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Originally posted by winofiend
Originally posted by jiggerj
reply to post by definity
Come on youtube! I'm waiting ten minutes for this 2 minute clip. It better be worth it!
Well, I hate to say it, but the guy has a point.
Oh dear god.
I'm ashamed that I'm not surprised. I should be. It's just inconceivable that anyone could watch that utter bollocks and come away thinking any part of it was valid.
So when the earth environment was right for making one living cell, then it was right for making trillions of them. Of course those conditions are no longer right, so life will not form in a jar of peanutbutter.
Say I'm right. Saaaaaaaaaaaaaay it!
Originally posted by gangstersoflove
reply to post by luciddream
"You could be changing right now."
Well, doesn't evolution require that I pass that change onto the next generation? Is there any evidence that a mutation is passed onto its progeny?
At any rate, the only change that is happening to me is negative. No human being becomes physiologically better in any way as he gets older. Why should we assume it happens with other life forms?
Originally posted by samaka
reply to post by karen61560
The thing I don't like about the video is that it mixes the creation of the simple cell with the fossil records of evolution. They are separate things but go hand in hand together with creationist.
What evidence does show is that there was a time of simple life and as time progressed life became more complex.
What the evidence doesn't show is that evolution comes about through RANDOM events of mutations without any integration of intelligent design, it merely just happen through coincidence of improbable events, This is a loosely foundation that was extruded from a consensus of scientist with similar beliefs and conventional education and it was based off of assumptions and poor understanding of the atomic level of the universe.
Evolution shows that species arose out of nowhere with fully working biological systems, with no evidence of transitions between one species to another species. It strikes me odd that conventional scientist with all their intellect power don't question the fact that out of MILLIONS of fossils found we have no evidence of a transitional species and continue on with a belief of random mutations of natural selection.
If you ask me in my opinion with simple logic, the fossil evidence shows humans/animals are intelligent designed through the means of evolution.
How is our reality conformed with constant laws that are the properties of sub atomic particles abide by but act in such chaotic, random ways that some how created a FULLY working environment that is capable of harnessing life all by RANDOM chaotic events? How does this make sense to anyone especially to anyone with a scientific background...
Evolution shows that species arose out of nowhere with fully working biological systems, with no evidence of transitions between one species to another species. It strikes me odd that conventional scientist with all their intellect power don't question the fact that out of MILLIONS of fossils found we have no evidence of a transitional species and continue on with a belief of random mutations of natural selection
Originally posted by blahxd67
Originally posted by samaka
reply to post by karen61560
The thing I don't like about the video is that it mixes the creation of the simple cell with the fossil records of evolution. They are separate things but go hand in hand together with creationist.
What evidence does show is that there was a time of simple life and as time progressed life became more complex.
What the evidence doesn't show is that evolution comes about through RANDOM events of mutations without any integration of intelligent design, it merely just happen through coincidence of improbable events, This is a loosely foundation that was extruded from a consensus of scientist with similar beliefs and conventional education and it was based off of assumptions and poor understanding of the atomic level of the universe.
Evolution shows that species arose out of nowhere with fully working biological systems, with no evidence of transitions between one species to another species. It strikes me odd that conventional scientist with all their intellect power don't question the fact that out of MILLIONS of fossils found we have no evidence of a transitional species and continue on with a belief of random mutations of natural selection.
If you ask me in my opinion with simple logic, the fossil evidence shows humans/animals are intelligent designed through the means of evolution.
How is our reality conformed with constant laws that are the properties of sub atomic particles abide by but act in such chaotic, random ways that some how created a FULLY working environment that is capable of harnessing life all by RANDOM chaotic events? How does this make sense to anyone especially to anyone with a scientific background...
Evolution is not a random process. There are "intelligent design" flaws by the way. Example....your throat...why do we eat and breath through the same tube? Seems to go against intelligent design, since you can choke and die. And, evolution has NOTHING to do with the origin of life. That's abiogenesis.edit on 30-1-2013 by blahxd67 because: (no reason given)
Evolution is not a random process. The genetic variation on which natural selection acts may occur randomly, but natural selection itself is not random at all. The survival and reproductive success of an individual is directly related to the ways its inherited traits function in the context of its local environment. Whether or not an individual survives and reproduces depends on whether it has genes that produce traits that are well adapted to its environment.
Originally posted by Kuroodo
So tell me. Have you met this "God"? Oh you read a book about him. Well I read a book about the god pokemon called Arceus. Therefore Pokemon are real and Arceus is god. We just can't see them/it. Arceus is up there somewhere, watching over us
Originally posted by solomons path
reply to post by samaka
Evolution shows that species arose out of nowhere with fully working biological systems, with no evidence of transitions between one species to another species. It strikes me odd that conventional scientist with all their intellect power don't question the fact that out of MILLIONS of fossils found we have no evidence of a transitional species and continue on with a belief of random mutations of natural selection
That's not true about transitional fossils or how species arose . . . sorry. There are plenty of examples of transitional species, the question is do you agree with the scientists who spend their lives classifying them as such. Most in the ID/Creationist don't . . . so I'm not sure what you want as proof to your false claim. If you won't take the word of paleontologists or biologists on transitional species, then who is credible to determine what constititues "transitional"? If you are are looking for a "crockaduck" or some other 5050 hybrid, that would actually be proof against evolution, you'll be waiting a long time. In fact, a hodgepodge hybrid would be something that would support ID.
Here are two, but google is your friend:
Archeopteryx
Once thought to be more reptile than bird, now thought to be more bird than reptile . . . direct decendent of raptors and T-rex - Dino to Bird transition
Tiktaalik
Transitional form between fish and amphi-reptile, first large animal to prop itself up on bony fins and waddle out of the ocean. - Fish to Amphi-reptile
Really, people should really stop getting their info on science from biased, religion driven youtube videos and websites. If you want to know what evolution really states and the evidence there are many actual biologists that would talk to you, or take a class at the local JC, or just get on the internet and go to sites run by university biology depts . . . noone is being denied access to what evolution states or the evidence for it.edit on 1/30/13 by solomons path because: (no reason given)edit on 1/30/13 by solomons path because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by solomons path
reply to post by samaka
Nope . . . Not random. Genetic variation can occur randomly, but evolution is not a random process. Also, there are other factors to consider, such as evironment pressures that act as a catalyst for change/survival.
Evolution is not a random process. The genetic variation on which natural selection acts may occur randomly, but natural selection itself is not random at all. The survival and reproductive success of an individual is directly related to the ways its inherited traits function in the context of its local environment. Whether or not an individual survives and reproduces depends on whether it has genes that produce traits that are well adapted to its environment.
PBS - Evo FAQ
The link is some good light reading on the basics, so as not to add to your confusions on what Evolutionary Theory states . . .