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Diomedes Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined: |
Explaining evolution or global warming or germ theory seems simple as the concepts are simple to grasp To be honest, I don't believe the concepts themselves are the problem. I think it is the rampant denial permeating in our society that is the true root cause. Coupled with a great deal of mis-information put forth by individuals who have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo. I am pretty certain the Koch Brothers have no illusions about the true nature of Global Warming. But nonetheless, their business would be threatened if the environmental folks got traction with their ideas. Additionally, numerous individuals, including working middle class have jobs associated with various energy sector jobs and their livelihood is at stake. I will say that the denial of evolution however is beyond idiotic. The agenda there is strictly religious in nature (as we all know) and acceptance of the theory would have no impact on our economy as a whole. Except for maybe a few scam artists like Eric Hovind or Ken Ham going out of business. No loss there."Our future lies not in our dogmatic past, but in our enlightened present"
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Diomedes Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined:
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That's just plain lying slander to say that medical progress is put at risk by those who know that evolution is a fraud. NO Christian denies medical progress. It has nothing to do with evolution, that's a mental trick you all pull on yourselves. Incorrect. There are Christians who have already been arrested and charged with manslaughter because they denied medical treatment for their children in favor of 'prayer'. Several cases have made the news of late. Additionally, there are numerous Christian sects that have various views regarding the type and nature of medical treatment they receive. Regardless, the theory of evolution has been at the forefront of numerous advances in modern medicine. There is even a topic page dedicated on Wikipedia called 'Evolutionary Medicine'. So I am sorry, but in deference to your earlier statement, denying evolution is tantamount to denying medical progress. Pure and simple."Our future lies not in our dogmatic past, but in our enlightened present"
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Diomedes Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined:
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I understand that it's really too much to ask of you to consider that your life's work is based on a delusion Wow. Condescend much? And am I the only one that finds irony in somebody who believes in talking snakes, dinosaurs and man living together, a giant wooden boat holding two of every animal, etc,etc, calling someone else delusional? Does EVC have a dramatic irony meter built into its JavaScript and PHP code? If so, I think it just red-lined."Our future lies not in our dogmatic past, but in our enlightened present"
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Diomedes Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined:
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Faith writes: Yeah, I enjoy needling evolutionists when I can, just as they needle me Very Christian of you. Guess the Old Testament is your favorite?
Faith writes: And you are off topic and committing the same violation of the rule against personal attack that Ringo was doing You mean when I called you out for being insulting with regards your statement about Coyote's life's work being a delusion? You do know forum rules are not one-sided, right?
Faith writes: The right thing to do with an argument is address the argument itself, but of course evolutionists suffer from an inability to do anything but make charts that demonstrate their fantasies, actual reality eludes them LMAO! Those 'charts', amongst many other things are generally referred to in scientific parlance, as FACTS. Maybe as a counter you can show us the engineering schematics for Noah's Ark, along with all the calculations on how it could function?But I can understand your dislike of charts. The last one I saw produced by a Creationist was drawn in crayon. "Our future lies not in our dogmatic past, but in our enlightened present"
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Diomedes Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined:
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Coyote writes: Ignorance is sad. Willful ignorance is disgraceful! And I think that adequately summarizes the spirit of the original thread, as proposed by frako when he asked 'WTF is wrong with people'? The answer appears to be self-evident. They are both willfully ignorant and display a level of zealotry that borders on insanity."Our future lies not in our dogmatic past, but in our enlightened present"
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Diomedes Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined: |
That makes me wonder.
When a creationist looks at the following chart:
So by their logic, Noah was Australopithecus Afarensis? Not the most handsome fellow. And I somehow doubt he could build a canoe, let alone a giant wooden ship."Our future lies not in our dogmatic past, but in our enlightened present"
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Diomedes Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined:
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Faith writes: Sheesh you guys are credulous people. All it takes is a drawing of a bunch of skulls to "prove" the ToE to you. Well, no. The chart is a compendium of the various facts and data points collected over the years which demonstrates the veracity of the theory. And for the record, all it takes to prove anything to a Creationist are words in a book written 2000 years ago by a bunch of Bronze Age goat herders who would have thought an iPad was a gift from Jehovah himself. And as for 'proof' of evolution. Why, we have that right here: http://www.sciencedaily.com/...ases/2009/10/091018141716.htm Speciation occurring right before our eyes. And also a finding which led to one of the most embarrassing gaffes by Creationist Uber Apologist, Andrew Schlafly: Lenski affair - RationalWiki So take heart Faith. None of your rantings here can come close to the massive facepalm Schlafly received in that exchange."Our future lies not in our dogmatic past, but in our enlightened present"
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Diomedes Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined:
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Faith writes: What YOU don't understand is that the ToE hasn't been "tested,".... I am curious: do you even bother to read posts by other individuals, especially when they provided references, or do you just rant? Frako provided several examples of instances where the ToE was validated through testing. I provided an example of Prof. Lenski's groundbreaking research on Bacteria that showed how they 'evolved' the capability to ingest citrate. All of these findings are experiments; i.e. 'testing'. But regardless of evidence presented, you just ignore it and prefer to rant. And if all you want to do is rant, I guess that is your prerogative. But if you are attempting to sway people's opinions or give credence to your views, you are doing a pretty dismal job. I would actually argue that the rants of people like yourself, Kirk Cameron, Kent Hovind, etc have done more to advance the knowledge of things like the ToE rather than detract away from it. When you present yourself as little more than the guy on the street corner with the 'End is Near' sign, you are not going to be taken seriously. Pure and simple. "Our future lies not in our dogmatic past, but in our enlightened present"
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Diomedes Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined: |
You're saying that when scientists think a species is descended from another species, in reality they're the same species, but the descendent species has reduced genetic diversity. If this were true then the descendent species would possess only a subset of alleles of the parent species, and it would have no alleles unique to itself. No genetic analysis has ever revealed any such thing, therefore you're wrong Not only is she wrong, she would have to deny meiosis to validate her hypothesis. Meiosis, inheritance and variation Science Learning Hub The following paragraphs sum things up well:
quote: "Our future lies not in our dogmatic past, but in our enlightened present"
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Diomedes Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined:
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They are blinded by belief and dogma such that they deny and misrepresent reality, hoping somehow to make it appear to conform to their belief and dogma. And don't forget playing the victim and claiming 'persecution' by the scientific 'elite'."Our future lies not in our dogmatic past, but in our enlightened present"
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Diomedes Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined:
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"They are blinded by belief and dogma such that they deny and misrepresent reality, hoping somehow to make it appear to conform to their belief and dogma." Good definition of evolutionists. Psychological projection "Psychological projection was conceptualized by Sigmund Freud in the 1890s as a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously rejects his or her own unacceptable attributes by ascribing them to objects or persons in the outside world. For example, a person who is rude may accuse other people of being rude." For the layman, also known as the 'I know you are but what am I' defense."Our future lies not in our dogmatic past, but in our enlightened present"
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Diomedes Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined:
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First off: since they "know" that the Bible is God's word, then what it says, first and foremost, is what is true and everything that contradicts it must be wrong. Yet ironically, they tap dance around the verbiage of the Old Testament, trying to down play several of the extraordinarily vile passages from the Books of Leviticus, Exodus, Deuteronomy, etc and reconcile those barbaric tenets with our modern day society. Of all the things that surprise me the most about fundamentalists, is their ability to read the Old Testament, believe it literally and yet still try to pass off god as being 'merciful'. It's almost a form of Stockholm Syndrome."Our future lies not in our dogmatic past, but in our enlightened present"
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Diomedes Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined:
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Faith writes:
Meh, even "evolutionists" is a silly word. How about: "people who aren't intellectually crippled by religious fanaticism". Aw, I can't personalize "evolution" I have to say "evolutionists" huh? For me, I just simplify it and say 'rationalist'. That essentially encompasses evolutionist, darwinist, einsteinist, farady-ist, maxwell-ist, bohr-ist, and any other 'ist' they may want to ascribe to me. And all it essentially stipulates is that I rely on data and facts to draw my conclusions as opposed to hocus-pocus, gut feelings, little devils & angels on your shoulders, or books written in ancient times by people who would think an iPad was dark magic."Our future lies not in our dogmatic past, but in our enlightened present"
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