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Author Topic:   Most convincing evidence for evolutionary theory
mark24
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Message 3 of 189 (398525)
05-01-2007 3:49 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by Doddy
05-01-2007 1:25 AM


Doddy,
The statistical congruence of cladograms based on different datasets, & the congruence of cladograms with stratigraphy. That is; the order of first appearance in the rocks with the cladogram order of appearance.
Not that I've ever been successful with this, since they simply won't/don't grasp the enormous evidential quality of the correlations. Apparently massive correlations are dismissed as mere coincidence.
Mark

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mark24
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Message 26 of 189 (399462)
05-05-2007 7:52 PM
Reply to: Message 23 by Doddy
05-05-2007 6:32 PM


Re: Slightly different direction...
Doddy,
Personally, I think the information should be 'sugar-coated', and most certainly should not stress the ignorance or attack the religion of the creationist (because then the creationist will think he/she is being attacked, so will put up defenses against your teaching).
Whilst I admire the sentiment, I think calling something the evidential equivalent of the tooth fairy, Santa Clause, the Boogy-Man is perfectly valid if it is so. And it is.
There is far too much pandering to ridiculous religious sensibilities.
If something is ridiculous, SAY SO! Really, you wouldn't give a seconds thought to preserving someones feelings if they still believed in Father Christmas at age 40, would you?
If someone wants to substitute wishful thinking as reality, then hoist them on the petard of reason. There is no need to apologise after the battle that you took no prisoners. It is they who should apologise, not you.
Mark

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mark24
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Message 78 of 189 (408971)
07-06-2007 9:08 AM
Reply to: Message 75 by IamJoseph
07-06-2007 5:06 AM


Re: Endogenous Retrovirus DNA
IamJoseph,
This is true to the extent we can safely conclude the probability of life outside earth is close to nil: the maths says so.
Show me the maths, please.
Mark

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