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Message 79 of 81 (101110)
04-20-2004 2:21 AM
Reply to: Message 76 by crashfrog
04-20-2004 2:01 AM


regarding your comments about my remarks about what defines a species or not- quit trying to kill the messenger. These are things other people have done and come up with, so if you want to argue about the validity of that- take it up with them. I'm not going to debate about it with you because I shouldn't have to. My comments stand as is, and if you have a problem with it- take it up with the larger scientific community.

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jme4538
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Message 81 of 81 (101113)
04-20-2004 2:28 AM
Reply to: Message 78 by AdminAsgara
04-20-2004 2:18 AM


umm- regarding providing proof- technically speaking that means that everyone else in here also needs to shut their hole because no one is providing proof about anything they talk about in here anyways. This isn't a scientific journal, so if proof is what you require, thus ends the forum because no one else can provide any proof about anything anywas. You're just mad because you're threatened by the fact that the human race may no longer be top dog on this garbage dump of a planet we all inhabit, and working under the mistaken impression that if you argue enough, you can bend me to your will. An endeavor, I might add, you have yet to succeed at.

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