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HorizonEast, You failed to address the following from my posts #44 & 45: However, since you brought up circular reasoning, let

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Have I used the term random? Two children born of the same parents have many of the characteristics of both parents but are at the same time different. Is this random? Does it matter? Let

Once again, you are equating evolution with

Sorry for the delay in responding. ChadB: Remember evolution states that the changes in an organism(evolution) result from beneficial RANDOM mutations. Now, the last time a checked mutations are never good and always result in that particular copy being flawed to the point where it hurts the organism its found within or death occurs. What is the basis for this assertion? If dark skin makes one better adapted to live in a sunny climate, why is that a bad mutation? When humans migrated from Africa to Europe that adaptation was no longer beneficial. ChadB: Example: Fish developed appendages in order to become amphibians not because they wanted to but because the accidential mutation happened where they grew appendages and then figured out how to use them. Oh, and they accidentially grew a functional lung too. Yet today there are several species of fish that regularly travel across stretches of land to get from one pond to another. They can get oxygen from water and from air. Thomas I Believe: Its real simple either we believe or we don't. We did'nt evolve and these words above prove it. Your first sentence is correct. As I pointed out in an earlier post, if you believe in Genesis (or any other religious creation story) you cannot believe in evolution. Your second sentence only proves that three thousand years ago some people wrote a creation story (one of thousands) because they had no other way of explaining anything.

Sorry for the delay in responding. I would not disagree. However, many aspects of evolution are as complex as theories of gravity. No doubt. However, how good is your current knowledge of advanced mathematics. The point being that many people who argue against evolution use completely baseless arguments, as I pointed out in my previous post. It is like someone who well remembers 1+1=2 trying to argue against solid geometry. The teaching of evolution has nothing to do with "what does life all mean?" In any case, the most important part of "what does life all mean?" is what does life all mean to YOU?" Why do you presuppose that there must be a grand purpose?

All the above comments indicate that the writers have little knowledge of evolution and have acquired a great deal of misinformation about the subject. If you believe that man evolved from monkeys, you certainly did not get that information from a textbook on evolution. If you believe that

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