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What is the greatest evidence against the theory of evolution...?

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Very simple. If you can understand why is "political SCIENCE" called a science, then my argument is hundreds of times more scientific than any argument in the political SCIENCE.

To answer your question directly: Any argument use the structure: "because .... so that ....", then it is scientific.
That's silly. By that definition, this is science:
" I live on the planet Mars, because my friends dog likes to eat sausages."

And while your statement was structured like an explanation, it was not one. You made an assertion, then you simply repeated the assertion.

"I'm buying a red car!"
"Why?"
"I'm buying a red car, because the car in buying is the colour red."

There may be a reason, but the response does not answer the question.
 
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Thatś a non sequitur.
I agree. But the definition of science was:
To answer your question directly: Any argument use the structure: "because .... so that ....", then it is scientific.
 
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CB "It's not on purpose if something emerges via natural selection only because other variants failed, in terms of evolutionary survival."
That would be causes.
Causes, but not purposed ones.
In retrospect it will look as though design has taken place because a "fit" (possibly only approximate) between the organism and the environment will appear.
Simply because everything that tried to survive while being (incrementally) unfit (in the long run) died off.
What's left, works.
This is now being used as a method in elements of computer hardware design. It needed computers first, though to cope with the thousands of iterations needed to test, eliminate,vary slightly, test, eliminate...

The **appearance** of design is not proof of design when other mechanisms can produce the same effect.
 
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That's silly. By that definition, this is science:
" I live on the planet Mars, because my friends dog likes to eat sausages."

And while your statement was structured like an explanation, it was not one. You made an assertion, then you simply repeated the assertion.

"I'm buying a red car!"
"Why?"
"I'm buying a red car, because the car in buying is the colour red."

There may be a reason, but the response does not answer the question.

Human has high intelligence. So human can not be evolved.
 
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Human has high intelligence. So human can not be evolved.
And that is still not actually an answer to the question: why?

I suspect we're at an impasse. Why don't we leave it here?
 
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Nope.
They have buildings where their beliefs are taught to their followers, the have scripture and prophets too.
They even tell the flock what to believe.
As I indicated earlier, whenever I read posts like this, I immediately write it off as a sign of teh times, mass hysteria. People today are very cynical, very paranoid. The "in" thing is to see conspiracies everywhere and anywhere. We all know th3e moon landing was a fake, and that Princess D was murdered. Why not cash in and promote the idea evolution is a big conspiracy? The public loves hearing r sensational yellow-dog journalism. So along comes creation-science, sets up as a propaganda mill, a big cash cow for individuals who want to make a dishonest playing into the public's fears.
 
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And that is still not actually an answer to the question: why?

I suspect we're at an impasse. Why don't we leave it here?

You do know why.

1. Intelligence does not evolve at all.
2. Because of that, human can not be evolved, only be created. That is due to the magic function of "God's breath".

You may stop at any time.
 
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You do know why.

1. Intelligence does not evolve at all.
If you want to claim that the burden of proof is upon you. I sincerely doubt that you can show any evidence at all for this claim.

2. Because of that, human can not be evolved, only be created. That is due to the magic function of "God's breath".

You may stop at any time.

Sorry, but point one looks to be terribly fallacious. Until you prove point one there is no point two.
 
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You do know why.

1. Intelligence does not evolve at all.
2. Because of that, human can not be evolved, only be created. That is due to the magic function of "God's breath".

You may stop at any time.

That claim needs evidence.
 
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The situation between you and your dog is a pretty good one.
This is not evidence that intelligence cannot evolve. It's simply evidence of a difference in intelligence between two species. Indeed, dogs have been explicitly bred for intelligence. The border collie breed is explicitly bred for its high intellect. Try again.
 
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Genesis 1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:20-25 And God said, "Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens." (21) So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. (22) And God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth." (23) And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day. (24) And God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds." And it was so. (25) And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
 
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Genesis 1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:20-25 And God said, "Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens." (21) So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. (22) And God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth." (23) And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day. (24) And God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds." And it was so. (25) And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
This is good evidence that the bible is wrong if you interpret Genesis literally, not that evolution is wrong.
 
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Genesis 1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:20-25 And God said, "Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens." (21) So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. (22) And God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth." (23) And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day. (24) And God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds." And it was so. (25) And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
Gee, thanks for that. None of us had ever read it before, but now we all see how modern science is wrong.
 
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This is not evidence that intelligence cannot evolve. It's simply evidence of a difference in intelligence between two species. Indeed, dogs have been explicitly bred for intelligence. The border collie breed is explicitly bred for its high intellect. Try again.

The evidences are EVERYWHERE. I can beat your border collie to death no matter how intelligent it is.

The level of animal intelligence goes up and down among species until that of human, which is rocked.
 
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