FUNNAY! Georgians who censor "evolution"

[yhelothar]

Originally posted by: Yzzim

Originally posted by: cquark

Originally posted by: Siva
Evolution is only a theory because its impossible to go back in time and actually watch it occur.

Facts and theories are completely different concepts in science. Evolution, the change in allele frequencies over time, is an observed fact from bacterial development of antibiotic resistance to the emergence of new plant and animal species that we've observed.

Natural selection is a theory that explains the fact of evolution, much like gravity is theory that explains the fact that objects fall towards other massive objects. There have been alternate theories that have attempted to explain the fact of evolution, such as Lamarck's theory of acquired characteristics, which have been disproven.

Creationism is not a theory, but rather a myth. Creationism offers no testable predictions and cannot be falsified. If the world appears old, the Creationists can say that it's because God made it appear old. There's no way to disprove it, as any evidence fits Creationism.

Why is the evolution debate important? Look at what history shows us when dogma trumps scientific fact: google for Lysenkoism, which is how the dogmatic Soviet interpretation of Lamarck's failed theory lead to the starvation and death of millions of Russians in the 20th century.

Sounds good to me :thumbsup:

Yep, and those people = relgious tools.

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: cquark

Originally posted by: Siva
Evolution is only a theory because its impossible to go back in time and actually watch it occur.

Facts and theories are completely different concepts in science. Evolution, the change in allele frequencies over time, is an observed fact from bacterial development of antibiotic resistance to the emergence of new plant and animal species that we've observed.

Natural selection is a theory that explains the fact of evolution, much like gravity is theory that explains the fact that objects fall towards other massive objects. There have been alternate theories that have attempted to explain the fact of evolution, such as Lamarck's theory of acquired characteristics, which have been disproven.

Creationism is not a theory, but rather a myth. Creationism offers no testable predictions and cannot be falsified. If the world appears old, the Creationists can say that it's because God made it appear old. There's no way to disprove it, as any evidence fits Creationism.

Why is the evolution debate important? Look at what history shows us when dogma trumps scientific fact: google for Lysenkoism, which is how the dogmatic Soviet interpretation of Lamarck's failed theory lead to the starvation and death of millions of Russians in the 20th century.

Well said :beer: