Re: atheism


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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