If I proposed to you that the human being Evolved from an Australopithecus, would you ask for prove?

Question

Bonus question, is asking for proof of Evolution from an Australopithecus the Presumption of Atheism.

Second Bonus question: What is the difference between a testable scientific hypothesis, and the Presumption of Atheism.

sorry

would you ask for proof

Did you see where I changed the spelling mister first answer

Answer 1

Yeah, I'd ask for "prove". LOL!!

Answer 2

Which Australopithecus? Some certainly appear to be evolutionary dead ends, including africanus, according to some palaeontologists. The new find does help considerable as it does seem to be a transitional species. As more specimens come along to fill in the gaps that will help prove just what line we are descended from. Actually having these dead ends helps prove the model of evolution as having multiple lines branch of instead of a single species steadily evolving with no branching along the way, as has shown to be more prevalent in other species

Asking for proof doesn't lead to the automatic presumption of Atheism. I'm not Atheist and I believe the testable scientific hypotheses of evolution. (of course I am not Christian either)

Answer 3

> human being Evolved from an Australopithecus
You can't prove it. It's possible that our genus evolved from some other undiscovered genus, and not from Australopithecus. I'm not going to ask you for the impossible.

> is asking for proof of Evolution from an Australopithecus the Presumption of Atheism.
Nope. I never ask Australopithecines anything. They didn't speak English, so I wouldn't understand the answer. Since they antedate Christ and Israel and Mohammed, they're neither Christians nor Jews nor Islamic.

You're an atheist if you say "There is no god; there are no gods" and you really mean it and believe it.

Answer 4

1) Yes. It is a scientific theory, requiring scientific proof.
2) No, asking for proof of evolution has very little to do with atheism.
3) A testable scientific hypothesis requires proof. The presumption of atheism is based on a lack of proof. It is an illogical conclusion, whereas most scientific conclusions are based upon logic.

Answer 5

I would accept that the Austral guy was an earlier human. Asking for proof should not be an Presumption of Atheism. I am not sure that the Presumption of Atheism is valid to begin with. That sounds like a term used by Christians to label anyone who may believe that evolution is true.

Answer 6

Not really, I already have seen many convinceing bits of fossil proof that support evolution. I think Australopithecus is a cool discovery and maybe someday we will have enough proof to make the bible obsolete. I'm sure that micro-evolution has been tested and proven, with house flies, if I remember correctly. But, I can't direct you to a website that has that info. You'd have to google it. We all know that the flu virus evolves, every year it seems. I suppose the fundies think it's god making tiny changes to insects and viruses.

Answer 7

The knee joint of "Lucy" (Australopithecus afarensis) was discovered in the Fall of 1973 near Hadar in the Afar Triangle of Ethiopia over a mile away and 200 feet deeper than the other bones (uncovered in Oct. 1974) --which Johanson incredibly claims to have belonged to the same individual!! Actually, the ulna:humerus ratio of these bones is 92.5%, well within the range of true ape [chimpanzee (95%) vs. human (80%)]. In addition, the valgus angle (i.e., a measure of the extent that the leg above the knee bends outward or laterally) of Johanson's 1974 bones is about 15 degrees, which is indicative of a strong tree climber like an orangutan or spider monkey. Professional concensus as to "Lucy's" identity now favors that of arboreal ape, not an ape-to-man hominid intermediate.

Answer 8

Of course I would ask for proof. I won't simply believe in something because someone tells me it's true. Evolution, by my own studies, is the most probable answer to date.

Answer 9

No, I wouldn't ask for proof. It would assume that I believed it was possible for the physical evolution of man to be scientifically sound. Which it isn't. It is simply a theory.

I'll skip the next question....too broad.

Answer 10

first u asked for a "friend chicken", now you're asking for "prove" . Perhaps it would do u good to brush up your english instead of trying to PROVE your points?

Answer 11

Yes, I would ask for proof.
No, it is just human nature to question.
pretty close in meaning, get them to watch 'Search for the Holy Grail' while they are waiting...they need to lighten up.