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No. Did Thor really have a hammer?

How do you know it is the word of god, any more than other holy texts are the word of god? boiling water before you drink it is much more likely to keep you healthy than eating loads of herbs. and how many of these are backed up by peer-reviewed scientific studies? Anyone can write a book and...

If evolution never happened, then there would be 600 million year old human fossils waiting to be discovered. If biblical creationism is true, there would only have been one mass extinction (Noah's flood) and so all the fossils found could be categorised as being pre-flood and post flood only...

There is no such thing as free will. It is an illusion.

It can't do, because rocks don't have genetic information. So where did the oxygen come from then? You seem to have a bit of a mis-understanding here, as the environment is a selection pressure - this is something that 'evolutionists' talk about quite a lot. Those that are best adapted to their...

Funnily enough, it is a not-so well known fact that a good delivery of a bad argument can be peruasive - that is why science relies on evidence. Anyone can look at the chromosomes - the data is published and is availble on the internet for anyone to scrutinise. If it really was made up, then you...

Not all, many are now based on lower salt recipes. But yes, still more salt than unprocessed. So why do they add salt? It inhibits bacterial growth, and so gives it a longer shelf-life. Plus, most people think it tastes better. Think about fish then - we eat cod and haddock, and they are...

Beaten to it!

You asked, I answered. Just because there wasn't a 'why' in my answer or an implication that anyone was responsible, you reject the answer. The mechanism for gene duplication has been well studied in recent years, there are plenty of examples. Wikipedia has a decent article on this, with...

No. Again, your lack of knowledge on biology and evolution is found lacking. It is a speciation event; any individuals with a fused chromosome two would never be able to mate with their ancestral population as they now have a different number of chromosomes - assuming that they hadn't diverged...

Ok, so 3,000 years ago people realised that some diseases followed patterns - but they didn't know about the nature of contageous diseases (ie germ theory) nor does the bible say anything about it. Note with interest the massive clanger in the bible in which treats many diseases as if they...

Wow, what a lot of hot air and empty phrases taking up so much space! The fused chromosome is evidence for evolution by definition. It is the observation of a past genetic change which has been passed down by the descendents, and can be directly compared with another species which diverged...

You can't change the mind of those who already know they are right.... Indeed

Makes you wonder, doesn't it?

It looks to me you don't know the difference between energy and matter.

yes, several. here is one: Spontaneous Regression of Induced Mammary Tumours in Rats Cancer is not easy, it is one of the eading killers of humans worldwide. If positive thinking worked, we wouldn't need chemotherapy - just more psychologists or self-help groups. You are welcome to your...

Well Karl, I actually diasgree with you on this one. I think that Mathetes was trying to reconcile a theological question with scientific knowledge, which is always going to be problematic because one will give you answers, and one will always leave you with questions. Regardless, as was...

There is no intelligent design perspective, because you wouldn't design something to have useless features - unlees you were stupid or incompetant. They don't have a function per se, they simply develop in vivo before sexul differenciation. You might as well ask why we have fingerprints that...

But there remains the possibility - however remote - that the god of the bible is not the creator of the universe. The only 'evidence' you have on this is the bible, which is not as reliable as many theists believe it to be. Regardless, if you believe in one god how can you discount the...

Which is...... According to virtually every religion that humans have ever thought of, supernatural events happen by the will of gods and are observed by humans. People look for miracles, not just improbable events but a temporary intervention in the laws of nature. As these effect the natural...