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Since ~s.o.s~ put a well-deserved end to a 1400 post thread (put a stake right through its tiny little heart) - I thought I would see if any one was interested in keeping the topic open.
If you do not think evolution is a valid theory, why.
If you think it is, why.
Do you believe in Creationism and/or Intelligent Design?
Do you believe in evolution?
Please note that I specifically used the words 'think' and 'believe'; please use them carefully - not interchangeably.
If you do not think evolution is a valid theory, why.
If you think it is, why.
Do you believe in Creationism and/or Intelligent Design?
Do you believe in evolution?
Please note that I specifically used the words 'think' and 'believe'; please use them carefully - not interchangeably.
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I believe both -- God created everything, how he did it was through evolution.
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evolution/natural selection. It just makes sense
e.g
africa used to a nice jungley place
africa dried up - lots of trees died
lack of food for giraffes (selection pressure applied)
therefore short necked giraffes (common) died, but long neck (through natural variation) survived, as they had a selective advantage
therefore, giraffess with the gene for long necks became dominant.
evolution by natural selection and genetic variation.
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africa used to a nice jungley place
africa dried up - lots of trees died
lack of food for giraffes (selection pressure applied)
therefore short necked giraffes (common) died, but long neck (through natural variation) survived, as they had a selective advantage
therefore, giraffess with the gene for long necks became dominant.
evolution by natural selection and genetic variation.
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Africa used to be a jungle gym. Then it dried up and became a dirt road.
That caused animals to become fast runners rather than good climbers, which is why we now have lions and zebras there rather than sloths and treefrogs
That caused animals to become fast runners rather than good climbers, which is why we now have lions and zebras there rather than sloths and treefrogs
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Creationism evolved from people who went to church too much.
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I often debate this to myself, but I guess ultimately we won't know 'til the day we die. Although we may not even know then lol
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Originally Posted by Lardmeister 
Creationism evolved from people who went to church too much.
which is hardly surprising. Those people created the church which, being created, concluded that creationism is valid.
And that church now teaches creationism to those people, who created that church to be always correct.
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People were as foolish 5 thousand years ago as they are now. My proof that there is no evolution.
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Originally Posted by jwenting
which is hardly surprising. Those people created the church which, being created, concluded that creationism is valid.
And that church now teaches creationism to those people, who created that church to be always correct.
Darwin created the theory of evolution, which today is still just a theory, but I'll admit that it is a pretty darned good one too. No one will every know which if either is correct because there is no way to trace the evolution of man back to the origins of the earth. Nor can anyone prove the creationist theory.
Its all just speculation.
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exactly.
A theory however, is not a guess. It is backed up by scientific fact and calculated deductions.
E.g compare the legbones of a whale, a man and a rabbit.
A theory however, is not a guess. It is backed up by scientific fact and calculated deductions.
E.g compare the legbones of a whale, a man and a rabbit.
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