[ Poll ] Evolution: Fact Or Fiction

Whats your religion?

Atheist		39.1%	[ 1116 ]
Protestant		17.0%	[ 484 ]
Catholic		14.0%	[ 401 ]
Hindu		1.3%	[ 37 ]
Muslim		1.8%	[ 52 ]
Jew		2.3%	[ 67 ]
Buddhist		5.2%	[ 149 ]
Greek Orthodox		0.7%	[ 21 ]
Pagan		14.2%	[ 406 ]
Egyptian		4.3%	[ 122 ]

Total Votes: 2855

[JulieLemon]

Isaac742

JulieLemon

I’m afraid to say that evolution is basically fact. Certainly it is a more plausible theory than that we were all created by a God in seven days. All the evidence points towards it, whereas there is none to even suggest a higher power had anything to do with it. The only thing there is to support that idea is a fictional book written so long ago it can surely not be taken seriously to this day, where even historical documents must be taken with a grain of salt.

As you've probably gathered from this, I'm a firm athiest.

Because bronze age tribesmen sitting around in tents saying the world understood more about the wrold that all of our modern scientists.

I very much hope you're being sarcastic...If so, kudos, if not...hmmm

[Isaac742]

JulieLemon

Isaac742

JulieLemon

I’m afraid to say that evolution is basically fact. Certainly it is a more plausible theory than that we were all created by a God in seven days. All the evidence points towards it, whereas there is none to even suggest a higher power had anything to do with it. The only thing there is to support that idea is a fictional book written so long ago it can surely not be taken seriously to this day, where even historical documents must be taken with a grain of salt.

As you've probably gathered from this, I'm a firm athiest.

Because bronze age tribesmen sitting around in tents saying the world understood more about the wrold that all of our modern scientists.

I very much hope you're being sarcastic...If so, kudos, if not...hmmm

No its sarcasm. Im athiest!!

[JulieLemon]

Isaac742

JulieLemon

Isaac742

JulieLemon

I’m afraid to say that evolution is basically fact. Certainly it is a more plausible theory than that we were all created by a God in seven days. All the evidence points towards it, whereas there is none to even suggest a higher power had anything to do with it. The only thing there is to support that idea is a fictional book written so long ago it can surely not be taken seriously to this day, where even historical documents must be taken with a grain of salt.

As you've probably gathered from this, I'm a firm athiest.

Because bronze age tribesmen sitting around in tents saying the world understood more about the wrold that all of our modern scientists.

I very much hope you're being sarcastic...If so, kudos, if not...hmmm

No its sarcasm. Im athiest!!

I'm terrible at recognising online sarcasm...I really must work on it...kudos anyhow then ninja

[dragonmatt5]

JulieLemon

I’m afraid to say that evolution is basically fact. Certainly it is a more plausible theory than that we were all created by a God in seven days. All the evidence points towards it, whereas there is none to even suggest a higher power had anything to do with it. The only thing there is to support that idea is a fictional book written so long ago it can surely not be taken seriously to this day, where even historical documents must be taken with a grain of salt.

As you've probably gathered from this, I'm a firm athiest.

Well...it is and it isn't fact.

It is fact that animals mutate from one generation to the next on occasion and that over time those add up and can do so to the point that the creatures are not of the same species as the original anymore.
This can be called evolution.

The theory of evolution takes those facts above and tries to explain them in greater detail. It searches for reasons why this occurs and factors that influence it, such as natural selection. While it has not really been disproved that things such as natural selection guide evolution, it is taken as theory because rather then being an observable fact, it is a conclusion drawn by taking the facts at hand and explaining them in a falsifiable way, testing it and finding they hold up to any and all test done to try and falsify it.

This would be the Theory of Evolution.

[j181818181]

Mutations do happen. But not to the extent that evolution teaches.

[IronySandwich]

j181818181

Mutations do happen. But not to the extent that evolution teaches.

Just to clarify, which type of mutation are you saying doesn't exist? Insertion, deletion, frame-shift, point inversion, duplication, or translocation?

[Ricardo Montalbon]

Let me set you all straight. Evolution is a vast liberal conspiracy designed to divert society's attention away from the true story...

You see, the idea that species change over time, and some species could go extinct forming ostensible "gaps" in the evolutionary lineage is entirely preposterous.

...Long long ago, in a land far far away, the great ruler Bethos created the stars and the heavens. From the Marlocks came the Shorizans which begat the Numinars. Eventually, as the frecdagos subsided, humans emerged from the normlans. Great balls of fire emerged from the rice crispies and that made you!

[xX Behold the Arctopus Xx]

Evolution is a theory... Creation is a theory as well...

I believe in Creation... all the research I have done supports it. I have found that there are lots of gaps in evolution that evolutionist say "it just happened" and have no support for it. Yes, Creation has gaps to... but I have found less gaps in it then Evolution.

[iKnighty]

xX Behold the Arctopus Xx

Evolution is a theory... Creation is a theory as well...

I believe in Creation... all the research I have done supports it. I have found that there are lots of gaps in evolution that evolutionist say "it just happened" and have no support for it. Yes, Creation has gaps to... but I have found less gaps in it then Evolution.

Creation is a plausible* non-scientific hypothesis. Know what else is a plausible non-scientific hypothesis? the following story is.
There was once a Fairy Godmother. She was feeling bored so she decided to create a rabbit, a cute little fuzzy one. And she played and played with him until she became tired, so she slept. While she was asleep the rabbit decided he was in the mood for sex, so he had sexual relations with her. This act resulted in the conception of the first human twins, a boy and a girl.
>.>

Evolution is a scientific theory.
Evolution being a scientific theory means that since it's formulation as a hypothesis in Darwin's mind enough evidence has been found to validate it's propositions, to account for it's viability as a model for the 'origin of the species'.
Know what else is a theory? That the Earth revolves around the sun. That you have cells in your body.

*By plausible something that could have happened.

[dragonmatt5]

xX Behold the Arctopus Xx

Evolution is a theory... Creation is a theory as well...

I believe in Creation... all the research I have done supports it. I have found that there are lots of gaps in evolution that evolutionist say "it just happened" and have no support for it. Yes, Creation has gaps to... but I have found less gaps in it then Evolution.

first, evolution is a SCIENTIFIC theory, while creationism is a...well I would still have issue calling it even a theory under the layman use of the term. See you don't know, there is a vast difference between the classification of a scientific theory, and the layman use of the term. It requires test, evidence and endless peer reviews for something to be called a scientific theory. In fact it is still barraged by people trying to disprove it even after it becomes a theory. If it remains unfalsified, you have a good theory. A layman theory on the other hand, is baseless conjecture. Creationism is baseless conjecture that doesn't just ignore evidence to the contrary, it openly deny easily proven facts. Hence why even calling it a layman theory is hard for me to do. If you don't even know the credentials required to be considered a scientific theory, you show how little of science you know and how you have no place debating it as a point of validation for creationism.

Secondly a vague hint at gaps wont cut it. What gaps are you talking about specifically. Either point them out, or just admit your pulling s**t out your a** and calling it gold.

[G_A_U]

dragonmatt5

Secondly a vague hint at gaps wont cut it. What gaps are you talking about specifically. Either point them out, or just admit your pulling s**t out your a** and calling it gold.

xd I'm gonna have to remember that.

[EarlyMidnight]

FromFirstToLast_Rock

Queen of the tigers

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the bibles a story book, created from ppls imaginations.

bet you cant prove that.

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jesus did exsist but him n his 12 diciples were con artests

bet you cant prove that either.

I second that.
The amount of actual Scientific Fact that is in The Bible is staggering.
Such as the dimensions of the Ark. Scientists proved that this boat was almost impossible to capsize, due to its size and shape. They didn't have the technology back then to actually work this out!

Scientists have also proved the the Arc of the Covenant would have had the power to kill those who touched it. They made the Arc to the bibles specifications and found out it was able to store up a large amount of static electricity in a short amount of time. The static electricity was enoungh to kill a person.

I don't know the bible story of this exactly. But in the old testament, near the start somewhere. Two people who weren't permitted to touched the arc touched it and died.

[dragonmatt5]

EarlyMidnight

FromFirstToLast_Rock

Queen of the tigers

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the bibles a story book, created from ppls imaginations.

bet you cant prove that.

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jesus did exsist but him n his 12 diciples were con artests

bet you cant prove that either.

I second that.
The amount of actual Scientific Fact that is in The Bible is staggering.
Such as the dimensions of the Ark. Scientists proved that this boat was almost impossible to capsize, due to its size and shape. They didn't have the technology back then to actually work this out!

Scientists have also proved the the Arc of the Covenant would have had the power to kill those who touched it. They made the Arc to the bibles specifications and found out it was able to store up a large amount of static electricity in a short amount of time. The static electricity was enoungh to kill a person.

I don't know the bible story of this exactly. But in the old testament, near the start somewhere. Two people who weren't permitted to touched the arc touched it and died.

I smell bullshit

please give some evidence of the death box. also the passages where it gives the specifics of how to make it, and where it kill someone.

[l i t h i u m b l o o m]

EarlyMidnight

Scientists have also proved the the Arc of the Covenant would have had the power to kill those who touched it. They made the Arc to the bibles specifications and found out it was able to store up a large amount of static electricity in a short amount of time. The static electricity was enoungh to kill a person.

Can you provide some sort of support that this ever happened?

Not to mention, that not only doesn't do anything to support the Bible, but actually makes the Abrahamic god less impressive. The idea was that it was divine power that killed people who were unworthy, not just electricity. You electrify a giant metal d***o, it'll kill people who touch it.

[Shaviv]

Tip: just because something happens to work as a capacitor does not mean it was designed as such.

Although, I might add, you can build powerful caps out of pretty much ordinary pieces - say, a pane of glass covered on either side with aluminum foil and immersed in heavy oil.