25 Aug 11
Originally posted by RJHindsyou don't know a lot about evolution. you can fix that by actually reading books on evolution, rather than getting your information from creationist propaganda sites.
I did not know evolution could predict anything. I thought it was all suppose
to have began by random chance and continues that way with an occasional
input from natural selection (adaptation) due to environment changes.
26 Aug 11
Originally posted by RJHindsyou shouldn't trust anything on principle. but in reading and researching, you will learn the reasoning behind it, the observations that have been made, the advances in medical science due to the predictions of the theory proving accurate.
But I understand that you can't trust those books on evolution because
of bias.
at the very least, you'll be able to formulate objections to actual claims made by evolution rather than the strawman arguments you find at creationist sites.
26 Aug 11
Originally posted by VoidSpiritIt is my understanding that advances in medical science had nothing
you shouldn't trust anything on principle. but in reading and researching, you will learn the reasoning behind it, the observations that have been made, the advances in medical science due to the predictions of the theory proving accurate.
at the very least, you'll be able to formulate objections to actual claims made by evolution rather than the strawman arguments you find at creationist sites.
to do with the theory of evolution being true.
26 Aug 11
Originally posted by RJHindsI'll give you proof in a minute.
Have I reduced you to a simple statement with no proof?
But first explain to me how you reached this 'understanding' when by your own admission you have read nothing on evolution (apart from 2 books written by Christian apologists).
26 Aug 11
Originally posted by RJHindsActually, even that is not true. Studying the evolutionary paths of humans has shown where certain diseases, genetically based, like Tay Sachs or sickle cell anemia both come from and what parts of the world they originate in and possible stem cell treatments for a cure.
It is my understanding that advances in medical science had nothing
to do with the theory of evolution being true.
All that came DIRECTLY from the study of evolution. If we never had the brilliant work of Darwin, we may never have developed the science of genetics.
Even if these developments came 150 years after Darwin, he is the origin of the science of genetics.
They go hand in hand.
Of course you are free to reject all of that. Of course also, if you happen to have some kind of a genetic problem that stem cell medicine can cure, I imagine you would be the first one in line to accept such a godless treatment.
27 Aug 11
Originally posted by Proper KnobI can't understand all that information from your link. It seems to be
This should keep you going -
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2868294/
saying something about studying why we get disease. Then it says
something about Darwinism. However, I could not decipher any
absolute connection between how evolution helped because we
already know about mutations causing problems and we don't need
evolution for that.
27 Aug 11
Originally posted by sonhouseGenetics has nothing to do with Darwinism and evolution.
Actually, even that is not true. Studying the evolutionary paths of humans has shown where certain diseases, genetically based, like Tay Sachs or sickle cell anemia both come from and what parts of the world they originate in and possible stem cell treatments for a cure.
All that came DIRECTLY from the study of evolution. If we never had the brilliant w ...[text shortened]... icine can cure, I imagine you would be the first one in line to accept such a godless treatment.
See the wikipedia article on Genetics:
"The fact that living things inherit traits from their parents has been used since prehistoric times to improve crop plants and animals through selective breeding. However, the modern science of genetics, which seeks to understand the process of inheritance, only began with the work of Gregor Mendel in the mid-19th century. Although he did not know the physical basis for heredity, Mendel observed that organisms inherit traits via discrete units of inheritance, which are now called genes."
Originally posted by RJHindsThat's right, you can't understand it becaase you don't know what it's about. That concise statement sums up your views on most matters, yet still you feel the need to blather your bilge across the forum.
I can't understand all that information from your link. It seems to be
saying something about studying why we get disease. Then it says
something about Darwinism. However, I could not decipher any
absolute connection between how evolution helped because we
already know about mutations causing problems and we don't need
evolution for that.
Next time instead of making some grand blanket statement about something on which you know nothing. Keep your beak shut instead. It might just make you look less of a tit than you do already.
27 Aug 11
Originally posted by VoidSpiritIt depends on the type of education one receives and in your case it seems
straight from the horse's mouth!
now remedy that problem and get yourself educated. perhaps then, you'll have the skills and authority to challenge the theory.
to be more of a hinderance than a help in understanding the truth.