Science and faith.

Bob Smith said:
But it would be just as amazing if I turned into a black man after being white for nearly 30 years. But like I said, that wasnt one of the arguements, it was just something I thought of.

..now if that happened, you'd have an MBA from Harvard business school and would be the CEO of Microsoft by now. :D
 
Oh I agree with you....but please don't make me read the NY Times. :D But like that article states, Dr. Wells brings religion into his scientific studies...so his opinions are often contradicted from the get go in that his area of expertise (science) is clouded by his religious beliefs....it's kind of like oil and water.

The fact is this:

evolution scientists can make a compelling argument FOR their case, and creationists can make a compelling argument AGAINST that same case; but have you ever seen a compelling argument FOR creation??? I can't say that I have.
 
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Kayz said:
..now if that happened, you'd have an MBA from Harvard business school and would be the CEO of Microsoft by now. :D
And all paid for by the American Negro College Fund, no less. :D
 
I'm off to bed......gotta work in the morning because millions of welfare recipients depend on me. :D
 
Oh, I get it this thread is intended to disprove evolution. Well, it's true not all of us evolved! Hence this thread was started! Anyway, Ive got direct evidence of spontaneous evolution! And this is what gets all the little religion peddlers!

Example: Africans and only those of that ethnicity have sickle cell anemia. Okay, this is a genetic mutation on the cellular level! The anemia comes from where both the mother and father pass on the dominant gene that causes the red blood cells to sickle. Now, if the offspring only receives 1 gene that causes sick ling of the red blood cells, and one normal. They have a natural resistance to malaria. And sickle cell anemia is less common in Africans that do not live in areas of high concentrations of malaria.

Studies have shown that African Americans, who have lived in malaria-free areas for as long as ten generations, have lower sickle cell gene frequencies than Africans -- and the frequencies have dropped more than those of other, less harmful African genes. Similarly, the sickle cell gene is less common among blacks in Curacao, a malaria-free island in the Caribbean, than in Surinam, a neighboring country where malaria is rampant -- even though the ancestors of both populations came from the same region of Africa.
http://www.innvista.com/health/ailments/anemias/sickhist.htm


If that isnt direct proof of spontaneous evolution I dont know what is. Put that in your pipe and smoke it!




Kayz said:
Bob,

that website is intended to "uphold" the teachings of the Bible...hardly a credible and balanced opinion when discussing this matter.

That story was in my freshman biology textbook, and my graduate level biochemistry textbooks as the sole support for evolution. There is much more to it than what that website says.

Again, I'm not an evolutionist nor a creationist...but my background is in biochemistry with an emphasis on genetics (I never studied the evolution vs. creation theories though....I was more into enzyme kinematics).
 
goldstone_77 said:
Oh, I get it this thread is intended to disprove evolution. Well, it's true not all of us evolved! Hence this thread was started! Anyway, Ive got direct evidence of spontaneous evolution! And this is what gets all the little religion peddlers!

Example: Africans and only those of that ethnicity have sickle cell anemia. Okay, this is a genetic mutation on the cellular level! The anemia comes from where both the mother and father pass on the dominant gene that causes the red blood cells to sickle. Now, if the offspring only receives 1 gene that causes sick ling of the red blood cells, and one normal. They have a natural resistance to malaria. And sickle cell anemia is less common in Africans that do not live in areas of high concentrations of malaria.

Studies have shown that African Americans, who have lived in malaria-free areas for as long as ten generations, have lower sickle cell gene frequencies than Africans -- and the frequencies have dropped more than those of other, less harmful African genes. Similarly, the sickle cell gene is less common among blacks in Curacao, a malaria-free island in the Caribbean, than in Surinam, a neighboring country where malaria is rampant -- even though the ancestors of both populations came from the same region of Africa.
http://www.innvista.com/health/ailments/anemias/sickhist.htm


If that isnt direct proof of spontaneous evolution I dont know what is. Put that in your pipe and smoke it!

African's are not the only ones affected by SCA. Any individual who can trace their roots back to Mediterranean area, South and Central America, the Middle East, India, and the Caribbean can be affected by SCA. Whites can now be affected by it as well due to all the biracial breeding going on nowadays. Are you sure that SCA is a dominant gene?? Nearly every genetic ailment is the result of both parents passing on the recessive allele, producing a heterozygous recessive offspring, which will display the sickled cell red blood cells.

Other than that, I'll have to read your post in more detail tomorrow and get back with you.....I'm too tired to mess with it right now.
 
goldstone_77 said:
If that isnt direct proof of spontaneous evolution I dont know what is. Put that in your pipe and smoke it!
Ill read the article tomorrow, but otherwise I dont think what you said is much of anything. So some enthic groups have higher tendencies towards certain diseases. So what?

Kayz, check out www.answersingenesis.com for some interesting articles from a creation standpoint. Like evolutionists, they attempt to use science to support their side of the arguement.
 
HA HA HA!
I thought I'd stayed away long enough that the verbose posting and argumentative bent would be forgotten.

I'm trying to be a reformed man, help a guy out. (grin)


Bob Smith said:
You say that now.... :D
 
smoking sickle cell anemia

Okay, let's smoke it.

you said:
Africans and only those of that ethnicity have sickle cell anemia. Okay, this is a genetic mutation on the cellular level!

reply:
Err... well, from a creationistic model, it merely means the gene pool contains many possible combinations, one of them leading to a NEGATIVE result.

The creationistic model better fits the evidence, as negative mutation would be the natural result, following the law of entropy, things going from order, to disorder, from superior organization to lessor (assuming getting a disease and dying from it is a negative thing compared to living a long life).

Negative mutation is a part of the creationistic model. What pro evolutionists must do is demonstrate a positive mutation (not a mendelian genetic construct).


goldstone_77 said:
Oh, I get it this thread is intended to disprove evolution. Well, it's true not all of us evolved! Hence this thread was started! Anyway, Ive got direct evidence of spontaneous evolution! And this is what gets all the little religion peddlers!

Example: Africans and only those of that ethnicity have sickle cell anemia. Okay, this is a genetic mutation on the cellular level! The anemia comes from where both the mother and father pass on the dominant gene that causes the red blood cells to sickle. Now, if the offspring only receives 1 gene that causes sick ling of the red blood cells, and one normal. They have a natural resistance to malaria. And sickle cell anemia is less common in Africans that do not live in areas of high concentrations of malaria.

Studies have shown that African Americans, who have lived in malaria-free areas for as long as ten generations, have lower sickle cell gene frequencies than Africans -- and the frequencies have dropped more than those of other, less harmful African genes. Similarly, the sickle cell gene is less common among blacks in Curacao, a malaria-free island in the Caribbean, than in Surinam, a neighboring country where malaria is rampant -- even though the ancestors of both populations came from the same region of Africa.
http://www.innvista.com/health/ailments/anemias/sickhist.htm


If that isnt direct proof of spontaneous evolution I dont know what is. Put that in your pipe and smoke it!
 
goldstone_77 said:
Look at these definitions of science.

1. The observation, identification, description, experimental investigation, and theoretical explanation of phenomena.
2. Such activities restricted to explaining a limitied class of natural phenomena.
3. Such activities applied to an object of inquiry or study.
4. Knowledge, especially that gained through experience.


You didn't get those definitions from a book , did you? Cause if religion comes from books, and we can't trust religion, then what makes you trust a book full of supposed definitons ? How do you know that those are really definitions of science? What makes Webster's word better than Matthew's? :confused:

goldstone_77 said:
Greeks and Romans did this well. Polytheism. He what do you know people started saying one god is better than another. Monotheism was born. Then that argument continues on, whos one God is better than the other. If you believe in God devoutly, I know your answer will be your own God! I like the bible for the many stories I have grown to love in it. But to believe that a man walked the earth, and was the son of God. Is just hokey to begin with. I use to believe in Santa Claus. Religion in my opinion just started out as a form of science. As science would say, you are the product of your environment. No doubt taught since birth to be Christian, or any other faith for that matter. Hey If God came over the loud speaker and said, Hey this is who I am, and this is how I want you to believe! I would be the first one on my knees! Again, I ask you, take away all religious books, and would you have ever known god exists if someone didnt tell you? Ask yourself is that question really stupid?

Actually, monotheism pre-dates Greco-Roman polytheism. The God of the ancient Hebrews (the Same God that modern Judeo-Christianity worships) has been worshipped for over 3,000 years of recorded human history.
 
No, polytheism predates monotheism. For one, I'm pretty sure Greco-Roman society is also older than 3k years, but that's not my point. There were the Sumerians, Babylonians, indigineous American people, etc. Older'n' da hebe jebes.

The reason Webster's word has more "pull" in this instance is because it is Man's words being used to define Man's word. In the case of Matthew's words, they are Man's words being used to define God's words.

One is more authoritative on the subject than the other.
 
Recombinant DNA, genes found in bacteria to resist penicillin? Man you people, Education shall set you free! You can find evolution in bacteria the easiest of all things. It is so small and produces in the billions over night, and that you will see it evolve fairly quickly. Man, and many other animals and plants, usually take millions of years to evolve significantly, because it takes millions of years to produce in the billions. Thus we create technology in order to defeat our own physical limitations. Example: Cars, Jets, and spaceships. Come on people, if you live in the dark you will be blinded by the light.... All in all, I can't blame you for not wanting to believe in the truth when you have been taught to believe in a lie all your life. Who would want anyone to tell them that they have been living a lie all there life? There is no heaven when you die? No salvation, but the one you make for yourself? I could see why anyone would resist. Shoot, instead of God, you would have to rely on yourself? But man is too weak for that! Man needs to feel good about him self. Look at where Christianity started? Do you ever wonder why it never caught on where is started? Israel? More Jews live there than Christians, not to mention Muslims. Why didnt the masses all fall to there knees in the presence of Jesus? Oh wait; they killed him for being a heretic didnt they? And God being the all knowing all-powerful being that he is, couldnt find a better place to be on the day he was to be executed? Sorry, I love the stories, but Im not buying the whole man in the sky deal. Then why use a book? I take it you were all born knowing the word of good, why even use a bible you already know it all anyway, right? How come there are so many different spin offs of Christianity? Cant any of you agree on what is written? Let see the bible was inspired by God, but written by man. And it was a collection of works from many different authors that the Catholic Church decided what went into the bible and what was left out. And knowing man has free will, and churches made the first colleges in the world. You still believe in the man in the sky. Hey, maybe Im the only one seeing the flaws in this organization.

Bob Smith said:
Excellent post, Neo. As you said, evolution is just as much faith and religion as Christianity or Hinduism. Neither side can PROVE their side is right and neither side can PROVE the other side is wrong. Evolution does have some enormous holes, gaps in timeline and all sorts of major issues that people completely gloss over.

IMO, one of the most glaring problems with evolution is the question of "Name one example where an addition of genetic material/code has ever caused a more complex, sophisticated, and viable organism."
 
Neodavid said:
Okay, let's smoke it.

you said:
Africans and only those of that ethnicity have sickle cell anemia. Okay, this is a genetic mutation on the cellular level!


Sorry, I should have said that it originated in Africa. The point I was getting too, was if they only have one gene for sick ling than they have an increased resistance to Malaria. Two red blood cell alleles would cause the anemia. So some would still live.

reply:
Err... well, from a creationistic model, it merely means the gene pool contains many possible combinations, one of them leading to a NEGATIVE result.


Positive Result: Some people would survive and the species would survive.


The creationistic model better fits the evidence, as negative mutation would be the natural result, following the law of entropy, things going from order, to disorder, from superior organization to lessor (assuming getting a disease and dying from it is a negative thing compared to living a long life).

I dont believe we started out in structure, quite the contrary. You do realize that the pool of ooze was disorganized and those amino acids formed the building blocks for life when they came together. ROFLMAO!

Negative mutation is a part of the creationistic model. What pro evolutionists must do is demonstrate a positive mutation (not a mendelian genetic construct).

The redundancy is appalling in here, but if I must. Look at what I said above. If they only had 1 allele then is would be a positive mutation!

abnormal hemoglobin Hemoglobin molecule with a different shape due to an altered amino acid sequence (ultimately caused by an altered DNA base sequence), such as in the inherited disease sickle-cell anemia.

http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookglossA.html
 
goldstone_77 said:
Recombinant DNA, genes found in bacteria to resist penicillin? Man you people, Education shall set you free! You can find evolution in bacteria the easiest of all things. It is so small and produces in the billions over night, and that you will see it evolve fairly quickly.
Lets see some articles that prove, or strongly support the idea that the bacteria actually evolved. "Evolved" as in became something other than bacteria.
 
Bob Bob Bob... I can tell you don't know much about biology... Let me walk away from the bacteria since I'm not getting through to you with that! You won't be satisfied till you see bacterium grown into an elephant. ROTFLMAO! Let me point out some of your Gods creatures that might turn on a light. How about The duck billed platypus? Gods idea of a joke, not evolution right? And what do you all think about the dinosaurs?

The platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus is one of the most unusual of living creatures. It is a mammal which has fur and suckles its young, but it also lays eggs, has webbed feet, a bill that looks like that of a duck, and a tail resembling that of a beaver. Males have a poisonous spur on their hind legs which can cause excruciating pain to humans and kill dogs. The platypus and three species of echidna (also known as spiny anteaters) are the only living members of a group of animals called monotremes.

Bob Smith said:
Lets see some articles that prove, or strongly support the idea that the bacteria actually evolved. "Evolved" as in became something other than bacteria.
 
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