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Evolution can be further classified into "microevolution" and "macroevolution". Evidence for microevolution is directly observable (e.g. bacteria adapting to changes of nutrients in their environment, viruses adapting to vaccines). However macroevolution has never been directly observed. It is extrapolated from considering what occurs after a multitude of generations of microevolution. An interesting new documentary…
Evolutionists should know other theories as well, or do they fear them? http://www.evolution-is-degeneration.com/
I'm not really sure what to say, except wow. One interesting note: "However, a survey of trainee teachers in the country concluded that religious belief was not a strong determinant of their acceptance of evolution".
I wonder how they "concluded" that. Questionnaire results? Might just be the old trope of "creationism is science, not religion" they're trying to sell for ages.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes you are creating something out of chaos because you have an algorithm. No algorithm, no programming means you can't create.
Hi! Have you ever played Conway's game of life? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway's_Game_of_Life It hasno algorithm, only a few simple rules from which order arises from chaos. Give it a shot, you may like it. As a practicing Christian, I see no reason evolution can't be exactly what we scientists observe it to be: a process by which beneficial adaptations are passed down to succeeding generations. Much like in sof…
Of course, one could say the laws of physics are the same...
I love science & technology therefore I'm alarmed because so many scientist and technologist don't see the inherit paradox in evolution. Natural selection makes it virtually impossible for animals to adapt via the proposed mutations. Natural selection happens immediately, valuable life preserving mutations are suppose occur (typically) over thousands of years. To illustrate Arctic terns are dying because they are not…
Mutations don't have to occur at the point of their necessity. Mutations that survive can be survivorship-neutral (or nearly so), but suddenly become useful many years later during condition changes, and thus become dominant.
Take eye colour. As far as I'm aware, aside from random sexual preference, there's no real survivorship benefit to have a particular colour eyes. So we have populations with various different colour eyes. If aliens who hate people who don't have blue eyes show up and kill everyone without blue eyes, that mutation suddenly becomes selective.
The mutations that help species survive changes in conditions are usually already there when the change shows up.
The Catholic Church's current belief is there is no conflict between evolution and church teachings. They do believe evolution was divinely inspired. They also go with the scientific theories on age of earth and gradual appearance of life. Its interesting to see the difference between the actual Catholic doctrine and those that broke away. If the non-evolution Christian truly needs everything spelled out, Genesis 1:2…
This. The Catholic Church supports both the Theory of Evolution and the Big Bang Theory (no jokes about the TV show please). So don't blame the Catholic Church for this one. Given that South Korea is split between Catholics and Buddhists, it doesn't seem like there is a particularly religious reason for this trend.
edit: it looks like Catholicism has been growing over the past 10 years, but there are still more Protestants.
In any case South Korea is not "split between Catholics and Buddhists," the largest denomination is Presbyterian and 46% identify as not religious at all.
The Catholic Church's current belief is there is no conflict between evolution and church teachings. They do believe evolution was divinely inspired. They also go with the scientific theories on age of earth and gradual appearance of life. Its interesting to see the difference between the actual Catholic doctrine and those that broke away. If the non-evolution Christian truly needs everything spelled out, Genesis 1:2…
Creationists believe that the 2 dogs from Noah's Ark contained the genetic material for all dogs and that it is easier to believe that than believing that all dogs came from a rock or an amoeba.
When I see how Koreans are playing Starcraft I start to have doubts about evolution myself...
I love science & technology therefore I'm alarmed because so many scientist and technologist don't see the inherit paradox in evolution. Natural selection makes it virtually impossible for animals to adapt via the proposed mutations. Natural selection happens immediately, valuable life preserving mutations are suppose occur (typically) over thousands of years. To illustrate Arctic terns are dying because they are not…
Congratulations, you are front row center to a mass extinction event. There was not time for the dinosaurs to react to the meteor either.