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To: Salvavida
Salvavida: "You just demonstrated your lack of academic savvy.
There is not ONE single paper submitted to American Academy of Science that has proven the issue which we speak of"

Shame of you.
You're playing word-definition games, and I'm sure you should know better.
In scientific terminology, no theory is ever "proved", only confirmed by tests and discoveries made using it.
Strictly speaking, those tests confirm by failing to falsify the theory.
When many different tests have failed to falsify a theory, it is considered strongly confirmed and "settled science".
That is the case with evolution and many other well known scientific theories.

Of course, "settled science" is only "settled" until somebody discovers new data or conducts a new test which does falsify it.
Then scientists, as they say, go "back to the drawing board" to devise new hypotheses to explain the new results, etc., etc.

Salvavida: "But there is NONE that has passed muster. Let that sink in. NONE."

If your American Academy of Science is a legitimate group, then they are not out challenging scientists to "prove" evolution.
Basic evolution theory (descent with modifications, natural selection) was long ago confirmed by many different tests, and has never been seriously falsified, so it is long considered "settled science".

But you can't "prove" such a theory, and every legitimate science association knows it.

Salvavida: "There have been many disparate claims that the linkage has been found, but they have all been disproven: I speak of MACRO EVOLUTION, not MICRO. Know the difference."

No, nothing about basic evolution theory has ever been "disproven".

As for some alleged difference between the process for micro versus macro-evolution, there is no scientific difference, it's exactly the same thing -- evolution over the shorter term (micro) and longer term (macro).
People who claim to see some difference are being deliberately deceitful, imho.

159 posted on 11/16/2014 6:23:57 PM PST by BroJoeK (a little historical perspective..)
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To: BroJoeK
Listen friend. I've actually studied in this field, and have talked to a renown scientist that looks at this every day. I'm not using word-definition games, I'm using the verbiage those who study this field, use.

You obviously do not belong to that group. You are ignorant. Let's leave it at that.

When you have spoken with a scientist in the field, and have read up on where the community stands on the issue, then you can get back with me, and we can chat on the same level.

But if you want to believe in macro evolution....rock on. Personally....I don't give Shiite.

196 posted on 11/16/2014 9:26:38 PM PST by Salvavida (The restoration of the U.S.A. starts with filling the pews at every Bible-believing church.)
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