Why do you *not* accept evolution?
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There have been lab experimenst that show our DNA is awfully similar. Proof that we share a common ancestor with monkeys is found in fossils.
Erik Mesoy
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Depends on what you mean by "proves", and what you mean by "monkey". There have been lab experiments strongly favoring the theory that you and a modern-day monkey share a common ancestor that you'd probably think of as an ancient monkey.
Sharing the recessive gene that inhibits coding for the body to make Vitamin C with the great apes, is a non lab based scientific factoid. The fact that monkeys don't have it, or that the other apes don't is pretty convincing. There's literally hundreds more genetic reasons, but then to accept them you'd have to accept genetics is a science.
However, it's just as plausible that god created the earth 1 month ago, with peoples' memories as is, years worth of posts on CFC already, etc.
Just an FYI. There is no lab experiment that proves:
* that you are a human.
* that god made you.
Thorgalaeg
Deity
Very true. Maybe we all are replicants.
Yes there has, but the monkey is still denying it.
Perfection
The Great Head.
I don't know about "absolute impossibility" (it's not a commonly accepted term), but physical impossibility certainly is allowed. For example it is okay to say, "it is impossible to produce a perpetual motion machine", with the implied caveat that "impossible" refers to physical impossibility based on our current understanding of the laws of physics, not the logical impossibility that it could happen.
I think it's readily apparent that that's what I meant when I originally said it, if not in the first post I made in the follow up ones.
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=218247&page=2
You misunderstood TOE. According to TOE, you didn't come from a monkey but a mythological creature something like Big Foot (except maybe "Little Head") which had two offspring; One went finally went to Harvard while the other went ape.
Some people believes this mythological creature existed while others have serious doubts.
Shame.
holy king
Deity
You misunderstood TOE. According to TOE, you didn't come from a monkey but a mythological creature something like Big Foot (except maybe "Little Head") which had two offspring; One went finally went to Harvard while the other went ape.
Some people believes this mythological creature existed while others have serious doubts.
this would be funny if i werent sure you are serious...
bigdog5994
Lady Day
I missed this gem before. Better than 90% of the funny pix thread.
And, to humor you, how is God's love incompatible with evolution?
i was just being funny narz
There are many mutational "hotspots" that have been identified in genes including pseudogenes. It seems to suggest that some random mutations aren't as random as once believed.
You know, whenever someone brings up the idea that the earth was created 6K years ago, but made to look like it was much older (I think this is called omphalism), they mention it as a "test of faith" and then someone replies that that means God is being deceitful, etc.
Well, what if there was another reason this was done? Maybe God likes the idea of a universe billions of years old, but was under a serious time crunch, so He just made it look the way He wanted?
Did that ever occur to you, smarty-pants? Huh? Huh?
Well, what if there was another reason this was done? Maybe God likes the idea of a universe billions of years old, but was under a serious time crunch, so He just made it look the way He wanted?
Did that ever occur to you, smarty-pants? Huh? Huh?
Who said He's lying? Just because we think the universe is really old because it looks really obviously old, doesn't mean He's lying, He told us how old it really is . . .
I hope it is understood what I am doing here.
I hope it is understood what I am doing here.
From my experience, people who don't believe in evolution do so because:
1. They misunderstand the term 'Evolution' and think it's about how life began. When coupled with their religious beliefs, it is rejected immediately.
2. In fact, really point 1 covers it. Although just to add that once it's been rejected, they will choose not to actually learn about it and/or start looking at incorrect biased videos and websites offering "proof" for the inexistence of evolution.
1. They misunderstand the term 'Evolution' and think it's about how life began. When coupled with their religious beliefs, it is rejected immediately.
2. In fact, really point 1 covers it. Although just to add that once it's been rejected, they will choose not to actually learn about it and/or start looking at incorrect biased videos and websites offering "proof" for the inexistence of evolution.
When did he tell us? Which scriptural passage.
Actually, it goes beyond that; nowhere does God ever explicitly say how old the earth is supposed to be, rather it is inferred from the entire Old Testament. So He's not responsible if we did the math wrong.
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