ericmurphy
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| Quote (afdave @ May 12 2006,18:40) | THINGS THAT ARE NOT AF DAVE'S GOALS
(1) Get a biology degree
(2) Become a genetic engineer
(3) Get an advanced science degree
(4) Become a biochemical researcher
(5) Pretend I know more about biology than you
(6) Become a geologist
(7) Become an astrophysicist |
Dave, you have two choices:
1) you can go out and get a degree in the relevant field (in this case, evolutionary biology and related fields); or
2) you can rely on the opinions of those who already do have degrees in the relevant fields.
3) there is no third choice.
You can complain all you want about how our "worldview" is infected by our "Darwinist indoctrination" (and just for your information, Dave, I never even heard Darwin's name in any science class I ever took in the Bible-belt schools in Massachusetts), but the fact of the matter is that most of the points you dispute are in fact well-settled in the scientific community. Those of us here who are non-specialists in the relevant fields (biology, genetics) at least have the wit to know who has credible opinions on the matters at hand, and who doesn't. Douglas Theobald is credible; AiG is not.
If you persist in getting your information on science from disreputable sources, nothing anyone here can say will help you. It doesn't matter what we think the evidence is; it matters what the scientific community thinks it is.
Look, Dave. You either are open-minded or you're not. If you persist in holding onto discredited beliefs that have been comprehensively refuted, you're going to have a hard time convincing any of us that you're open-minded.
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"Atheism is a religion the same way NOT collecting stamps is a hobby." —Scott Adams
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