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Well I honestly haven't been provided anything that proves evolution. I think its going to be pretty hard to prove because I have doubts about it being identified to begin with. In other words just because we are finding changes, how do we know conclusivly that it is in fact evolution.
So you tell me. What precisely would prove relationship to you? Just because you refuse to study science and understand how they have reached their conclusions, doesn't make it wrong. I bolded precisely because I already know you will respond and say, "well anything that proves it", but you don't accept anything that proves it, so tell me exactly what it would be that would convince you.
Originally posted by itsthetooth
I think its going to be pretty hard to prove because I have doubts about it being identified to begin with.
When reading your insane replies I often wonder if you ever read them yourself? If you do, dont you ever get embarrassed?
Redundant adaptation is the same way.
re·dun·dant/riˈdəndənt/Adjective: 1.No longer needed or useful; superfluous.
2.(of words or data) Able to be omitted without loss of meaning or function.
Synonyms: superfluous - unnecessary - needless - excessive - spare
Redundant is an adjective therefore it's describing the following word adaptation.
Adaptation...
ad·ap·ta·tion/ˌadapˈtāSHən/Noun: 1.The action or process of adapting or being adapted.
2.A movie, television drama, or stage play that has been adapted from a written work, typically a novel.
Synonyms: accommodation - adjustment - arrangement
And again you have been shown and had explained why you cannot add any of those words in front of adaption and have instant understanding of the terms meaning and definitely not within a scientific context. Do you remember this that you also chose to ignore.
Obviously I'm not referring to a movie so the only thing left is that its an action or process of adapting. Almost every one of the synonyms will work in place of redundant as an example.
Superfluous adaptation explains it.
Unnecessary adaptation explains it as well, from us being out of our element.
Needless adaptation explains it again from being out of our element.
Excessive adaptation also explains it as it is excessive as well.
Spare could explain it as well if you look at additional processes as being spares.
You can't be illiterate to the degree that you honestly don't understand this, and you need so much direction on it.
Ok. Trouble is this shows your complete ignorance of the process described by evolution. Evolution is random change selected for by the enviroment. These come in three flavours:
1. Benificial change. Change that gives the organism an advantage that allows it a better chance to breed and pass on that advantage. This is then spread throughout the group. The smaller the group the quicker it is established. That is why isolation is cited as a factor in the process described by evolution.
2. Disadvantage. Change that means the chance to breed and pass on that change is reduced.
3. Neutral change. Has no effect but may become a disadvantage/advantage if the environment changes. The reason why some changes to the enviroment causes extinction or population explosions. Neutral change is like an investment. You can win or loose and it is the chance all life takes.
You should be able to see from the above there is no such thing as redundant adaption. All adaptions fit into the above 3 flavours. Nothing is redundant.
Oh does it? Why because you say so? Because in this case it suits your argument? If these guildlines are so strict for the use of natural alone then supply the link. Show those guidlines?
The use of the word natural carrys strict guidlines.
What garbled nonsense are you trying to peddle now? Strictly forbidden to use the word 'natural' lightly? What is the punishment, a flogging? The truth is this is for the FOOD LABELING LAWS and has nothing to do with the word natural in science.
While wiki claims that it may have no meaning in some areas, its true depending on when and where its used. There are areas that are strictly forbidden to use the term lightly.
Really, but you can use unnatural food without worry of a penalty. How does that work with what you just wrote?
We don't even use natural food, we use organic food.
Oddly enough, your wrong again and you have the barefaced cheek to call me illiterate when you repeatedly show such a low level of education.
Oddly enough it has the same meaning, with the only acception to it referring to the processes that handled the food and not the food itself.
Your own example of B&J disputes what you wrote above pointed out to you by Idmonster
The processes or the lack of, is what makes it natural, even though its food and most would think its automatically natural. In other words, foods that have certain types of processes can be considered not natural even though they started out that way.
Originally posted by itsthetooth
reply to post by Barcs
Well I honestly haven't been provided anything that proves evolution. I think its going to be pretty hard to prove because I have doubts about it being identified to begin with. In other words just because we are finding changes, how do we know conclusivly that it is in fact evolution.
So you tell me. What precisely would prove relationship to you? Just because you refuse to study science and understand how they have reached their conclusions, doesn't make it wrong. I bolded precisely because I already know you will respond and say, "well anything that proves it", but you don't accept anything that proves it, so tell me exactly what it would be that would convince you.
I have a hard time accepting people just saying, look there were changes so you know its evolution. No we don't know, we are guessing. Changes alone don't prove evolution just like a species not wanting to breed with its original species doesn't prove specieation, all it proves is that they don't want to breed.
No, its that nothing has given me reason to believe its accurate, doing so is what I would call wishfull thinking.
So, you don't believe it therefore it's wrong?
In logical parlance, we call that "wishful thinking" and an argument from ignorance.
There is no reason I have ever head of that prevents someone from placing an adjetive in front of a noun.
And again you have been shown and had explained why you cannot add any of those words in front of adaption and have instant understanding of the terms meaning and definitely not within a scientific context. Do you remember this that you also chose to ignore.
There is also no such thing as hot water but I'm sure it exists.
Oh does it? Why because you say so? Because in this case it suits your argument? If these guildlines are so strict for the use of natural alone then supply the link. Show those guidlines?
But it does when pertaining to ingredients so your wrong.
What garbled nonsense are you trying to peddle now? Strictly forbidden to use the word 'natural' lightly? What is the punishment, a flogging? The truth is this is for the FOOD LABELING LAWS and has nothing to do with the word natural in science.
Actually our food is assumed to be unnatural unless otherwise noted.
Really, but you can use unnatural food without worry of a penalty. How does that work with what you just wrote?
Nope, I'm actually correct and they even explain that its the process that can make it unnatural.
Oddly enough, your wrong again and you have the barefaced cheek to call me illiterate when you repeatedly show such a low level of education.
Not at all because they were specificially referring to whats been added to the ice cream. Where the ice cream itself is not natural unless its organic.
Your own example of B&J disputes what you wrote above pointed out to you by Idmonster
I understand them all to clear.
Lanaguage and words can be used how you like in common usage as long as the group using it understands its meaning, It has been defined.
In science, the law and medicine you need to be precise. Your words and terms need to be defined and fully understood. Your terms do not even come close. Even you dont understand them which is why you cannot define them
Just like you can't prove anything in the realm of creation to be a lie either.
So in other words, nothing would prove it for you. At least you admit your biasness finally.
Also you should know that SCIENTIFIC sources are best for describing SCIENCE, while creationist sources are best for describing CREATIONISM (faith). Asking for a neutral source on something is laughable. Obviously a scientist that has studied the stuff would be a more credible person to speak to about the subject. Don't get me wrong creationist sites are full of lies, but that's what it takes to justify faith I suppose. I'd love for you to point out a single lie perpetrated by a scientific study. I already know you won't so I guess it's moot though.
Really? Then one of your problems is definitely lack of education. The other is the ignorance in what context you are using the terms you make up
There is no reason I have ever head of that prevents someone from placing an adjetive in front of a noun.
Oh boy. Not such thing as hot water? really. Hot water is now a belief system.
There is also no such thing as hot water but I'm sure it exists.
hot/hät/Adjective: 1.Having a high degree of heat or a high temperature.
2.Feeling or producing an uncomfortable sensation of heat.
Synonyms: warm - fervent - fiery - spicy - burning
As I and others tell you constantly. Context is everything. The laws around labeling food are quite clear and are not the same when using the same word in a scientific context.
But it does when pertaining to ingredients so your wrong.
And where did you pull that little gem from? Link me. It also does not explain why it is forbidden to use natural in any other way than the prescribed guidlines yet you use UNNATURAL with abandon as you just have. Why dont the laws around natural cover unnatural?
Actually our food is assumed to be unnatural unless otherwise noted.
They being the food industry, they being the food industry labeling authorities. The same is not be true for natural from a scientific perspective. Does none of this ever sink in?
Nope, I'm actually correct and they even explain that its the process that can make it unnatural.
Go back and read Id's response to you.
Not at all because they were specificially referring to whats been added to the ice cream. Where the ice cream itself is not natural unless its organic.
Then supply those definitions, clearly.
I understand them all to clear.
I noticed how you didn't explain why you think that is, so in other words I'm correct.
There is no reason I have ever head of that prevents someone from placing an adjetive in front of a noun.
Really? Then one of your problems is definitely lack of education. The other is the ignorance in what context you are using the terms you make up
It's not in any dictionary I'm finding so by going by Colins terms it can't possibly exist.
There is also no such thing as hot water but I'm sure it exists.
hot/hät/Adjective: 1.Having a high degree of heat or a high temperature.
2.Feeling or producing an uncomfortable sensation of heat.
Synonyms: warm - fervent - fiery - spicy - burning
Oh boy. Not such thing as hot water? really. Hot water is now a belief system.
And you lie again because your trying to claim that there is nothing scientific about food labeling. How shameful is that?
But it does when pertaining to ingredients so your wrong.
As I and others tell you constantly. Context is everything. The laws around labeling food are quite clear and are not the same when using the same word in a scientific context.
If the food is a natural food like vegitation then the term organic would apply. Its a fact that other food is considered to be non natural unless otherwise posted.
Actually our food is assumed to be unnatural unless otherwise noted.
And where did you pull that little gem from? Link me. It also does not explain why it is forbidden to use natural in any other way than the prescribed guidlines yet you use UNNATURAL with abandon as you just have. Why dont the laws around natural cover unnatural?
Actually no, I was speaking about wiki.
Nope, I'm actually correct and they even explain that its the process that can make it unnatural.
They being the food industry, they being the food industry labeling authorities. The same is not be true for natural from a scientific perspective. Does none of this ever sink in?
My definitions have allready been supplied, and I allready answered IDS take on this. He failed to consider that they are talking about the ingredients which is different then just calling something as a whole, natural.
Not at all because they were specificially referring to whats been added to the ice cream. Where the ice cream itself is not natural unless its organic.
Go back and read Id's response to you.
I understand them all to clear.
Then supply those definitions, clearly.
And again your very poor reading skill, if you have any at all has lead you astray again. Read my reply to this from you.
I noticed how you didn't explain why you think that is, so in other words I'm correct.
My reply was
There is no reason I have ever head of that prevents someone from placing an adjetive in front of a noun.
Clearly explaining why I think that is.
Really? Then one of your problems is definitely lack of education. The other is the ignorance in what context you are using the terms you make up
There are many terms in common usage you may not find in a dictionary which is meant to show you how the word is spelt and define its meaning. The use of terms must be understood by those using them. If a doctor tells you that you are sick it means you are not well. If a teenager tells you that you are sick they are paying you a compliment. Do you see how context works yet?
It's not in any dictionary I'm finding so by going by Colins terms it can't possibly exist.
Yet again you are reading what you want to see and not what was written. The food industry works along its own guidlines. This is to control the use of words to advertise what the food is. Organic does not mean the same in science. Here is another link for you to ignore ORGANIC Do you see how when defining it they put it in context. Jeeze this is elementry knowledge I am amazed you are not educated enough to understand it.
And you lie again because your trying to claim that there is nothing scientific about food labeling. How shameful is that?
This still does not explain the rules that govern the use of natural not seeming to apply to unnatural. Please explain that.
If the food is a natural food like vegitation then the term organic would apply. Its a fact that other food is considered to be non natural unless otherwise posted.
And wiki link you supplied was describing what? I'll tell you. The food labelling legislation.
Actually no, I was speaking about wiki.
Your definitions have not been supplied, not even close and your answer shows you cannot because your made up terms are meaningless as I explained to you which you have ignored twice now. Three times if you include this.
My definitions have allready been supplied, and I allready answered IDS take on this. He failed to consider that they are talking about the ingredients which is different then just calling something as a whole, natural.
Coming from you, a person who has been shown to be dishonest in his approach to this thread and those on it. Who has been discredited so many times your opinion of me means nothing at all.
Originally posted by itsthetooth
reply to post by colin42
From all the dishonest things you share Colin I'm learning that you also don't follow your own made up rules.
So you probably think I'm just suppose to take your word for it, that I'm a dishonest person when you have done nothing but lie your way thorugh pages of this thread.
Coming from you, a person who has been shown to be dishonest in his approach to this thread and those on it. Who has been discredited so many times your opinion of me means nothing at all.
And you seriously look like a fool every time you lie and claim that I have never provided my definitions. I have and multiple times. If your not accepting them, thats your problem, they are what they are, and they are not going to change.
Your definitions have not been supplied, not even close and your answer shows you cannot because your made up terms are meaningless as I explained to you which you have ignored twice now. Three times if you include this.
Your answer to ID's post was as usual dismissive nonsense. You did not honestly address one point he made.
You also ignored the first part of my answer to you a page back. Very rude. Whats wrong couldnt think of a lie, surely not you.
So you are not going to answer why the strict rules that govern the use of NATURAL do not seemingly apply to UNNATURAL. I know why and your answer to try to avoid it is obvious.
Originally posted by itsthetooth
reply to post by colin42
So you probably think I'm just suppose to take your word for it, that I'm a dishonest person when you have done nothing but lie your way thorugh pages of this thread.
Coming from you, a person who has been shown to be dishonest in his approach to this thread and those on it. Who has been discredited so many times your opinion of me means nothing at all.
I have been totally honest and all you have done is call me dishonest. You must have been lied to a lot as a child and have a complex for it. I'm sure there is a medication you can take to help you. It's not my fault you don't believe in the word natural, or civilization, or unnatural, or in the wild. Much less pretending to not understand the words Most, redundant, adaptation, and food, and natural.
But I'm just suppose to take your word that I'm being dishonest right, sure dude, your epic.
But I dont understand? You say there are strict rules for the use of natural. You go as far as to claim use of natural outside these rules is forbidden yet cannot explain to me why UNNATURAL is not governed by the same strict rules.
Originally posted by itsthetooth
reply to post by colin42
And you seriously look like a fool every time you lie and claim that I have never provided my definitions. I have and multiple times. If your not accepting them, thats your problem, they are what they are, and they are not going to change.
Your definitions have not been supplied, not even close and your answer shows you cannot because your made up terms are meaningless as I explained to you which you have ignored twice now. Three times if you include this.
Your answer to ID's post was as usual dismissive nonsense. You did not honestly address one point he made.
You also ignored the first part of my answer to you a page back. Very rude. Whats wrong couldnt think of a lie, surely not you.
This may be in common use where you live. Where I am we have rain, sleet or snow. If I was interested in your answer I would ask you to explain cold rain (added: You can have cold rain but not hot water )
Suppose to be cold rain.
Your point is not a valid point. You can use words pretty much how you like in common usage and within groups that understand the slang.
But my point is, pretending you had no prior knowledge of the term, what would you think it is? You would probably be correct.
For the reasons given above, no I cannot break down the terms you made up. You are using them in a technical/science context. YOU need to describe their meaning or stop using them.
You can break down my terms in the exact same way.
I gave you a complete explanation why that is also the twittering of a booby. You chose to ignore it. Here it is again. Another chance for you to ignore it.
For example...
"in the wild" "In the" is directly placing the word wild into a location, making it a noun. One of the quick descriptions of the word wild was Not civilized, or to be in nature or the wilderness. So in the wild should mean in the wilderness. Notice how wild is a root word of the word wilderness.
Again this is a flimsy meaningless description. Civilistation is an abstract. It needs mans buildings and social structure to give it meaning. The Romans thought of any people who were not Roman as uncivilised. A person with bad manners can be labeled uncivilised. Civilisation is NOT a place just as IN THE WILD does not exist as a place.
I know you will not accept that but this is the plain truth. A wild animal (untrained, not domesticated, not controlled) can and does live in our most advanced cities. In the wild needs a context to have any meaning and when you use it you do not put it in context which makes it meaningless.
Exactly my point. You used it to describe a ratio yet refused to put a number to it. Why? Your happy to make up rediculous numbers for other things why not this?
Lets look at an easier one...
Most.
I had used in the context of describing a ratio of secies that do or don't have target food. A quick look into a dictionary explains that this word usually means majority, or a larger example of something, which is exactly how I had used it.
Slang put into common usage by a cartoon. It has no significance to this discussion. Your made up terms in a scientific context.
Butthead...
Originally posted by itsthetooth
reply to post by colin42
If the food is a natural food like vegitation then the term organic would apply. Its a fact that other food is considered to be non natural unless otherwise posted.
Nope, I'm actually correct and they even explain that its the process that can make it unnatural.
My definitions have allready been supplied, and I allready answered IDS take on this. He failed to consider that they are talking about the ingredients which is different then just calling something as a whole, natural.
Originally posted by itsthetooth
reply to post by Barcs
I have a hard time accepting people just saying, look there were changes so you know its evolution. No we don't know, we are guessing. Changes alone don't prove evolution just like a species not wanting to breed with its original species doesn't prove specieation, all it proves is that they don't want to breed.
I think it depends on what it refers to.
So you are not going to answer why the strict rules that govern the use of NATURAL do not seemingly apply to UNNATURAL. I know why and your answer to try to avoid it is obvious
Oh great big silly you. You know I allready gave you those definitions, they would be the ones you argued don't make any sense. How could they make no sense unless I gave you the definitions.
I understand the word natural, unnatural, civilisation, redundant, adaption. You apparently do not. You have refused to put your use of 'in the wild' into context so dont blame me for asking you too. I admit I dont understand your use of redundant adaption, unnatural food or target food to name a few. Why not educate me and let me into the secret? Define those terms