Posted on 01/28/2009 11:36:17 AM PST by Coyoteman
We will see and hear the term “Darwinism” a lot during 2009, a year during which scientists, teachers, and others who delight in the accomplishments of modern biology will commemorate the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species. But what does “Darwinism” mean? And how is it used? At best, the phrase is ambiguous and misleading about science. At worst, its use echoes a creationist strategy to demonize evolution.
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In summary, then, “Darwinism” is an ambiguous term that impairs communication even about Darwin’s own ideas. It fails to convey the full panoply of modern evolutionary biology accurately, and it fosters the inaccurate perception that the field stagnated for 150 years after Darwin’s day. Moreover, creationists use “Darwinism” to frame evolutionary biology as an ism or ideology, and the public understanding of evolution and science suffers as a result. True, in science, we do not shape our research because of what creationists claim about our subject matter. But when we are in the classroom or otherwise dealing with the public understanding of science, it is entirely appropriate to consider whether what we say may be misunderstood. We cannot expect to change preconceptions if we are not willing to avoid exacerbating them. A first step is eschewing the careless use of “Darwinism.”
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I'm not implying anything, I'm saying that you are an idiot.
You did ask me and several other people to get some books, but I never said I got a copy of any physics book.
You are correct, I confused you with mrjesse. Mrjesse is the homeschooler who picked up a physics book at the yard sale.
You have my sympathy for never having picked up a physics book. You really are missing out : )
I'm not implying anything, I'm saying that you are an idiot.
No refutation? Just a personal attack? LOL Another one bites the dust : )
Unlike God, light IS NOT omnipresent; therefore, there are constraints on light that were put in place by God.
An ominpresence has no need of travel in the corporeal sense.
An omnipotence, who created light, is not bound by any limitations of His creation.
Light is EM waves of EM fields. EM fields are omnipresent too.
Are you confusing your God with EM fields?
Don’t forget that light IS NOT eternal — ALL light can eventually burn out, fires do, stars do and one day even the sun may.
See what I wrote in 987. ALL light can burn out.
Worship of the Sun (light) is a hallmark of paganism. Are you certain that your are an atheist and not simply a pagan?
An omnipotence, who created light, is not bound by any limitations of His creation.
Funny, I looked into the bottom of my coffee cup and didn't see your god there? Why not, if he is omnipresent? I asked Dispater (Allah's drinking buddy) and he said that he last saw Jehovah partying over at Orion's place. They had some Vestal Virgins. Dispater think that they are too stuck up for his taste.
You didn't see your brain in there either, I take it.
Are you confusing light with the chemical reaction of a burning match? No wonder you have been reduced to personal attacks.
Worship of the Sun (light) is a hallmark of paganism. Are you certain that your are an atheist and not simply a pagan?
I suppose I believe that light exists. Do I worship the Sun? I do enjoy a sunny, warm, day skiing.
Believing in ID is the mark of a Deist. Are you a Deist?
Do you expect to see your brain in the bottom of a coffee cup? You have my condolences.
I’m pretty much done with you, at least some of the other Darwinists had a modicum of intelligence, you are basically devoid in that regard. Have fun with your coffee cup, I hope it brings you some sort of solace.
I have faith in a God that you haven't seen, LeGrande. And, that leads you to ridicule.
You have faith that you have a brain. Misplaced, imho, but faith you do have.
When did you see your brain last, if not in the bottom of your storied coffee cup? You're the one searching for God there.
You were done when you were reduced to personal attacks. It just took it a while to sink in : )
What you really mean to say is that you have faith in a god that doesn't exist : )
You have faith that you have a brain. Misplaced, imho, but faith you do have.
Faith in my brain? Actually I think emotion trumps reason most of the time. Take your responses for example.
When did you see your brain last, if not in the bottom of your storied coffee cup? You're the one searching for God there.
You are right, I shouldn't have been looking for your God in the bottom of a coffee cup. I should have waited until I went to the loo.
Intellectual lightweights like yourself generally think that they have somehow "won" a debate when the other person quits.
Enjoy the emptiness of your shallow existence.
I'll leave you to your detailed study of evo scat. Perhaps it'll lead you somewhere. But, not to God. To your hitherto unseen brain, perhaps.
So you finally admit that your God is not omnipresent? Great, my work is done for now : )
God is omnipresent, LeGrande. You just don't accept that. Studying your own droppings is not going to lead to anything other than reinforcement of the darkness you're already in.
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