Science is evidence. Facts can be tested, changed, advanced and a thesis can be developed. Religion is and remains the same, no matter what science finds out.
The biggest difference, however, is that scientists are so humble that they acknowledge possible mistakes and deficiencies, while religion is stubbornly unchanged and above all totally illogical. God or gods is a myth and religion is totally opposite to science. There is no reason to speculate on something that never has revealed itself to us or which we still can not find out. Science studies what is ahead of us. As you can measure, see, feel and hear and all that.

And if theists mean that scientific evidence is insufficient for us; that you do not agree with what science says, you may reject it then. The difference between the two different human constructions is that science can be proved/disproved while religion cannot be proven/disproven because there is yet to prove/disprove. We have no more than people's words that God exists. You have my word that I'm a unicorn. Now believe, will you?

Additionally, theists try to re-interpret their books to adapt to scientific discoveries, but they totally fail at it. for example, the Bible is a sandwich table. Pick and choose among verses. What was God's word yesterday is no longer today. How appropriate!

(October 9, 2017 at 5:22 pm)Drich Wrote:

(October 9, 2017 at 4:07 pm)Mathilda Wrote: Except that we can use the process of evolution for practical purposes. We know that it works. We can observe it happening.

None of which can be said for your alternative hypothesis.

holy crap mathilda, how can you guys be so miss informed about your corner stone theory on orgins/Your God killer?

I use the evolutionary process every day with genetic algorithms. I've used that understanding to design my own successful evolutionary algorithm. I use them to evolve self organising systems which work based on our scientific understanding of complexity develops over time. This is not just what some random people believe, this is theory backed by evidence to the point where it is now useful.

And it's not just me. Many medications are created based on our understanding of genetics. I trained as a bioinformatician for 6 months and processed DNA sequencing data  and saw what the evolutionary biologists were doing. Neurophysiology is understood in evolutionary terms based on what we observe in the brains of different animals.

What you and other theists don't understand that the theory of evolution has come about to explain the observation. Like every scientific theory it is backed by a wealth of evidence, because if it wasn't it would be a hypothesis.

Quote:The biggest flaw in evolution is that NOTHING N-O-T-H-I-N-G Has EVER been documented Evolving into another species. like from one stable species who say lives in water then later dominates the land then goes back into the water (like the current theory o the blue whale) Even the 24 hour fruit fly who proved inter species evolution which I am using to claim my theory about the strong survive during periods of climate change) is limited to very minor changes over literal hundreds of thousands of generations. (like they may adapt to eating one trype of fruit or another, but in the end they remain 24 hour fruit flys. Nothing has ever been seen to change into anything else. That is the silver bullet to darwinism.

No the biggest flaw is in your understanding of evolution. People have pointed this out to you and many other theists repeatedly but you still persist in sticking to what you want to believe the theory of evolution says so that you can make a strawman argument. Although based on your equivocation here referring to things and types, it is difficult to actually know exactly what you mean. So at best it's a strawman argument, at worse it is plain wrong.

But I shall explain it once more. The theory of evolution does not say that an animal will give birth to another type of animal.I am going to use all my formatting skills possible here to get across the key point which all theists prefer to forget so they can continue making strawman arguments.

The process of evolution only works with small changes taking place each generation.

The larger the change the less likely it is that the offspring will be as fit or fitter than it's parents. If you write a genetic algorithm which can make big changes each generation then it won't work.

(October 9, 2017 at 5:22 pm)Drich Wrote: My hyopthsis is defined by nature it self. in that we see it every day. for example If i have a TROPICAL fish tank and have some colder water fish mixed in.. the cold water fish would migrate to the bottom and try and find cooler spots in the rock and caves. while the other topical fish dominate the rest of my 5000 gallon tank

Again you do not understand evolution. You are talking about sudden changes. Imagine you had the same tank for several thousands of years with one species of fish tropical in it who don't like to go down to the bottom because it's too cold. As food collects at the bottom then it becomes more beneficial to be down there. So over many generation some fish will start to swim further down to feed off the unexploited resources collecting at the bottom until eventually speciation will give you both warm water and cold water species of fish that each have the same common ancestor.

Remember:

The process of evolution only works with small changes taking place each generation.

(October 9, 2017 at 5:22 pm)Drich Wrote: saying "evolution did it is no different than saying God did it. However saying climate change is reducing the viable animals on the planet is something neither one of us can deny. and yet we have nothing evolving to survive this comming "water world."

Except the theory of evolution comes from the observable evidence. It is a theory with explanatory power that can be used in practice. Goddidit has none of these features. I can not write a goddidit algorithm. Saying goddidit does not further elucidate how a god, whatever a god is, could actually do something. Nor is there any evidence or reason to believe that a god actually exists. And your hypothesis about climate change does not match the available data, nor does it explain what we currently observe. This is what theists don't understand. If you want to overturn an existing theory, then you need to explain all the existing evidence that the current theory is derived from.

P.S

The process of evolution only works with small changes taking place each generation.

(October 9, 2017 at 6:08 pm)Alisa Wrote: Science is evidence.

no. science is one's best guess to determine what the evidence means. to accept that or any other explanation that can not be verified like evolution, is basic faith.

Quote:Facts can be tested, changed, advanced and a thesis can be developed.

and re developed and re developed and redeveloped... there isn't any amount of mistake science can make that would have it discredited.

Quote: Religion is and remains the same, no matter what science finds out.

No God remains the same religion/ is our expression or our worship to God. it can change or it ca remain the same.

Quote:The biggest difference, however, is that scientists are so humble that they acknowledge possible mistakes and deficiencies, while religion is stubbornly unchanged and above all totally illogical.

the oppsite is true. Science and scientists are whores. they sell their approval to anyone who will fund them. I like using the example of the super colider at cern. Before they built the world's largest helium charged hoolahoop they said they could find the 'god paticle' because in smaller coliders there was trace evidence of it.. They get their billion dollar project and hey! they found the god particle... till someone looked up the old story, and it turns out they found exactly what they had before, but dress it up because they thought no one else would know. 10 years later they need a bigger better supercolider because the old one is already outdated.

It's amazing 'science' always seems to 'find' whatever it is funded for, and never the oppsite. like climate change or ozon holes or any number of now bogus the sky is falling crap. yet you guys keep lining up and begging for more, because you do not know the difference between theoretical science and the practical science that makes cell phones work. You think it is one in the same.

Quote: God or gods is a myth and religion is totally opposite to science. There is no reason to speculate on something that never has revealed itself to us or which we still can not find out. Science studies what is ahead of us. As you can measure, see, feel and hear and all that.

And if God does reveal Himself to anyone who would seek Him on His terms?

Quote:And if theists mean that scientific evidence is insufficient for us; that you do not agree with what science says, you may reject it then. The difference between the two different human constructions is that science can be proved/disproved while religion cannot be proven/disproven because there is yet to prove/disprove. We have no more than people's words that God exists. You have my word that I'm a unicorn. Now believe, will you?

evolution can not be proved or disproved it is a simple theory based on evidence that can be explained otherways.

Quote:Additionally, theists try to re-interpret their books to adapt to scientific discoveries, but they totally fail at it. for example, the Bible is a sandwich table. Pick and choose among verses. What was God's word yesterday is no longer today. How appropriate!

What if I said without changing a word in the bible I can indeed find room for all the time needed for evolution to take place as well as a seven day creation? Without changing a word in the bible and without changin a word in the evolutionary process...

So much desperation. Absolutely hilarious to see the kind of mental contortions you will undergo just to make room for biblical just-so stories to be literally true. Ask a smart jew, they'll tell you that "In the beginning ..." is the beginning of a fable, an illustrative work of fiction. It is not an empirical claim on any literal level. But for the truly moronic, there are no other levels.

Why can't you fundamentalist morons just admit that God's "strange but wonderful" ways are as mysterious to you as they are to the people you'd like to con? You don't know how He does a goddam thing, including speciation. But hey, you got to do you. So go on and eat another rat you side show freak.

(October 9, 2017 at 6:08 pm)Alisa Wrote: Science is evidence. Facts can be tested, changed, advanced and a thesis can be developed. Religion is and remains the same, no matter what science finds out.
The biggest difference, however, is that scientists are so humble that they acknowledge possible mistakes and deficiencies, while religion is stubbornly unchanged and above all totally illogical. God or gods is a myth and religion is totally opposite to science. There is no reason to speculate on something that never has revealed itself to us or which we still can not find out. Science studies what is ahead of us. As you can measure, see, feel and hear and all that.

So you reckon that if God exist and spiritual love is real then it would be possible to provide evidence that is real just by using our physical senses?  

Quote:And if theists mean that scientific evidence is insufficient for us; that you do not agree with what science says, you may reject it then. The difference between the two different human constructions is that science can be proved/disproved while religion cannot be proven/disproven because there is yet to prove/disprove. We have no more than people's words that God exists. You have my word that I'm a unicorn. Now believe, will you?

God can be experienced when you build a spiritual relation with Him.
How on earth an atheist can experience God when he-she reject Him?
Would you build a love relationship with someone that hate you or reject you?

I guess you never thought about that Alisa, did you?  

Quote:Additionally, theists try to re-interpret their books to adapt to scientific discoveries, but they totally fail at it. for example, the Bible is a sandwich table. Pick and choose among verses. What was God's word yesterday is no longer today. How appropriate!

1) Not all theists follow religions and religious books Alisa.
This is an other thing that you never thought about Alisa, did you?  
2) God never wrote any books so please stop telling what God suppose to have written.
3) If you think that ............ God's word yesterday is no longer today........then you should see what physical science is all about.
What was true yesterday doesn't make sense these days anymore.
This is one more thing that you never thought about Alisa.  


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