Artificial Life Experiments Show How Complex Functions Can Evolve

NSF ^ | May 8, 2003 | Staff

[donh]

If you can't *read* - and there's many translations of the bible out there - that's your problem. And the Pope's, too.

I read it. It said I should stone to death daffy old woman who run around thinking they can cast spells, and to kill any male baby Mideanites I found lying around, that I had to treat my slaves reasonably civilly, couldn't covet my neighbor's slaves, that I couldn't eat bats, and that if I masturbated, I was commiting a MORTAL sin.

Oh, and if you hark on the Pope's every word, the Pope adimantly opposed the war on Iraq. He even sent a Cardinal over to Iraq to try and help deter the war. What kind of example is he, supporting a brutal tyrant like Saddam?

An example of an acolye of a God who orders his people to kill Mideanite babies and daffy old woman.

[ThinkPlease]

So, what, are gunning for Loki points or something?

[tortoise]

Like the whole stalactite thing - explain why there's stalactites under the Lincoln memorial if they take so long to form.

Stalactites take varying amounts of time to form. Due to the nature of their formation, it is often pretty easy to date their formation no matter how fast they grew. In fact, some of our long-term temperature/climate data for the Earth comes from stalactite cross-sections that cover hundreds or thousands of years.

[js1138]

And about half of America believes in Creationism...

And more than half believed Bill Clinton when he said he didn't have sex with that woman. Truth is not determined by opinion polls.

By the way, you haven't responded to my question about how you, and only you, get to decide that parts of the bible can "just be a phrase" while other parts are literally true.

[donh]

It's been a few years since I have read about this. The original progression had dogs to horses, which is totally absurd.

Quite a few years indeed. Dogs have never been featured the eohippus/horse progression.

[balrog666]

Somebody needs to save this parody of a real thread before it disappears forever.

[whattajoke]

f.Christian:

Main Entry: an·noy
Pronunciation: &-'noi
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English anoien, from Middle French enuier, from Late Latin inodiare to make loathsome, from Latin in + odium hatred -- more at ODIUM
Date: 13th century
transitive senses
1 : to disturb or irritate especially by repeated acts
2 : to harass especially by quick brief attacks

dude, EVERY SINGLE POSTER HERE IS SICK OF YOUR STUPID POSTS. NO ONE READS THEM. I'm sure we could mount a "pay f.christian off" fund to get you to leave. You may make out pretty well.

[f.Christian]

... mantra boy --- talking pts from hell !

[Aric2000]

Absolutely, gotta save this one, I have never seen such craziness. AA has gotta be a troll or just plain nuts.

[f.Christian]

Are you channelling ... more than one channel ?

[js1138]

You mean this thread is just a metaphor?

Got the spelling right that time!

[Right Wing Professor]

Have you looked at the NAS's "Life Sciences" page? They're all about stem cell research, evolution, and all of that sort of stuff.

Yeah. Not a bible scholar in the bunch, and only about a third have Nobel Prizes. Talk about losers, eh?

[whattajoke]

Somebody needs to save this parody of a real thread before it disappears forever.

my thoughts exactly....but like I said, it's really sad that it could almost be real.

[Aric2000]

I think that he's ducked out, I am not sure that he was ready for what he got.

Maybe he just went for a bite to eat, here's hoping!! LOL

[Grando Calrissian]

Elliptical SATAN. Bad you speak. Ponch will be pleased, NOT!!!

[f.Christian]

Evolution Age ... ape sh*t !

[longshadow]

I took a short to Las Vegas, Nevada last fall. Those who believe in statistics owned a lot of casinos. Those who believed that statistics has been disproven were playing slot machines.

I hereby nominate this for "Quote of the Month."

[Right Wing Professor]

Well, Dimensio, I think we've established you're far more tolerant than I.

:-)

[f.Christian]

Are you channelling ... more than one garbage pile ?

[AmericanAge]

Amen.

You should see how they try to claim that whales came from little foxlike animals.