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by Miyaku on December 4th, 2006

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Can you give me 3 good arguments for and against evolution?

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  • by IdeaSniper on December 7th, 2006

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    Three arguments for and against evolution

    For Evo 1)Evolution within species is observed so evolution between species is the best natural explanation for the variety of life 2)There are layers of earth strata revealing periods of organic variety and what appear to be intermediary fossils between major groups 3) Evolution is the best available scientific theory because intelligent design theory is not science.

    Against Evo 1) Since there is no natural mechanism for producing novel genetic info, the evolution within a species is the result of the decay of genetic information and can only lead to a sub-species, not a new species 2)Intermediary fossils are circumstantial since they cannot prove evolution exclusively; they fit within both the evolution model and the ID model. 3) Since nature and intelligent design are the two known causes for physical phenomena, philosophically excluding ID renders evolution true by default, unfalsifiable, and hence unscientific. Since ID is a cause for physical phenomenon (science is the study of physical phenomenon regardless of the cause of that phenomenon) ID must be proven false empirically.

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    • Point 1 is incorrect, since mutations also give benefits to the organism, and are not simply bad events.

      ChrisDG

      by ChrisDG on December 14th, 2006

    • 3 is incorrect as well, since mearly eliminating a competing belief does not make evolution unfalsifiable, it just makes it have no competing theories. It is *possible* to provide proof against evolution- just like it is *possible* to provide proof that the earth is flat.
      The simple fact no such proof exists does not make it unfalsifiable, it just makes it true.

      And Creationism does not need to be proven false- it needs to be proven.
      It has nothing to support it whatsoever, so it is not even in consideration.

      Magenta

      by Magenta on July 3rd, 2007

    • Your "genetics" reads like the town dump; it's full of supposition, wishful thinking & creationist canards. Total rubbish.

      canoeguide

      by canoeguide on July 12th, 2010

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