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Posted by: Neophile 1 year, 11 months agoCharles Darwin had a big idea, arguably the most powerful idea ever. And like all the best ideas it is beguilingly simple. In fact, it is so staggeringly elementary, so blindingly obvious that although others before him tinkered nearby, nobody thought to look for it in the right place.
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Radiofreeeuropa
Feb. 9, 2008, 2:20 p.m.With many of the US political "leaders" making claims they don't believe in evolution to pander to the cults and the horrifically unintelligent, it is high time to put an end to the ludicrous discussion.
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smithichie
Feb. 9, 2008, 2:28 p.m.I would no more vote for a person who denies evolution than I would vote for a person who denies gravity.
If a person is capable of denying such strong evidence, who knows what else they will ignore and what sort of damage they could cause to this country and others?
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Obaku
Feb. 9, 2008, 2:30 p.m.As it turns out, important as natural selection is to the evolutionary process, it is not everything.
The geologic processes of the Earth, and interplanetary bodies have played the crucial role in setting the course for life.
The change of climates, the movement of the continents, volcanoes, comets, asteroids, mass extinctions all changed both the directions and the materials of evolution.
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lovemylibs
Feb. 9, 2008, 2:42 p.m.I will continue to seek genuine explanations: explanations that explain more than they postulate.
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Sock_Puppet
Feb. 9, 2008, 3:34 p.m.Among the paradigmatic shifts in thought and research in the past several decades, has been the elevation of concern about the future and it's position approaching equality with concern about the past. Just ask any microbiologist. =D
But I'm also afraid of the dumbing down I see in America and the world at large. Without a reference to the past, how will the youth of today be able to plan, execute and deploy future assets in a Global Economy?
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eugenegerard
Feb. 9, 2008, 4:02 p.m.Darwin's original ideas were fairly uncomplicated. I think when all is said and done. The theory will expand into a very complex realization of change that could be compared to a symphony.
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Mutainia
Feb. 9, 2008, 4:05 p.m.I'm STILL waiting for Dawinists to explain the Venus Fly-trap, bat wings, and, pteranodon.
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eugenegerard
Feb. 9, 2008, 7:44 p.m.It is really comfortable to think that reality is just a poof of magic dust that just happened all of a sudden.
It is harder to realize the interconnections that make reality possible. That is what science is about. Science is the defining of reality in mathematical and empirical definitioins that explain what is observed. Poof doesn't cut it. At no time does defining reality negate the belief in a Supreme Being. It can enhance the concept of this reality.
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slate
Feb. 9, 2008, 9:52 p.m.I believe in evolution and God but the tact of saying others are stupid because they have a problem with evolution is the height of arrogance and very demeaning.
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Sven62
Feb. 10, 2008, 12:17 a.m.You religious nuts kill me. lol... If you ever sat down for a conversation with a real biologist (like Dawkins or any of the thousands of others) you would curl up into the fetal position and start crying like a baby.
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r3alitycheck
Feb. 10, 2008, 11:02 a.m.There is no doubt that evolution is a fact and there is no doubt that Origin of the Species is sadly deficient. The reality is that nothing comes from nothing and for a big bang to have occurred there had to be particles and gases, something even an atom had to exist of some type. Where did it or they come from? Ah another galaxy, Hmm where did that galaxy come from? The fact is science doesn't have the answers, they have theories that must be disproved and not proved just evidence that hasn't been disproved not proved. But religion doesn't get the same accord,God has to be proved not disproved, why?
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Klarissa
Feb. 10, 2008, 11:30 a.m.Nicely said, Ricky.
"There remain deep questions, in physics and cosmology, that await their Darwin. Why are the laws of physics the way they are? Why are there laws at all? Why is there a universe at all? Once again, the lure of "design" is tempting. But we have the cautionary tale of Darwin before us. We've been through all that before. Darwin emboldens us - difficult as it is - to seek genuine explanations: explanations that ex"plain more than they postulate."
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rez-erection
Feb. 10, 2008, 11:43 a.m.how can some people be so freaking ignorant? i read a story last night from a guy who said that he believed the earth to be only 6000 to 12000 years old!i was raised catholic but there was no way that i was going to believe something that there is not one shred of proof for! jesus was a man, he existed. he was a MAN! people back in the old days were stupid,they needed something to believe in to make the world an easier place for themselves. a volcano blows up,, must be god,eclipse,god,sneeze, its your soul leaving your body. c,mon,give me a freaking break.evolution may be a theory but there is tons of evidence to back it up.god? hmm, nothing. then they say,,"you gotta have faith". well, when a guy has faith that he can fly and jumps off a building they call him loony,,but to believe in a man floating around in the sky is acceptable?!? get real.religion is for simple-minded people that just cannot fathom the real world. deal with it
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Endoscopy
Feb. 10, 2008, 1:26 p.m.Darwin was not a scientist. He went to a seminary. Therefore he didn't use the scientific method to create his philosophy.
There are 7 distinct stages of evolution.
1. Cosmic Evolution. The development of space, time, matter and energy from nothing.
2. Stellar Evolution. The development of complex stars from the chaotic first elements.
3. Chemical Evolution. The development of all chemical elements from an original two.
4. Planetary Evolution. The development of planetary systems from swirling elements.
5. Organic Evolution. The development of organic life from inorganic matter (a rock).
6. Macro-Evolution. The development of one kind of life from a totally different kind of life.
7. Micro-Evolution. The development of variations within the same kind of life.
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lvrofwolves
Feb. 10, 2008, 4:19 p.m.earthlingerer- Consider the two situations: sixteen year old boy has consensual sex with a sixteen year old girl, and a 40 year old man has consensual sex with a sixteen year old girl.
In this case the 2 sixteen yr olds if the age of consent was 16 neither broke the law, if the age was higher, they BOTH broke the law. Either way it wouldn't be evil, just be sad from the parents point of view.
And the 16yr old with 40yr old regardless of age law, it's disgusting, if he broke the law-it's still disgusting and punishable by law. who knows if they will be 'punished' after life.
I'm using the word evil from a religious point of view, I'm not religious, and certainly not a creationist but I wanted a creationists point of view on my question, thinking they believe in evil. Also I don't want to get into a million different scenerios of man, his laws, morals etc..., just the 'creation' of God, Satan, and.....
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undrgrndgirl
Feb. 10, 2008, 6:02 p.m.NEW FLASH - darwin does NOT matter. it doesn't matter where we came from or how we got here or how we might change...it matters that we are currently here and need to take care of each other here...PERIOD.
has anyone ever noticed that richard dawkins has the same possessed look of an evangelical born again?? scary stuff if you believe too deeply in the ideas of man; be they scientific or religious.
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