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Why do evolutionists protect endagered species???

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Why do evolutionists protect endagered species???
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RE: Why do evolutionists protect endagered species???
April 6, 2012 at 7:01 am
K then. Thanks for the info. Wink
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Why do evolutionists protect endagered species???
April 6, 2012 at 7:55 am
Didn't read the thread but when species are wiped out by deforestation I'd consider that unnatural selection.
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RE: Why do evolutionists protect endagered species???
April 6, 2012 at 12:04 pm
(April 6, 2012 at 4:49 am)aleialoura Wrote: You should see his review on this forum. It's hilarious... especially considering how recent it is.

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Say what you will, he didn't give a favorable review to a Christian site and did give a favorable review to The Thinking Atheist site, so it was us personally and not just a hate-on for any atheist site, period.
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RE: Why do evolutionists protect endagered species???
April 6, 2012 at 3:55 pm
(April 6, 2012 at 7:55 am)Mosrhun Wrote: Didn't read the thread but when species are wiped out by deforestation I'd consider that unnatural selection.

We're unnatural now? O.o That's theist talk. Tongue
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Why do evolutionists protect endagered species???
April 6, 2012 at 4:22 pm
(April 6, 2012 at 3:55 pm)houseofcantor Wrote:
(April 6, 2012 at 7:55 am)Mosrhun Wrote: Didn't read the thread but when species are wiped out by deforestation I'd consider that unnatural selection.

We're unnatural now? O.o That's theist talk. Tongue

No, but I wouldn't consider an entire forest being cut down natural.
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RE: Why do evolutionists protect endagered species???
April 6, 2012 at 4:28 pm (This post was last modified: April 6, 2012 at 4:29 pm by Tempus.)
(April 4, 2012 at 3:47 pm)elunico13 Wrote: It's a bird, It's a plane... NO its Mr. Evolution coming to save the cows!

I've got to admit I found that funny. It's so absurd it caught me off guard - it's like asking someone what one plus one is and having them scream back "TAXI!" The only response that can preserve one's sanity in such a moment is laughter. Maniacal, unbridled laughter.
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RE: Why do evolutionists protect endagered species???
April 6, 2012 at 7:55 pm (This post was last modified: April 6, 2012 at 8:10 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
People like cuddly animals. Was some other reason required? Has nothing to do with evolution, (which isn't a belief, or a worldview, or a faith, etc etc etc). There isn't anything contradictory or illogical about whether or not a given person likes and/or feels empathy. How much time did you spend forming this little "argument" and is it anti-conservation or anti-evolution (or anti-"people have feelings")? Sometimes it isn't a cuddly feeling, but an attempt to protect a cornerstone species. You see, this place doesn't give a shit about us (or anything else on it), doesn't even know we're here. Every now and again we find out that we rely on species we hadn't given much thought to until they were gone/dangerously scarce. Sometimes we're the extinction event itself.

Let's turn the tbles. Why would a christian care to save a species? This place was created for us, was it not? We were granted dominion were we not? We rely on nothing but god for our survival do we not? God could create more animals on a whim could he not? Hasn't god drowned every living thing (save two) on earth at least once? The animals are a part of his great plan, yes? Can we throw a monkeywrench in the plans of a god? Etc..etc..etc.

There's a really easy practical answer though. Biological diversity is useful, to us.
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RE: Why do evolutionists protect endagered species???
April 6, 2012 at 9:15 pm
(April 6, 2012 at 7:55 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Biological diversity is useful, to us.

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