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Originally posted by Lasheic
reply to post by rocmonkey
The presence of soft tissue in fossils does not negate the established age of the fossil, it merely means our understanding of the fossilization process may be incomplete. One of the major problems thus far is that each bone recovered is generally well preserved and handled carefully. In the case of the T.Rex bone (if I'm not mistaken) it was either broken in transport or had to be cut down for transport, wherein they found the soft tissue. It should also be noted that the soft tissue inside wasn't perfectly preserved - it was rather sparse and highly degraded. To the best of my knowledge, they can't even find a long enough chain of intact DNA to fully sequence - but from the sparse protines we have been able to analyze, it confirms the suspicion that modern birds are descended from Dinosaurs. I'm not sure if further study on other bones have turned up similar soft tissue deposits, or if there has been any further study on other bones as of yet. Other bones have been broken accidentally in the past - and this is the first time soft tissue has shown up, making this a very odd exception... but likely not the rule. Conditions during fossilization likely have a very large part to play - wherein bones that are fossilized in arid environments may preserve soft tissues better than those in moist environments.
Originally posted by Lasheic
reply to post by rocmonkey
Will you really base your eternal destination on the mere opinions of other men?
Which men's opinions on eternity are correct? The Muslims? The Mormons? The Christians? The Jews? The Hindus? The Buddhists? The Zoroastrians? The Luciferians? The Sumerians? The Shintoists? All of them have equal empirical evidence to support their claims.Text I.E. - None.
"But admitting, for the sake of a case, that something has been revealed to a certain person, and not revealed to any other person, it is revelation to that person only. When he tells it to a second person, a second to a third, a third to a fourth, and so on, it ceases to be a revelation to all those persons. It is a revelation to the first person only, and hearsay to every other person, and consequently they are not obliged to believe it." ~ Thomas Paine; Age of Reason.
I certainly hope not, especially when they always use words like 'maybe', 'possibly', 'could have', 'likely', 'might be', and such. Sounds like they aren't as sure as they lead us to believe.
Certainty is not an indicator of correctness. This is why Science will never, EVER, claim 100% understanding or knowledge on any subject. There is ALWAYS room for error, for falsification, and for the correction of mistakes.
I trust those who are willing to admit and amend their mistakes when they are discovered to be mistakes, not those who claim certainty in the face of a contrary reality and will not budge from their dogma.
This is why science makes corrections, and accommodates paradigm shifts, wherein religions rigidly fracture into divergent (sometimes violently so) opposing factions and employs extensive apologetics.
[edit on 26-6-2009 by Lasheic]
Originally posted by JaxonRoberts
reply to post by Cor Leonis
So, are you stating that one cannot believe and follow the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth without believing in the Creation Myth? In other words, can someone who accepts evolution be a Christian?
[edit on 2-7-2009 by JaxonRoberts]
Evolution in its simplest form is 'nothing times nobody equaling everything'.
Ever seen a design without a designer? Neither have I. Our Universe is no different.
is easily answered with just one example of randomness seen in nature (there are countless others...): The effects of ocean wave and water current action on sand. THAT can create a design, and I certainly don't think anyone wishes to propose some supernatural entity at work there.....do you?
Ever seen a design without a designer?
oops?
The effects of ocean wave and water current action on sand. THAT can create a design
oops?
The effects of ocean wave and water current action on sand. THAT can create a design
...and the big bang just happened to know the right balance to stop the atmosphere from exploding. (a nuke would set the atmosphere on fire if oxygen wasnt balanced etc..)
Originally posted by Redfield
Evidence that disproves evolution
[edit on 26-7-2009 by Redfield]
Show me infalliable proof of anything. The point is "proof" is dependent upon what you are willing to accept as proof.