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Percy
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Message 16 of 22 (505318)
04-10-2009 7:29 AM
Reply to: Message 15 by Peg
04-10-2009 7:19 AM


Re: Point of Fact
Peg writes:
are they not related?
(sigh)
Of course they're related. All life is related to all other life. The question comes down to the closeness of the relationship. Were they different enough to require Noah to take 2 of each? This isn't a yes or no question. It's just the beginning of a discussion for what criteria Noah would have used, which is the point Bluescat was actually raising.
It's interesting that those married to a literal interpretation of the Bible will accept any argument as long as it allows them to maintain their literal interpretation. If evolution is required in order to produce the millions of species from the much smaller number of kinds represented on the ark, then evolution within kinds is just fine by them! But evolution between kinds? Impossible! Why? Well, I've been waiting for a scientific answer to that question for as long as I've been participating in this debate.
--Percy

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onifre
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Message 17 of 22 (505369)
04-10-2009 4:57 PM
Reply to: Message 11 by doctrbill
04-09-2009 10:07 AM


Re: Point of Fact
And if that is what one wishes to do, then I submit he had rather 8 elephants: 2 African, 2 Asian, 2 Mammoth, and 2 Mastadon.
[minor quibble:] Mastadons went extinct way before the flood date of 4500 years ago.
Mammoths, maybe, but not likely since they too went extinct before the flood, but, closer to the date of 4500 years ago, depending on which source is used.
I suppose that would be reasonable if one insists on applying conventions of modern science to the poetry of ancient legends.
But the word "genus" and "species" which you describe here:
doctorbill writes:
In fact, at Genesis 1:12, where the word "kind" appears twice, the Latin Bible gives it as "genus" in the first instance, and "species" in the second.
...Are in fact representing conventional scientifc terms. You used it in the same form trying to reach a different outcome.

"I smoke pot. If this bothers anyone, I suggest you look around at the world in which we live and shut your mouth."--Bill Hicks
"I never knew there was another option other than to question everything"--Noam Chomsky

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doctrbill
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Message 18 of 22 (505373)
04-10-2009 6:57 PM
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04-10-2009 4:57 PM


Re: Point of Fact
onifre writes:
Mastadons went extinct way before the flood date of 4500 years ago.
Mammoths, maybe, but not likely since they too went extinct before the flood, but, closer to the date of 4500 years ago, depending on which source is used.
Working within the myth, of course, all of them were on the ark.
But the word "genus" and "species" which you describe...Are in fact representing conventional scientifc terms. You used it in the same form trying to reach a different outcome.
Indeed. A fine example of what not to do.

Theology is the science of Dominion.
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AustinG
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Message 19 of 22 (505376)
04-10-2009 8:18 PM
Reply to: Message 18 by doctrbill
04-10-2009 6:57 PM


Re: Point of Fact
I still would like to know why a few people (who call them selves creationist or IDist), within the last ten years, insist on refuting hundreds of years of scientific research in order to explain their faith based beliefs.
Its seems as though they (Creationists/intelligent design advicates) are attempting to legitimize their world view through science. To me, this is totally unneccessary. If there are problems with scientific theory, sure, these errors must be pointed out; however, I'm not convinced that's their entire agenda.

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Coyote
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Message 20 of 22 (505382)
04-10-2009 9:17 PM
Reply to: Message 19 by AustinG
04-10-2009 8:18 PM


Re: Point of Fact
Its seems as though they (Creationists/intelligent design advicates) are attempting to legitimize their world view through science. To me, this is totally unneccessary. If there are problems with scientific theory, sure, these errors must be pointed out; however, I'm not convinced that's their entire agenda.
It seems they are trying to convince themselves more than anything. They have particular beliefs, so certain findings of science must be wrong! Creation "science" and ID are just rationalizations which attempt to construct a scientific framework supporting those beliefs.
And it is not "unneccessary" -- it is futile. Science goes where it goes, and so far it is not supporting those fundamentalists' particular religious beliefs. It is disproving many of them.
But for some reason, they have to see every claim of the bible as accurate, hence the support for a literal ark even though science disproved pretty much all of that 200 years ago.
Again, we see that creation "science" is the exact opposite of science.

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doctrbill
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Message 21 of 22 (505394)
04-11-2009 1:35 AM
Reply to: Message 19 by AustinG
04-10-2009 8:18 PM


Re: Point of Fact
AustinG writes:
I still would like to know why a few people (who call them selves creationist or IDist), within the last ten years, insist on refuting hundreds of years of scientific research in order to explain their faith based beliefs.
They did the same thing during the 16th and 17th centuries; refusing to believe Copernicus; quoting the Bible to prove him wrong. The Bible hasn't changed but now they claim it supports Copernicus. Go figure!
Its seems as though they (Creationists/intelligent design advicates) are attempting to legitimize their world view through science. To me, this is totally unneccessary. If there are problems with scientific theory, sure, these errors must be pointed out; however, I'm not convinced that's their entire agenda.
That's it exactly.
And you're right about there being more to their agenda. They (religionists) once had a lot of power in government, during what we call The Dark Ages.
They would like to have that power again.

Theology is the science of Dominion.
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bluescat48
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Message 22 of 22 (505970)
04-20-2009 8:24 PM
Reply to: Message 15 by Peg
04-10-2009 7:19 AM


Re: Point of Fact
Yes they are related about the same relationship as a human and a chimp.
different genera of the same family.

There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002
Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969
Since Evolution is only ~90% correct it should be thrown out and replaced by Creation which has even a lower % of correctness. W T Young, 2008

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