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Alright, seeing as how INvasion should be coming soon from some Creationist nut Case (I am guessing, no knowledge just a guess) let's have some fun. I shall post a creationist argument, and thou shalt try to smiteth me with logic! PLease note that what I say here no way represents what I actually think!
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"Evolution is an unfounded theory with no proper scientific proof. All so called "signs" of evolution can be explained by other and just as logical explanations."
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"Evolution is an unfounded theory with no proper scientific proof. All so called "signs" of evolution can be explained by other and just as logical explanations."
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And what would these "logical explanations" be my idiotic friend?
How do you explain the fossil record in regards to the evolution of horses? or the fact that humans and chimps share 98% of their genetic structure, pointng to a common ancestor. How about the fossil progression of ancient birds, or sharks? If you have an alternative theory, please present it for consideration you mindless twit.
How do you explain the fossil record in regards to the evolution of horses? or the fact that humans and chimps share 98% of their genetic structure, pointng to a common ancestor. How about the fossil progression of ancient birds, or sharks? If you have an alternative theory, please present it for consideration you mindless twit.
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It's been observed, it makes predictions relating to the fossil record. Virtually every species around us are evidence of evolution. Experimentation and genetic engineering prove it even further.Evolution is an unfounded theory with no proper scientific proof.
And what kind of proper scientific proof can you present for your theory?
Give me an example of one of these explanations. Explain how believe it to be logical.All so called "signs" of evolution can be explained by other and just as logical explanations.
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Fine, a Deitic being made the world as is. End of story, it's much more logical then this long "BIllions of years" crap that evolution spoutsAlyrium Denryle wrote:And what would these "logical explanations" be my idiotic friend?
How do you explain the fossil record in regards to the evolution of horses? or the fact that humans and chimps share 98% of their genetic structure, pointng to a common ancestor. How about the fossil progression of ancient birds, or sharks? If you have an alternative theory, please present it for consideration you mindless twit.
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Proof?Fine, a Deitic being made the world as is. End of story, it's much more logical then this long "BIllions of years" crap that evolution spouts
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On the contrary, radiometric dating and other methods have shown the Earth's age to be well past 6,000 years. Divine intervention need not enter this equation, because there is simply no need for it. There is nothing prohibiting evolution from occuring, and frankly, it has been observed many times before.
Since your God refuses to show himself, we have no reason to believe he had any involvment with the creation of life.
Since your God refuses to show himself, we have no reason to believe he had any involvment with the creation of life.
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Do you have anyevidence to back up your moronic claim? I didnt think so. Logic, s based on evidence. You have none.Straha wrote:Fine, a Deitic being made the world as is. End of story, it's much more logical then this long "BIllions of years" crap that evolution spoutsAlyrium Denryle wrote:And what would these "logical explanations" be my idiotic friend?
How do you explain the fossil record in regards to the evolution of horses? or the fact that humans and chimps share 98% of their genetic structure, pointng to a common ancestor. How about the fossil progression of ancient birds, or sharks? If you have an alternative theory, please present it for consideration you mindless twit.
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OK then you mean some divinity shook is little soldier and poof here we are.Straha wrote:Fine, a Deitic being made the world as is. End of story, it's much more logical then this long "BIllions of years" crap that evolution spoutsAlyrium Denryle wrote:And what would these "logical explanations" be my idiotic friend?
How do you explain the fossil record in regards to the evolution of horses? or the fact that humans and chimps share 98% of their genetic structure, pointng to a common ancestor. How about the fossil progression of ancient birds, or sharks? If you have an alternative theory, please present it for consideration you mindless twit.
A. How do you know that radiometric dating isn't wrong?Exonerate wrote:On the contrary, radiometric dating and other methods have shown the Earth's age to be well past 6,000 years. Divine intervention need not enter this equation, because there is simply no need for it. There is nothing prohibiting evolution from occuring, and frankly, it has been observed many times before.
B. Differentiation within species is known, switching from species to species isn't
By that logic since George Washington refuses to show himself, we have no reason to believe he had any involvement in the creation of the USA.Since your God refuses to show himself, we have no reason to believe he had any involvment with the creation of life.
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Actually, a better rebuttal to that point is to simply remind the typical bobble-headed creationist that we are using a theory which relies exclusively on things which are known to exist: the Earth, time, and chemical reactions. His theory requires an additional element (the deity) which is NOT known to exist.Durran Korr wrote:Proof?Fine, a Deitic being made the world as is. End of story, it's much more logical then this long "BIllions of years" crap that evolution spouts
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We know radiometric dating isnt wrong, because we use different methods, and the results cooberate the results of the other testsStraha wrote:A. How do you know that radiometric dating isn't wrong?Exonerate wrote:On the contrary, radiometric dating and other methods have shown the Earth's age to be well past 6,000 years. Divine intervention need not enter this equation, because there is simply no need for it. There is nothing prohibiting evolution from occuring, and frankly, it has been observed many times before.
B. Differentiation within species is known, switching from species to species isn't
By that logic since George Washington refuses to show himself, we have no reason to believe he had any involvement in the creation of the USA.Since your God refuses to show himself, we have no reason to believe he had any involvment with the creation of life.
The AIDs virus has been shown to speciate, and speciation is quite evident n the fossil record
George washington is now because there are ultiple sources that speak for his existence...both British, and american records, as well as hs signature on various documents.
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How do you know that the density of water is wrong? Oh wait, it's not; it's a property of the substance, just like decay rates are a property of radioactive material.A. How do you know that radiometric dating isn't wrong?
Nice strawman. Species don't evolve randomly into other species, they evolve over a very long process of mutation and self-correction.B. Differentiation within species is known, switching from species to species isn't
George Washington's life is well-documented in various texts by various sources. Furthermore, this is a false analogy; George Washington wasn't some supernatural being, he was just a normal human. His existence doesn't require the extraordinary proof that the existence of a deity does.By that logic since George Washington refuses to show himself, we have no reason to believe he had any involvement in the creation of the USA.
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Unless he has developed a conscience since the last reported sightings, in which case he may be afraid that we'll scrounge up 1,001 iron chariots and beat his ass like a tambourine.Exonerate wrote: Since your God refuses to show himself, we have no reason to believe he had any involvment with the creation of life.
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Try and mate a wolf with a poodle or spaniel and see if enough alterations will equal speciation (defined by being too different to produce viable offspring). Unless you want to fly in the face of thousands of years of dog breeding records and say that these dog breeds just sprang out of nowhere during our recordable history and are in no way related to or descended from wolves...Straha wrote: B. Differentiation within species is known, switching from species to species isn't
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You're a dumbass.Straha's evil creationist twin brother wrote:"Evolution is an unfounded theory with no proper scientific proof. All so called "signs" of evolution can be explained by other and just as logical explanations."
The most basic assumption about the world is that it does not contradict itself.
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These people breed like bacteria on agar, you can't stop them! You smack one down and 100 more show up, it's futile!
AARGH!
I can feel my brain die a bit everytime I see such flagrant displays of stupidity, do you people not get tired of repeating the same arguments over and over to what is in essence, a human version of a brick wall?
I admire your longevity in the pursuit to rid the world of these imbeciles.
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AARGH!
I can feel my brain die a bit everytime I see such flagrant displays of stupidity, do you people not get tired of repeating the same arguments over and over to what is in essence, a human version of a brick wall?
I admire your longevity in the pursuit to rid the world of these imbeciles.
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Which other tests do you use to "confirm" radiometric dating?Alyrium Denryle wrote:We know radiometric dating isnt wrong, because we use different methods, and the results cooberate the results of the other testsStraha wrote:A. How do you know that radiometric dating isn't wrong?Exonerate wrote:On the contrary, radiometric dating and other methods have shown the Earth's age to be well past 6,000 years. Divine intervention need not enter this equation, because there is simply no need for it. There is nothing prohibiting evolution from occuring, and frankly, it has been observed many times before.
B. Differentiation within species is known, switching from species to species isn't
By that logic since George Washington refuses to show himself, we have no reason to believe he had any involvement in the creation of the USA.Since your God refuses to show himself, we have no reason to believe he had any involvment with the creation of life.
The AIDs virus has been shown to speciate, and speciation is quite evident n the fossil record
George washington is now because there are ultiple sources that speak for his existence...both British, and american records, as well as hs signature on various documents.
So you say that AIDs/HIV has developed into whole new species? Not just a different strain fo AIDs/HIV?
And we have recorded history of Godthrough the Bible, just like we have recorded history of George Washington. my argument still stands.
BUt how do you know that it is right? How do you know, for instence
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So the fact that radioactive decay rates do not change isn't enough for you? Furthermore, the burden of proof is on you now to show that the various types of dating used by scientists all around the world are inaccurate.Which other tests do you use to "confirm" radiometric dating?
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof. George Washington was a man, not a supernatural deity. We know men exist; we don't know supernatural deities exist, nor do we have any reason to believe they do. So the latter requires much more extraordinary proof than the former.And we have recorded history of Godthrough the Bible, just like we have recorded history of George Washington. my argument still stands.
Furthermore, the proof for the existence of a man named George Washington is much stronger than the "proof" for the Biblical God. His existence is verified by multiple sources in multiples texts, there are likely probate records still available relating to Washington's financial holdings, and you can dig up his body, if that's not enough. The Biblical God, by contrast, is only "verified" by one inaccurate, unreliable source which has about as much coherence as the Trek Universe.
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Straha wrote: A. How do you know that radiometric dating isn't wrong?
Because it has been SHOWN TO BE CORRECT!
1. Learn about evolution fuckhead.B. Differentiation within species is known, switching from species to species isn't
2. While will you accept 1+1=2 but not 1 million+1 million=2 million
By that logic since George Washington refuses to show himself, we have no reason to believe he had any involvement in the creation of the USA.
Since there are dozens or hundreds of seperate sources that all say he existed, I'd say he does.
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Straha wrote:
And we have recorded history of Godthrough the Bible, just like we have recorded history of George Washington. my argument still stands.
There are dozens of seperate sources about Washington, from calling him a filthy traitor to a patriotic hero. God has only 1 source, a 2000 year old book that gets wrong Pi, and weather!
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