-Caveat Lector- ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Stokes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > In a message dated 99-08-20 02:03:34 EDT, Keachie writes: > > << These critters have much more in common in their DNA than do > say any of them and horses.>> > > You're walking on the beach. You see something glittering in the > sand. You dig carefully and discover a shiny, solid gold pocket > watch. You snap open the lid to reveal a beautifully crafted face, > with gold hands ticking across black roman numeral lettering. What > can you assume about the watch? Do you think that the sand and other > minerals swirled together over millions of years, and finally, com- > pletely by chance, "evolved" into a watch? Or do you assume that > someone crafted the watch from metals and glass, and "created" it > according to an intelligent design? Weighing the probabilities in > your mind, you come to the logical conclusion that an intelligent > being crafted it, organizing it from the elements. This argument has been dealt with endlessly in the past. 1) Lifeforms ain't watches. 2) We can easily observe the presence of watchmakers; creators aren't so easily discerned, only inferred, and can't be tested for. 3) Watches have just the necessary mechanical parts to perform their intended function, plus possibly a few decorative flourishes. Homo Sapiens and other lifeforms have all sorts of non- and dys-functional features that make sense in an evolutionary context since they don't necessarily kill-off a creature before it reproduces, but that in a creationist context suggest total incompetence on a creator's part. 4) Evolution can be observed in any microbiology lab. Researchers have shown that the chemical and organizational bases of life can be replicated in the lab - 'creators' aren't NEEDED to explain the origin of life. Abiogenesis and evolutionary theories WORK as explanations of observed phenomena - creationism doesn't. 5) You'll believe whatever you want to believe. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections 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, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== 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
