classic logical fallacy. Argument from
silence(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_silence). Since you
have not seen it it doesn't exist.

Just look at the survey numbers, over a third of all respondents in
various national polls decry evolution and advocate a biblical version
of how humanity came to be.

You're arguing the classic black swan argument. ie I've never seen a
black swan so they do not exist.

On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> No, I never met one which is why I think their numbers are few.
>
> On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Ever talk with a true believer, a classic biblical literalist? They
>> have no doubts about human (and any other) evolution. In their mind it
>> did not happen. Everything is immutable and fixed at time of creation.
>>
>> I find it very interesting to watch the semantic gyrations they go
>> into when confronted by any contradictory evidence. After all the
>> mental contortions and dodges are over, their response always boils
>> down to "It ain't in the BIBLE so it didn't happen"
>>
>> Either that or the contradictory evidence as irrelevant and is
>> condemned as either God (or Satan) testing their faith.
>>
>
> 

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