Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Classifieds
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Log in
Register
What's New?
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More Options
Advertise with us
Contact Us
Close Menu
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Forums
The Water Cooler
General Discussion
America's first climate change refugees are preparing to leave an island that will disappear under t
Search titles only
By:
Reply to Thread
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="JD8" data-source="post: 3103037" data-attributes="member: 24"><p>Yeah, I'm just going to say that pertaining to Darwin's theory, your dismissal sounds like a lack of education of the subjects at play on your part. It basically sounds like you're regurgitating a creationist argument with no evidence. Even the mechanism to which DNA mutates over time is well documented and shown effects on a macro and micro level. It happens with viruses constantly, and we've even seen genetic changes within organisms within our lifetimes. In which those that don't understand it completely, try to cherry pick certain aspects but it never works as it's a complex subject that involves several scientific disciplines. </p><p></p><p>Pertaining to climate change, there's a lot of arguments and falsifying of position on both sides. Even a misrepresentation of what the scientific community says, in which you see this too with evolution and the monkey to man graphic. It's just not worth arguing on this board as again it's turned into a political issue. I'll just over-simplify my view to that basically, it's not good to shyt where you eat so act accordingly.</p><p></p><p>Finally, pertaining to religion and science....well yes and no. You say that religious people "aren't against science." Well, when it suits them, they are fine with it, man made religions have an amazing ability to cherry pick their beliefs, and within that there is a wide spectrum within each religion of what their beliefs entail. Example: Is having slaves immoral? Do you ask modern day christians? or do you ask the christians of the southern states 150+years ago? Is the Old Testament a good reference pertaining to slavery? Or do we have more PC beliefs now? The point is everyone believes or believed they are or were right so whom is correct? </p><p></p><p>On the other side...when science hints and compromising their beliefs, then that's a completely different story. All that being said, many respected scientists throughout history have had an amount of spirituality in their lives. Stephen Jay Gould was a devout christian that contributed a significant amount of work towards evolutionary theory. Seems you might want to read some of his work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JD8, post: 3103037, member: 24"] Yeah, I'm just going to say that pertaining to Darwin's theory, your dismissal sounds like a lack of education of the subjects at play on your part. It basically sounds like you're regurgitating a creationist argument with no evidence. Even the mechanism to which DNA mutates over time is well documented and shown effects on a macro and micro level. It happens with viruses constantly, and we've even seen genetic changes within organisms within our lifetimes. In which those that don't understand it completely, try to cherry pick certain aspects but it never works as it's a complex subject that involves several scientific disciplines. Pertaining to climate change, there's a lot of arguments and falsifying of position on both sides. Even a misrepresentation of what the scientific community says, in which you see this too with evolution and the monkey to man graphic. It's just not worth arguing on this board as again it's turned into a political issue. I'll just over-simplify my view to that basically, it's not good to shyt where you eat so act accordingly. Finally, pertaining to religion and science....well yes and no. You say that religious people "aren't against science." Well, when it suits them, they are fine with it, man made religions have an amazing ability to cherry pick their beliefs, and within that there is a wide spectrum within each religion of what their beliefs entail. Example: Is having slaves immoral? Do you ask modern day christians? or do you ask the christians of the southern states 150+years ago? Is the Old Testament a good reference pertaining to slavery? Or do we have more PC beliefs now? The point is everyone believes or believed they are or were right so whom is correct? On the other side...when science hints and compromising their beliefs, then that's a completely different story. All that being said, many respected scientists throughout history have had an amount of spirituality in their lives. Stephen Jay Gould was a devout christian that contributed a significant amount of work towards evolutionary theory. Seems you might want to read some of his work. [/QUOTE]
Insert Quotes…
Verification
Post Reply
Forums
The Water Cooler
General Discussion
America's first climate change refugees are preparing to leave an island that will disappear under t
Search titles only
By:
Top
Bottom