Evolution: Fact Or Fiction

Whats your religion?

Atheist	39.4%	[ 1145 ]
Protestant	16.9%	[ 491 ]
Catholic	14.0%	[ 408 ]
Hindu	1.3%	[ 38 ]
Muslim	1.8%	[ 53 ]
Jew	2.3%	[ 67 ]
Buddhist	5.1%	[ 149 ]
Greek Orthodox	0.7%	[ 21 ]
Pagan	14.2%	[ 413 ]
Egyptian	4.2%	[ 122 ]
Total Votes:			[ 2907 ]

[Noxious Weed]

Do you even know what a Uktena is?

[Gaol de Ombre]

The Shirahime

Do you even know what a Uktena is?

A myth told by the Cherokee Indians. And a myth helps your point how?

[Noxious Weed]

...It took you awhile to look that one up, dragons and Giant snakes are both myths that are in every society. Now how could that be, huh? The Oriental never talked to the Cherokee. So how could a large amount of people who never interact with one another get the same myth?

Just making two points, which was entirely ignored. We don't know what happened a thousand years ago. Thousands of animals have become extinct because of us, so we can take into account that the theory that once was accepted is useless now.

[gigacannon]

Taxonomical fact: Humans are apes. Apes form the family hominidae, of which humans are a member species. And apes and monkeys are both primates; the common ancestor would most likely resemble a monkey, and would probably be classed as a monkey under modern taxonomical standards. It is entirely accurate to state that we evolved from monkeys.

The practice of labelling species by ordering them into groups based on physical structure (taxonomy) dates back to 1760 and was developed by Carl Linnaeus. The Origin of Species was published one hundred years later; however, today we find that taxonomic nonclemanture appears to parallel very closely the modern ends of split evolutionary trees (indeed, we now use genetic analysis to more exactly define species as well as determine their evolutionary history).

[Deoridhe]

The Shirahime

...It took you awhile to look that one up, dragons and Giant snakes are both myths that are in every society.

Actually, dragons vary widely from place to place (when was the last time a European Dragon brought good luck to someone?) and snakes, as an animal, are found almost everywhere.

The myths are only the same if you squint and don't look at them too closely.

The Shirahime

Thousands of animals have become extinct because of us, so we can take into account that the theory that once was accepted is useless now.

You know that species becoming extinct supports evolutionary theory, right? So does the fact that pig and ape organs can be grafted into humans and will work properly, and that things can be tested on animals with the results applied to humans.

[CuAnnan]

Deoridhe

when was the last time a European Dragon brought good luck to someone?

There was that one time that a dragon ate someone with a terminal illness that left them horribly pained.
I'd call that a stroke of luck.

Deoridhe

The myths are only the same if you squint and don't look at them too closely.

*squints and looks elsewhere*
No... no they're really not all that similar even when you do that.

Oh... wait, I see it now. It's kinda like those 3d magic picture yokes.

[Gaol de Ombre]

The Shirahime

...It took you awhile to look that one up, dragons and Giant snakes are both myths that are in every society. Now how could that be, huh? The Oriental never talked to the Cherokee. So how could a large amount of people who never interact with one another get the same myth?

Just making two points, which was entirely ignored. We don't know what happened a thousand years ago. Thousands of animals have become extinct because of us, so we can take into account that the theory that once was accepted is useless now.

I just woke up, don't be such a...eh, it's too early to insult you. Now, how did Cherokee Indians get here? The crossed the land bridge that connected Asia to the Americas. Now, consider this. Asia, with their serpentine dragons, and the Cherokees with their Uktena, all came from the same group of people. Now, if they're the same people, don't you think that some of their mythos would be the same?

[summer_ellipse]

You know why the Greek and Roman myths were created? To explain things they didn't understand such as the movement of the sun and stuff like that. What I don't understand is that we're knowledgeable enough to deny those as fiction, but still maintain religion as a fact. To me, religion is just a way to explain why we're here and how we're here, like the myths...

And the reason why you don't see monkeys evolving is that
(1) It happens too slowly for you too notice. Look how many years it took to get from caveman to the current human!
(2) Maybe intelligence isn't really a surviving trait. It might be strength, or good eyesight.

There are many examples of known proof of evolution. It's why today's animals are so well adapted to their surroundings today: they've slowly evolved.

I think in man lies a desire to know things. When he's not smart enough to find out yet, he makes something up to explain it. The unknown tends to make us nervous; that's probably why so many ppl are afraid of the dark. I say we should just accept the fact that we don't know for certain where humans originated, but it's a definite possibility that we'll find out someday.

[gigacannon]

Deoridhe

The Shirahime

...It took you awhile to look that one up, dragons and Giant snakes are both myths that are in every society.

Actually, dragons vary widely from place to place (when was the last time a European Dragon brought good luck to someone?) and snakes, as an animal, are found almost everywhere.

The myths are only the same if you squint and don't look at them too closely.

Yes, it's like saying that all letters look the same if you squint and don't look at them closely. This is true, but if you actually care what a book says then you will open your eyes, put your glasses on if you need them, and gain knowledge from reading the book. If you're going to say that all sorts of myths around the world suggest the existence of dragons, then you're not looking at the world with the eyes of a person who seeks to learn from it.

[maenad nuri]

summer_ellipse

You know why the Greek and Roman myths were created? To explain things they didn't understand such as the movement of the sun and stuff like that. What I don't understand is that we're knowledgeable enough to deny those as fiction, but still maintain religion as a fact. To me, religion is just a way to explain why we're here and how we're here, like the myths...

Of course! Myths never had any sort of other meaning other than to explain physical things. They never held any sort of deeper meaning or spiritual meaning!

rolleyes

[teen_1986]

The Shirahime

...It took you awhile to look that one up.

You appear not to be able to read usernames... Or you would have noticed it wasn't me who answered.

The Shirahime

dragons and Giant snakes are both myths that are in every society. Now how could that be, huh? The Oriental never talked to the Cherokee. So how could a large amount of people who never interact with one another get the same myth?

They're not the same myths actually. Similar if you don't really understand them, but not the same at all.

The Shirahime

Just making two points, which was entirely ignored. We don't know what happened a thousand years ago.

Of course they do. There are books, diaries and records that go back a lot more than 1000 years ago. Hoiw do you think we know about the Norman invasion areound 1000 years ago?

The Shirahime

Thousands of animals have become extinct because of us, so we can take into account that the theory that once was accepted is useless now

That doesn't make any sense...

[maybecca]

emmie71857

well nothing is imposible with GOD

Which god were you talking about again? Yahweh, Allah, Odin, Zeus, the Invisible Pink Unicorn?

[teen_1986]

chrisoya

emmie71857

well nothing is imposible with GOD

Which god were you talking about again? Yahweh, Allah, Odin, Zeus, the Invisible Pink Unicorn?

No, she means Apollo, you fool!

[maybecca]

teen_1986

chrisoya

emmie71857

well nothing is imposible with GOD

Which god were you talking about again? Yahweh, Allah, Odin, Zeus, the Invisible Pink Unicorn?

No, she means Apollo, you fool!

Apollo, Zeus, Dionysus, whatever. All the greek gods look like oversexed hyperactive teenagers with superpowers to me razz