What is the appeal of evolution?

Why do people find gravity to be so attractive?Edited by AnswersInGenitals, : No reason given.

Actually, as everyone knows, and as Faith will remind them if they forget, the acceptance of theories by the scientific community is based on a biannual Gallup poll that is conducted every three years. In the poll of 1936, evolution won out quite handily over 'because my daddy says so', 'why the hell shouldn't there be lots of species', and several other contenders. Unfortunately, due to a transcriptional error the poll asked for the neatest theory to explain the origin of feces rather than species, and the vast majority of respondents were found to believe that feces evolve from lower life forms (like shrimp, Brussel sprouts, and pizza.)

I believe evolutionists leave the assessment of the earth's age to geologists and astronomers, who have the training, knowledge, and tools to make the best estimate possible with current technology. I am curious. What is your assessment of the age of the earth? And please, no wishy-washy numbers with zeros at the end. What is your precise assessment down to the exact year?

What we clearly have here is a case of Harmonic Convergence. This is most readily evident at science conferences. When a current theory starts to get old and boring, scientists in the relevant field convene a conference (at taxpayer expense). Someone is chosen from the audience, usually the person with the heaviest and least intelligible accent, and he(never a she) steps up to the podium and propose a new theory. At this point, the audience breaks into cheers and applause as they show their complete accord with the proposed new theory. They often perform a wave at this point. The organizers of the conference then nominate the speaker for a Nobel prize and they all rush out for coffee and donuts.The role of experimentalists should not be underestimated: in a real sense, they have the most challenging job - reinterpreting all their data to fit the new theory.This process and all that converged harmony explains why science conferences are always completely devoid of controversy, disagreement, and rancor. Hey, when was the last time you saw Lamarkian evolutionists and Darwinian evolutionists sending suicide bombers into each others camps? (Although I understand that Dawkins has threatened to punctuate Eldridge's equilibrium.)And for those contemplating a career in science, let them understand that this is how good science should be done.Edited by AnswersInGenitals, : No reason given.

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AO, you have just got to keep up with the latest evolutionary theories. Since it has been well established that humans were well developed by the time of the dinosaurs, as proven by their co-temporous foot prints, we know that humans preceeded dinosaurs and reptiles. It is the reptiles that have spare human ears inside their jawbones. We now also know that the dinosaurs were driven to extinction by human over hunting. Those week attempts to blame it on an asteroid are just childish finger pointing to divert attention from ourselves.

Evolutionists had logically deduced that if they were to gain control of the countries political institutions they had to put aside their theological (yes, evolution is just another religion) differences and unite with a common front that focused on a few 'hot button' issues. Hence, they initiated the secretive 'Sledge' strategy to pound their way into government control. The strategy has work with the election in 2000 of an avid evolutionist president and supporting congress. This president is now working to promote the Sledge strategy agenda with his 'Science Based Giving' initiative, his 'Spray the Course' stand to protect golfing ecology, and his directive that the federal government buy only Japanese cars to show his full support of the 'Toyoto Accords on Global Warming'. (He did make a slight misstep when he mistook these accords to be promoting Global Warmongering.)

This great wisdom from GBS has guided my drinking habits all my life. We have so much to learn from our forbearers.