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| ngc1514 | Oct 27 2009, 12:57 AM Post #1 |
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After a review of Richard Dawkins' new book, The Greatest Show on Earth in the NY Times Book Review sections a couple weeks back, some of the letters concerned themselves with the concept of a scientific theory. I found this one to be particularly interesting.
As soon as you hear someone say evolution is "only a theory," that's a good sign the speaker has no idea what a scientific theory actually is. |
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| Mike | Oct 27 2009, 01:10 PM Post #2 |
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I think what you have NG is some well meaning and confused folks that become stuck in a theory that does not match the evidence at hand. The more we learn the more complex God becomes..in my opinion. And those who become stuck need to understand that they are never going to comprehend the entirety of God or His works. I find science and discovery exciting intriguing, and wish at times I had more science in my education experience. I was drawn in another direction. |
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| ngc1514 | Oct 27 2009, 11:14 PM Post #3 |
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The problem, Mike, is twofold: 1. Creationism is not a theory at all, so there is only one valid theory to account for life on the planet as we see it. 2. There is no evidence supporting creationism. God and his works is irrelevant in all this. Every religion, every god has a creation myth. You've just selected one of the thousands of such as being more meaningful, to you, than the others. Unless, of course, you'd like to enter some objective evidence showing your particular creation myth is more valid than any of the others. |
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| Mike | Oct 28 2009, 11:50 PM Post #4 |
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There is evidence of creationism NG, just not measurable by today's instruments. So I disagree with your summation. And at present many consider evolution a theory as it has holes in it as well. |
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| ngc1514 | Oct 29 2009, 01:53 AM Post #5 |
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If there "is evidence," but it can't be measured, how can it possibly be evidence? Evidence is factual data. Paper burns at 451 f., ice melts at 32 f, the sun is 93 million miles away, DNA does not perfectly transmit genetic material from generation to generation. Facts that are used as evidence to support scientific theories. So, what do you think the biggest "hole" in evolution might be? Keeping in mind that the scientific definition of evolution is "the change in allele frequency of a gene over time." Start poking. |
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| Mike | Oct 29 2009, 04:11 AM Post #6 |
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In evolution, what I see is God continually creating the world we live in. Not random creation but creation with a purpose that only He knows. I believe that there will be and are cases in evolution study that will never add up to the scientists, as God moves in a direction away from what they would consider by theory, to be what should be the next evolved phase. There will always be missing links, because God chose not to continue down that particular path, for reasons that only he will ever know. The experiences I have had with God are not measurable in a scientific sense, but also don't need to be. Scientists might suggest that creationism is an unproven theory, but from my believe and experience it is the answer they continue to search for. Evolution is but one way God expresses his will upon the created world. And I realize that I'll never win a scientific debate surrounding this subject... but I don't have to either. While scientists continue to being forth more of God's creation, I get to enjoy the findings in awe. |
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| ngc1514 | Oct 29 2009, 04:44 AM Post #7 |
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Didn't think so. |
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| Mike | Oct 29 2009, 07:41 AM Post #8 |
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I didn't think you would. Free agency is alive and well... |
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| fire lord | Sep 10 2010, 08:27 AM Post #9 |
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evolution is a theory because it does not have enough facts to back it up in my Opinion the Concept is correct but the overall theory is not. |
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| ngc1514 | Sep 16 2010, 05:47 AM Post #10 |
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Yet another person who has no idea of what a scientific theory is. Your opinion is worthless. |
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