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Okay, the deal is that someone I just read about on the Internet (originally from Medford, OR) is dying of the same illness I have. His lungs are so bad, and the prospects for finding a dead donor so slim, that the docs have basically given up unless two live donors with the same bloodtype (AB*)...

So, any creationists willing to explain this one? Did God take the "basic cat" template, decide they didn't need the ability to taste sugar, and then crippled the gene for it across all cats in the same way (which eerily resembles how it could get crippled by a mutation)? Or did this gene become...

In this post, I intend to outline only a few ways in which evolutionary biology has been providing practical benefits in medical research behind the scenes for at least the past several decades. These are by no means exhaustive, and others surely exist; however, they should suffice for a start...

This is a much improved repost of a topic that existed on the old forum. 1. Background Viral infections. We all know and hate them. From the common cold to the common cold sore, they're annoying little buggers. The virus particle invades a cell, injects its proprietary genome, hijacks the...

In this post, I fully intend to argue that atheism is a valid, scientifically testable hypothesis. However, we need to clarify terms first. As with any human concept, "atheism" encompasses a wide variety of different possible beliefs under one umbrella, much like "theism". It ranges from...

I the thread on evidence for chimp/human common ancestry, Jeptha stated, regarding the horse transitional series: Given how serious an allegation of ignoring unfavorable evidence is to scientists, this thread is for substantiation of that comment and subsequent discussion.

TheologyWeb is a great forum encompassing apologetics, science, official debates, etc. Many knowledgeable Christians and atheists hang out there, although it's not as popular as this place. Still, give it a try. [Mods - I didn't see any rules banning the posting of links to forums, but use...

Coprolites: a Falsification of Young-Earth Creationism General background information on the formation of fossilized dung, i.e. coprolites, can be found here and here. Not only are coprolites found throughout the geologic column despite the fact that dung either floats or sinks (depending...

Evidence that apes and humans share a common ancestor comes from many fields. Below will be only a partial list, to give you an idea of just how overwhelming it is. (1) Fossil intermediates morphologically intermediate between modern apes and modern humans. Exhibit A, below, taken from the...

Oh, look--a live, modern fish with "half legs", using its elongated fins to crawl on land and climb up trees. It possesses "half a lung", an organ obviously jury-rigged out of the swim bladder, which enables it to live outside the water for brief times. Wow! It looks almost like a fully...

Great stuff. Draw your own conclusions... ;)

Who here disagrees that something like a directly observable process, which leads fingerprints in the genome that are passed on to all ancestors, linking wild cats and domestic cats, is undeniable, irrefutable evidence they evolved from a common ancestor?