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K.Rose
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Message 31 of 703 (914916)
02-06-2024 9:21 PM
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02-06-2024 7:40 PM


Please see Message 5!

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Message 32 of 703 (914919)
02-06-2024 9:59 PM
Reply to: Message 26 by K.Rose
02-06-2024 8:58 PM


If descent with modification is the simple rule, how is this rule substantiated?
What substantiated? Every farmer in forever knows this. You say you have seen evidence. You didn't understand it? It was not in the right format? What substantiated? Your kids almost, but not quite, look like you. Not every puppy in the liter is a clone. I think that 'descent with modification' is well substantiated.
If you want to discuss how this 'modification' takes place then take a look first at meiosis of the germline cells then at mutation vectors. We can go from there.
Also, realize that Evolution works on populations not individuals. You will want to understand the concept of a gene pool and allele frequency within that pool. You can't adequately discuss anything evolution without these concepts in place.
I have seen a great deal of supporting data for this Evolution process, all of it pictures and explanations, and none of it the type of hard, repeatable data demanded by the Scientific Method.
You're looking at the wrong data or misinterpreting what you see or expect to see. Common with highly complex systems when a person's knowledge is limited and wrong. First understand that evolution is not a process but hundreds of processes in unison and in conflict, creating both life and death.

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Message 33 of 703 (914920)
02-06-2024 10:23 PM
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02-06-2024 9:18 PM


Overwhelming preponderance of evidence" is what I hear quite often. And if there is such a preponderance then there must be at least one clear, demonstrative example that even the most ignorant of laymen can understand. Do you know of such an example?
What are you talking about? The preponderance is formed by many thousands, millions, of data points. Chart populations over time. The changes in allele frequency is a major process in evolution. It is the conglomeration of the data that is overwhelming, not any single data point. If you want to see a single data point for evolution take a look in the mirror then get yourself a statistics class and study population dynamics. And study nested hierarchies. They are vital in understanding descent in evolution.
What did you expect to see? New animals pop into existence? What are you looking for that would show you evolution?

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Message 34 of 703 (914921)
02-06-2024 10:36 PM
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02-06-2024 9:20 PM


Genetically modified corn is still corn.
But not the same species. You know there are different species of corn? We modify the genes of one species and make a whole new species of corn. That is directed evolution. Like selective breeding on the farm.
When a gene change happens whether natural or artificial the allele frequency for the population has been changed to add the new variants. If those variants come over time to appear in larger portions of the population that population has evolved.
Change in allele frequency. Evolution. Lots of different definitions for evolution. All of them correct.

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Message 35 of 703 (914924)
02-06-2024 11:26 PM
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02-06-2024 9:18 PM


And if there is such a preponderance then there must be at least one clear, demonstrative example that even the most ignorant of laymen can understand.
Why? Do you think you can comprehend the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon by looking at one scatter plot?
It appears you do not comprehend the static single item of the scientific method. How can you hope to comprehend the complex interplay of thousands of different process like evolution by seeing one example? It's a dog. Big deal.
Can you see the frequency charts for the dog population? Can you read the charts of the dog population to determine changes in the allele frequency? Can you see those charts spread over multiple dozens of generations? That is a clear demonstrative example of evolution.
If you're expecting a single proof case easy on the mind without too much thought then you are in the wrong world.

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Message 36 of 703 (914925)
02-06-2024 11:27 PM
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02-06-2024 9:21 PM


Irrelevant. You do not know what a scientific theory is. If you did you would define it as asked.
Just a troll.

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Message 37 of 703 (914926)
02-07-2024 12:22 AM
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02-06-2024 5:39 PM


K.Rose in Message 12 writes:
We could conceivably define Evolution by agreeing on all of the things that Evolution is not, but it seems there should be a readily available concise definition.
Physicists do not have a clear definition of "physics". Scientists do not have a clear definition of "science". Mathematicians do not have a clear definition of "mathematics". Artists do not have a clear definition of "art".

Fundamentalism - the anti-American, anti-Christian branch of American Christianity

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Tanypteryx
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Message 38 of 703 (914927)
02-07-2024 1:51 AM
Reply to: Message 26 by K.Rose
02-06-2024 8:58 PM


K.Rose in Message 26 writes:
If descent with modification is the simple rule, how is this rule substantiated? Has this process been observed and recorded? Can this process be re-created? Alternately, what data confirms this process?
Are you serious? Reproduction, every single reproductive event is the verification. It has been observed for millennia that offspring do not exactly resemble their parents, like they would if they were exact clones. Every offspring carries mutations that did not occur in the parents. That's the descent with modification or the genetic part of evolution. And selection is the other aspect of the process that plays out on the tapestry of populations across time.
I have seen a great deal of supporting data for this Evolution process, all of it pictures and explanations, and none of it the type of hard, repeatable data demanded by the Scientific Method.
Really? So you are saying, the pictures and explanations were NOT showing and describing and explaining the supporting evidence?
What were the pictures and explanations for if not showing the supporting evidence?
Hard, repeatable data demanded by the scientific method
You mean like mapping and comparing the genomes of tens of thousands of species, and often from multiple populations of a species, that kind of hard repeatable data? You mean like mapping the paleo-biogeographical history of this planet, that kind of hard repeatable data? You mean like cataloging all the endogenous retroviral insertion in all the genomes that are sequenced, that kind of hard repeatable data?
I don't know about your scientific method, but our scientific method is chugging along just fine on that data. And by the way, these huge datasets generated by rapidly advancing genome sequencing technology are being combed for hidden patterns are wonderful testing grounds for AI systems that are good at looking for interesting patterns.
ABE: It occurred to me that maybe by "hard repeatable data" you meant something like fossils, going and finding the same type of fossils from the same rock layers? Or maybe you meant you wanted the actual fossils instead of pictures and descriptions?

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What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
One important characteristic of a theory is that it has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie
If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --Percy
The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq
Why should anyone debate someone who doesn't know the subject? -- AZPaul3

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Message 39 of 703 (914928)
02-07-2024 7:09 AM
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02-06-2024 8:58 PM


K.Rose writes:
I have seen a great deal of supporting data for this Evolution process, all of it pictures and explanations, and none of it the type of hard, repeatable data demanded by the Scientific Method.
Let's have a look. Could you present some of it here?
--Percy

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Theodoric
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Message 40 of 703 (914929)
02-07-2024 9:47 AM
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02-07-2024 7:09 AM


Probably about the same time he tells us how he defines scientific theory

What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence. -Christopher Hitchens

Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts

"God did it" is not an argument. It is an excuse for intellectual laziness.

If your viewpoint has merits and facts to back it up why would you have to lie?


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Message 41 of 703 (914930)
02-07-2024 9:52 AM
Reply to: Message 31 by K.Rose
02-06-2024 9:21 PM


Actual definitions
Evidently you are incapable of reading with comprehension. Le's try again. Do you disagree with this?
quote:
The Scientific Meaning of the Terms
People working outside of science often misinterpret the language used by scientists. And for that reason, they sometimes draw the wrong conclusions as to what the scientific terms mean.
Three such terms that are often used interchangeably are "scientific law," "hypothesis," and "theory."
Outside the science community , if something is said to be “just a theory,” it usually means that it is a mere guess, or is unproved. It might even lack credibility. But in scientific terms, a theory is an explanation of a phenomenon that is generally accepted as being true because it is based on large amounts of empirical evidence.
Here is what each of these terms means to a scientist:
Scientific Law: This is a statement of fact meant to describe, in concise terms, an action or set of actions. It is generally accepted to be true and universal, and can sometimes be expressed in terms of a single mathematical equation. Scientific laws are are accepted at face value based upon the fact that they have always been observed to be true.
Specifically, scientific laws must be simple, true, universal, and absolute. They represent the cornerstone of scientific discovery, because if a law ever did not apply, then all science based upon that law would collapse.
Some scientific laws, or laws of nature, include the law of gravity, Newton's laws of motion, the laws of thermodynamics, Boyle's law of gases, the law of conservation of mass and energy, and Hook’s law of elasticity.
Hypothesis: This is a prediction based upon observation. It is a rational explanation of a single event or phenomenon based upon what is observed, but which has not been proved. Most hypotheses can be supported or refuted by experimentation or continued observation.
Theory: A theory is what one or more hypotheses become once they have been verified and accepted to be true. A theory is an explanation of a set of related observations or events based upon tested hypotheses and verified multiple times by detached groups of researchers. Unfortunately, even some scientists often use the term "theory" in a more colloquial sense, when they really mean to say "hypothesis." That makes its true meaning in science even more confusing to the general public.
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
In general, both a scientific theory and a scientific law are accepted to be true by the scientific community as a whole. Both are used to make predictions of events. Both are used to advance technology.
The biggest difference between a law and a theory is that a theory is much more complex and dynamic. A law describes a single action, whereas a theory explains an entire group of related phenomena. And, whereas a law is a foundation of the scientific method, a theory is the end result of that same process.
A simple analogy can be made using a slingshot and an automobile.
A scientific law is like a slingshot. A slingshot has but one moving part--the rubber band. If you put a rock in it and draw it back, the rock will fly out at a predictable speed, depending upon the distance the band is drawn back.
An automobile has many moving parts, all working in unison to perform the chore of transporting someone from one point to another point. An automobile is a complex piece of machinery. Sometimes, improvements are made to one or more component parts. A new set of spark plugs that are composed of a better alloy that can withstand heat better, for example, might replace the existing set. But the function of the automobile as a whole remains unchanged.
A theory is like the automobile. Components of it can be changed or improved upon, without changing the overall truth of the theory as a whole.
Some scientific theories include the continental drift theory, the theory of relativity, the atomic theory, and the quantum theory. All of these theories have been tested and verified and are generally accepted by scientists beyond reasonable doubt. Yet scientists continue to tinker with the component hypotheses of each theory in an attempt to make them more elegant and concise, or to make them more all-encompassing. Theories can be tweaked, but they are seldom, if ever, entirely replaced.
A theory is developed only through the scientific method, meaning it is the final result of a series of rigorous processes. Note that theories do not become laws. Scientific laws must exist prior to the start of using the scientific method because, as stated earlier, laws are the foundation for all science.
Hypothesis, theory, law - Google Docs

What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence. -Christopher Hitchens

Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts

"God did it" is not an argument. It is an excuse for intellectual laziness.

If your viewpoint has merits and facts to back it up why would you have to lie?


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Tanypteryx
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Message 42 of 703 (914943)
02-07-2024 4:19 PM
Reply to: Message 33 by AZPaul3
02-06-2024 10:23 PM


33 writes:
What did you expect to see? New animals pop into existence?
Yep, that's exactly what he expects to see.
K.Rose in Message 19 writes:
For example: The mutation into a superior, more complex, or wholly different life form that manages to exist and procreate and evolve further.
The problem here is, no matter how many times and how many ways we try to correct his basic misunderstanding of evolution, he will continue to think evolution is an organism giving birth to a "wholly different lifeform."

Stop Tzar Vladimir the Condemned!
What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
One important characteristic of a theory is that it has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie
If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --Percy
The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq
Why should anyone debate someone who doesn't know the subject? -- AZPaul3

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K.Rose
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Message 43 of 703 (914944)
02-07-2024 6:36 PM
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02-07-2024 7:09 AM


Here are some:
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K.Rose
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Message 44 of 703 (914945)
02-07-2024 6:38 PM
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02-07-2024 7:09 AM


Here are some:
http//stonesnbones.blogspot.com/2009/03/emergence-of-new-species.html
https//evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evograms_03
https//web.neomed.edu/web/anatomy/Thewissen/whale_origins/index.html
http//www-personal.umich.edu/~gingeric/PDGwhales/Whales.htm
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K.Rose
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Message 45 of 703 (914946)
02-07-2024 6:38 PM
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02-07-2024 7:09 AM


Here are some:
Stones and Bones: Emergence of New Species
The evolution of whales - Understanding Evolution
Whale Origins
Philip D. Gingerich

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