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Recent content by WisdomSpy

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    the self replicating watch argument

    Not quite. I would say that Naturalism (ideological) surely denies the existence of “the supernatural”. It’s a short step from there to a denial of God. What Evolution Theory has done (by its inferences regarding ORIGINS, not by its reference to mere natural selection and mutations) is to...
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    the self replicating watch argument

    I am not asking you to believe Behe's "thinking". Again you conflate two things--data and conclusions. Take a close look at his data. Look very closely at what happened to the genotype of Lenski's bacteria, the AIDS virus, malaria, etc. But your dismissal of Behe is typical. I am aware of...
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    the self replicating watch argument

    This sentence is so typical of ideas that represent a classic error of logic. I believe it is called "begging the question". To me, it is a form of diversion from the important issues. You are apparently assuming that abiogenesis occurred, as opposed to any alternative explanation for the...
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    the self replicating watch argument

    You forgot to put the "-ism" on the back of the word evolution. This represents the classic Freudian slip, because you keep failing to distinguish "evolution" from "evolutionary origins". You continue to conflate the two as if they were one. This is typical of Ideological Naturalists, as they...
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    the self replicating watch argument

    Thank-you for the clarification of your position. I would agree with all of this, except one sentence, and the associated inferences. You said; “Thus both random mutation and natural selection are essential to evolution.” I would remind you that if mutations never occurred, gene-shuffling...
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    the self replicating watch argument

    This is the typical fallback position: admitting that Ideological Naturalists have no valid explanation, demonstration or even hypothetical mechanisms for their proposition of abiogenesis, but assuming a false dichotomy that purports everything else to the realm of Darwin’s ideas. Not only did...
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    the self replicating watch argument

    So, clearly, you are conflating ideas. I used the word FACTUAL. You cannot say that because Darwin merely proposed a hypothesis that “natural selection” could explain origins, that such a thought represents a FACT. It does not. The problem with all of you who keep criticizing my posts is...
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    the self replicating watch argument

    Have you read the book of Job? Several relevant points can be made from it, and ironically, at least one of them correlates with a point that you are trying to make. I agree that Christians differ significantly in how they view "inspiration" of, and applicability of the Bible. Some...
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    the self replicating watch argument

    I find it curious when disciples of Darwin forget that he had misgivings regarding the newly-suggested term "natural selection", since it was ascribing to "nature" the intelligence which human-directed breeding of animals is based upon. He apparently recognized that the term represents an...
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    Possible falsification of Darwinism via gene data

    You seem to be suggesting that I do not have the right to interpret evolution theory. I have considerable formal and informal education regarding it. I also have conducted considerable amounts of original research regarding mutations and how they might affect genomes. I would be happy to...
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    Possible falsification of Darwinism via gene data

    The concept of adaption that you refer to improperly assigns some kind of intelligence to organisms. A brown bear with relatively short hair did not move to the arctic circle and then decide to adapt by rowing long white fur. Genes for various traits must be present in an ancestor's genome...
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    Possible falsification of Darwinism via gene data

    This is a common mistake. Population size absolutely does not equate to genetic diversity. Once alleles are lost from the population genome, how do you suppose they magically appear again? They don't. You can eventually get a poodle from a wolf but not vice versa. When the genetic diversity...
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    Possible falsification of Darwinism via gene data

    Actually, what I meant was that they do, in the sense that they ascribe evolutionary origins rather than considering the possibility of origins by creative design... followed by downhill evolution. Of course, this has changed since various prominent scientists began to believe in ancient aliens...
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    Possible falsification of Darwinism via gene data

    You said; “We can look at the two genomes and see the changes that must have occurred”. This represents circular reasoning, a classic error of logic. Stop using the retrospectiscope and think from evidence-to-conclusion rather than from conclusion-to-evidence. You are saying that you observe...
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    Possible falsification of Darwinism via gene data

    If the above does not fit your definition of "useful" and "complex", then feel free to specify what you mean with respect to these terms. The semantics can certainly be misunderstood. Think about the mutation that caused cycle cell anemia. Yes, this is an example of real evolution. Some...
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