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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator
genetics PROVES that all life on earth is related and descended from a common ancestor.
the theory of evolution through natural selection describes the MECHANISM by which this happens.
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no, genetics SUGGESTS this, but it is by no means proof, and in the future other evidence could come to light which suggests otherwise..
and on top of it all, while I also believe in the DNA evidence, the bias is the means of collecting, there is a SHITLOAD of room for human error in the research process involving billions of DNA code.. people make mistakes very very often when dealing with vastly complex number sequences, it is human nature to make mistakes, and I-man do not ASCRIBE any HUMAN teaching as infallible or even moderately correct, because of these natural human flaws.
Evolution is a fact, but the theory that everything evolved from a common ancestor is an idea, and a remarkably accurate and clever one, but still, is by no means a provable phenomenon.. as there will ALWAYS be a lack of true evidence.
My whole point through out this thread is this:
Both religious folks and science folks would find more harmony if they were ease up on their dogmatism, I am not dogmatic in any of my approaches, be they scientific or religious.
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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
yes, scientific knowledge can get a little calcified at times, and dumb people (and bad teachers) think it's some kind of secular gospel
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thank you! that is the most truthful statement in this ENTIRE THREAD, and was the kind of discussion I was hoping for..
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, but even with those handicaps it is not, by far, by a million miles, not as dogmatic as the dumbfuck literal-interpretation school of bible reading that is trying to supress the teaching of evolution. not by a million miles. the dumbfucks, you see, do not set up an experiment to test the truth or falsehood of evolutionary theory--
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but all that negativity only fuels the fire.. a little peace goes a long way. I am trying to bridge the gap, not burn the bridge.
