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Author Topic:   Equating science with faith
Vacate
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Message 283 of 326 (464258)
04-24-2008 1:04 PM
Reply to: Message 281 by 1071
04-24-2008 12:37 PM


Re: Answering antiLIE
antiLIE writes:
I am not misusing the word nor am I setting up a straw man and taking advantage of people's ignorance.
Yes you are. You where told:
Taz writes:
When science text books use the term, they are using it to refer to many many many tiny little changes in a population over a very long time added together.
You even posted:
antiLIE writes:
macroevolution is thought of as the compounded effects of microevolution. Thus, the distinction between micro- and macroevolution is not a fundamental one - the only difference between them is of time and scale
Yet you still are found to be promoting a strawman when saying rubbish like this:
antiLIE writes:
How is this not crock to duck ideology?
For a croc to turn into a duck, or the sudden appearance of feathers you are leaving out the "time" factor of macroevolution and the compounded effects of microevolution. This is a misuse of the word and a total setup to agrue a strawman.

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Vacate
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Posts: 565
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Message 288 of 326 (464269)
04-24-2008 1:39 PM
Reply to: Message 287 by 1071
04-24-2008 1:21 PM


Re: Answering antiLIE
You show me where I have used this term out of context.
How about right here in your reply to Taz:
antiLIE writes:
I am not the one with the problem with the definition of the word.
How did this come about? When Taz posted:
Taz writes:
You know what science text books meant when they use the word "macroevolution". And yet you continue to use the word to imply a croc morphing into a duck.
You respond:
How is this not crock to duck ideology?
So now you appear to say that you completely agree with Taz when he stated how "macroevolution" and "appearance" are best understood. Instead of simply saying you agree, you continue to further the arguement as if you disagree... so you can yell "red herring"!!
Nice work.

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Vacate
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Posts: 565
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Message 291 of 326 (464276)
04-24-2008 2:05 PM
Reply to: Message 289 by 1071
04-24-2008 1:54 PM


Re: Answering antiLIE
So in straw man terms.... we have come to the conclusion that a dinosaur turning in to a bird over millions of years is not macroevolution and requires no faith because terms and definitions do not matter in science. Right?
Maybe you have, I am not sure why you would conclude terms and definitions don't matter however.

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