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Self-Replicating Molecules - Life's Building Blocks (Part II)

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Message 70 of 97 (743972)
12-06-2014 11:51 AM

Reply to: Message 68 by AZPaul3
12-05-2014 5:23 PM

Re: The Side Street

AZPaul3 writes:

Because unburdened of its excess baggage the more parsimonious hypothesis is "more likely" to be correct.

No. Because the simpler hypothesis is easier to investigate.

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Message 76 of 97 (811389)
06-07-2017 3:51 PM

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06-06-2017 9:56 PM

Re: Pssst! Don't tell the creationists

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Pssst! Don't tell the creationists, but scientists don't have a clue how life began.

The difference is that scientists are LOOKING for answers; creationists are not.

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Message 81 of 97 (811827)
06-12-2017 12:12 PM

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06-12-2017 7:20 AM

James tour appears to be a shill for the Discovery Institute. Can you find a quote from a scientist who doesn't have an axe to grind?

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Message 83 of 97 (811830)
06-12-2017 12:45 PM

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06-12-2017 12:35 PM

Tangle writes:

It would be more useful if they could unearth an eminent, atheistic biologist to quote from.

If only such a thing existed.

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