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Just tell me some facts that show evolution doesnt exist, like Ann Coulter did in Godless. Were writing some articles on it, so I would appreciate sources, but you dont have to leave them. This is for a college newspaper and college biology class concerning the teaching of intelligent design, and why it should be taught.

2006-10-29 14:20:26 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

and the the person who asked about gravity, it has been proven there are formulas for figuring out the gravitational pull of an object

2006-10-29 14:54:43 · update #1

its funny, Evolutionists will admit they havent proved evolution, yet they say that Intelligent Design cant be taught because it hasnt been proven. I just say, let the students decide.

2006-10-29 14:56:33 · update #2

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While I could list for you the substantial evidence that shreds evolution, I would rather give you some sources and let you use what works for you.

http://www.creationscience.com/onlinebook/index.html
One of the best I have seen. Lays it simply and to the point. Walt Brown has the credentials to back up what he says.

http://www.answersingenesis.org/
Another great sight, much information, easy to navigate.

http://www.icr.org/
The granddaddy of them all. Dr. Henry Morris is the leading figure in the modern creation movement.

http://www.nwcreation.net/evolutionfraud.html
Another good sight.

Hope these help.

2006-10-29 14:26:48 · answer #1 · answered by BrotherMichael 6 · 4 4

There is a reason why no one (including your alleged expert Ann Coulter, and the others in this thread) have not been able to provide any actual facts that disprove evolution. Because no one has yet found any actual factual, physical evidence that disproves it. That is why it is still accepted as a scientific theory.

On the other hand, there are mountains and mountains of physical evidence that do support the theory of evolution. There is none whatsoever, in any way shape or form that supports Intelligent Design.

This is why Intelligent Design, whether it is packaged as Creation science, Flying Spaghetti Monsterism, or Raelian inteference from benevolent space aliens, does NOT belong in a classroom - elementary, high school, or college. Or at least not a biology classroom. It doesn't matter if you manage to completely and totally demolish the theory of evolution through natural selection. Even if that theory is totally, completely and wildly inaccurate, it does NOT mean that Intelligent Design is correct. You would still need SOME evidence for intelligent design before it could be considered a scientific theory. As it is, it is barely a bedtime story.

Evolution does, absolutely, completely, irrevocably and undeniably exist. The LAW of evolution is that offspring of an organism inherit some of the characters of their parents, but there are also differences between parent and offspring. There is no logical way to deny that this occurs. Simply look at yourself, your parents, and your siblings. If all of you are not completely, totally, 100% identical in every molecular detail, then evolution has occurred. It is still occurring with every mating or reproduction that takes place.

The theory of evolution explains how and why this occurs, as well as the consequences of that conservation of characters linked with the variability of characters. One of the consequences is that given enough variability, and sufficient selective pressure, one population of organisms can shift far enough in physiology and genetic variation that they can no longer interbreed with another population that was once very similar. This is speciation.

Given sufficient time and selective pressure, these variations become magnified, and by comparing the anatomy, physiology, fossil history, and genetics of living species, we find that there is overwhelming evidence that this shifting of variance and heritability can account for ALL of the species, living and extinct on the planet, and their distribution in the world today.

Just because you are uncomfortable with the evidence that indicates that everything about our anatomy, physiology, genetics and fossil history points to a close relationship with chimpanzees, doesn't mean that the theory is 'BS'.

2006-10-30 04:22:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

I'm a person of great faith who found your question very sad. How can you propose to have an honest dialogue about anything when you appear to start from a point where one side of the debate is categorized as "BS"?

Asking for facts to disprove evolution is like asking for facts to disprove gravity. I mean that literally. Scientists have not, I believe, ever "proven" gravity. But we know something like gravity has to exist, or the universe makes no sense (and we'd all go floating off the ground into the air).

Evolution is not a proven absolute. It's a theory, always was, always has been. That said, it has an enormous body of supporting observable evidence. There are pieces of the puzzle missing, but so far no scientific discovery or development has ever come to light that contradicts the overall theory. Moreover, if evolution is false, then many current, observable and identifiable biological processes (mutation, genetic drift, changes in viruses and bacteria) are inexplicable and impossible.

The problem with creation and intelligent design (creationism with a more marketable name, IMHO) is that there are no facts or observable evidence to SUPPORT them. It can't be observed, replicated, tested or predicted, there's no physical evidence to support it, and all the physical evidence contradicts the chronology as laid out in the Bible.

Which is not to day that God doesn't exist. Of course not. Maybe God triggered the Big Bang and evolution is our perception of God's creation. I don't know, I'm not God. But if you're going to insist that the world was created in exactly one week about 5770 years ago, you have a lot of physical evidence to explain away.

It may interest you to know that the Vatican -- under one of the most conservative and theologically doctrinaire popes that Rome has seen in a long time -- actually opposes the teaching of intelligent design as science. The Vatican Science Council has said that intelligent design is an interesting theological topic that deserves theological investigation, but that it is most certainly not science and has no place in a science curriculum.

2006-10-29 14:40:52 · answer #3 · answered by slpike 1 · 2 1

Intelligent Design is NOT Creationism writ large: go to your library and find a copy of Law, Darwinism, and Public Education by Francis Beckwith for a good justification. Religion, under NO circumstances, belongs in a public school classroom, but this fellow argues that evolution is based on an unprovable assumption of naturalistic materialism. If you accept that assumption, then evolution is your best bet for human origins. If, however, you don't share that assumption, then intelligent design might make more sense. Disproving evolution is simply not possible. None of us were there, and there is siginificant evidence in favor of the theory. But allowing it to hold complete hegemony over public school curricula might not be fair. One closing note: Intelligent Design does not pass muster with young-earth creationists, because it is not "biblical" and has no quarrel with the idea that the Earth is billions of years old. There is no justification for young-Earth creationism in the public school classroom.

2006-10-29 16:03:38 · answer #4 · answered by wozzeck33 2 · 0 1

The fact of races.

The fact that Recessive and Dominate Genes don't exist.

Blacks can't make whites or chinese on their own.

They can't make red hair or blue eyes on their own.

Whites can't make blacks.

Whites can't make chinese

South American Rainforest dwelllers don't look anything like African Rain Forrest dwellers.

If evolution NATURALLY segregates, then there must be a scientific reason.

This, then, means integration is unnatural.

If the NATURAL order of things is separate, then changing this goes against NATURE and SCIENCE.

Those who inbreed go against the NATURAL, RANDOM order of things and are thus UNNATURAL

That seems to go against humanity, reason and logic.

Hence evolutioin can't be right, for it preaches segregation.

When humans preach segregatioin our logic, intellect and humanity tell us this is wrong.

When nature and natural selection preaches it, it's right!?

2006-10-29 14:44:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Gravitation isn't fully proven. Yes there are equations that describe gravitational behavior, but there are questions that remain. There are subtle variations seen in experiments. The question if the inertial mass if identical to the gravitational mass, as assumed by Einstein, is not resolved.
Evolution is not fully proven, but there are proven equations that describe its behavior. That line of reasoning will not stand much scrutiny. The presence of open questions is the nature of the theory, and evidence with result in further tests and further refinements, just like gravity.

2006-10-29 23:49:37 · answer #6 · answered by novangelis 7 · 2 0

http://www.answersingenesis.org/
This is a good website, but if your just looking for random facts you won't disprove anything. You need to pick a specific area and start there. Like the age of the earth, or natural selection. Don't try to broad swipe the whole thing or you won't convince anything.
Its nice to know there are fellow creationists! ^_^

2006-10-29 14:29:37 · answer #7 · answered by JumpingJoy 2 · 1 1

LMAO.....its fine of you don;t want BS thrown at you, but if you are writing a paper shouldn't you show both sides of the story, as in here is something evolutionists say is true about the beginning of life, and here is why I think that example is false.

2006-10-29 14:25:29 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 2 1

You won't last long in a college biology class if you honestly don't believe that evolution happened and continues to happen as we speak and believe that Ann Coulter is some sort of expert on the subject.
Good luck.

2006-10-29 14:27:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1 3

This is my personal opinion......I believe in creation because I am a christian and believe God created man with a purpose. Everything could not just of evolved. There is however, what I do believe to be evolution within creation. To move forward is to evolve. Mankind has and continues to do so. God gave us the ability to choose, to think and to have a soul. Monkeys don't. and if evolution did "happen" why isn't it still happening? The proof is in who you know.......I know Jesus, do you?

2006-10-29 14:29:25 · answer #10 · answered by Sage 6 · 3 2

Intelligent design has no scientific grounds. It's purely supernatural. The last time I checked, evolution had nothing to do with the beginning of life. If you want to teach kids in the classroom a theory, it better have an overwhelming body of evidence.

2006-10-29 14:22:37 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 7 2

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