do you actually research it and weigh the options or just assume that you know what it's all about? The general consensus here seems to be "if we evolved from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?" which shows a complete lack of knowledge about evolution. Do you actually know the fine points of the evolution theory or do you just assume you know?
Also, do you know the difference between a hypothesis and a theory? Everyone seems so hellbent on discrediting evolution by calling it a theory when if you knew the definition of a theory you would know it does little to discredit it.
2007-12-13 07:03:58 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It looks like being a Christian entitles one to intellectual arrogance.
Heck, I know nothing about car repair, but I am honest enough to know my intellectual limitations and would never think to assume I know more than a person who has studied car repair.
But I do have a doctorate in evolutionary biology, and it does irk me that people assume they have some kind of critique about my field when the sum total of their education has been reading some creationist website or "taking a high school biology course."
Carl Baugh? Who got his degree from a diploma mill and was involved in the Paluxy footprint fraud? Is that the best you can do Sheek Txn? Better do some more research on Carl Baugh. How about researching your fine Texas university system? you won't find any creationists at UT in Austin, not even at the Baptist College at Baylor--they are 100% in support of evolution.
Statement on evolution from Baylor U Biology Dept website
"Evolution, a foundational principle of modern biology, is supported by overwhelming scientific evidence and is accepted by the vast majority of scientists. Because it is fundamental to the understanding of modern biology, the faculty in the Biology Department at Baylor University, Waco, TX, teach evolution throughout the biology curriculum. We are in accordance with the American Association for Advancement of Science's statement on evolution. We are a science department, so we do not teach alternative hypotheses or philosophically deduced theories that cannot be tested rigorously."
2007-12-13 07:07:29 · answer #1 · answered by Dendronbat Crocoduck 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Many people believe in evolution for the reason that they think science has proven to be 'fact' and then it must be accepted. So far we don't know everything about evolution, some think they do. For example, if you put science into it all... the cell theory clearly states that all cells come from pre-existing cells.Ask yourself, where did the first cell come from? Although evolutionists state that life resulted from non-life, matter resulted from nothing, and humans resulted from animals, each of these is an impossibility of science and the natural world. There are no transitional links and intermediate forms in either the fossil record or the modern world. Therefore, there is no actual evidence that evolution has occurred either in the past or the present. Also, many evolutionists have switched to a religion, and some who haven't have failed to see the weakness in their theory.
2007-12-13 07:36:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The key here is not if you researched it enough (although research does help), but common sense. Here is an equivalent to evolution: you lay a bunch of boards down in an open field and the natural forces somehow build it into a house. Even that is more likely evolution. When the earth was born, there was not one, not one single trace of life. Then, life arose from nothing. How can nothing create something? Evolution requires chance mutations in DNA. There are simply not enough "good" mutations to change a species' DNA. Use your heads, people.
2007-12-13 14:31:25 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I used to be a hardcore evolutionist for 20 years. I knew all the arguments for evolution from a scientific standpoint, but today I have the added benefit of seeing the scientific standpoint of the other side, and I had to admit the creationists were right. Everything we "think" supports evolution is either a misinterpretation of facts, hoaxes, or outright deception. We've had the wool pulled over our eyes for decades. After viewing the evidence for creation, I was then able to weigh both sides, and I had to admit the creationist explanation actually made more sense scientifically. Evolutionists can't see that because they refuse to scrutinize their own theory, to look at its weaknesses.
2007-12-13 07:16:38 · answer #4 · answered by FUNdie 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I decided quite some time back that the whole issue of "from whence we came?" isn't that big of a deal.
I'm FAR more concerned about where MY eternal soul is going.
But...it continues to amuse and entertain watching the endless (yes, ENDLESS) bickering and arguing back and forth on a topic that will NEVER be settled to ANYONE'S satisfaction ... even IF everyone were to agree on all of the terminology (which isn't likely EITHER).
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2007-12-13 07:17:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before deciding evolution is true, do you actually research and weigh the options?
Google: Dr. Carl Baugh, scientist
He started out to prove to his believing family that evolution was true; after a few years, he couldn't ignore the truth.
Read up on what he has to say -- with an open mind.
And, Yes, I have researched it very indepth -- both ways.
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2007-12-13 07:10:52 · answer #6 · answered by sheek Txn 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You're right. I've noticed that myself. I seen a question from someone asking one of those 'why are there still...' questions, and he actually said "I have no wish to learn anything about evolution as it is a joke". I mean, if they're going to debate against something, the least they could do is learn what it is they're debating against.
2007-12-13 07:08:47 · answer #7 · answered by Skippy 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hi again, I have examined the theory when it was a theory to me. Now it is a failed hypothesis...
common ancestors yeah I know all about it...
Did you know that the mutation rate per generation is so far capped at 6 per generation?...
Lets do a simple equation... 64 possible combos of a, g, t, c, with the three letter code base of an amino acid... correct...
61 code for the 20 amino acids... 3 code for nothing... right...
all possible mutation combos... 4^3x... right...
1 specific functional protein...
x=protein length in amino acid monomers...
(1/4^3x)(61/64)= possible success... for our protein configuration...
6 mutations per generation... 6 billion letters per pair... 6 mutations/6 billion letters = 1 per 1 billion...
chance of consecutive mutations on one of the pair mutations (1/1 billion^3)
1 specific protein code x length... probable coding through mutations per generation... [(1/4^3x)(61/64)(1/1 billion^3x)]
Chance mutation will be retained in the passed onto the next generation... 1/2...
Chance the offspring will survive to reproductive maturity (survival rate/ # of possible offspring per reproductive cycle)...
I can put it another way... 20 amino acids... (Coded : Non-Coded) (20:1)
All possible (aa) combos though mutations including non-coding... (1/21^x)(20/21)...
Possibility of coding amino acid consecutively on one of the pair... 1/1 billion^n
n=mutations that code an amino acid
possibility of coding a protein of x length...
[(1/21^x)(20/21)(1/ 1 billion^3x)]...
possibility of uncoding a mutation 1/1 billion^2...
The possibility of damaging a coded protein 1/1 billion...
Well now it gets messy... 1/2 possibility it will be passed on only if organism survives to reproductive age... (survival rate/# of offspring per reproductive cycle) sr/rc for each organism
{[(1/21^x)(20/21)(1/1 billion^3x)] [(1/2)(sr/rc)]}^A
A = generations
... and there you have it the possibility of creating a single protein through mutations per generation given they are passed on...
Considering the 20,000 - 25,000 proteins in the human genome... Each protein probability must be multiplied by the next one...
For a single cell it requires upwards of 2000 proteins to function at all properly... proteins are used to decode the RNA to make more protiens... btw yes I know proteins can function on their own, but only when the correct number functioning proteins working together do we get the essential complexity of the cell... for that matter all life as we know it...
Base on the mutation rate 6 per generation calculate the timeline working backwards until we get to our common ancestor, then compare it to your evolutionary time lines.
This is one little fact you need to get around and it is not the only one... There are many many others... Journey Well...
2007-12-13 10:12:16 · answer #8 · answered by Juggernaut 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some of them have....others just go to Creationist websites (which have some surprisingly good points half of the time) in order to support their preconceived biases. Usually not to hard to distinguish the two...
2007-12-13 07:10:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-11-26 20:24:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋