Sorry Tangle, but you will have to take that up with Taz. He will tell you that you are not really qualified to discuss evolution, because you can't use common sense to figure it out, and you don't have the technical education to make an educated guess about it. I guess we have to wait to hear from the expert to know what's true, whoever he is.
Sorry Tangle, but you will have to take that up with Taz. He will tell you that you are not really qualified to discuss evolution, because you can't use common sense to figure it out, and you don't have the technical education to make an educated guess about it. I guess we have to wait to hear from the expert to know what's true, whoever he is.
NO!
That is NOT what Taz has said. He is not saying only experts can discuss evolution (or whatever they are expert in). what he is saying is that you can't apply everday common sense carte blanche.
You should never apply 'common sense' to detailed investigations as 'common sense' from a scientific point of view is often utterly inadequate to explain reality.
Common sense seems to show the Sun goes around the Earth.
Common sense seems to show that time is fixed
Common sense seems to show that matter is solid
Common sense seems to show that the speed of light can be exceeded
....had enough yet?
Anyone can discuss evolution (and any other subject they care to discusss). However for that person to have rational relevant content, it requires detailed study of evidence and the underlying theories of the subject so far discovered.....and defininitely NOT common sense.
And THAT is the point being made here.
Edited by Drosophilla, : No reason given.