 | Re: more on social darwinism |
| Posted By: Ben A. Potter | Date: 8/10/05 1:12 p.m. |
| In Response To: Re: more on social darwinism (Steve Levinson)
: Nice to hear your comments on this, Ben. It really galls me to hear of
: evolution still described as a theory or, worse yet, an hypothesis. That
: humans are directly descended from the great apes is a theory, but one
: that is substantially supported by a huge body of evidence. The process of
: natural selection and the evolution of new species, however, is not a
: theory - it is a known fact. We have observed this within our own
: lifetimes. New species of microorganisms are encountered regularly in the
: medical field, but this also has been seen in multicellular organsim and
: even in vertebrates. None of this precludes a belief in God, but I for one
: find the idea ludicrous that God would have created an elaborate mechanism
: for evolutionary processes only to have avoided using it in populating the
: planet. There are those who argue that the dinasours never existed - that
: God planted their remains to make us question our faith. I don't know
: about you, but my God does not resort to trickery.
Somewhat off-topic, but for those interested in a good resource to delve into the primary literature on evolution, see:
www.talkorigins.org
It should be simple for most to understand that science and religion are not in competition. Science cannot make any claims regarding the supernatural. Most scientists are religious and see no conflict. Much of the confusion is the result of a few fundamentalists who are either (a) incredibly ignorant, or (b) knowingly preaching lies. I wish it were the former, but I suspect many of them fall into the latter category.
Cheers,
Ben
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| Marathon Pfhor | D-M.A. | 8/2/05 6:01 a.m. |
| Re: Marathon Pfhor | John Molloy | 8/2/05 6:41 a.m. |
| Re: Marathon Pfhor | Vid Boi | 8/2/05 9:33 a.m. |
| tBC's and Frigidman's replies are kinda intriguin *NM* | D-M.A. | 8/2/05 10:49 a.m. |
| Yeah, maybe. *NM* | Bob-B-Q | 8/2/05 11:35 a.m. |
| that's what i would have done | MrHen | 8/2/05 2:07 p.m. |
| Re: that's what i would have done | Vid Boi | 8/2/05 11:48 p.m. |
| It's not dead, it's 11 pages long and counting! *NM* | D-M.A. | 8/2/05 11:54 p.m. |
| 11 pages long, counting, and not about 'Thon... *NM* | Vid Boi | 8/4/05 1:48 a.m. |
| *sigh* I'll never get a PC Forge... *NM* | reagan64 | 8/5/05 6:14 p.m. |
| Re: Marathon Pfhor | Reiginko | 8/3/05 5:31 a.m. |
| Re: Marathon Pfhor | D-M.A. | 8/3/05 6:01 a.m. |
| Re: Marathon Pfhor | Ori | 8/3/05 6:33 a.m. |
| Re: Marathon Pfhor | Jacke | 8/3/05 10:47 a.m. |
| Re: Marathon Pfhor | John Molloy | 8/3/05 1:17 p.m. |
| ehh... | MrHen | 8/3/05 1:57 p.m. |
| Re: Marathon Pfhor | D-M.A. | 8/3/05 6:06 p.m. |
| Re: Marathon Pfhor | John Molloy | 8/3/05 6:32 p.m. |
| Re: Marathon Pfhor | Forrest of B.org | 8/3/05 6:59 p.m. |
| Re: Marathon Pfhor | John Molloy | 8/3/05 7:06 p.m. |
| Re: Marathon Pfhor | Vid Boi | 8/4/05 2:15 a.m. |
| Someone thinks I'm bright! Happy joy joy :-) *NM* | D-M.A. | 8/4/05 3:53 a.m. |
| if by all men... | MrHen | 8/4/05 4:55 a.m. |
| Re: if by all men... | Forrest of B.org | 8/4/05 6:01 p.m. |
| I'm curious - are *you* in that photo, Forrest? *NM* | Steve Levinson | 8/4/05 7:18 p.m. |
| Re: I'm curious - are *you* in that photo, Forrest | Forrest of B.org | 8/4/05 8:43 p.m. |
| Re: I'm curious - are *you* in that photo, Forrest | D-M.A. | 8/4/05 11:09 p.m. |
| Re: I'm curious - are *you* in that photo, Forrest | Forrest of B.org | 8/5/05 7:57 a.m. |
| Re: I'm curious - are *you* in that photo, Forrest | John Molloy | 8/5/05 2:28 p.m. |
| Re: I'm curious - are *you* in that photo, Forrest | Forrest of B.org | 8/6/05 10:07 p.m. |
| Re: I'm curious - are *you* in that photo, Forrest | John Molloy | 8/6/05 11:42 p.m. |
| Re: I'm curious - are *you* in that photo, Forrest | Johannes Gunnar | 8/7/05 12:31 a.m. |
| Re: I'm curious - are *you* in that photo, Forrest | Johannes Gunnar | 8/7/05 12:31 a.m. |
| Re: I'm curious - are *you* in that photo, Forrest | Vid Boi | 8/7/05 12:49 a.m. |
| Re: I'm curious - are *you* in that photo, Forrest | Andrew Nagy | 8/8/05 6:46 a.m. |
| Off! Weirdness... *NM* | Vid Boi | 8/8/05 4:10 p.m. |
| I like the fishnets Forrest | blake37 | 8/5/05 3:06 a.m. |
| LOL! i like your outfit Forrest! :P *NM* | Johannes Gunnar | 8/5/05 4:32 a.m. |
| Re: if by all men... | Vid Boi | 8/7/05 12:56 a.m. |
| I hate that term. | MrHen | 8/7/05 6:15 a.m. |
| Re: I hate that term. | Steve Levinson | 8/7/05 10:45 a.m. |
| agreed | MrHen | 8/8/05 5:01 a.m. |
| Re: agreed | Steve Levinson | 8/8/05 6:03 a.m. |
| Re: agreed | blake37 | 8/8/05 6:50 a.m. |
| Re: agreed | Steve Levinson | 8/8/05 8:14 a.m. |
| Re: agreed | MrHen | 8/8/05 10:26 a.m. |
| Re: agreed | blake37 | 8/8/05 4:03 p.m. |
| Re: agreed | Vid Boi | 8/8/05 4:32 p.m. |
| haha, yeah... | MrHen | 8/8/05 5:39 p.m. |
| Re: haha, yeah... | Tyler | 8/9/05 6:41 a.m. |
| ah, okay | MrHen | 8/8/05 9:59 a.m. |
| Re: I hate that term. | Dylan | 8/9/05 4:28 a.m. |
| uh... now i'm confused... | MrHen | 8/9/05 5:17 a.m. |
| Re: uh... now i'm confused... | Dylan | 8/9/05 8:59 a.m. |
| hating terminals? *gasp!* | MrHen | 8/9/05 9:23 a.m. |
| Re: uh... now i'm confused... | AlfredMordeir | 8/9/05 7:00 p.m. |
| Re: uh... now i'm confused... | MrHen | 8/10/05 4:52 a.m. |
| Re: uh... now i'm confused... | Dylan | 8/11/05 4:39 a.m. |
| I usually don't copy articles but, Oh well. | AlfredMordeir | 8/11/05 8:54 a.m. |
| Social Darwinism | Dave | 8/10/05 2:53 a.m. |
| more on social darwinism | MrHen | 8/10/05 5:10 a.m. |
| Re: more on social darwinism | Reiginko | 8/10/05 6:47 a.m. |
| Ohh... | MrHen | 8/10/05 8:46 a.m. |
| Re: more on social darwinism | Vid Boi | 8/10/05 11:40 a.m. |
| Haha, that's terrible. *NM* | MrHen | 8/11/05 5:05 a.m. |
| Re: more on social darwinism | MrHen | 8/11/05 5:19 a.m. |
| Re: more on social darwinism | Dave | 8/11/05 7:10 a.m. |
| Re: more on social darwinism | Reiginko | 8/11/05 7:49 a.m. |
| god of the gaps | MrHen | 8/11/05 8:32 a.m. |
| Re: more on social darwinism | Forrest of B.org | 8/11/05 9:19 a.m. |
| Re: more on social darwinism | Forrest of B.org | 8/11/05 9:17 a.m. |
| not a fan of the link | MrHen | 8/12/05 12:56 p.m. |
| Re: not a fan of the link | Forrest of B.org | 8/12/05 1:16 p.m. |
| meh | MrHen | 8/12/05 2:24 p.m. |
| Spirituality vs Rationality | Forrest of B.org | 8/12/05 3:34 p.m. |
| Re: Spirituality vs Rationality | MrHen | 8/13/05 10:42 p.m. |
| Re: more on social darwinism | Ben A. Potter | 8/11/05 11:20 a.m. |
| truth | MrHen | 8/12/05 12:05 p.m. |
| Re: truth | Ben A. Potter | 8/12/05 12:40 p.m. |
| agreed | MrHen | 8/12/05 1:01 p.m. |
| Re: more on social darwinism | Ben A. Potter | 8/10/05 9:04 a.m. |
| Re: more on social darwinism | Steve Levinson | 8/10/05 12:25 p.m. |
| Re: more on social darwinism | Ben A. Potter | 8/10/05 1:12 p.m. |
| Re: more on social darwinism | Dave | 8/10/05 6:35 p.m. |
| Re: Social Darwinism | Dylan | 8/11/05 5:02 a.m. |
| Creationism | MrHen | 8/11/05 5:15 a.m. |
| Re: Social Darwinism | Ben A. Potter | 8/11/05 11:10 a.m. |
| Re: Social Darwinism | Enkidu | 8/11/05 4:20 p.m. |
| "Fundamentalists" and slippery-slopes | MrHen | 8/9/05 5:27 a.m. |
| Has anybody noticed.... | blake37 | 8/9/05 7:06 a.m. |
| and talk about off-topic . . . *NM* | Steve Levinson | 8/9/05 7:30 a.m. |
| :P | MrHen | 8/9/05 7:52 a.m. |
| Re: Has anybody noticed.... | D-M.A. | 8/9/05 7:58 a.m. |
| Re: "Fundamentalists" and slippery-slopes | Vid Boi | 8/10/05 11:53 a.m. |
| Re: "Fundamentalists" and slippery-slopes | blake37 | 8/10/05 12:53 p.m. |
| oops... *blushes* *NM* | MrHen | 8/11/05 5:16 a.m. |
| Re: Marathon Pfhor | Forrest of B.org | 8/3/05 6:54 p.m. |
| Re: Marathon Pfhor | John Molloy | 8/3/05 7:02 p.m. |
| Re: Marathon Pfhor | Forrest of B.org | 8/3/05 7:13 p.m. |
| Re: Marathon Pfhor | John Molloy | 8/3/05 7:20 p.m. |
| Re: Marathon Pfhor | Forrest of B.org | 8/3/05 7:40 p.m. |
| Re: Marathon Pfhor | Reiginko | 8/4/05 12:19 a.m. |
| Re: Marathon Pfhor | Vid Boi | 8/4/05 2:19 a.m. |
| Re: Marathon Pfhor | Forrest of B.org | 8/4/05 6:19 p.m. |
| Re: Marathon Pfhor | Reiginko | 8/5/05 6:57 a.m. |
| Re: Marathon Pfhor | Forrest of B.org | 8/5/05 8:14 a.m. |
| Re: Marathon Pfhor | Vid Boi | 8/4/05 2:24 a.m. |
| Re: Marathon Pfhor | MrHen | 8/4/05 5:06 a.m. |
| oh... that makes much more sense... | MrHen | 8/4/05 5:11 a.m. |
| Re: oh... that makes much more sense... | Steve Levinson | 8/4/05 1:04 p.m. |
| Rumor update | ukimalefu | 8/4/05 7:49 p.m. |
| Re: Rumor update | RedMage13 | 8/5/05 3:49 p.m. |
| Re: Marathon Pfhor | Andrew Nagy | 8/8/05 7:53 a.m. |
