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Dredge
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Message 466 of 936 (806349)
04-24-2017 10:41 PM
Reply to: Message 445 by Dr Adequate
04-23-2017 11:37 PM


Re: Dobzhansky
Dr. Adequate: "Dredge was de-nouncing speciation ... just the other week."
Dredgeconfesses that his understanding of the definition of speciation was flawed. Dredge now understands the definition of speciation and realizes that speciation is a fact - but he also realizes that speciation isn't evidence for the theory that all life evolved from a common ancestor.

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Dredge
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Message 467 of 936 (806350)
04-24-2017 10:45 PM
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04-23-2017 11:05 PM


Re: Dobzhansky
Theodosius Dobzhansky: "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution."
Mr. Dobzhansky, why have you drooled this stupid lie? Nothing in applied biology depends on your useless atheist theology - that all life evolved from a common ancestor - or will ever depend on it. Science is defined by observation and experiments; so go away, silly atheist space cadet.

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Message 468 of 936 (806351)
04-24-2017 10:50 PM
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04-24-2017 10:45 PM


Re: Dobzhansky
Science is defined by observation and experiments...
Whereas religion is defined by belief in ancient (or sometimes even modern) folk tales, often in spite of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
(Pots should be wary of calling the kettle black...)

Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.
Belief gets in the way of learning--Robert A. Heinlein
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If a religion's teachings are true, then it should have nothing to fear from science...--dwise1
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Dredge
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Message 469 of 936 (806352)
04-24-2017 10:51 PM
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04-23-2017 3:23 AM


Re: Abiogenesis
I take your point. When you think about it, inanimate matter becoming animate matter is a form of evolution.
But I understand atheists' reluctance to tackle abiogenesis and their insistence on separating it from evolution - even the vivid imaginations of atheist scientists can't come up with an plausible explanation. So best to separate it and sweep it under the carpet; out of sight and out of mind.

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Dredge
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Message 470 of 936 (806353)
04-24-2017 10:57 PM
Reply to: Message 429 by Percy
04-23-2017 9:02 AM


Re: If Not, What?
Thank you. Percy, for this clear and concise explanation. Since, as you say, the antibiotic doesn't change the way bacteria populations mutate, how is it possible to determine if particular post-antibiotic mutations are due to the antibiotic or due to "natural" mutations (that may have occurred without the antibiotic)?

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Dr Adequate
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Message 471 of 936 (806354)
04-24-2017 10:58 PM
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04-24-2017 10:51 PM


Re: Abiogenesis
I take your point. When you think about it, inanimate matter becoming animate matter is a form of evolution.
Nope.
But I understand atheists' reluctance to tackle abiogenesis and their insistence on separating it from evolution - even the vivid imaginations of atheist scientists can't come up with an plausible explanation. So best to separate it and sweep it under the carpet; out of sight and out of mind.
What an interesting fantasy world you live in.

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Message 472 of 936 (806355)
04-24-2017 11:00 PM
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04-24-2017 10:57 PM


Re: If Not, What?
Thank you. Percy, for this clear and concise explanation. Since, as you say, the antibiotic doesn't change the way bacteria populations mutate, how is it possible to determine if particular post-antibiotic mutations are due to the antibiotic or due to "natural" mutations (that may have occurred without the antibiotic)?
That's easy. None of them is "due to the antibiotic" because evolution doesn't work that way.
You ... you really don't know anything about evolution, do you? So why are you discussing it?

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Message 473 of 936 (806356)
04-24-2017 11:06 PM
Reply to: Message 467 by Dredge
04-24-2017 10:45 PM


Re: Dobzhansky
Theodosius Dobzhansky: "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution."
Mr. Dobzhansky, why have you drooled this stupid lie? Nothing in applied biology depends on your useless atheist theology - that all life evolved from a common ancestor - or will ever depend on it. Science is defined by observation and experiments; so go away, silly atheist space cadet.
Your petulant anger at people who know more than you do is most amusing.

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Dr Adequate
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Message 474 of 936 (806357)
04-24-2017 11:08 PM
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04-24-2017 10:41 PM


Re: Dobzhansky
Dredge confesses that his understanding of the definition of speciation was flawed. Dredge now understands the definition of speciation and realizes that speciation is a fact
You're welcome. I wonder how long it will take me to disabuse you of all your other naive misconceptions.

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Message 475 of 936 (806358)
04-25-2017 12:54 AM
Reply to: Message 456 by JonF
04-24-2017 7:59 AM


Off-topic - Geologist that switched to YEC
JonF writes:
CRR writes:
Here's one example of a secular trained geologist who made the switch to YEC.
That appears to be one. One is not impressive. Any more, or is that all?
Way off-topic subthreads should best be let die, but here I go with a reply (poetic even).
Re: Dr Ron Neller - creation.com
quote:
Ron holds a B.A. (Hons) and a Ph.D., both in fluvial geomorphology.
I'm pretty dubious about a B.A. in fluvial geomorphology (do B.A. degrees get specialized, much less that specialized?).
Anyway, I'll buy into the Ph.D. But I do note, that he is in a rather "shallow" specialty. Looking at surface processes is rather removed from considering the "deeper" matters.
Moose

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CRR
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Message 476 of 936 (806359)
04-25-2017 1:43 AM
Reply to: Message 466 by Dredge
04-24-2017 10:41 PM


Definition of species
"Dredge confesses that his understanding of the definition of speciation was flawed."
Don't worry, Dredge, Even Mayr's Biological Species Concept has its problems as the following Wikipedia article shows.
Attempts at definition Species - Wikipedia
Biologists and taxonomists have made many attempts to define species, beginning from morphology and moving towards genetics. Early taxonomists such as Linnaeus had no option but to describe what they saw: this was later formalised as the typological or morphological species concept. Mayr emphasised reproductive isolation, but this, like other species concepts, is hard or even impossible to test.[60][61] Later biologists have tried to refine Mayr's definition with the recognition and cohesion concepts, among others.[62] Many of the concepts are quite similar or overlap, so they are not easy to count: the biologist R. L. Mayden recorded about 24 concepts,[63] and the philosopher of science John Wilkins counted 26.[60]
Like Linnaeus, Darwin was using a morphological species concept rather than Mayr's Biological Species Concept. Darwin wrote in On the Origin of Species:
No one definition has satisfied all naturalists; yet every naturalist knows vaguely what he means when he speaks of a species. Generally the term includes the unknown element of a distinct act of creation. Species - Wikipedia
Not only can hybrids form between recognised species, they can form cross genera, although as far as I know, only genera within the one family. This actually is consistent with the idea that the kinds from the Ark have subdivided into sub-groups that we have later classified as different genera and species.

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Message 477 of 936 (806364)
04-25-2017 4:49 AM
Reply to: Message 456 by JonF
04-24-2017 7:59 AM


Re: Are creationists anti-science?
Hey, JohnF, that guy mentioned by CRR is a Geographer, not a Geologist. He was trained as a Geographer and alledgedly did his PhD in Geography. Geomorphology. Not Geology.
Anyway, from those sources provided by CRR it seems that he did Geography, then joined some cult, then dropped his job and started working for CMI. Not very impressive. He was not convinced by the evidence, but by his cult.
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Message 478 of 936 (806365)
04-25-2017 5:05 AM
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04-25-2017 1:43 AM


Re: Definition of species
This one is just as funny.
CRR writes:
Like Linnaeus, Darwin was using a morphological species concept rather than Mayr's Biological Species Concept. Darwin wrote in On the Origin of Species:
No one definition has satisfied all naturalists; yet every naturalist knows vaguely what he means when he speaks of a species. Generally the term includes the unknown element of a distinct act of creation. Species - Wikipedia
Not only can hybrids form between recognised species, they can form cross genera, although as far as I know, only genera within the one family. This actually is consistent with the idea that the kinds from the Ark have subdivided into sub-groups that we have later classified as different genera and species.
You do know that the species problem is a big problem for creationists, don't you? No fixed boundaries between "kinds" and all that...

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Message 479 of 936 (806376)
04-25-2017 8:49 AM
Reply to: Message 470 by Dredge
04-24-2017 10:57 PM


Re: If Not, What?
Dredge writes:
Since, as you say, the antibiotic doesn't change the way bacteria populations mutate, how is it possible to determine if particular post-antibiotic mutations are due to the antibiotic or due to "natural" mutations (that may have occurred without the antibiotic)?
Few reproductive events produce perfect copying of the genetic material, hence copying almost always produces mutations, and they are random with respect to adaptation. Mutations are always occurring in bacterial populations, including mutations that would protect against an antibiotic. When an antibiotic is added then bacteria with a protective mutation have an advantage.
Mutations continue to occur after the antibiotic is added, but I'm not aware of any evidence for whether they they are different in character from before the antibiotic was added. Mutations generally are random copying errors and can occur anywhere and be of any of a number of different types. Again, mutations are random with regard to adaptation. Likely the frequency and severity of mutations increases in populations under stress.
--Percy

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Message 480 of 936 (806385)
04-25-2017 10:53 AM
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04-24-2017 10:45 PM


Re: Dobzhansky
Dredge writes:
Nothing in applied biology depends on your useless atheist theology
First, evolution is not an atheist theology. "Atheist theology" is an oxymoron to begin with.
Second, evolution is used in applied biology, such as in the application of the theory to predict protein function.
"We present a statistical graphical model to infer specific molecular function for unannotated protein sequences using homology. Based on phylogenomic principles, SIFTER (Statistical Inference of Function Through Evolutionary Relationships) accurately predicts molecular function for members of a protein family given a reconciled phylogeny
and available function annotations, even when the data are sparse or noisy."
https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~bee/pubs/sifter-plos.pdf
Science is defined by observation and experiments; so go away, silly atheist space cadet.
Evolution is evidenced by multiple observations, such as the observed nested hierarchy.

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