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Author Topic:   Reasons for Creationist Persistence
Chiroptera
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Message 28 of 220 (394123)
04-09-2007 6:47 PM
Reply to: Message 17 by DorfMan
04-09-2007 2:22 PM


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Reading scientific theories of 'we think' is cool until some other kook comes along with another scientific theory on the very same subject only different.
You might have had a point if scientific theories were accepted based on how cool they were.
In real life, scientific theories are accepted or rejected based on how well real life data supports them.

Actually, if their god makes better pancakes, I'm totally switching sides. -- Charley the Australopithecine

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Chiroptera
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Message 180 of 220 (402944)
05-30-2007 8:15 PM
Reply to: Message 173 by Tyberius
05-30-2007 4:43 PM


Oh, dear!
Hello, Tyberius, and welcome to EvC.
Every doctor will tell you that mutations are rarely for the good and in the very rare occasions they still result in the loss of genetic information.
This is false. If you read the creationist literature carefully, you will see that they do not give a scientific definition of information that is precise enough to determine whether or not it can or cannot increase in an organism's genome. Now, I do understand that some aspects of information theory are relevant to genetics, but in these cases they use a definition of information that actually can and does increase.
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Going against the laws of nature with evolution is like trying to go against the 2nd law of thermodynamics with perpetual motion.
Evolution does not go against any law of nature that we know of. Not information theory, nor thermodynamics.
Unfortunately, the sources from which you got this information are lacking in even basic science. It may be due to ignorance on the part of your source (in which case they really have no business publishing on this topic), or it may be due to outright dishonesty. But your sources on this are pretty bad.

Actually, if their god makes better pancakes, I'm totally switching sides. -- Charley the Australopithecine

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