Posts: 1066
Threads: 248
Joined: February 6, 2012
Reputation:
7
I 'believe' in Evolution
October 21, 2012 at 1:32 pm
I am struggling to find the right word as I don't believe in evolution, I know it but I Can't find the correct word, can somebody help me?
"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful" - Edward Gibbon (Offen misattributed to Lucius Annaeus Seneca or Seneca the Younger) (Thanks to apophenia for the correction)
'I am driven by two main philosophies:
Know more about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you' - Neil deGrasse Tyson
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain
Posts: 3117
Threads: 16
Joined: September 17, 2012
Reputation:
35
RE: I 'believe' in Evolution
October 21, 2012 at 1:34 pm
(This post was last modified: October 21, 2012 at 1:34 pm by Darkstar.)
(October 21, 2012 at 1:32 pm)Gooders1002 Wrote: I am struggling to find the right word as I don't believe in evolution, I know it but I Can't find the correct word, can somebody help me?
I accept the theory of evolution as credible due to the plethora of convincing scientific facts that support it.
John Adams Wrote:The Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.
Posts: 69248
Threads: 3759
Joined: August 2, 2009
Reputation:
259
RE: I 'believe' in Evolution
October 21, 2012 at 1:51 pm
You don't have to "believe" in evolution. The evidence for it is overwhelming.
"Belief" is only necessary for creationist shit.
Posts: 4196
Threads: 60
Joined: September 8, 2011
Reputation:
30
RE: I 'believe' in Evolution
October 21, 2012 at 2:06 pm
(October 21, 2012 at 1:32 pm)Gooders1002 Wrote: I am struggling to find the right word as I don't believe in evolution... My Bold
That would be "creationist".
You make people miserable and there's nothing they can do about it, just like god.
-- Homer Simpson
God has no place within these walls, just as facts have no place within organized religion.
-- Superintendent Chalmers
Science is like a blabbermouth who ruins a movie by telling you how it ends. There are some things we don't want to know. Important things.
-- Ned Flanders
Once something's been approved by the government, it's no longer immoral.
-- The Rev Lovejoy
Posts: 2610
Threads: 22
Joined: May 18, 2012
Reputation:
17
RE: I 'believe' in Evolution
October 21, 2012 at 2:08 pm
Well there are two types of evolution: macroevolution, which is much easier to accept, and microevolution.
The key with macroevolution is taking the evidence and extrapolating a pattern.
Microevolution is more about taking the theory of evolution and trying to assert it is happening currently in a certain species over a very limited amount of data from genetic divergence within a control group over time period significantly less than what should be used to determine if evolution is occurring.
But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin.
Posts: 66304
Threads: 140
Joined: June 28, 2011
Reputation:
160
RE: I 'believe' in Evolution
October 21, 2012 at 2:14 pm
(This post was last modified: October 21, 2012 at 2:15 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
LOL, macro and micro refer to our perspective of the event, not the process. Don't start this tired shit. Microevolution -is- macroevolution. Titl the lens into closer focus, pan out over wider focus. End of.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
Posts: 1302
Threads: 13
Joined: October 11, 2012
Reputation:
19
RE: I 'believe' in Evolution
October 21, 2012 at 2:32 pm
(This post was last modified: October 21, 2012 at 2:36 pm by Gilgamesh.)
Evolution is a fact. So, you don't 'believe' it to be true, you 'know' it to be true?
Posts: 13900
Threads: 262
Joined: January 11, 2009
Reputation:
82
RE: I 'believe' in Evolution
October 21, 2012 at 2:47 pm
"The evidence points to evolution being fact"
It is sad that we have to lay it on this thick because saying "I believe evolution is a fact" results in some dickwad shouting "gotcha" at us.
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.
Posts: 8214
Threads: 394
Joined: November 2, 2011
Reputation:
44
RE: I 'believe' in Evolution
October 21, 2012 at 2:55 pm
The word would not be a creationist, unless you denied evolution as a possible explanation.
Not believing in evolution does not mean one denies evolution as possible.
Personally, I have a limited knowledge of evolution, and hence withdraw judgement upon it. If I studied evolution in details, I might then even claim to know it's true.
Posts: 116
Threads: 3
Joined: September 13, 2010
Reputation:
4
RE: I 'believe' in Evolution
October 21, 2012 at 3:01 pm
(October 21, 2012 at 1:32 pm)Gooders1002 Wrote: I am struggling to find the right word as I don't believe in evolution, I know it but I Can't find the correct word, can somebody help me?
The word you're looking for is "uneducated."
Evolution as well as the theory of evolution are both factual constructs that exist / occur. It's okay if you don't "believe" it. I'm often dumbfounded by the idea of "earthquakes," and don't believe in them, so I know how you feel buddy! I mean, I've never observed or experienced an earthquake before, so they must not exist!
I like the way you think!
...But please stop thinking, it's not you.
|
