I'm a great believer in doubt. At least I think I am. (Creationism vs. Evolution)

Sydney Morning Herald ^ | January 17, 2006 | Ray Norris

[webstersII]

"I wish some creationist would explain how kangaroos got from Mt. Ararat to Australia."

The flood was local, not global.

[Revolting cat!]

I wish some creationist would explain how kangaroos got from Mt. Ararat to Australia.

Like this. Sheesh!

[Revolting cat!]

I wish some creationist would explain how kangaroos got from Mt. Ararat to Australia.

Like this. Sheesh!

[ShadowAce]

If Creation is true, we would expect the Deity to have made everything perfect.

False premise.

[dubie]

for me it is just hard to grasp its size. I would think it has to end somewhere. If it does have a wall or an end, what is behind the wall...

[Reactionary]

"Fittest does not always mean strongest."

It's rather difficult to understand how being "fit" in the sense of being adaptable, intelligent, resourceful, efficient, translates into something other than general advantage or "strength."

Darwinism is an idiocy. The "fit" do not rule much of anything. They never have.

[Teacher317]

Those who believe in Creation, also believe that science can make spaceships that work

Then why do they so fiercely disagree about other procedures like carbon-dating, etc?

[Stark_GOP]

Evolutionists get all touchie and self-righteous when anyone says "We descended from apes."
The correct evolutionary talking point is that we (human and apes) both have a common evolutionary descendant.
They will hyperventilate as they shout "straw-man fallacy", faulty logic, and the such.
So now you know. We descended (they say) from something-or-other with an unpronounceable Latin name.

[punster]

I also proved that evolution cannot be true because, Sheldon is not perfect.

[ClearCase_guy]

Maybe scientists are not right about everything they believe. Did this thought not cross your mind?

[punster]

I also proved that evolution cannot be true, because Louis Sheldon is not perfect. Sheldon is a scumbag.

[Revolting cat!]

The cat believes that man evolved from straw man, end of discussion!

[From many - one.]

Breeding faster or more successfully is all that really counts for evolution.

Cockroaches and paramecia have it all over humans as far as biological fitness goes.

It is entirely possible that smarts is now counter-productive. Two very large human populations (Russia and China) have systematically killed off many of their smart folk, and others have concluded that provding for smart offspring is more than they can manage so have voluntarily quit or reduced breeding.

[conservativefreak]

I wish some creationist would explain how kangaroos got from Mt. Ararat to Australia.

http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/faq/migration.asp

[ShadowAce]

Because carbon-dating requires assumptions that cannot be proven.

Such as the rate of decay being constant.
Such as the assumption that the sample has never been contaminated.
Such as the rate of diffusion is the same on the edge (or surface) of a sample as it is in the middle (or center).

Prove the above assumptions, and I may allow for it to be a little more accurate. The problem with all the forms of dating is that they do agree with each other within a few percent, but that's not proof that they are accurate within a few percent.

[RaceBannon]

I believe the theory of evolution is so faith based that only a moron would believe it.

Science disproves it on every turn, and continues to do so, while evolutionists just change their interpretations of their errors.

Then, they try to claim regardless of their errors, they were right all along because a new theory to explain their view came up, and then try to call it science.

All a Creationist has to say is: "In the beginning, God..." . . and nothing changed at all, ever in the Creationist story.

[Coyoteman]

It's rather difficult to understand how being "fit" in the sense of being adaptable, intelligent, resourceful, efficient, translates into something other than general advantage or "strength."

Darwinism is an idiocy. The "fit" do not rule much of anything. They never have.

You misunderstand. Fit is a poor term. One's success is measured by the spread of one's genes. This actually includes one's group's genes as well. Anything that contributes to that counts; disease resistance, faster running, better memory, and especially taking care of your children or your group's children better.

How many times have you read about a person who dies trying to rescue a drowning child? That is a common trait with the goal of protecting the genes of an individual or group.

So forget "fit" in terms of mere strength or rule. Start thinking about the many ways in which a person or group can ensure the success of their offspring. You will be much closer.

[connectthedots]

And as an astrophysicist, I really ought to be paying attention. I'd look pretty silly telling St Peter I'd dedicated my life to finding out the secrets of the universe, and had overlooked this awesome Being who had created it.

I don't believe it's going to happen. But I could be wrong. Sorry.

At least this guy is intellectually honest.