Darwin's birthday

BoneSoft

It's the 39% who have no opinion that concern me the most. We've become a culture that's too lazy to bother with thinking. :sigh: At least those who don't believe have formed an opinion based on something, though I do find that slightly disturbing. Happily dismissing hundreds of years of science just because of your preachers interpretation of scripture is a little irrespsonsible.

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Ilion

wolfbinary wrote:

What have you heard people say is evolution then?

The word 'evolution' means "development [of what is already there] over time" (*) and it implies teleology ... which is why St. Chuckie avoided the word. The word was first used in embryology to name the theory that embryos grow from preformed homunculi (in the case of humans) enclosed in the egg or sperm cells; that is, by this old theory, all possible future organisms already exist in miniature within their ancestors. But, hey, you don't even know yourself what you mean by the word; you're using it with multiple meanins simultaneously. (*) Contra the "Darwinsts," the word does *not* mean "change over time."

Ilion

BoneSoft wrote:

Happily dismissing hundreds of years of science just because of your preachers interpretation of scripture is a little irrespsonsible.

What a fool you are. And dishonest, too. For, after all, "science" is not truth. Therefore, to dismiss *any* science, even if the dismissal is done cavalierly, is of no moral importance.

BoneSoft

High praise from you, Thanks! :thumbsup:

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73Zeppelin

Ilíon wrote:

wolfbinary wrote: What have you heard people say is evolution then? The word 'evolution' means "development [of what is already there] over time" (*) and it implies teleology ... which is why St. Chuckie avoided the word. The word was first used in embryology to name the theory that embryos grow from preformed homunculi (in the case of humans) enclosed in the egg or sperm cells; that is, by this old theory, all possible future organisms already exist in miniature within their ancestors. But, hey, you don't even know yourself what you mean by the word; you're using it with multiple meanins simultaneously. (*) Contra the "Darwinsts," the word does *not* mean "change over time."

As usual[^] you're full of shit. So, which stool are you[^]?

wolfbinary

What ever made you think to find that picture? :laugh:

73Zeppelin

He's full of shit!

wolfbinary

73Zeppelin wrote:

He's full of sh*t!

I know he is, but what I mean is you found that picture by looking it up, I'm assuming. Some of the pictures/games I see here I don't know how you guys find that stuff when you want it. I don't seem to be able to find it when I try.

Ilion

73Zeppelin wrote:

As usual[^] you're full of sh*t. So, which stool are you[^]?

As usual, you're so ignorant ... and so proud to be. Goodness, even Stephen Gould says that you're a proudly ignorant fool[^].

Ilion

wolfbinary wrote:

I know he is,

Then you know nothing, poor thing.

Le centriste

Oakman wrote:

Algoraphobia: An exaggerated fear of the outside world rooted in the belief that one might spontaneously combust due to global warming.

:-D Good one!

0x3c0

I have a philosophical question for you: assuming that mathematics is absolute truth, that physics is the application of mathematics, and that other sciences come from an application of physics, does that mean that the derivation of mathematics is untrue? In other words, do you believe that a logical derivation of truth can be a lie? If not, why?

Lost User

It is a logical and credible explanation supported by observation.

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MidwestLimey

You're posing him with a philosophical dilemma. Based on your observations of his preceeding posts, tell me, are you honestly expecting a cogent answer? :)

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0x3c0

I expect him to provide a logically consistent answer, which although I may not personally agree with, I may respect OT: What does your signature mean? Google Translate thinks that it is Galician

MidwestLimey

Bugger all. I got bored and invented a language one day with a few verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, rules for conjugation/declention and so on. Came up with an insult, but I've forgotten it all now :D

Bar fomos edo pariyart gedeem, agreo eo dranem abal edyero eyrem kalm kareore