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Politics : Should God be replaced?
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To: Greg or e who wrote (20177)5/26/2005 11:27:36 PM
From: Solon  Read Replies (1) of 28931
 
"modern biology does recognize numerous connections between ontogeny and phylogeny, explains them using evolutionary theory without recourse to Haeckel's specific views, and considers them as supporting evidence for that theory."

Sounds rather circular does it not?

NO.

"Everything we have learned about the physiology and chemistry of organisms supports Darwin's daring speculation that "all the organic beings which have ever lived on this earth have descended from some one primordial form..."[53]

One wonders what we could have learned about organisms, since 1859, that would not have confirmed common descent.

We offer the axiom thesis, not because we are persuaded of its truth, but to provide a starting point or focus for discussion. How, really, do the patterns of living things count for, or against, the notions of primary continuity (common ancestry) or primary discontinuity (polyphyly)? If common descent cannot be dislodged by the "evidence," then how should we go about evaluating it?"

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It is good to look outside the evidence from time to time. Please report to the thread when you are done with speculating. A negative cannot be proven or DISPROVEN! Interesting that your article would therefore hide behind such a proposition even though it admits that there is no evidence against "common descent". LOL!

"all the organic beings which have ever lived on this earth have descended from some one primordial form..."

I agree with you on that. You posted it--what is your opinion on the first life form which informed evolutionary diversity?

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