RE: Why Christians Attack Evolution
March 18, 2014 at 10:02 pm
(This post was last modified: March 18, 2014 at 10:06 pm by Bittersmart.)
(March 18, 2014 at 7:43 pm)professor Wrote: The theory is more than flawed, it is false.
As I stated- a scientific method goes like: we did this, we got that.
Demonstrating a real result. Tangibility.
If you have a theory- you need to show demonstrable results from your test.
Um...they do have evidence of evolution. Okay, first off, here's the definition of the theory of evolution:
Quote:Evolution is the change in the inherited characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. Evolutionary processes give rise to diversity at every level of biological organisation, including species, individual organisms and molecules such as DNA and proteins.
Now, we have observed many different populations of species changing over time, and there is evidence of this change. We see it in Ring Species, in the study of genetics and DNA, in the fossil record. There is ample evidence. If you think any of these are flawed, please provide evidence for your claim.
Quote:We are testing bearings.
We make an actual change. We document the OBSERVED change. We decide if that change was beneficial to our desire.
That is how the entire world of engineering works and has worked since time began .
The theory of E has none of that. It has grand guesses.
It has supposed results from uncertain starting points.
No, we observe changes in species. I think Ring Species are a very compelling argument for speciation.
Quote:Calling what we do in engineering "Evolution" is very convenient for the promoters of the theory.
Giving it a connection to the real world by association.
I'm not sure what you mean here. I'm thinking you don't actually know anything about the Theory of Evolution, you only try to discredit it by saying weird stuff.
Quote:Is it a Conspiracy?
The very word means:" to breathe the same air". Con = "with" and Spirit= "Breath".
That word has been intentionally maligned to protect the guilty.
A football huddle would be a perfect example.
No one calls that a conspiracy, but by definition, it is.
Unlike certain high level groups, the people breathing the same scientific air do not have evil intent.
They are more like a high school clique.
Having position, having power, having financial security.
The last thing they will do is break rank.
Historically, only by extreme pressure has this type of group ever relented to let go of long standing dogma.
When someone with credentials calls them out- the historical pattern is followed.
The dissenter is maligned, his sanity or honesty is questioned.
It is more than a clique.
It is a cult.
That is the most ironic thing I have ever read. You just defined how many religions function (including most Christian denominations), yet this does not describe the scientific community whatsoever. In fact, the scientific community is full of skeptics and people all too ready to scrutinize. When a current scientific idea has been found to be flawed, it is immediately outed as false. There is no room for untruths in science. Alternatively, religion is incredibly insular and defensive against criticism.
If you have ANY evidence showing that the Theory of Evolution is flawed please present it now. Everyone here would want to see it. We would want to know if we're wrong. So, please. Anything you have.
Otherwise, everything you say is just mere opinion and nothing more. It isn't worth a squat.
discipulus Wrote:Aral Gamelon Wrote:The burden is not mine to bear, you refuse to accept scientific fact. If you cannot accept the work of those in the field of science, then the burden is yours to bear to prove them wrong. You're up to bat little man and we, those who subscribe to rationality and science, are waiting.
I subscribe to both. I just do not worship them as you do.
Respect is not worship. We do not bow at any altars or humble ourselves before icons. We respect the process, nothing more. Trying to equivocate respect for science with religiosity is intellectually dishonest, IMO.