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Key points of Evolution

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Message 334 of 356 (502295)
03-10-2009 6:46 PM 		Reply to: Message 332 by alaninnont
03-10-2009 4:21 PM

I have found out that the dictionary definition of evolution is quite different than the atheist's.
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That is wrong. The general definition of evolution is different from the specific definition used for the theory of evolution.
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I have found out that a lot of the discussion is about semantics.
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Then you should not equivocate and use the wrong definitions.
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I have found out that evolution is not a huge determining factor in the points for or against a creator. I have found out that a center of the fight is not for or against evolution but between atheists and fundamentalist Christians. I've found out that the fight is largely a political one.
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Within the scientific community, there is not fight. The theory of evolution is universally accepted except for a few here and there who reject the theory on religious grounds.
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The "fight" that one sees in school boards is between those who want a quality science education (which includes atheist and theist alike) and those who don't want their religious teachings contradicted by the science teacher.
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03-13-2009 5:34 PM 		Reply to: Message 343 by alaninnont
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Re: Getting back to the original topic...
By including these in the same category you are saying that there is a significant controversy over these ideas and that alternative explanations exist.
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That's just it. There is no controversy in the scientific community where evolution is concerned. There are no alternative scientific explanations for biodiversity.
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03-14-2009 8:59 PM 		Reply to: Message 349 by alaninnont
03-14-2009 4:04 PM

Re: Getting back to the original topic...
You missed my point. You are right. Evolution is not atheistic. There are some who believe that evolution happened with the aid of a creator and some who believe that it happened without. As far as I am aware, the evolution that is taught in school is without, atheistic evolution.
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You would be wrong. God is never mentioned, nor is God ruled out of the process. As you state, the role or non-role of God in evolution is a belief, not a finding of science.
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