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Thread: Open Mindedness
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04-07-2009 #11
The Origins of the universe itself, shall remain a mystery forever. Anybody who claims to know this, is a crack-pot...
Originally Posted by sexyshana
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04-08-2009 #12
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Originally Posted by El Nino
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04-08-2009 #13Originally Posted by Coroner
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04-08-2009 #14Originally Posted by callahac
It is true, again, that we do not know exactly what caused the Universe to come into existence, because we can't observe the other side of the moment of its inception, but suggesting that it was the work of a vaguely andromorphic superbeing just begs the question "How did he/she/it come into existence?" Which is going to be even tougher to explain.
Faith is an irrational belief that does not depend on observable facts. Science isn't.
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04-08-2009 #15
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Originally Posted by callahac
The modern Theory of Evolution is called The Synthetic Theory of Biological Evolution. The discipline responsible for the study of the beginning of life on Earth is Chemical Evolution (emergence of organic molecules from anorganic molecules).
Btw, this is how biologists work:
1. Investigation of living nature and fossils (observation)
2. Description + comparison
3. Experiment + data analysis
4. Facts
5. Hypothesis
6. Theory (final fact)
This process is called induction. Repeated and assured descriptions and experiments provide objective facts and lead you to a hypothesis and finally a theory (fact or natural law).
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04-08-2009 #16
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Originally Posted by MacShreach
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Originally Posted by El Nino
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04-09-2009 #18
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04-10-2009 #19
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Originally Posted by callahac
Further, evolution is an observed process. Many bacteria and viruses are constantly going through evolutionary changes. In addition, two famous experiments-one involving fruit flies, the other pepper moths-demonstrates evolution, specifically the mechanism of adaptation, in action.