"...and scientists speculate..."
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"The researchers think..."
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"This new theory..."
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"It is thought..."
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"...still not fully understood by scientists..."
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"Therefore, they speculate,..."
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"...if it stands further scrutiny."
All this is is speculative guesswork. Yawn.
I guess you think all science then is speculative guesswork?
With what can we contrast this? ID or creation science? My guess is that many adherents to these beliefs would not have any questions or doubts about them, and would not be trying to disprove (falsify) them. And that is precisely why they are not science.
When creationists try to destroy the credibility of evolution, they undercut the entire credibility of science in the minds of many people. No wonder the junk science used by the extreme environmentalists is so widely accepted.
Better leave science to the scientists.
Bingo! Evolution is a THEORY. You could give all of your belief system to evolution but it is by definition a THEORY. Creationism is also by definition, scientifically, a THEORY. ID is also by definition, scientifically, a THEORY. All three require a degree of FAITH so hence all are FAITH-BASED.
The comfortable assumptions made in this article, as you so astutely observed, are the building blocks of a THEORY.
Well at least that's my THEORY.
Now leave me alone while I try to figure out how to scientifically make something out of nothing (it will be a while.)
Yes, all the weasel words by evolutions are there.
They are desperately trying to avoid the OBVIOUS -
variation with in a species!
Nothing new about that!
Which is a whole lot more responsible than ignorant certainty. BTW, never assume that what the scientist said is reflected accurately in what the reporter writes.
FR needs a Science Forum.
"...says the research is very interesting -- if it stands further scrutiny. "
"But it still doesn't explain the initial step..."
Give us money. See how interesting this research is? Give us money. It's interesting because we repeatedly told you it was interesting. Give us money. See how useful this research is? Give us money. It might do this...it might do that.... Give us money
"...and scientists speculate..."Meanwhile, in a parallel universe, your parallel self (the one with the beard) posted this...
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"The researchers think..."
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"This new theory..."
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"It is thought..."
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"...still not fully understood by scientists..."
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"Therefore, they speculate,..."
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"...if it stands further scrutiny."All this is is speculative guesswork. Yawn.
"...and scientists assert..."
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"The researchers know..."
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"This new fact..."
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"It is known..."
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"...fully understood by scientists..."
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"Therefore, they insist,..."
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"...it WILL withstand further scrutiny."
All this is is arrogant dogmatism. Yawn.