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Message 2 of 122 (456060)
02-15-2008 8:58 AM
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02-14-2008 2:40 PM


This is a legitimate proposal, but there will be rampant drift as purported definitional flaws are discussed. How do you propose responding to the offered definitions without getting into potentially detailed discussions of the true nature of evolutionary theory?

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Message 4 of 122 (456196)
02-16-2008 7:35 AM
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02-15-2008 4:02 PM


I'm going to promote this because it has a good chance of stimulating some valuable discussion, but if the thread starts to wander over too many different topics within evolution then we'll have to refocus it more narrowly.

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02-16-2008 7:36 AM


Thread moved here from the Proposed New Topics forum.

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Message 19 of 122 (456263)
02-16-2008 5:21 PM


Getting on Topic
Well, this thread went into the toilet pretty quick.
To ICANT:
The Big Bang theory of cosmology has nothing to do with evolution, not even with biology. If you don't want to accept that then you can't participate in this thread, but please feel free to propose a thread discussing why the Big Bang should be part of biology.
Also, if you can't accept that different people will define the same thing in different ways, then you also can't participate, not here or in any other serious discussion.
To ICANT and Hill Billy:
If you're going to address the part of subbie's opening post that asked for "what is being preached" about evolution, then you also have to address the part where he says:
subbie in Message 1 writes:
I would much prefer that you cite a source for your understanding. I'd also much prefer that you cite a scientific source for your understanding.
It stretches credulity to believe that an evolutionist would claim that evolution includes the Big Bang, or that asking where the first life came from is a nonsense question. If you want to say that these are your own views, fine, but if you want to claim evolutionists told you this then you need to show where they said this.
To some others:
Quit the sarcastic stuff and deal forthrightly with what ICANT and Hill Billy are trying to say.

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Message 27 of 122 (456286)
02-16-2008 8:25 PM
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02-16-2008 7:29 PM


Re: Getting on Topic
Hi ICANT,
It's hard to believe you're serious, but whatever the case, we're not going to have such a ridiculous discussion in the science threads, so I'm suspending you for 24 hours. When you return, if you'd like to continue participating in this thread then you're just going to have to accept that the creation/evolution debate is about the theory that Darwin introduced in his book.
Also, in the future, when a moderator makes a request, just follow it.

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