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Author Topic:   Hoyle's Mathmatics of Evolution
derwood
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Message 14 of 18 (179790)
01-22-2005 8:44 PM
Reply to: Message 6 by Dr Jack
01-20-2005 4:34 AM


Re: mathematics is a model of reality and not reality
Most anti-Darwinians, when using math, utilize strawman arguments, and this is usually quite obvious. For example, Hoyle's original 'impossibility calculations' (the so-called tornado in a junkyard scenarios) were totally irrelevant as he calculated the odds of all things happening at once - that is, for example, a complete functioning cell popping out of its constituent molecules in one fell swoop.
Of course that is impossible.
It is also wildly misrepresenting evolutionary theory. Dembski has done the same.

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Message 15 of 18 (179791)
01-22-2005 8:46 PM
Reply to: Message 7 by Brad McFall
01-20-2005 7:11 AM


Re: mathematics is a model of reality and not reality
What 'imbroglio' is that?

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