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Old 4th February 2004, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Skillz151
What your doing is Knit picking on one or 2 sentences and saying that all the science is bad?? Come on you looked at 3 sites lol
If the site gets the basics of science wrong then yes, their science is almost certainly wrong.

And yeah, I posted about only 3 sites, so what?
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Old 4th February 2004, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Meatros
If the site gets the basics of science wrong then yes, their science is almost certainly wrong.

And yeah, I posted about only 3 sites, so what?
Nobody got the basics wrong... now your just rammbling trying to start something... pathetic

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Old 4th February 2004, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Skillz151
Nobody got the basics wrong... now your just rammbling trying to start something... pathetic

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Look, genius, I pointed out what basics I was talking about. I seem to have touched a nerve with you though, judging by your inflammatory post. So take a step back, before you 'hulk' out on any of us for presenting you with the truth.

When you cool down, please take a second look at the websites you presented-you'll see what I'm talking about.
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Old 4th February 2004, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Skillz151
Now are u gonna visit all these sites? I highly doubt it.
I will be honest with you here, I didn't look at all of them. I looked at the first few but started getting bored. However, I will pick one of the numerous faults I found:

Originally Posted by http://www.evanwiggs.com/articles/reasons.html
The total number of nanoseconds (1 billionth of a second) in 20 billion years is 10^26

Probability of the random combination of a 40-chain amino acid is 1 in 10^141

If recombination occurred every nanosecond only 10^26 would be done in 20 billion years leaving undone 10^115 recombinations. The average protein is a chain of 500 amino acids.
Firstly, this is just plain bad maths. If you start off with 10^141 combinations, go through 10^26 of them, you still have nearly 10^141 left, not 10^115.

Now, this may seem a slightly bad argument to be using as it probably sounds a bit like a creationalist one which goes, 'well one thing is wrong with your theory, so it's all wrong,' (no offence meant to any creationalists who do not use this argument - but some do seem to). If you read it to the end you will see that there is more to it.

Secondly, this is working on three assumptions that have no justification:
- that you have only one set of these atoms/molecules from which you are trying to form the amino acid, ignoring the fact that there are lots and lots and lots of sets of these atoms.
- that there are no stable intermediates that could be formed.
- that all configurations are equally likely.

Thirdly, I am curious as to where the number 10^141 comes from. I saw no reference.


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And still my #1 undisputed link of the year!
www.halos.com
I dispute this.

Firstly, what Polonium isotope are that they are talking about on this? It doesn't say.

Secondly, how do you claim the Polonium got there? It doesn't say.

Thirdly, and I think this is probably my main point:
- Polonium 218, 214 and 210 are all part of the Uranium 238 decay chain. (see here
- Uranium 238 has a half life of 4.5 billion years.
- This is plenty of time for the rock to cool so that the halos can form from Polonium decay.
I have read some of the articles on the site and would be interested in your response to these points.
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Originally Posted by Timo
Firstly, this is just plain bad maths. If you start off with 10^141 combinations, go through 10^26 of them, you still have nearly 10^141 left, not 10^115.

Now, this may seem a slightly bad argument to be using as it probably sounds a bit like a creationalist one which goes, 'well one thing is wrong with your theory, so it's all wrong,' (no offence meant to any creationalists who do not use this argument - but some do seem to). If you read it to the end you will see that there is more to it.

Secondly, this is working on three assumptions that have no justification:
- that you have only one set of these atoms/molecules from which you are trying to form the amino acid, ignoring the fact that there are lots and lots and lots of sets of these atoms.
- that there are no stable intermediates that could be formed.
- that all configurations are equally likely.

Thirdly, I am curious as to where the number 10^141 comes from. I saw no reference.
even assuming 80 amino acids (way too many), and assuming the probabilty of the next amino acid in a chain being 1 in 80 (i.e. for a given amino acid, any amino acid has an equal probability of connecting to it - this is not true), I still only get 10^76.
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Originally Posted by Jet Black
even assuming 80 amino acids (way too many), and assuming the probabilty of the next amino acid in a chain being 1 in 80 (i.e. for a given amino acid, any amino acid has an equal probability of connecting to it - this is not true), I still only get 10^76.
I presume that is on the basis of each amino acid being different as well - that there is no amino acid that appears twice in the chain.
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Originally Posted by Skillz151
Phony as in a fake, It was staged so they could get their grant money.... phony as in your whole Chain of Missing links is well..... Missing
You didn't mention Pilt Down man, so what?? Not post a whole link of good info because you didn't mention Piltdown man? what can i do email the internet provider and tell him to delete the Piltdown man because Lorentz Ha didn't mention him??

Why would I lie about clicking the links and them not working for me?? Coome on.. please. No, believe me I love to learn.. I just don't want to learn anything besides truth. Nahhhheeextt...
All of these links open!! You claim that you love to learn- then read these. The first one has over 120,000 articles.

Do a search on PubMed for "evolution".
Introduction to Evolutionary Biology
29+ Evidences for Macroevolution
Transitional Vertebrate Fossils FAQ
The Origin of Whales and the Power of Independent Evidence
Fossil Hominids: The Evidence for Human Evolution
You ask for links then become VERY irritable when they are provided.

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