I know this is WAY off topic, but since when was evolution 'proven'??? It's still just a theory coughloadofcrapcoug. Anyway, I'm not atheist, and I think my brain would try kill itself if I believed in some of the crap you guys do.
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It has been proved, more or less, since transitional fossiles were found, since DNA tests were made,.............want to know more?
Transitional fossils, DNA showing how close each species is related to each other, new bacteria evolving, etc, etc, etc. None of which you'll accept because your screwed up version of Christianity won't allow you to look at the evidence objectively.
I'm no expert, but I gather one thing that constitutes proof of evolution is that patterns can be deduced from existing fossil evidence and observations of exising species, and then new specimens are discovered outside the range of the previous results that fit the predicted model, much the same way that Mendeleyev's periodic table predicted the existence of certain as-yet undiscovered elements that, when subsequently isolated and examined, had properties that fitted into it perfectly. Fundies would probably argue that these aren't "real" experiments since they don't look like a stereotypical laboratory test with bubbling retorts and zappy jacob's ladders and stuff, but they do fit the definition of scientifically verifiable and repeatable results. can be observed in a realistic timeframe, if we want to make our analogies as simplistic and obvious as possible) constitutes just as valid a demonstration.
I don't think anyone can make it any clearer than this, but I welcome correction or improvement.
There is a huge gulf between 'believing in' something, and accepting a premise on its own strength.
Secretly we believe that a beared guy on a cloud created the universe on a whim.
Its proven every day in labs. Yes, you have to learn a few things, and look through a microscope for a few days (we all admit that it requires some learning first, but its worth it), but anyone willing to actually sit down and learn how can even see it at work once they know what they're looking for. People have tried to disprove it constantly: something sticking in the face of what you might've been hoping would be just a stupid thought is what science is all about.
Evolution is "just a theory," kind of like how the Mona Lisa is "just a painting."
I sure am tired of hearing/reading that line about the ToE being just a theory. It IS a theory, but a scientific theory is not a guess, a lark, non-supported assertion. a conjecture, etc.. In fact, this particular theory is so very well supported that, while the exact mechanisms of evolution are debated, evolution is as close to a fact as one can get in science.
Wow, you actually believe you have a brain...
Evolution has been proven for much longer than you've been alive. And yeah, it's a "theory" but you don't know what that means in scientific terms.
And I would hazard a guess that your brain is already as dead as it can be without you going into a vegetative state.
"...and I think my brain would try kill itself if I believed in some of the crap you guys do."
Right back at you, Moronicus.
This being the fundamental problem with fundamental religion; faith trumps evidence, no proof is superior to truth, unsubstantated stories are accepted blindly over facts.
Your brain is already at war with itself. You'll use logic when mowing your lawn or preparing a meal but when it comes to your concept of why things are or what lifes about you've illogically accepted ancient fables over accumilated knowledge.
You've abadoned conventional and practicle wisdom and experience to blindly accept a myth. Your developed logic is corrupted by this unfounded belief and can spill over to corrupt your understanding of other concepts, hence; the slippery slope arguments fundies are continually harping;
Confused?
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