Subject: Re: atheism
AntiUtopia@aol.com
Date: Thu Jan 20 2000 - 12:25:28 EST
In a message dated 1/20/00 1:44:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, shok@netcom.com
writes:
<<
And you're right about my not having doubts about evolution. But
evolution (or natural selection, to be more specific) is a logical
process explaining an aspect of the nature of sexual reproduction,
without which our understanding of biology falls apart. I've heard/read
considerable opposition and I've had numerous discussions with its
opponents but none have ever provided me with even an inkling of a
doubt; most, actually have a very limited understanding of what
evolution *IS* exactly. And you're wrong about not being able to
witness it. Antibiotics are becoming less effective. Evolution
predicts such developments. Evolution explains such developments.
Living in a time when antibiotics are failing, we are witnessing
evolution. And this is only one such example. >>
Evolution and adaptive mutations are two different things. The last time I
had a discussion of this with an informed person (Ph.D. science sort), he
told me that our current theories of evolution could not account for the
creation of life. He said if you start with life we could explain the
development, but not before that point.
The guy is one of the atheists I'm arguing with on the other listserve.
Jim
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