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RE: Heated debate on evolution with brother
April 26, 2017 at 4:03 am
(April 26, 2017 at 1:17 am)snowtracks Wrote: homologies like the 5-digit pattern of the pentadactyl limb reflects the design plan of a creative intelligence. If the bat had 4, the porpoise had 6, the horse had 3, the human had 50, that would better support evolution.
Umm... No it doesn't. Try again.
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RE: Heated debate on evolution with brother
April 26, 2017 at 6:48 am
(April 21, 2017 at 1:33 pm)snowtracks Wrote: The Avalon and Cambrian era is the 5'th day of Creation, another 'day' in preparation for the purpose of the universe: mankind.
No it's not.
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RE: Heated debate on evolution with brother
April 26, 2017 at 12:06 pm
Just to be clear, I'm not arguing against naturally occurring evolution, I only think the lay-proponents of the Neo-Darwin synthesis are dogmatically opposed to recent rival naturalistic theories because they are scared of a theistic boogeyman. I'm also saying that much of what I was taught in high-school biology was fabricated even if the theory it was meant to illustrate was valid. Like I said, I don't have a dog in this fight. Just because I'm a theist doesn't automatically mean we disagree.
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RE: Heated debate on evolution with brother
April 26, 2017 at 12:10 pm
Yeah, there are certain xtian positions which you just have to wonder why any faction still clings to them. Actually, there are quite a few of those positions.
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RE: Heated debate on evolution with brother
April 26, 2017 at 1:27 pm
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(April 26, 2017 at 1:17 am)snowtracks Wrote: homologies like the 5-digit pattern of the pentadactyl limb reflects the design plan of a creative intelligence. If the bat had 4, the porpoise had 6, the horse had 3, the human had 50, that would better support evolution.
This shows you don't understand evolution.
Why do whales not have gills?
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RE: Heated debate on evolution with brother
April 26, 2017 at 1:52 pm
(April 26, 2017 at 1:27 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: (April 26, 2017 at 1:17 am)snowtracks Wrote: homologies like the 5-digit pattern of the pentadactyl limb reflects the design plan of a creative intelligence. If the bat had 4, the porpoise had 6, the horse had 3, the human had 50, that would better support evolution.
This shows you don't understand evolution.
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RE: Heated debate on evolution with brother
April 26, 2017 at 1:59 pm
(April 21, 2017 at 1:33 pm)snowtracks Wrote: Well, it looks like someone got up on the wrong-side-of-the-bed.
No, I'm just fucking sick of braindead lying pieces of shit like you trying to tell me that the whole of reality is wrong and their made up fucked up fantasy world where we get to bow down to the evilest dictator is right.
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RE: Heated debate on evolution with brother
April 26, 2017 at 6:26 pm
(April 26, 2017 at 12:06 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: Just to be clear, I'm not arguing against naturally occurring evolution, I only think the lay-proponents of the Neo-Darwin synthesis are dogmatically opposed to recent rival naturalistic theories because they are scared of a theistic boogeyman.
A) Why would we be scared of something shown to not exist, Wooters?
B) You've a long history of putting feelers out in support of certain tenuous positions, and then whipping them back in pronto when it turns out said support is untenable. This recent reverse ferreting over creatardism is just the most recent.
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RE: Heated debate on evolution with brother
April 26, 2017 at 8:38 pm
Quote:Just to be clear, I'm not arguing against naturally occurring evolution, I only think the lay-proponents of the Neo-Darwin synthesis are dogmatically opposed to recent rival naturalistic theories because they are scared of a theistic boogeyman.
If by dogmatic you mean being strongly opposed to unscientific derp posing as science .That has been debunked six ways from Sunday and is generally founded on dishonesty or ignorance about the current state of our knowledge . And often demonstrably comes often with broader agenda attached to it . then yes I'm dogmatic but it has nothing to do with naturalism or theism. And considering your own demonstrated ignorance using the laughable spectre of Icons of Evolutions this point could be enforced better.
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RE: Heated debate on evolution with brother
April 27, 2017 at 10:05 pm
(April 26, 2017 at 12:06 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: Just to be clear, I'm not arguing against naturally occurring evolution, I only think the lay-proponents of the Neo-Darwin synthesis are dogmatically opposed to recent rival naturalistic theories because they are scared of a theistic boogeyman. I'm also saying that much of what I was taught in high-school biology was fabricated even if the theory it was meant to illustrate was valid. Like I said, I don't have a dog in this fight. Just because I'm a theist doesn't automatically mean we disagree. Just what 'natural' alternatives' to evolutionary theory are there? Do tell.
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