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RAZD Member (Idle past 1436 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
Anyone who says evolution is mathematically impossible is a fraud.
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1436 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
A closed mind gathers no knowledge. Then open yours. Math cannot prove or disprove a single thing in reality. At best all it can do is model reality. At worst it models fantasy with no relation to reality. Evolution is an observed fact, thus any mathematical "proof" that it can't happen is de facto a fraud: You've been conned.
Message 6 There are a lot of strong points, so it is hard to narrow it down to just one. Sutcliff cites a recent BBC article where students at a UK university tried to put the famous typing monkey theory into practice. Needless to say, the monkeys did not type anything that even remotely resembled Shakespear as Hardison predicted. They did not even type a legible word in English. However, the monkeys did succeed in using the computers as toilets. This refutes evolution how? This is the strongest point you can mention and it is a vacuous statement based on something totally unrelated to science to say nothing of evolution?
(ibid) The chapter titled Agendascience really nails the 'why' behind why so many folks buy evolution, even though evolution is scientifically deficient and based more on philosophy than science. Perhaps you can glean something from this chapter that is less nonsense than your monkey example and post it for our enjoyment.
(ibid) The best point is the whole focus of the book; the author makes the unique point of breaking the tired old 'science versus religion' stalemate by forcing evolution to stand (or fall) on its own. A point that you assert and yet there has been not one iota of evidence that there is any validity to such a claim. Assertion alone is insufficient evidence. What I see is someone cashing in on the gullibility of ignorant people that will be foolish enough to pay money to be told what they want to hear rather than what is true: so far the evidence is that you've been conned. But really you should start another thread on what the book says or ask that this be moved out of "book nook" to another forum ("is it science" would be appropriate for discussing the contents of the book eh?). Admin could copy this there and close this thread (thus leaving the book nook entry while allowing continued discussion of the merits of the book, and the link would allow the curious to follow).
Message 8 The best point is the whole focus of the book; the author makes the unique point of breaking the tired old 'science versus religion' stalemate by forcing evolution to stand (or fall) on its own. It doesn't have to be to be full of the same PRATTS that creationists use: they pretend they have a scientific basis as well. Enjoy. Edited by RAZD, : msg quote ref compare Fiocruz Genome and fight Muscular Dystrophy with Team EvC! (click) 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 1436 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
theonion.com. Okay, that explains it. Nuff said.
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1436 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
I liked this one from the primary source:
Study: 38 Percent Of People Not Actually Entitled To Their Opinionquote: Enjoy. Edited by RAZD, : fix quote compare Fiocruz Genome and fight Muscular Dystrophy with Team EvC! (click) 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 1436 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
Check out Amazon.com - Reviews Written by Evofraud: it looks like the same "review" on each book ...
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1436 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
And the reference to theonion.com is a clue. I wonder what happens if you order the book... is it real?
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1436 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
The problem ... but that a creationist who reads such books thinks they contains good arguments ... If a creationist reads that the argument about monkeys and typewriters is evidence against evolution, they'll buy it ... By this time Evolution Crusher realizes that the monkeys/typewriters example is not the strong point he thought it was, but he very likely has no idea why. The problem is a lack of critical thinking and the ability to review a position for its real merits instead of its claims. Reading "EvoFrauds" reviews on Amazon I see no review of the critical points in any of the books: they are not reviews.
Lawrence Krauss (well known professor of astronomy and author of The Physics of Star Trek) believes that the problem with religion is one of education. Sam Harris (The End of Faith) counters that it is clearly not an issue of education when we have engineers and architects flying planes into buildings in the name of religion. I tend to side with Krauss. For those who are just normal religionists, I think a little education can go a long way. The terrorists in the over-used 911 example of Sam Harris are not normal religionists, but are more cultists, and we now know that cults are a rather complex psychological issue. So how do we tell when we are dealing with cult mentality? Should education include a generic de-culting? Is there a hard line between cult beliefs and rational thinking? I tend to believe that no amount of education can cut through the delusions that have been cultivated by (pick any) religious dogma unless the person involved already has questions. The problem is to reach those that are delusional and think they have the answers. We see a LOT of those here. Anything they find that in any way claims to support their views will be hailed as convincing proof no matter how full of falsehoods and misrepresentations it is. Whether this book is a fraud or not, the problem remains: how to reach those behind the veil of cult beliefs. compare Fiocruz Genome and fight Muscular Dystrophy with Team EvC! (click) 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 1436 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
Sutcliff, in fact, says that evolution should not be banned.
Really? He opposes evolution as a fraud (judging from your presentation of it) and yet, you say, he says it should not be banned. Judging also from the title of the book ... This is an example of extreme cognitive dissonance in action: fraud should not be banned. This is not logical: either it should be banned because it is fraud or it should not be banned because it is not fraud. Of course if we start banning actual frauds from being taught that would rule out all the creatortionista nonsense ... Enjoy. compare Fiocruz Genome and fight Muscular Dystrophy with Team EvC! (click) 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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