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  1. Jimmy The Hand

    Tapirs

    I was going to add this to Aron-Ra's Kind thread but I saw it has "devolved" into some apologetics mess. So anyway, I was doing some reading and I began to wonder.... YECs, exactly what "kind" would this be? *quiet you biologists and geneticists!*
  2. Jimmy The Hand

    No Such Thing As Reptiles?

    So I was reading the May Post of the Month at Talk Origins (really fascinating by the way, I highly recommend it) and I ran across this quote from Dr. Norman, "OK, I know there is no such thing as "reptile"". There's no such thing as reptile?!?!?! Is there some quirk in Taxonomy that I am...
  3. Jimmy The Hand

    Goose Bumps Cause Friction?

    More fun from the land of Dr. Dino My basic understanding of biology is that goose bumps are separate from the act of shivering. Also, heat generated from shivering is caused by the work generated in muscle movement, not friction. Where does he come up with this stuff? Link to Source
  4. Jimmy The Hand

    Evolution, Literal Interpretation and Heresy

    Many times in the creation / evolution arguments, the battle is framed as Christianity against atheism. In appearance, it seems that just as strong a conflict (if not moreso) is going on between those Christian sects that require that creation story be interpreted as uncompromising fact against...
  5. Jimmy The Hand

    Genesis and Hyper-evolution

    According to most YEC theories, the reason for the abundance of 'varieties' we see today is the result of 'microevolution' or natural selection at work. For example, a pair of Dog 'kind' on the ark could conceivably result in all the domesticated breeds, wolves, coyotes, dingos and so forth...
  6. Jimmy The Hand

    Dinosaurs and the Ark

    Two common threads in most YEC flood stories are how fossils were formed and dinosaurs existence on the Ark. Fossilization alledgedly happened to already existing animals that were killed and buried by the waters of the flood. Noah saved dinosaurs probably by taking infants on the ark. The...
  7. Jimmy The Hand

    Evolution Is Devolution

    Apparently I have to believe. The Law of Entropy demands that we view the universe as "devolving" not "evolving." In combination with the First Law of Thermodynamics the Second Law demands that the universe was most complex and orderly when it first came into existence. Models for the...
  8. Jimmy The Hand

    List of arguments Creationists shouldn't use (by leading Creationist organization)

    We currently have two threads on the front page that are referencing the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics. We have an entire forum, that we dare not speak of, where these items are brought up ad nauseum with no chance at rebuttal. Forgive me moderators, but I believe this to be relevant...
  9. Jimmy The Hand

    Of Pandas and People

    Has anyone read this book? I just read that a Pennsylvania school district is about to approve Of Pandas and People as a supplement to its regular biology text. From what I gather, the book is an Intellligent Design yarn. I've found a few details but why Pandas? A swipe at the Panda's thumb?
  10. Jimmy The Hand

    Intelligent Grappling

    In my part of the world, we had our own little textbook sticker war recently. I believe one of the hardest things to communicate to laymen is the concept and validity of scientific theories. More specifically, why the theory of evolution is just as valid as the theory of gravity. You have all...
  11. Jimmy The Hand

    Evidence For Oldest Life On Earth

    Reported in Science yesterday research led by Harald Furnes stating that microscopic tubes found in volcanic rock 3.5 Billion years old give indications that they may have been formed by microbes. Interesting of note is that the rock formation where this was discovered used to be under the...
  12. Jimmy The Hand

    The Chimera Question

    Lately, I have seen more and more references to chimeras in creationist writings. I believe we are at the beginning of a new attempt at a flanking maneuver on evolution. We all know that one of the most difficult things with which YEC has to contend is morphology. It is the primary (and a good...
  13. Jimmy The Hand

    Sense of Humor. Irreducibly Complex

    It amazes me how Darwinian Evolution continues to ignore the many irreducibly complex systems found in nature. All you have to do is look no further than the sense of humor found in Homo Sapiens to find complex design. Nowhere else in the animal kingdom can you find this. Hyena's do indeed...
  14. Jimmy The Hand

    Dembski Interview

    I have a confession to make. Sometimes when listening to the proponents of Intelligent Design, I find myself being swayed. They seem so reasonable . Of course, as I continue along my merry way, eventually they say something that snaps me out of my reverie. William Dembski is one of the...