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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: Sidney Reilly who wrote (27154)12/20/1998 3:39:00 AM
From: epicure  Read Replies (2) of 108807
 
LOL- the biggest exponent of the solar system revolving (I assume this is what you meant to say) around the earth- was the Catholic church. So much for the infallibility of the Pope. You need not be convinced of the theory of evolution, it is not a religion you need to believe it is just a theory and since you seem a bit confused I will define theory for you-1:the analysis of a set of facts 2:abstract thought: speculation- I will now skip to 6a: hypothesis assumed for the sake of argument or investigation or b: an unproved assumption: conjecture. The theory of evolution is just that, a theory, an assumption based on a given set of facts. Theories- unlike religions- are mutable, one of the great strengths of science- and the theory of evolution could change if the evidence changes. My guess is you have never taken an earth history class or an anthropology class- have you ever taken a college level biology class? If not, how could you think yourself capable to evaluate the fossil evidence that has been found? Have you ever seen the fossil record of the horse? From Eohippus to the present day? Remarkable- I remember seeing pictures of it as a child at the La Brea tar pits, of course I belive the record was less complete than it is now- what do you make of that? Once you have studied comparative anatomy (I think perhaps you have not?) you might be struck by the proliferation of organ systems as one tiptoes up the phylums. One might be struck by incidences of parallel evolution- as in the case of the squid/octopus eye and our own eye- very similar apparatuses but of completely different origin. One might see how every niche in nature is a void waiting to be filled, and one might marvel at the speed with which organisms adapt to fill these voids. Bacteria are the handiest examples of this- since their lifespans are so short. The antibiotic resistant bacteria is an example of evolution at work- at least on a bacterial level. Does that prove it on a human scale? Absolutely not- but it is just that little extra bit of evidence to add to the evidentiary pile.

Please be clear that the realization of science's errors is its STRENGTH. Science admits its errors and moves on. Religion has a much more difficult time doing this. After all for you Christ isn't a theorem, poor duck, you actually are invested in the belief which leaves you critically brain dead to explore the weaknesses of your position. You cannot explore them, it is too dangerous for you.

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