What distinguishes a fantasy book from the bible?

[The Grand Nudger]

You have evidence that would give us reason to abandon the concept of natural selection?

[Minimalist]

He thinks "goddidit" is a scientific answer. No hope for those assholes.

[Ace Otana]

There's no hope for people like him. No hope at all. A very empty mind.
In his fairytale world, anything you believe is true and evidence/facts support nothing unless it supports what you believe.
So very closed minded.

[BloodyHeretic]

You have evidence that would give us reason to abandon the concept of natural selection?

What do you think?

[Statler Waldorf]

You have evidence that would give us reason to abandon the concept of natural selection?

I never said I had a problem with Natural Selection, which was an idea originally formulated by a Creationist, I was talking about Darwin's fantasy of Common Descent. It's a beautiful idea, but is merely just fantasy.

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There's no hope for people like him. No hope at all. A very empty mind.
In his fairytale world, anything you believe is true and evidence/facts support nothing unless it supports what you believe.
So very closed minded.

Closed minded? This coming from the guy who refuses to actually debate the evidence and the facts and just sits on the bench tossing out insults? Nice.

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He thinks "goddidit" is a scientific answer. No hope for those assholes.

If you think all truths (or any for that matter) are determined by science then you are more ignorant than even I had thought gramps.

[edk]

[Statler Waldorf]

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Or maybe just presenting a viewpoint you really don't know how to counter so you resort to silly cartoons to make yourself feel better? :-)

[edk]

It is true that I don't know how to counter such mind-blowing stupidity. You had me at this bit:

>If you think all truths (or any for that matter) are determined by science then you are more ignorant than even I had thought gramps.

That was when I sank into helpless despair at the thought that we are members of the same species.


Your viewpoint is utterly idiotic. Science is observations and theories based upon them, which are then verified or disproved by more observations. If we can't believe what we learn through science, how can we believe anything? Where atheists such as myself look at the world and try to formulate a view of it based on what they see, you read your worldview from a book, then dismiss all the evidence that doesn't prove your point. Or, as we sometimes refer to it, all the evidence.

So you see, I really have nothing to say to you. There's no point debating rationally with someone like you, so please don't mind if I throw insults around instead. If you try presenting an argument that isn't completely insane, I'll respond with one that isn't facetious.

[Statler Waldorf]

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It is true that I don't know how to counter such mind-blowing stupidity. You had me at this bit:

>If you think all truths (or any for that matter) are determined by science then you are more ignorant than even I had thought gramps.

That was when I sank into helpless despair at the thought that we are members of the same species.


Your viewpoint is utterly idiotic. Science is observations and theories based upon them, which are then verified or disproved by more observations. If we can't believe what we learn through science, how can we believe anything? Where atheists such as myself look at the world and try to formulate a view of it based on what they see, you read your worldview from a book, then dismiss all the evidence that doesn't prove your point. Or, as we sometimes refer to it, all the evidence.

So you see, I really have nothing to say to you. There's no point debating rationally with someone like you, so please don't mind if I throw insults around instead. If you try presenting an argument that isn't completely insane, I'll respond with one that isn't facetious.

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Science has never and never will be the pursuit of truth like you seem to be silly enough to believe. We all formulate worldviews and then interpret the evidence accordingly, pretending you are somehow immune to this epistemological truth is laughable. Maybe you really should stick to posting cartoons, I was wrong.

[Darwinian]

Science has never and never will be the pursuit of truth like you seem to be silly enough to believe. We all formulate worldviews and then interpret the evidence accordingly, pretending you are somehow immune to this epistemological truth is laughable. Maybe you really should stick to posting cartoons, I was wrong.

Presumably, believing that is the only way you can rationalise your little dusty old book.