-Caveat Lector- On Sun, 17 Mar 2002, thew wrote:
> on 3/17/02 9:27 PM, Party of Citizens at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > On Sun, 17 Mar 2002, inri wrote: > > > >>> For example a bat is an intermediate form > >>> between a mammal and a bird. That doesn't prove mammals evolved into > >>> birds. > >> > >> nor would anybody suggest that they did. > > > > Then why do you assume that birds and mammals evolved from reptiles? > > POC > > > > Best guess, based on what we know, with the fewest unproved assumptions? Guessing is guessing. > (that's called scientific method) Guessing pushed with arrogant dogma (ie We priests of Scientism MUST be right and those who say otherwise are crackpots...previously heretics) is the worst excess of bad religion. An intermediate form is an intermediate form. It proves nothing. The intermediate form of a whale is obvious. Its overall body form is fish-like. It has fin-like flukes..FORM like a fish. That proves: (a) fish became whales (b) whales became fish (c) both of the above (d) neither of the above It doesn't prove anything. Valid science is rational-empirical. What we observe (empiricism) is fish and whales and some creatures like whales whose morphology is intermediate. Scientism is both religious and scientific quackery. To reason out (ie rationally) connect fish and whales by intermediate form you need a mechanism. It isn't small horses asses becoming big horse's asses that gives you the mechanism. That is called selection (natural or artificial). It works well for horse's asses. But you need a horse's ass to start with and apply selection to. Wings and legs and such are NEW forms. You can apply artificial selection very well in the lab. It will give you bigger or smaller fins or flukes. It won't turn a fin into a leg. That requires a mechanism like MUTATION or GENETIC ENGINEERING. Mutation, as explained already doesn't work because it is almost always deleterious and even the few adaptive mutations are small in effect. Yes it is usually random as someone else posted. That is why Darwinism predicts a fossil record littered with mutations gone wrong. They aren't there! The fossil record looks more like a GENETIC ENGINEER HAS BEEN AT WORK. It looks more like "intelligent design". POC <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
