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ox·y·mo·ron
ˌäksəˈmôrˌän/Submit
noun
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g., faith unfaithful kept him falsely true ).
Origin
mid 17th century: from Greek oxumōron, neuter (used as a noun) of oxumōros ‘pointedly foolish,’ from oxus ‘sharp’ + mōros ‘foolish.’
Translation: In other words, all you have is another mans biased unjustified soup to man interpretations on the evidence who, declaring themselves to be wise, became fools.
So this is the best you can do, hey? Not good enough, we either evolved by random acts of chance mutations or we were designed as separate and complete beings form the start. There is no in between.
What we observe in nature are created beings, we see no logical reason at all to believe in evolution by common descent. If you can't even provide a mechanism for your theory, then your theory has no legs to stand on to begin with, period.
You apes have been mocking creationists since this thread was first started. Ridicule levied against the OP for having the audacity for merely posting a different world view than yours is all I see, and of course as always, backed up with no real evidence as I have shown time and again.
Its always you creatures that start it all, as this thread shows, but you can never finish it against an informed creationist.
They don't appear to be working out too well? By all means, give us examples of some scientific models that aren't working out. LMAO.
Funny, though, how you have your doubts about evolutionary science (a field that has been established with evidence over the past 150 years) because science changes over time, yet believe a hypothesis in its infancy like string/m theory where we haven't even touched the surface yet and you admit is just an opinion. That sounds like a huge double standard to me.
originally posted by: Akragon
Except your theory has no legs either.. or evidence for that matter.... just a book... witten millennia ago by.... well no need to go over that again
originally posted by: BlackManINC
originally posted by: Akragon
Except your theory has no legs either.. or evidence for that matter.... just a book... witten millennia ago by.... well no need to go over that again
My evidence for my God is in the things that are made and in the complete lack of evidence for a purely naturalistic origin of life, not in a book. Your so called "evidence" for your belief in common descent is in an event you believed happened in the past, for which you have provided neither god nor any other mechanism for it to occur. So in actuality, Akragon, your belief requires more faith than mine.
I still want to know what makes it so compelling that you think it is true.
originally posted by: josehelps
a reply to: flyingfish
And how exactly are you able to disprove these lies?
originally posted by: Akragon
originally posted by: BlackManINC
originally posted by: Akragon
Except your theory has no legs either.. or evidence for that matter.... just a book... witten millennia ago by.... well no need to go over that again
My evidence for my God is in the things that are made and in the complete lack of evidence for a purely naturalistic origin of life, not in a book. Your so called "evidence" for your belief in common descent is in an event you believed happened in the past, for which you have provided neither god nor any other mechanism for it to occur. So in actuality, Akragon, your belief requires more faith than mine.
See heres the funny thing about assumptions... They only make the one assuming look like the fool...
I did not state my beliefs... or which side of the debate I am on... Rather, I simply made a statement that your beliefs are based on a book... where as the opposite side is based on educated study, and theory that has yet to be proven... but there is evidence.
I say your belief is based on a book because, IF it wasn't for that book, you would not have your beliefs, and science would still be here... trying to find evidence of such things... as opposed to setting up camp, shutting off the logical part of the brain and getting defensive
As far as my beliefs on the matter go... I do believe God created the world and the universe, and everything in it...
Billions of years ago
I don't side with evolution... because it hasn't been proven, but I favor it....
I don't side with biblical creationism... because frankly... its moronic to believe such nonsense, when something doesn't add up, I don't shrug and say "god did it"... but to each their own...
And I don't usually involve myself in these debates because the fact is, It does not matter either way...
the argument is a waste of time... because even if one side eventually proves itself... the other won't believe it...
and the fact remains.... this world is still a F***D up place to live in
hows that for a reply
WHAT'S THE HALF-LIFE OF DNA?
DNA is a sturdy molecule; it can hang around for a long time in fossilized plants and animals. To find out just how long, an international team of scientists decided to determine its rate of decay—the length of time it takes half of its bonds to break.
First, the scientists extracted and measured the amount of DNA in 158 tibiotarsus leg bones of extinct moa, 12-foot, flightless birds that once roamed New Zealand. Next, they used radiocarbon dating to calculate the ages of the bones, which ranged from about 650 years old to 7,000 years old. With that data, the scientists calculated the hereditary molecule's half-life: about 521 years.
The rate, however, isn't slow enough for humans to take blood from an amber-encased mosquito and clone dinosaurs, like in Jurassic Park. "We believe this is the last nail in the coffin," of claims that scientists can get DNA from million-year-old fossils, says Morten Allentoft, a scientist from Copenhagen's Natural History Museum who worked on the project. Even in ideal preservation conditions, the scientists calculated that every single DNA bond would be broken at 6.8 million years: The youngest dino fossils are 65 million years old. And because scientists need long stretches of DNA to replicate it, they estimate that the oldest usable DNA will actually be one to two million years old. The record holder right now is DNA found in ice cores, at 500,000 years old.
So much for Jurassic Park.
originally posted by: BlackManINC
So you believe God created the universe and everything in it millions and Billions of years ago hey? Well, this only shows how uninformed you really are about recent scientific discoveries. It is completely illogical to believe that anything existed millions of years ago based on what we know about DNA life. According to the religion of evolution, dinosaurs came on the scene about 230 to 65 million years ago. If this had any truth to it all, then we wouldn't be finding DNA in dinosaur bones at all, for even under the most favorable conditions, the DNA would be completely wiped out after only 6.8 million years.
Source: www.popsci.com...
Yeah, so much for the age of the earth. You are welcome to continue to bow down to the religion of evolution if you wish in light of the mountain of evidence that continues to debunk it. If you believe in God, then I can assure you he will have a bone to pick with you about it.
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
originally posted by: BlackManINC
So you believe God created the universe and everything in it millions and Billions of years ago hey? Well, this only shows how uninformed you really are about recent scientific discoveries. It is completely illogical to believe that anything existed millions of years ago based on what we know about DNA life. According to the religion of evolution, dinosaurs came on the scene about 230 to 65 million years ago. If this had any truth to it all, then we wouldn't be finding DNA in dinosaur bones at all, for even under the most favorable conditions, the DNA would be completely wiped out after only 6.8 million years.
this is the most illogical thing I've ever read... How does science saying that the dinosaurs existing 230 million years ago disprove that the universe is billions of years old? Do you even know what these numbers mean?
Also, are you aware of how dinosaur bones are even dated?
Source: www.popsci.com...
Yeah, so much for the age of the earth. You are welcome to continue to bow down to the religion of evolution if you wish in light of the mountain of evidence that continues to debunk it. If you believe in God, then I can assure you he will have a bone to pick with you about it.
How do scientists determine the age of dinosaur bones?
Radiometric dating
I don't think you know what you are talking about.