Im going to ask you right now to
read through the entire 2 part responce before you reply. One of the reasons you make so many ridiculous statements and errors, looking like you arent listening, is because of this.
razzelflabben said:
Well, the most resent one is that I said that speciation wasn't observed. In reality I said that speciation is observed, but universal common ancestry is not. But you refuse to accept that I said that, I could like a multude of others from authority to this post, but you would just ignore them, so I will leave the discussion at that.
*sigh* Pay attention. That wasnt me.
When did I say that I believed in spontaneous magical creation. From a scientific standpoint, I am a skeptic, thus meaning that I have seen no scientific evidence that we were created, evolved, cloned, or any other possibility. ---snip---So that makes me a creations how?
What, you dont understand sarcasm? You use it all the time, I figured you were well versed.
Ed: My point was simply that yes, we cannot "observe" universal common ancestry. snip for space.
Razzel: and so now you are saying the same thing I am saying and you know science and scientific method but I don't because.... why was that again? I forgot what it is that you are basing this claim on? Thanks
Well if you werent so dishonest as to snip the rest of my reply you would have understood why I said what I said. Tell you what, I'll remind you (see below). You must undertand that "observations" are not only about what is directly observable, its about "observing the evidence". So that would be the way geologists "observe the evidence" to explain how the Grand Canyon formed.
"My point was simply that yes, we cannot "observe" universal common ancestry. Its not something anyone can "observe", just like one cannot observe the formation of the Grand Canyon. That doesnt make it any less science or an assumption to infer from the evidence how the Grand Canyon was formed. It doesnt make it any less a fact. See if we decided science was only restricted to what is directly observable we would have to throw out rather a lot of it. Common ancestry is also not an "assumption", its the only logical scientific conclusion that explains the evidence. If you ever get to the point where evidence is the discussion, you will be show this. Of course whether you are as pedantic, semantical and purposely difficult as you have been here to disregard anything you are shown, remains to be seen."
Okay whatever. Put your money where your mouth is and show me how I used the word wrongly.
I already said that I assumed you wouldnt understand this term,
because you had used other scientific terms badly in the past and showed such a lack of undertsanding of both evolution and science in general I figured I should explain what common ancestry was first before I addressed your point before you start using that incorrectly as well. I still maintain that you probably still dont really understand it properly now, and eventually that will become apparent. But that is is enough to say for now that I had reason enough to explain it to you.
You know, when I have somthing explained and it is the exact explaination of use of the word, term, idea that I am expressing, it is hard for me to accept the claim that I am ignorance of science.
And yet you ignore every instance where you have used words innappropriately. "Origins" is a perfect example, but we'll get to that later. Remember what I said at the start of this post? Read
everything first. Im tired having to say things twice because you couldnt wait, and I
CAN tell very easily if you have done.
sooner or later you must come to grips with the idea that I did not equate peer review to a jury, but rather the possibility of bias in peer review and the importance of understanding this bias as it compares to the importance of bias in a jury. The comparison is not peer review is to a jury, but rather bias in peer review is to bias in a jury.
But you
did compare it to a jury, and that
is wrong. Its nothing like a jury. The fact you even mention a jury shows you dont understand.
and yet your own quote about peer review pointed out repeatedly the bias that does exist. Go figure, and I have been talking about from the beginning about bias in peer review to which you show us a quote that shows it so clearly and I am the one that doesn't accept things that are right in front of my face. Okay then....
There you go, you ignore what I said again. If you had read what Aron said you would have seen that while publishers dont generally want to publish such unscientific garbage he believes they should, just so everyone can see just how terrible their science really is.
But if Creationists and IDists (and you) want to cry conspiracy and bias all they need do is present their paper along with the comments from the reviewers which rejected it. Then everyone will be able to see if there was such a bias, or whether the rejection was legitimate on scientific grounds. Its easy to put things on the internet, and easy to prove bias if that really were the reason for rejection. Why then, do you think they do not do this?
Where did I say anything that even resembles this? Please site! All I said is that peer review is biased and you showed us this bias in your quote. But I am wrong and you are right because ...
That was your whole reason for comparing peer review to a jury. You were trying to show how peer review is biased too, like Creationist sources are biased.
Ed: Based on the fact that you said this, among other things:
......"Why must a "theory" be the unifying tie of modern biology?..."
Razzel: question addressed to you not a comment about what I believe or know
Ed: "...Why is it impossible for an observed process (speciation) to be the foundation for our modern biological exploration? ..."
Razzel: question addressed to you not a comment about what I believe or know
This is getting silly now. The above is a perfect example of you not reading everything before you start typing, only taken to ridiculous extremes.
Your obviously rhetorical questions you asked (above), then stated you agreed with (below) clearly was the reason why I quoted it as such. But either through some petty attempt to make me look stupid, lazyness or even sheer stupidity you didnt even give me the courtesy to bother reading through the entire quote before you started typing! I actually gave you more credit than this Razzel, but the depths you have stooped to in this post really is unbelievable.
Ed: "...That I can agree with."
Razzel: Ah finally something that I state I believe on the topic, that evolution is the foundation of modern biology but that the theory of evolution is not. Now that is truely profound wouldn't you say?
Oh yes... "finially" (see above).
Ed: Therefore you dont understand that without theory, the observed process is meaningless and tells us nothing. That is why Gravity, Aerodynamics and Evolution are all facts and theories.
Razzel: Okay, let's try again, theory is part of the process that we use when determineing scientific observations. Theory is not the observation.
Correct. Theory is not the observation. But the observations mean nothing unless we develope a theory that explains it. And as such without the "theory" of Evolution we cannot have an observed process being the foundation of modern biology since the observed process will have no meaning, no theory to tell us anything about it. Your ignorence on this matter is one of the reasons why I keep saying you dont understand science properly.
I used it according to an acceptable definition and showed not only the definition but also examples of such so that confusion did not exist. But, you still refuse to accept that if one person uses the authority of observation and another God, then the conclusions are likely to be different. That is what the entire discussion started out to be and you still don't understand that and I really don't know how else to try to get you to understand this.
Dont dodge the question. Considering what I told you before, explain why the Appeal to Authority is a logical fallacy if this is the case. And explain how no one who understands why the Appeal to Authority fallacy is a fallacy, uses the word authority the way you do.
WEll, if I use them the same way as the evolutionist do and you deem that poor usage, then I guess not, because I really have no idea how else to use them or how else to understand the use thereof. Sorry, I use the words as the evolutionists use them, it is what I was taught, it is what I have been asked to do, and it is the only way I know to communicate.
I love the way you hold up your proverbial hands and pretend how honest you are.
No, you do not use scientific terms the way science uses them.
I belive that evolution ties it together but not the theory of evolution, sorry we disagree here.
And no matter how many times I state how that cant be, you just ignore me for some reason. See also above. Evolution, being the process, cannot tie all aspects of biology together since if there is no theory to tell us anything about what it means, it cannot mean anything. And I already did tell you how the theory of Evolution relates to modern science, including applied science, but you ignored that as well.
(see recent reply where I asked you several times to go address that past post)
same thing I have been saying, go figure one more case of agreement, you know the agreements that indicate to you that I don't understand science. Assumptions are not observations, sound familiar?
No, its not the same thing you have been saying. Im saying that assumptions taken as fact is wrong, that... "...
all assumptions must be critically examined...Whatever is inconsistent with the facts -- no matter how fond of it we are -- must be discarded or revised. "
However you incorrectly call common ancestry an assumption. Now ignoring the evidence for it now, you must understand that it is not an assumption but rather the only logical scientific conslusion that explains all the evidence. It is no less an assumption than for a geologist to state how the grand canyon formed based on the "logical scientific inference that explains all the evidence". See below.
. In order to determine fact of how the grand canyon was formed, or who my grandparents are, I need to do more than infer. Again, such awesome evidence of ignorance huh?
And as what gluadys pointed out its about scientifically logical inference based on what
fits all the evidence. If it doesnt fit, we must revise it or throw it out in favour of an explanation that explains the evidence better no matter how fond of it we are.
But I didn't say that they are not "fact and theory" I said that it is not stated the theory of gravity is fact and theory, the theory of aeodynamics is fact and theory. But when talking about the toe we way to often here "evolution or the theory of evolution is fact and theory" This specification for the toe when none of the other theories have this specification is the problem.... But the evidence is right in front of your face and you are ignoring it because you can accept when you are wrong. Okay....
I already said this last time, but you responded with "see above". See above to where, I have no idea. Now I want you to read whats written below slowly and carefully, I even bolded the most important parts. I dont like talking down to people, but here you give me no choice. Now are you really telling me you still dont see what Im saying?
"...The only reason I brought up the fact that Evolution is a fact and a theory was because you said Evolution was "only a theory". Thats the only reason why someone would state this 'elementary' fact of science. Im afriad creationist misconceptions generally mean you do have to get this simple"
Okay, so teach me what the definition for "theory of evolution" is oh wise one. The theory of evolution is.....
All those other times wasnt enough? Is there anything about the below that is unclear to you?
Biological evolution:
A process of varying allele frequencies among populations; leading to (usually subtle) changes in the morphological or physiological composition of reproductive organisms, compiled over successive generations, which can increase biodiversity when continuing variation among genetically-isolated groups eventually lead to one or more descendant branches increasingly distinct from the parent population (speciation).
Evolution Theory:
The study of the facts and processes within biological evolution, and the collective body of hypotheses and theories which best explain those facts. Chief among them are Darwin's theory of natural selection, and the concept of common ancestry.
If they mean the same thing about the different accounts, then they are similar in understanding, and can be used side by side without estabilishing what is and what is not scientific in nature. We can discuss which is scientific if you want. Not here, but we can talk about it.
But they
dont mean the same thing about the different accounts. There is nothing similar about them other than slightly, and
Jimbo The All Mighty Toad that coughed up the universe is as similar as Creationism is to Evolution.
What inferrances, what assumptions, boy you are good!
I want you to explain this, and dont just snip it like you do everything else you dont want to address. Actually take the time to look back and explain yourself.
I asked you before to prove your lies about me werent really lies, but you snipped it. I asked you again, and you say the above. Not to mention all those other times Ive brought it up. So in other words you just dont want to deal with it. This should not be surprising though.
Ed