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Puddleglum

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Ahahahahaha. Should be. But it isnt.



Never heard of such a statement coming from a mouth of a scientist.



Yes, Science is based on observation - and your observation is wrong. Simple is that.[/QUOTE]And theory. Your theory is wrong.
 
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Instead of looking at threads here, I did a quick word search on the internet and looking a bit at the ring species. A couple of problems exist when assuming this is evidence of evolution. One is that the salamanders are still salamanders. This is consistant with C and ID as put forth by the authority on the issue, the bible. Second problem, this is talking about pure genetics which is also consistant with C and ID. So what has been proven or disproven?
 
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Rapid evolution generally equals microevolution.What observed instances of speciation.I know didnt put them in the right order the right order The fossil record seems to agree with intelligent design. What are ERV's and ALU's.
 
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What is proven by ring species is that species can gradually change, till they are so far apart that the species at the beginning/end of the ring cannot reproduce anymore. From this you can infer that new species can develop through gradual changes. This is evolution as fact.

There is no reason to assume these changes have a boundary in some way. If you have a good reason, I'll be very interested to hear it.

Ring species is talking about genetics in the same way everything in evolution is talking about genetics, namely that genetic differences give rise to phenotypic differences, which ultimately make the differences between different groups of animals from the same species so large that they won't be able to reproduce anymore. I don't understand how this is a problem. I also don't understand what you mean with 'pure genetics'?
 
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Puddleglum said:
Evolution only concerns itself with the living. Evolution starts where life already exists.
Abiogenesis is tries to describe the origin of life. Since evolution only concerns itself with living things, abiogenesis has nothing to do with evolution, but is a theory in itself.
 
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And its important to note that modern abiogenesis is Different than spontaneous generation (what Pastuer disproved).


 
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Ohh but the theory of gravity and evolution are not the same type of theory Bellman! The theory of evolution explains how life developed over a long period of time, whereas the theory of gravity is a constant, immutable observation discovered with mathematics. It is ignorant of you to say the theory of evolution is just as established or understood as gravity is, being that they are inherently different types of theories. The problem is that much of modern science objects to evolution, and not gravity. To prove evolution, one has to use observation and reason, not math formulas!
 
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Give us the math behind gravity, please. Then give us a definition. What is the mechanism by which gravity exerts its influence? Demonstrate to us how Gravity Theory is superior to Evolutionary Theory as a description for observed phenomena.
 
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Ishmael Borg said:
Give us the math behind gravity, please. Then give us a definition. What is the mechanism by which gravity exerts its influence? Demonstrate to us how Gravity Theory is superior to Evolutionary Theory as a description for observed phenomena.
F is the force of attraction between M, object 1 and m, object 2 with a distance of r from each other's center of gravity. Where G is the universal gravitational constant and ~=6.67e-11 Kgm^2/s^2

F=GMm/r^2 - I think you can derive almost every other equation that involves gravity with this little guy.

1.)The natural force of attraction exerted by a celestial body, such as Earth, upon objects at or near its surface, tending to draw them toward the center of the body.
2.)The natural force of attraction between any two massive bodies, which is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

Gravity exerts its influence on all matter in our universe, every single bit of matter has some (usually so close to zero that it doesnt matter) force acting on it from every other bit of matter.

Gravity is easier to accept than evolution because we can test and observe it first hand, furthermore it's a universal LAW, not a theory. I think Newton derived his gravity laws from his laws of motion, but I might be mistaken. Now.. you get into the quantum theory of gravity and some of the theory of relativity and it's not so cut and dry .


By the way, as time passes, I think we will find more and more evidence to support evolution, and probably a naturalistic explaination of how life originated that can be proven to the extent that the Earth's age and such are, but I think people will still ignore the evidence for at least a few more generations. (can anyone find the run-on sentence?)
 
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Actually, last time I checked evolution was better understood then gravity, despite (or because?) of the math.
 
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Wolly said:
Ohh but the theory of gravity and evolution are not the same type of theory Bellman!
Sure they are. They are both scientific theories.

The theory of evolution explains how life developed over a long period of time, whereas the theory of gravity is a constant, immutable observation discovered with mathematics.
Are you seriously suggesting that our understanding of how gravity works has not significantly changed?

It is ignorant of you to say the theory of evolution is just as established or understood as gravity is, being that they are inherently different types of theories.
If anything, it is arguable that our understanding of how evolution works is much better than our understanding of how gravity works.

The problem is that much of modern science objects to evolution, and not gravity.
This is just creationist posturing. You can't back up this statement at all. If what you claim is true, then why is the theory of evolution accepted by the community of biological scientists and considered the unifying theory of biology?

To prove evolution, one has to use observation and reason, not math formulas!
Science is not in the business of positive proof. Both theories can involve mathematics, as they have quantitative aspects to them, both involve observation and reason as well. However I don't see what the problem is here considering we have observations that substantiate evolution.
 
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I thought evolution is a constant process that is part of modern science. Please tell me what part of modern science objects to evolution.
 
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Logic said:
(can anyone find the run-on sentence?)

"the" run-on sentence? I found two. To wit:


"Gravity exerts its influence on all matter in our universe, every single bit of matter has some (usually so close to zero that it doesnt matter) force acting on it from every other bit of matter."

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"Gravity is easier to accept than evolution because we can test and observe it first hand, furthermore it's a universal LAW, not a theory."
 
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Thanks.

But we know that the mechanism by which life diversified is evolution/natural selection.

We do not know the mechanism by which two bodies are attracted to each other, even if we label the attraction. But who doubts the exisence of the labeled phenomenon?
 
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Can anyone say God?
 
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The point of a theory is to explain an observed phenomenon, such as gravity. Mathematics doesn't explain gravity; it only describes it. Math tells us how to measure the force of gravity between two objects, but it does not tell us what the force of gravity is or how it works.

The theory of evolution, on the other hand, gives us an explanation for many biological phenomena by proposing several mechanisms that yield the results we see. We have also been able to verify that these mechanisms actually function in the way the theory describes.

Can you give that kind of a description of gravity?
 
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