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Probably for the same reason I did, when I was in college.What would he have made the Dean's list for?
" Quit making false statements about our theory which we are not trying to prove true and which actually can't be proven true."Because I strongly object to the false statements creationists frequently make about the theory of evolution and the beliefs of non-creationists on the subject.
it helps to be clear.Probably for the same reason I did, when I was in college.
I got straight A's and graduated Summa Cum Laude.
That's a cute one. As you are well aware, no scientific theories are ever "proven true." But leaving aside such sly misrepresentations of science consider the words of Henry Morris, the founder of modern creationism: "The purpose of the theory of evolution is to deny the existence of God." That is the big lie of creationism and on that lie hang all the other lies of creationism." Quit making false statements about our theory which we are not trying to prove true and which actually can't be proven true."
Is it a lie, though? Evolution is used that way by atheists all the time.That's a cute one. As you are well aware, no scientific theories are ever "proven true." But leaving aside such sly misrepresentations of science consider the words of Henry Morris, the founder of modern creationism: "The purpose of the theory of evolution is to deny the existence of God." That is the big lie of creationism and on that lie hang all the other lies of creationism.
Yes, it's a lie. A despicable and vicious lie which denies the faith of the many devout Christians and other theists who accept and even helped to create the theory of evolution.Is it a lie, though? Evolution is used that way by atheists all the time.
I have never used evolution to deny the existence of God.Is it a lie, though? Evolution is used that way by atheists all the time.
No it isnt.Is it a lie, though? Evolution is used that way by atheists all the time.
Evolution is used by Christians all of the time as well.Is it a lie, though? Evolution is used that way by atheists all the time.
And? It explains physical reality, nothing more nothing less.It's used to say " We have all the explanation we need for our origins." Exhibit A: Evolution made us who we are.
I've seen it over and over again.
Evolution does not deny God. What evolution offers is a new creation story that actually fits what the Earth is showing us.It's used to say " We have all the explanation we need for our origins." Exhibit A: Evolution made us who we are.
What they are really saying is "we have no need of your theology" which is a sentiment I suspect that I share with them. But even if you were right and the theory of evolution could be used to disprove the theory of God (a theological and a scientific impossibility BTW) the question at hand revolves around the purpose of the theory. There is no basis whatever for the assertion that the theory was concocted in order to disprove the existence of God, or that it is known by scientists to be inadequate but promoted anyway because it they think it can be used to disprove the existence of God.It's used to say " We have all the explanation we need for our origins." Exhibit A: Evolution made us who we are.
I've seen it over and over again.
Ok, I found Sanford's website and even plodded through it and most of his newest paper. I was curious since I once worked with the other person who got the patents on the gene gun. Anyhow his argument appears to be that once the genome has reached maximal fitness, it has no choice but to decay since there will be no more positive mutations to he had. This isn't earth shattering and in fact probably trivial. There was a bunch of stuff about problems with Fisher's Theorem so I looked that up. Sanford cites a bunch of stuff about mutational load and collapse in small populations that seems already well known but seems to claim that this is support for his hypothesis.It's Genetic entropy. Self-explanatory. If you believe he's wrong, prove to me that we are not degrading genetically.
And it explains physical reality just as well for the theist as for the atheist.And? It explains physical reality, nothing more nothing less.
it doesnt adress god(s)/magic/miracles at all.
Anyone who deny physical reality is delusional.Not for this theist.
You really really dont understand science, philosophy and theology.See what I mean? Atheists love evolution. It's a wholly inadequate theory to explain reality, but it's perfect if you believe we came from nowhere for no reason.
What about those who deny standard interpretations of physical reality?Anyone who deny physical reality is delusional.
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