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Understanding Evolution (2)

justlookinla

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The principles of evolution apply to organic chemistry as well as biology, for bioiogy is organic chemistry, and there is a twilight area between the non-living and the living populated with prions and phages and viruses.

Let me ask it again. Only one impetus actually creates a new life form though, right?

And again. Only one impetus actually creates a new life form, right?


If there was, he'd have to explain why men have nipples.

Again, only one impetus actually creates a new life form?
 
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And why our laryngeal nerve takes a huge detour around our heart,

".... the nerve also has a role in supplying parts of the heart, windpipe muscles and mucous membranes, and the esophagus, which could explain its route."

Also nerves plays a huge role in development of the embryo.
 
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".... the nerve also has a role in supplying parts of the heart, windpipe muscles and mucous membranes, and the esophagus, which could explain its route."

Also nerves plays a huge role in development of the embryo.

What function does this nerve serve to the heart?
 
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Creationists just dont get that evolution is an observed scientific fact, birth of new species has been observed, positive mutations have been observed, new information in the genome has been observed, it is an observed fact, there is no serious debate.

And that's pretty much why the Popemobile has a Darwin Fish on the bumper these days.
 
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Creationists just dont get that evolution is an observed scientific fact, birth of new species has been observed, positive mutations have been observed, new information in the genome has been observed, it is an observed fact, there is no serious debate.

Actually, I think many "get it" it comes down to their faith belief needing to protected being the priority and denial to ensue.
 
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Creationists just dont get that evolution is an observed scientific fact, birth of new species has been observed, positive mutations have been observed, new information in the genome has been observed, it is an observed fact, there is no serious debate.

What evolutionist don't get is evolution found in nature is not what been debated. What is debated is evolution as in universal common ancestry and naturalism.
 
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What evolutionist don't get is evolution found in nature is not what been debated. What is debated is evolution as in universal common ancestry and naturalism.

Universal common ancestry can be seen in the fossil record and our DNA, we all share the same DNA molecule, only mutations in that DNA molecule separate us from other life forms.
We can see that only simple life forms existed for the first 3 billion years of life on Earth, those are our ancestors.
 
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What are you going to debate naturalism with, supernaturalism? Where's your data set?
I can think nothing more supernatural than a butch of brains using their brains trying to figure out how their brain works.

God creating the universe is the same as man creating World of Warcraft. Now if you want to call that supernatural then I agree.
 
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Universal common ancestry can be seen in the fossil record and our DNA, we all share the same DNA molecule, only mutations in that DNA molecule separate us from other life forms.
We can see that only simple life forms existed for the first 3 billion years of life on Earth, those are our ancestors.

There is no such thing as a simple life form just like there is no evidence of UCA especially from the fossil record. The fossil record is one of the best evidence against UCA. That haven't changed since Darwin but only got stronger with time.
 
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There is no such thing as a simple life form just like there is no evidence of UCA especially from the fossil record. The fossil record it one of the best evidence against UCA. That haven't changed since Darwin but only got stronger with time.

There are simpler life forms then us, that is what i meant.
How does the fossil record goes against the UCA ?
 
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Not even close, we can see and prove the people who created WoW, we cant see no evidence for any God, let alone a personal one.

I didn't see anyone create WoW. If scientist find a spacecraft on Pluto next year they would jump up and down and claim this is evidence of space aliens even though they didn't witness the aliens build the craft. I would agree as I'm not that closed minded.

There are simpler life forms then us, that is what i meant.
How does the fossil record goes against the UCA ?

There are simpler life forms then us doesn't means there is a simple form of life. The fossil record has never supported UCA as even Darwin admits this. DNA doesn't support it either since we are discovering more ORFans and singletons all the time.
 
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