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re: Why do people always say "I didn't evolve from a monkey?"
Posted on 6/5/18 at 9:27 am to bigrob385series
Posted on 6/5/18 at 9:27 am to bigrob385series
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i can't prove to you that he exists...just like you can't prove that he doesn't.
True...but then this shows a lack of understanding of the burden of proof though, doesn't it?
Look...I'm not forcing anyone to do anything and you are, of course, free to believe in whatever you'd like. But...when a person makes an assertion of the existence of a thing and they are attempting to convince someone else who is on the fence about it, the burden of proof is on the person making the assertion.
I'm not saying "I know gods don't exist." I'm saying "Can you prove to me this thing you say YOU think exists actually does?"
See the difference?
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Posted on 6/5/18 at 9:34 am to Panny Crickets
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Never once have I heard this.
Then you have not spent much time watching video from School Board meetings from across the country as religious activists attempt to remove various parts of evolutionary science from elementary and secondary education requirements. The line usually goes something like, "If we evolved from monkeys, why are there STILL MONKEYS?!?" Followed closely by only "Evolution is just a theory!" while completely not understanding what a scientific theory actually is.
Oh, most smart professional creationists won't say this out loud, but the folks who follow them who are not as bright absolutely will.
Posted on 6/5/18 at 9:40 am to bigrob385series
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i can't prove to you that he exists...just like you can't prove that he doesn't.
You can't prove Zeus doesn't exist either. But, I'm not going to pretend that the likelihood that he does carries the same weight as the likelihood that he doesn't. Just because you can't prove something doesn't exist, doesn't mean you have to accept it as a realistic possibility.
Posted on 6/5/18 at 9:46 am to ksayetiger
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We are devolving, imo.
Turtles with the long necks on Galapagos island have evolved. The shorter necks died out, bc they couldn't reach food.
Animals do not evolve, populations do.
Let's break down this post:
"Lava hot take
nonsensical fact that has no bearing on your take
a misquote presented as fact."
That's a troll sandwich baw
This post was edited on 6/5/18 at 9:46 am
Posted on 6/5/18 at 9:48 am to GeauxTigerTM
I would say that I am a 5. I am skeptical that there is some sort of higher power. I do not believe that if there is a higher power then it is what religion claims it to be. I reject Christianity/religion in general.
Posted on 6/5/18 at 9:52 am to TigerGman
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Define we. I didn't frick up anything...
god is a just and loving so when adam and eve screwed up he punished mankind in general with original sin. only baptism can remove that ugly mark on our souls. this is why there is so much suffering in the world.
t/d needs a sarcasm font. I don't believe any of that nonsense anymore BTW
Posted on 6/5/18 at 9:57 am to celltech1981
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I would say that I am a 5. I am skeptical that there is some sort of higher power. I do not believe that if there is a higher power then it is what religion claims it to be. I reject Christianity/religion in general.
Yep...I can see that.
Posted on 6/5/18 at 9:58 am to DannyB
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I was made in God's image, not evolved from a monkey
Not mutually exclusive. How do we know God didn't start us down the path of evolution.
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why are humans not still evolving?
For one, it takes millions of years for one species to evolve into another and we simply haven't been around that long. For another, you could argue that humans are definitely evolving. Look at the world today compared to just 200 years ago. The advancement is astonishing.
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Also, while your at it go frick one and see if your DNA is compatible
Chimp's share 96% of the human genome. This is the exact reason that we call them our closest living ancestor.
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A watermelon is 98% water. The human body is 60% water. Does that mean we are part watermelon, too
This is the most asinine thing I've ever read
Posted on 6/5/18 at 9:59 am to celltech1981
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t/d needs a sarcasm font
The LucasP Memorial Font
Posted on 6/5/18 at 10:56 am to GeauxTigerTM
These are always my favorite threads.
Posted on 6/5/18 at 11:13 am to JabarkusRussell
because they didn't?
Posted on 6/5/18 at 11:40 am to Teague
Because Alabama education. We barely even covered evolution when I was in middle school.
shite some of the science textbooks for public schools in Alabama have a label essentially saying “evolution is a theory and shouldn’t be taken as a fact”. Absolutely pathetic that this happens. That and they don’t know what a theory is in science.
At least the catholic schools teach evolution far better then any public school.
shite some of the science textbooks for public schools in Alabama have a label essentially saying “evolution is a theory and shouldn’t be taken as a fact”. Absolutely pathetic that this happens. That and they don’t know what a theory is in science.
At least the catholic schools teach evolution far better then any public school.
Posted on 6/5/18 at 11:44 am to JabarkusRussell
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Why do people always say "I didn't evolve from a monkey?"
because Genesis
Faith in things not seen.
faith in well enforced propaganda.
some of that.
Posted on 6/5/18 at 1:07 pm to 1BamaRTR
The ridiculous thing is that people don't believe that the two can coexist. I'm a scientist by profession, and a practicing catholic. Why the hell it's so difficult to believe that evolution could be a part of some intelligent design has always escaped me.
Then again, I'm talking about people who take Genesis literally, and believe that the universe was formed in 6 days and that we all came from 2 people. Hell, if that were true, can you imagine the all-powerful and perfect beings that Adam and Eve must have to been if we are their inbred descendants?
Then again, I'm talking about people who take Genesis literally, and believe that the universe was formed in 6 days and that we all came from 2 people. Hell, if that were true, can you imagine the all-powerful and perfect beings that Adam and Eve must have to been if we are their inbred descendants?
Posted on 6/5/18 at 1:18 pm to Cowboyfan89
I don’t think a lot of Catholics living in the US realize that the church doesn’t disapprove of evolution or the Big Bang (brought up by a catholic monk even).
Not only that but also Noah’s ark saying the whole world’s population was reduced to a small family and one of every species on the planet but somehow managed to expand to millions and billions after a few thousand years.
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Then again, I'm talking about people who take Genesis literally, and believe that the universe was formed in 6 days and that we all came from 2 people. Hell, if that were true, can you imagine the all-powerful and perfect beings that Adam and Eve must have to been if we are their inbred descendants?
Not only that but also Noah’s ark saying the whole world’s population was reduced to a small family and one of every species on the planet but somehow managed to expand to millions and billions after a few thousand years.
Posted on 6/5/18 at 1:28 pm to RobbBobb
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because they didn't?
I didn't evolve from a potato but no one ever says that
Posted on 6/5/18 at 1:34 pm to DannyB
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I was made in God's image, not evolved from a monkey.
Wow! They look similar to a human so we must have come from them...LOL If you truly believe that shite then why has no other primate in history developed logic, a conscience, a pull towards a higher power, and language. Also, why are humans not still evolving?
Also, while your at it go frick one and see if your DNA is compatible. God made each animal and man to only be able to procreate with its own kind.
This is seriously one of my favorite posts of all time. But only if he's actually serious and not being sarcastic.
Posted on 6/5/18 at 1:37 pm to Fun Bunch
I’d say it’s a good representation of what most anti-evolutionists are like. They’re criticizing something they have zero clue about.
We actually don’t know for sure if humans and chimps can actually produce offspring with each other. There’s way too many ethical concerns associated with actually testing it,
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Also, while your at it go frick one and see if your DNA is compatible.
We actually don’t know for sure if humans and chimps can actually produce offspring with each other. There’s way too many ethical concerns associated with actually testing it,
This post was edited on 6/5/18 at 1:43 pm
Posted on 6/5/18 at 1:45 pm to 1BamaRTR
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Not only that but also Noah’s ark saying the whole world’s population was reduced to a small family and one of every species on the planet but somehow managed to expand to millions and billions after a few thousand years.
so at what point in the bible are things even remotely true?
You tell me Adam and Eve dind't happen, Noah's Ark didn't happen, Moses did not live to be 120, Goliath was probably 6' at best, not 9' tall, Jonah was not swallowed by a whale, Jesus was not a magician, Santa Claus isn't real, my parents snuck money under my pillow when i lost teeth.......
Posted on 6/5/18 at 1:54 pm to 1BamaRTR
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Not only that but also Noah’s ark saying the whole world’s population was reduced to a small family and one of every species on the planet but somehow managed to expand to millions and billions after a few thousand years.
Good point. Not to mention that two of every animal were supposedly included on this boat. So one of two things happened: a) the ark was astronomical in size, since there are an estimated 6.5 million land species; or b) there was a small number of representative species included, and the rest have evolved from those species.
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