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Darwin Storm
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Message 5 of 270 (6981)
03-16-2002 2:43 AM


I have studied biology, and have covered alot on evolutionary theory, and I swear, I have yet to see the chapter on "morality and ethics based on the teachings of the church of evolution". I will be sure to check my biology texts. I might have missed it.
I also love how creationist continually try to prove creationism by disproving evolution. The crux of the problem really isn't even evolution. You really should be gripping with physics, astronomy, and geology. To even attempt to justify a creationist model, you must conclusivly invalidate whole swaths of scientific research in those fields.
The bible is an interesting collection of stories. Is there morality and ethics taught in it? Yes, but most of it is parables. There is nothing wrong with parables. They can be used very effeciently to teach. However, to try and take a parable as literal truth is quite strange. I still don't see why a literal interpretation is so important to literal fundamentalists. In fact, perhaps we should start a thread on this very subject.

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Darwin Storm
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Message 18 of 270 (7027)
03-16-2002 3:22 PM


Evolution, like all scientific theories, is falsable. However, there are a great many theories that have such a large body of supporting evidence, that it becomes unlikly (not impossible) to falsify. Evolution, like gravity, is well supported theory. You will see it modified to reflect new observations. The fact that they need to be modified means that the original theories were far from complete, but the fundamental principles are there and well supported.
AS for the old age of earth, you additionly need to discredit theories in geology, phyisics, and astronomy, which all have large bodies of evidence. It is these scientific disciplines that establish an old earth and an old universe.

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